Hull Ice Rink (known as Hull Ice Arena) is a skating rink and concert venue close to the city centre. The arena reopened in 2021 after the council’s £1.5 million refurbishment.
Hull Ice Rink is home to a number of ice hockey teams, including the Hull Seahawks of the NIHL National League. It is just one of 41 ice rinks in the UK that are home to competitive ice hockey teams.
Information For Hull Ice Arena
Hull Ice Rink Parking
Hull Ice Rink has a pay and display car park, which charges 90p per hour from Monday to Saturday; Sundays are free. There are alternative car parks in the city centre (such as Princes Quay on Waterhouse Lane), but you will pay a similar price and walk for around 20 minutes.
Hull Seahawks Ice Hockey Team
Hull Seahawks is an ice hockey team playing in the UK’s NIHL National League.
The NIHL National is a semi-professional league with eleven teams, ten based in England and one in Scotland. This league is the second highest in the UK, with only the EIHL (Elite Ice Hockey League) playing at a higher level.
NIHL National Teams
| Bees Ice Hockey Club | Raiders Ice Hockey Club |
| Bristol Pitbulls | Sheffield Steeldogs |
| Hull Seahawks | Solway Sharks |
| Leeds Knights | Swindon Wildcats |
| Milton Keynes Lightning | Telford Tigers |
| Peterborough Phantoms |
Usually, the Basingstoke Bison would play in this league, but the team has pulled out of the 2023-2024 season due to rink refurbishments.
The season runs from September to March/April, and the teams will play two (sometimes three) games a week, one home and one away. The most common days for games are Saturday and Sunday, but the team will play some on Fridays or mid-week.
These games include those played in the league and for the Autumn Cup. Most of the cup games are played early in the season.
The league season typically finishes in early April with a playoff weekend where the top 4 teams fight for the league championship.
Hull Seahawks Ice Hockey Team Contacts
| Hull Seahawks | Contacts & Social Media |
|---|---|
| Hull Seahawks | Contacts & Social Media |
| Website | https://hullseahawks.co.uk/ |
| info@hullseahawks.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01482-325252 |
| Hull Seahawks Ice Hockey Club Official | |
| @hullseahawks | |
| @hullseahawks | |
| You Tube | — |
| HOME GAME TICKETS | Buy Tickets |
Hull Jets Ice Hockey Team
Hull Jets is an ice hockey team playing in the UK’s NIHL 1 North (Moralee) division. The team is based at Hull Ice Arena.
The amateur NIHL 1 league is the third-highest in the UK, behind the EIHL and NIHL National leagues. Nine teams compete in the northern division (see below), and eight teams compete in the southern division.
NIHL 1 North (Moralee) Teams
| Billingham Stars | Sheffield Scimitars |
| Blackburn Hawks | Solihull Barons |
| Deeside Dragons | Whitley Warriors |
| Hull Jets | Widness Wild |
| Nottingham Lions |
The teams charge for entry for games, generally £5-£10 for a non-concessionary adult and reduced rates for children and OAPs.
NIHL 1 North teams compete for the regular season, playoff and national titles, and the Moralee and Challenge cups. The regular season runs from September to late March, and the season concludes in mid-April with a final between the northern and southern playoff champions.
Kingston Sharks Ice Hockey Team
Kingston Sharks is an ice hockey team playing in the UK’s NIHL 2 North (Laidler) division. The team is based at Hull Ice Arena.
The amateur NIHL 2 league is the fourth-highest in the UK, behind the EIHL, NIHL National and NIHL 1 leagues. Nine teams compete in the northern division (see below), and thirteen teams compete in the southern division.
NIHL 2 North (Laidler) Teams
| Altrincham Aces | Nottingham Lions 2 |
| Billingham Buccanneers | Sheffield Titans |
| Bradford Bulldogs | Sutton Sting |
| Coventry NIHL Blaze | Telford Tigers 2 |
| Kingston Sharks |
The teams charge for entry to games, generally £5-£10 for a non-concessionary adult and reduced rates for children and OAPs.
NIHL 2 North teams compete for the regular season and playoff titles and for the Laidler Cup. The regular season runs from September to late March, and the season concludes in early April with a playoff weekend for the semi-final and final games.
How Cold Is Hull Ice Rink?
If you haven’t been to a hockey game before, you need to know that ice rinks are cold places (not a surprise!). And the closer you are to the ice, the colder you will be. Also, hockey rinks in the UK aren’t heated, so temperatures in the arena drop in line with outside temperatures.
For those with some experience of UK rinks, we would rank the temperature of the Hull ice rink as average.
Hull Ice Rink Seating & Away Fan Blocks
Hull Seahawks tickets give you assigned seating, and the away fans block at Hull Arena is block E. Most seats at Hull Ice Rink have a good view. If you aren’t planning to sit in the away block, we recommend sitting as close to the centre ice as possible and a few rows up from the front.
9 Best Ice Rink Activities To Do At Hull Ice Rink
Watching an ice hockey game is just one of many things to do at Hull Ice Rink. There is a wide range of ice rink activities on offer, including:
- Public ice skating sessions
- Ice skating lessons
- Ice hockey lessons
- Join a recreational ice hockey team.
- Join a women’s ice hockey team.
- Ice dancing or figure skating
- Ice skating birthday parties
- Try an ice disco with music, a DJ and disco lights.
- Watch an ice show.
