Hull Pirates
Hull Pirates | |
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City | Kingston upon Hull, England |
League | National Ice Hockey League |
Founded | 2015 |
Home arena | Hull Arena |
Colours | Green and black |
Owner(s) | Shane Smith ![]() |
Head coach | Jason Hewitt ![]() |
Captain | Jamie Chillcott ![]() |
Website | Hull Pirates |
Franchise history | |
2003–2015 | Hull Stingrays |
2015 – Present | Hull Pirates |
The Hull Pirates are an ice hockey team based in Kingston upon Hull and their home ice is the Hull Arena. They compete in the NIHL.
Formation[]
The Hull Pirates were formed when the Hull Stingrays went into liquidation in June 2015. The Stingrays' place in the Elite Ice Hockey League was taken by Manchester Storm.
On Friday 3 July 2015, Shane Smith, a 43-year-old Rotherham-based businessman, held a press day at the Hull Arena to announce the formation of the Hull Pirates and that they had been accepted into the EPIHL.[1]
It was also announced that former Hull Stingrays' forward Dominic Osman would become a player-coach and part-owner of Hull Pirates.[2]
A fans' forum was held on 15 July 2015 with the unveiling of the club's logo. The Pirates had six weeks to put together a team in time for the upcoming league campaign.
In their first season as a club, Hull Pirates achieved a 9th-place finish in the EPIHL.
For the 2016/17 season, the Pirates announced the re-signings of forwards Nathan Salem[3] and Lee Bonner[4] as well as Jamie Chilcott[5] and Jonathan Kirk,[6] who both play in defence. Goalie Ashley Smith[7] became the club's latest signing on 20 March 2016.
Following the culmination of the 2016/17 season and the collapse of the EPIHL, the Hull Pirates were left with no choice and announced their intention to join the National Ice Hockey League.[8]
The team will not be playing the 2021/22 season as their rink will not be available in time for the start of the season.[9]
Club roster 2021–22[]
Netminders | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract |
Defencemen | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract |
Forwards | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract |
Team Staff | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Name | Position | Acquired | Place of birth | Joined From |
2021/22 Outgoing[]
Outgoing | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For | ||||
10 | ![]() |
Bobby Chamberlain | R | 16 March 1995 | Hull, England | MK Lightning, NIHL | ||||
17 | ![]() |
Jason Hewitt | R | 28 August 1983 | Manchester, England | Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL | ||||
26 | ![]() |
Matty Davies | L | 15 February 1990 | Hull, England | Leeds Knights, NIHL | ||||
27 | ![]() |
Steven Chalmers | L | 21 August 1992 | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | Whitley Warriors, NIHL 1 | ||||
56 | ![]() |
Thomas Stubley | R | 30 November 1998 | York, England | Widnes Wild, NIHL 1 | ||||
73 | ![]() ![]() |
Matt Bissonnette | L | 16 January 1992 | Beaconsfield, QC, Canada | Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL | ||||
74 | ![]() |
Lee Bonner | L | 7 April 1997 | Hull, England | Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL | ||||
90 | ![]() |
Jonathan Kirk | L | 21 August 1995 | Maltby, England | Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL |
Season-by-season record[]
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Franchise records[]
- Most regular-season goals scored (franchise history)
- Most regular-season assists (franchise history)
- Most regular-season total points (franchise history)
- Andrej Themár
: 95 (51 games)
- Nathan Salem
: 87 (86 games)
- Lee Bonner
: 82 (116 games)
- Tommi Laine
: 77 (68 games)
- Jason Hewitt
: 76 (42 games)
- Andrej Themár
Coaching records[]
Name | Duration | Regular season | |||||||||||||||
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GC | W | L | OTL | ||||||||||||||
Hull Pirates (EPIHL) | |||||||||||||||||
Dominic Osman | 2015–2017 | 89 | 27 | 56 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Jason Hewitt | 2017–present | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Hull Pirates (NIHL - North 1 Division) | |||||||||||||||||
Jason Hewitt | 2017–present | 72 | 61 | 7 | 4 |
- Note: Head coaching records are for regular season results only and does not include cup competitions, playoffs or exhibition games*
Shut-outs[]
For[]
None
Against[]
None
References[]
- ^ "Hull Pirates: New ice hockey team to play in EPL after Stingrays' demise". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Dominic Osman new player-coach and part-owner of Hull Pirates". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Salem signs – Nathan Salem first signing for 2016/17 season". Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Bonner returns for 2016/17 season". Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Chilcott becomes signing number two for 2016/17". Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Jonathan Kirk signs up for 16/17 season". Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Ash Smith returns for the 2016/17 season". Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Hull Pirates announce future plans". Hull Pirates. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Hull Pirates 'truly saddened' with league drop out as council promise falls short". Hull Daily Mail. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Player Gallery". Hull Pirates. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- Ice hockey teams in England
- Ice hockey clubs established in 2015
- Sport in Kingston upon Hull
- EPIHL teams
- 2015 establishments in England