We’re thrilled to reveal the competition breakdown for the upcoming season, as the Invicta Dynamos hit the ice in:
- NIHL South Division 1
- NIHL South Division 1 League Cup
- Challenge Cup
- NIHL South 1 Playoffs
🚨 FIRST UP: CHALLENGE CUP WEEKEND FOLLOWED BY LEAGUE ACTION
We open our season with back-to-back Challenge Cup clashes on the weekend of 20th–21st September:
- 🏠 Home Opener – Saturday 20th September vs Chelmsford Chieftains
- 🚌 Road Game – Sunday 21st September at Streatham
The league campaign begins the following weekend:
- 📍 Saturday 27th September – Away at Romford Buccaneers
- 📍 Sunday 28th September – Home vs Solent Devils at Planet Ice Gillingham
Full fixture details available via our Fixtures Page.
🏆 NIHL SOUTH DIVISION 1
This season, eight teams will contest the Britton NIHL South 1, following the withdrawal of Milton Keynes Thunder and Oxford City Stars.
📊 Each team plays a four-game series (two home, two away), with the top-placed team crowned South Division Champions and progressing to a National Final vs the North Division winners in Coventry.
Competing Teams:
- Cardiff Fire
- Chelmsford Chieftains
- Invicta Dynamos
- Romford Buccaneers
- Slough Jets
- Solent Devils
- Streatham Redhawks
- Swindon Wildcats 2
🥅 NIHL SOUTH 1 LEAGUE CUP
This season reintroduces the combined league & cup format, with dual points awarded when teams meet for the first time home and away.
🏁 Top four teams advance to:
- Semi-Final Weekend – 17th/18th January
- Cup Final Weekend – 21st/22nd February
Group A: Chelmsford, Swindon 2, Cardiff, Solent
Group B: Dynamos, Streatham, Slough, Romford
🧊 NIHL SOUTH 1 PLAYOFFS
The Playoffs follow a 1v8, 2v7 format, with:
- Quarter & Semi Finals played over weekends of 28/29th March and 4/5th April, home and away
🏆 The season culminates in the Steel City Showdown:
- Finals Weekend in Sheffield – 12th/13th April
- Saturday – Divisional Finals
- Sunday – National Champions crowned
⚔️ CHALLENGE CUP
We’re also set for a fierce round robin format against:
- Streatham Redhawks
- Slough Jets
- Chelmsford Chieftains
One home, one away fixture per team, played throughout the season. A final may be scheduled if fixtures allow, with the top two teams advancing.
Lots to look forward to so mark your diaries and be ready to join us once again in September!
