NIHL 1 South Playoff Details explained
We are just over a week away from the beginning of the NIHL 1 South Post-Season Playoffs!
This weekend will be the conclusion of league play and will decide the final 2 league positions to see who will play who in the Playoff Quarter Finals.
Everyone’s position is locked in except 1st and 2nd with only a few points between the Slough Jets and Streatham Redhawks to see who will face the Cardiff Fire and who will face the Swindon Wildcats 2.
Playoff Format
The Playoffs will take place in multiple stages across several weeks.
The first stage is the Playoff Quarter Finals. This will take place at the end of the month over Saturday 29th March and Sunday 30th March. Similar to years prior, this will see the two teams face each other in 2 fixtures, one home and one away.
These games feature aggregate scoring with goals carrying over from the first night into the second.
The top 8 teams in the league will be competing in the Quarter Finals Stage of the Playoffs.
The Solent Devils sit in the 4th league position so will be facing the 5th place Invicta Dynamos in the Playoff Quarter Finals.
The aggregate winners of the Quarter Finals stage, advance to the Playoff Semi-Finals which will follow in the same format as the previous round.
Unlike years prior where the Semi-Finals were single legged fixtures on day one of the Finals weekend, the new format now means teams will have to come out on top after a home and away fixture with thier opponents, prior to advancing to the Playoff Finals weekend.
Only 4 teams will be competing in the Semi Finals stage.
Playoff Semi Finals will take place across Saturday 5th April and Sunday 6th April
Should the Solent Devils qualify, they will face the winner of the (1st place) VS Cardiff Fire series.
The Playoff Finals
To be crowned Division champion (NIHL 1 South Champion) a team must beat their opponent in a single game on the Saturday of the finals weekend.
This stage features just 2 teams to become the last team standing in a one game contest.
This stage will take place at Bauer Arena Ice, Sheffield as part of EIH’s NIHL Steel City Showdown!
The Britton Division (NIHL 1 South) Playoff Finals will take place in Sheffield on Saturday 12th April at 19:45.
This used to be the furthest a team could go in a Playoff season, however now the winner of the Division can then go on to win the National title, new for this season.
This game sees the Playoff Finals winner from the North take on the winner of the South for the Playoff title. This game will take place on Sunday 13th April.
More Details
The Solent Devils will face the Invicta Dynamos next weekend in the Playoff Quarter Finals!
The Devils will begin on the Road making the Trip to Planet Ice Gillingham on Saturday 29th March
Tickets are now available for the Away leg for those looking to make the journey.
Tickets can be purchased from the Dynamos via the link below
https://iceaccount.co.uk/invicta-dynamos/event/?event_id=7764
Information regarding the Home leg (Sunday 30th March) tickets will be announced over the coming days via Devils Social media pages. Be sure to follow to make sure you don’t miss out!
Playoff Semi Finals ticket details, should the Devils qualify, will be revealed closer to the dates, once match-ups have been confirmed.
Tickets for the Steel City Showdown (Britton Division Playoff Finals + National Champion Game) are available. Please note that if you purchase a ticket that your ticket covers all games across the weekend. There is also no guarantee that the Solent Devils will qualify to make an appearance in Sheffield for these games as it is result dependent.
Tickets for the Sheffield Steel City Showdown are available using the link below
https://eih.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/nihl_steelcity_showdown_2025
