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Solway Sharks joins Planet Ice NIHL National Division

The Solway Sharks will be joining the Planet Ice NIHL National Division for the 2023/24 season. This addition brings the total number of teams in the division to 11, adding a new level of excitement to the competition.

The Sharks’ new ownership team expressed their happiness and eagerness to compete at the national level. The league’s spokesperson also shared their excitement about the expansion and praised the efforts of the Solway Sharks’ ownership and coaching teams.

The Sharks have a strong record in ice hockey, having won the NIHL Division 1 playoff title the previous year. The league structure will remain the same, with each team playing 27 games home and away, dropping 3 home and 3 away fixtures against different opponents. There will be no conferences in the upcoming season.

The expansion of the league reflects the growing popularity of ice hockey in the country, and the new season is expected to be thrilling for fans.

Read EIHA’s annoucement here.