Autocraft Telford Tigers have released their full 2026/27 Planet Ice National Ice Hockey League fixture schedule, confirming the home opener will be at Telford Ice Rink on Sunday 20 September 2026 against Milton Keynes Lightning. The 54-game regular season runs from September through to the following March, with the team returning to home ice before a pre-season friendly against defending champions Swindon Wildcats on 6 September at 6pm.
An away trip to Basingstoke Bison on Saturday 19 September kicks off the league campaign, with the Tigers describing the home opener a day later as “a blockbuster fixture that has produced some truly memorable, high-scoring contests over recent years.” The club released the full 27-week schedule on 8 July, mapping out a season that will culminate in the post-season Playoffs starting 27 and 28 March 2027 and the Final 4 Weekend at the Planet Ice Coventry Skydome on 17 and 18 April.
Telford Ice Rink, the Tigers’ home since the current franchise took over from the Telford Titans, opened in October 1984 and sits within the £250 million Southwater leisure complex. A £4 million refurbishment in 2012 added a soft play area, with the venue also housing a café and bar, spectator balcony, and booth hire alongside the ice. Match-night parking is available at the Southwater multi-storey car park using sat-nav postcode TF3 4BZ, and Telford Bus Station is a ten-minute walk from the rink.
Before the league opener fans can see the team in action against Swindon Wildcats, who begin their title defence against Peterborough Phantoms the same day the Tigers travel to Basingstoke. Details of the remaining 53 regular-season fixtures, including further home dates against rivals across the NIHL National League, are available on the Tigers’ website.
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