SWINDON Wildcats will begin their NIHL South One campaign with a home match against MK Thunder on Saturday, September 16, following the release of the league's fixtures.
Aaron Nell's side, who begin their season with four Challenge matches against Bracknell Bees and Peterborough Phantoms respectively, complete the opening league weekend with a trip to Gillingham to take on Invicta Dynamos.
Boxing Day sees the visit of the Basingstoke Bison before the Cats take on Peterborough Phantoms on December 29. To complete the home festive season is a game against Bracknell Bees on New Years Day.
The Wildcats will also compete in the Autumn Trophy and the NIHL Cup competition, the latter starting on the second weekend of the season with a home game against Basingstoke and a road game against Telford on the Sunday.
The Autumn Trophy begins on Saturday, October 14 with a double-header weekend against the Telford Tigers.
The play-offs will follow the end of the regular season on the weekend of March 10-11, when the Wildcats face Bracknell home and away.
Swindon Wildcats 2017/2018 Fixtures
(All matches NIHL One South unless stated)
SEPTEMBER
Sat 2: Bracknell Bees (Challenge)
Sun 3: Bracknell Bees (Challenge)
Sat 9: Peterborough Phantoms (Challenge)
Sun 10: Peterborough Phantoms (Challenge)
Sat 16: Milton Keynes Thunder
Sun 17th – Invicta Dynamos
Sat 23: Basingstoke Bison (NIHL Cup)
Sun 24: Telford Tigers (NIHL Cup)
Sat 30: Invicta Dynamos
OCTOBER
Sun 1: Streatham IHC
Sat 7: – Cardiff Fire
Sun 8th – London Raiders
Sat 14: Telford Tigers (Autumn Trophy)
Sun 15: Telford Tigers (Autumn Trophy)
Sat 21: Peterborough Phantoms
SUN 22: Hull Pirates (Autumn Trophy)
Wed 25: Telford Tigers ( NIHL Cup)
Sat 28: Bracknell Bees ( NIHL Cup)
Sun 29: Streatham IHC
NOVEMBER
SAT 4: Hull Pirates (Autumn Trophy)
SUN 5: Peterborough Phantoms
SAT 11: Basingstoke Bison (NIHL Cup)
Sat 18: London Raiders
Sun 19: Cardiff Fire
Sat 25: Telford Tigers (NIHL Cup)
Sun 26: Bracknell Bees (NIHL Cup)
DECEMBER
Sat 2: Invicta Dynamos
Sun 3: Telford Tigers (NIHL Cup)
Sat 9: Cardiff Fire
Sun 10: Invicta Dynamos
Sat 23: Peterborough Phantoms
TUE 26: Basingstoke Bison
Wed 27: Basingstoke Bison (NIHL Cup)
FRI 29: Peterborough Phantoms
Sat 30: Bracknell Bees (NIHL Cup)
JANUARY
MON 1: Bracknell Bees (NIHL Cup)
Sat 6: Bracknell Bees
Sun 7: Milton Keynes Thunder
Sat 13/Sun 14: Cup Quarter Finals Weekend
Sat 20: Basingstoke Bison
SUN 21: Basingstoke Bison
Sat 27: Milton Keynes Thunder
Sun 28: Milton Keynes Thunder
FEBRUARY
SAT 3: London Raiders
Sat 10: Basingstoke Bison
Sun 11: Bracknell Bees
Sat 17: Streatham IHC
Sat 24: Basingstoke Bison
SUN 25: London Raiders
MARCH
Sat 3: Streatham IHC
Sat 10: Bracknell Bees
Sun 11: Bracknell Bees
All weekend home games will face-off at 6.15pm. Weekday face-off times to be confirmed.
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