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EIHL Playoff Finals Weekend 2027
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17–18 Apr 2027 · Ice Hockey

Hotels for EIHL Playoff Finals Weekend 2027

In Motorpoint Arena Nottingham running 17–18 Apr 2027. 18 hotels within a 10-minute walk of Motorpoint Arena Nottingham and 48 within 20 minutes — book close and make a trip of it.

When
17–18 Apr 2027
Venue
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
Stations by the venue
Lace Market (NET Line 1 North (Hucknall) and NET Line 2 North (Phoenix Park))
Hotels within a 10-minute walk
18
Typical weather
April here averages 8°C, with around 48 mm of rain across the month.

Climate data: NASA POWER

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About EIHL Playoff Finals Weekend 2027

British ice hockey's biggest weekend of the year returns to Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena on 17 and 18 April 2027, when the Elite Ice Hockey League settles its play-off champion. Saturday brings the two semi-finals and a third-place game; Sunday is the final itself, and after several sell-out years running, the arena and the league have already extended the agreement to keep the Finals Weekend in Nottingham through 2029.

The Motorpoint Arena sits right in the city centre, a short walk from the castle and the historic Lace Market, so fans from all ten EIHL clubs — travelling in from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and across England — spend the weekend filling Nottingham's bars and restaurants as much as the arena itself.

Stay centrally and everything is within walking distance: the rink, the shops, and the pubs that fill with rival shirts all weekend. Book early — tickets for Finals Weekend go on sale months ahead and have sold out in recent seasons.

Where to stay for EIHL Playoff Finals Weekend 2027

Hotels you can walk from come first, then the stations that suit this venue best: the most hotels within a short walk of the station and the fewest stops to the venue, so the order is best first. Walking times are measured on foot; we show no train journey times, so check the timetable before you book.

Walk to the venue — 53 hotels within a 25-minute walk, 36 within 15

53 hotels within a 25-minute walk, 36 within 15 of the venue. The nearest is Lace Market Hotel, a 3-minute walk away. Walking times are measured along real paths.

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Beeston — CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway and Midland Main Line to Nottingham

5 hotels within a 5-minute walk of Beeston. CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway and Midland Main Line to Nottingham. Nottingham is the station for the venue. We do not know the journey time, so check it before you book.

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History

British ice hockey has a smaller following than football or rugby, but its own domestic history runs deep. Fife Flyers, based in Kirkcaldy, played their first match in 1938 and are the oldest professional ice hockey club still operating in Britain, decades before the Elite League itself was founded in 2003.

Since then two clubs have set the standard: Sheffield Steelers and Nottingham Panthers are tied for the most trophies won in the Elite League era, with Nottingham the only club to have played in every one of its seasons. Belfast Giants, formed in 2000, are close behind and became only the third club, after Coventry Blaze and Nottingham, to win a domestic "grand slam" of league, play-offs and cup in a single season, in 2022–23 — a feat Sheffield matched the following year.

Cardiff Devils, Wales's flagship club, and Guildford Flames, one of the league's smaller-market sides, complete the group of clubs whose rivalries the Finals Weekend exists to settle each spring.

Records & quirks

  • The 2025-26 season set an all-time Elite League attendance record: 1,321,128 fans, averaging 3,863 a game.
  • Motorpoint Arena Nottingham holds around 8,000 for ice hockey, among the largest rinks in British hockey.
  • The arena opened in 2000 as part of the National Ice Centre complex, built for both hockey and figure skating.

About Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Right in the centre of Nottingham near the castle and the historic Lace Market, the Motorpoint Arena hosts concerts, sport and family shows in a genuinely walkable setting. Cafés, bars and restaurants surround it, with the city's nightlife just streets away. Nottingham station and the NET tram network sit close by, linking the arena to the wider East Midlands. Booking a central room lets you enjoy the city beforehand and walk back to your room once it wraps up.

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