Bristol Pitbulls
| Bristol Pitbulls | |
|---|---|
| City | Bristol, England |
| League | NIHL |
| Division | National League |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Home arena | Planet Ice Bristol (capacity: 1,300) |
| Colors | White, blue, navy |
| Owner | Richie Hargreaves |
| Head coach | Aleš Padělek |
| Captain | Josh Batch |
| Affiliates |
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| Website | bristolpitbulls |
| Franchise history | |
| 2009 – present | Bristol Pitbulls |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2009–10 (ENL 2), 2014–15 (NIHL 2) |
| Playoff championships | 2014–15 (NIHL 2) |
The Bristol Pitbulls are an ice hockey team based in Bristol, England, currently playing in the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) National League, the second tier of ice hockey in England. The team plays its home games at Planet Ice Bristol in Cribbs Causeway.
They were founded in 2009, based at the Bristol Ice Rink. Following the closure of the rink in 2012, the team played their home games at the Oxford Ice Rink until October 2021, when the team returned to Bristol, at the newly built Planet Ice rink at Cribbs Causeway. The team began in the English National Ice Hockey League (ENL) division two in the 2009–10 season, which they won, and were promoted. When ice hockey in the United Kingdom was restructured in 2012–13, they moved into the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) division two, which they won in 2014–15. They later moved into NIHL 1 in 2021–22 and the NIHL National League in 2022–23, where they have remained since.