Hull Seahawks keep silverware dream alive as they book Yorkshire derby play-off final with Leeds Knights

Two goals from Owen Bruton saw the Seahawks through 2-1 against the league champions, who were left to lament their third straight semi-final loss at the Final Four Weekend.

It was a cagey opening from both teams and the first chance, when it arrived, came for Swindon when Ryan Wells saw his long-range effort through traffic deflected away by Heiskanen’s outstretched left pad in the fourth minute.

Chris Jones came close to redirecting on to the Hull net but was jostled just enough by Jamie Chilcott while, at the other end, Jordan Stallard fired over after cutting in from the left before Emil Svec’s blast from the top of the right circle forced Renny Marr into a sharp reaction stick save.

Heiskanen denied Owen Griffiths and Logan vande Meerakker in quick succession but it wasn’t too long before the breakthrough came - at the other end when Owen Bruton produced a smart finish to put the Seahawks ahead at 14.56.

It only remained 1-0 thanks to a point-blank save by Heiskanen at the other end shortly after, the Finnish netminder then required to make a save from Edgars Bebris moments later.

Hull ran into a spot of penalty trouble early in the second period when Lee Bonner’s high sticking call was quickly followed by a too many men infraction.

Swindon’s best chance came on the second power play when player-coach Aaron Nel burst clear down the middle but could not find a way past Heiskanen in the 26th minute.

Caden Villegas then had a great chance to level when clear in the right circle but fired wide of Heiskanen’s right-hand post.

Hull then enjoyed a productive spell, Crawley, Hodgkinson and Bonner all producing saves from Marr, while Stallard fired over from 10 yards out after good work by Corneil.

The equaliser when it came was somewhat against the run of play, Billing throwing one on net from distance near the right boards and Griffiths getting enough on it with his skate to deflect it in at the far post with just 17 seconds of the period remaining.

Emil Svec came close to restoring the Seahawks’ lead early in the third when his searing shot from 15 yards out clipped the bar with Marr beaten.

Heiskanen then had to be alert with his left pad after the puck took a deflection off Nell’s skate in front of his net after he was found by a pass from behind the net.

It was Bruton again who proved the difference-maker when he grabbed his second goal from the inside of the right circle at 50.21.

Swindon toiled but found it difficult to create any Grade A chances.

Their opportunity came though in the 57th minute when the officials ruled a penalty shot for Swindon.

Aaron Nell drove towards net but before he had chance to get a shot off, Heisknanen dived full length and poked checked the puck away.

It was a chance missed and the Wildcats didn’t really come close again, allowing the Seahawks’ fans to carry on dreaming of their first piece of silverware in the final against Leeds, who had earlier seen off Sheffield Steeldogs 3-2.