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National Ice Hockey League Division 1 NIHL 1 2016-2017

League naming history:

2012 - currentNIHL 1 (National Ice Hockey League Division 1)
2000 - 2012ENL (English National League)

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NIHL 1 Team Rosters

2016-2017

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2016-2017 NIHL 1 Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
North
1.	Solway Sharks	28	23	3	2	-	-	134	52	82	49	1.75	Champion
2.	Billingham Stars	28	18	0	10	-	-	135	105	30	36	1.29	Final loss
3.	Blackburn Hawks	28	12	2	14	-	-	108	125	-17	26	0.93	Semifinal loss
4.	Solihull Barons	28	11	2	15	-	-	117	122	-5	24	0.86	Semifinal loss
5.	Whitley Warriors	28	12	2	14	-	-	107	118	-11	24	0.86	Did not make playoffs
6.	Sutton Sting	28	9	3	16	-	-	83	106	-23	21	0.75	Did not make playoffs
7.	Deeside Dragons	28	9	3	16	-	-	114	153	-39	21	0.75	Did not make playoffs
8.	Telford Tigers NIHL	28	9	3	16	-	-	107	124	-17	21	0.75	Relegated
South
1.	Chelmsford Chieftains	28	25	2	1	-	-	181	78	103	52	1.86	Final loss
2.	Invicta Dynamos	28	16	2	10	-	-	113	99	14	34	1.21	Champion
3.	Streatham Redhawks	28	15	2	11	-	-	94	86	8	32	1.14	Semifinal loss
4.	Oxford City Stars	28	12	4	12	-	-	122	114	8	28	1.00	Quarterfinal loss
5.	London Raiders	28	11	4	13	-	-	91	102	-11	26	0.93	Semifinal loss
6.	Solent Devils	28	11	2	15	-	-	91	102	-11	24	0.86	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Milton Keynes Thunder	28	9	2	17	-	-	91	125	-34	20	0.71	Quarterfinal loss
8.	Bracknell Hornets	28	2	4	22	-	-	67	142	-75	8	0.29	Quarterfinal loss

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2016-2017 NIHL 1 Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Juraj Húska (F)	26	42	32	74	2
2.	Scott McKenzie (F)	25	19	34	53	16
3.	Adam Rehak (F)	27	27	25	52	72
4.	Richard Bentham (D)	23	25	27	52	44
5.	Daniel Hammond (F)	27	28	23	51	18

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2016-2017 NIHL 1 Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Calum Hepburn (G)	20	-	.945
2.	Damien King (G)	10	-	.930
3.	Sonny Phillips (G)	23	-	.927
4.	Dmitri Zimozdra (G)	23	-	.925
5.	Ben Clements (G)	27	-	.918

NIHL 1 Stories

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2016-2017 NIHL 1 Demographics

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NIHL 1 Games

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NIHL 1 Transactions

09/11/2026

confirmed

Rowan Mills (F)

Billingham Stars

08/31/2026

confirmed

Joshua Ealey-Newman (F)

Haringey Huskies

Streatham Redhawks

08/30/2026

confirmed

Oliver Turner (D)

Sheffield Steeldogs

Telford Tigers 2

confirmed

Luca Tessadri (G)

Telford Tigers 2

confirmed

Bryce Irwin (F)

Ratinger Ice Aliens

Telford Tigers 2

2026-2027 NIHL 1 Free Agents

Team	Player
Telford Tigers 2	Thomas Byrne (F)
Swindon Wildcats 2	Tyler Perre (G)

2027-2028 NIHL 1 Free Agents

Team	Player
Deeside Dragons	Colin Cromie (F)
Slough Jets	Oliver Hemmings-Maher (F)
Blackburn Hawks	Elmeri Hällfors (F)
Deeside Dragons	Jared Dickinson (D)
Slough Jets	Dylan Holicka (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NIHL 1 Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Billingham Stars	28	6 510	5'10"	185 lbs	25.00
2.	Blackburn Hawks	29	3 626	6'0"	181 lbs	23.79
3.	Bracknell Hornets	32	5 124	5'11"	176 lbs	24.28
4.	Chelmsford Chieftains	25	6 269	5'10"	170 lbs	26.12
5.	Deeside Dragons	37	984	5'10"	181 lbs	23.81
6.	Invicta Dynamos	25	4 196	5'11"	176 lbs	24.12
7.	Milton Keynes Thunder	27	5 985	5'10"	179 lbs	29.63
8.	Oxford Stars	31	6 289	5'11"	179 lbs	25.94
9.	Romford Raiders	26	4 808	5'11"	179 lbs	25.42
10.	Solent Devils	28	2 016	5'11"	172 lbs	23.86
11.	Solihull Barons	27	1 870	5'11"	176 lbs	25.67
12.	Solway IHC	30	3 255	5'11"	183 lbs	22.77
13.	Streatham Redhawks	32	8 679	5'11"	181 lbs	27.31
14.	Sutton Sting	28	2 488	5'11"	179 lbs	24.64
15.	Telford Tigers	28	2 584	5'10"	179 lbs	25.04
16.	Whitley Warriors	27	5 653	5'11"	181 lbs	26.16
17.	Wightlink Raiders	18	4 319	5'11"	179 lbs	24.61

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonas Höög (F)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	1	11	2	13	-
2.	Robert Dowd (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steelers	-	2	2	3	5	0
3.	Sami Narkia (D)	2026-2027	Viikingit	II-divisioona	2	1	2	3	8
4.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	Champions HL	3	0	2	2	0
5.	Helgi Bjarnason (F)	2026-2027	Team Iceland U20	Iceland	2	1	0	1	0
6.	Cole Shudra (F)	2026-2027	Belfast Giants	-	2	0	1	1	0
7.	Joshua Waller (F)	2026-2027	Guildford Flames	-	2	0	1	1	0
8.	Ciaran Long (F)	2026-2027	Belfast Giants	-	2	0	1	1	2
9.	Joseph Hazeldine (D)	2026-2027	Nottingham Panthers	-	1	0	0	0	0
10.	Jordan Kelsall (F)	2026-2027	Nottingham Panthers	-	1	0	0	0	0

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Regular Season

NIHL 1 All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juraj Húska (F)	426	477	415	892
2.	Chris Sykes (F)	415	308	435	743
3.	Andrew Smith (F)	276	372	353	725
4.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	288	276	421	697
5.	Alex Murray (F)	479	212	418	610

NIHL 1 All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juraj Húska (F)	426	477	415	892
2.	Andrew Smith (F)	276	372	353	725
3.	Chris Sykes (F)	415	308	435	743
4.	Aaron Davies (F)	506	279	270	549
5.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	288	276	421	697

NIHL 1 All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chris Sykes (F)	415	308	435	743
2.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	288	276	421	697
3.	Alex Murray (F)	479	212	418	610
4.	Juraj Húska (F)	426	477	415	892
5.	Paul Windridge (F)	321	144	370	514

NIHL 1 All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Matthew Roberts (D)	192	21	66	1199
2.	Oliver Lomax (D)	315	39	106	1128
3.	Robert Wilson (D)	205	28	83	1118
4.	Brandon Miles (F)	294	89	202	1039
5.	Aaron Davies (F)	506	279	549	1026

NIHL 1 All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Davies (F)	506	279	270	549
2.	Alex Murray (F)	479	212	418	610
3.	Anthony Leone (F)	431	202	202	404
4.	Michael Elder (F)	428	259	288	547
5.	Juraj Húska (F)	426	477	415	892

NIHL 1 All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Stuart Potts (F)	12	24	50	4.17
2.	Mike Allaby (F)	17	36	70	4.12
3.	Milan Sotak (F)	15	38	60	4.00
4.	Martin Rosenquist (F)	12	32	48	4.00
5.	Jake Witkowski (F)	66	118	248	3.76

NIHL 1 All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jake Witkowski (F)	2025-2026	36	66	138
2.	Jason Hewitt (D)	2018-2019	35	65	133
3.	Vladimír Luka (F)	2025-2026	35	72	119
4.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	2024-2025	33	37	117
5.	Matthew Davies (F)	2017-2018	29	31	117

NIHL 1 All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Vladimír Luka (F)	2025-2026	35	72	119
2.	Iain Brown (F)	2024-2025	35	68	103
3.	Jake Witkowski (F)	2025-2026	36	66	138
4.	Jason Hewitt (D)	2018-2019	35	65	133
5.	Juraj Húska (F)	2010-2011	29	56	90

NIHL 1 All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Matthew Davies (F)	2017-2018	29	86	117
2.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	2024-2025	33	80	117
3.	Chris Sykes (F)	2024-2025	36	74	103
4.	Jake Witkowski (F)	2025-2026	36	72	138
5.	Jason Hewitt (D)	2018-2019	35	68	133

NIHL 1 All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Russ Richardson (D)	2001-2002	23	32	270
2.	Robert Wilson (D)	2007-2008	16	7	251
3.	Matthew Roberts (D)	2006-2007	18	4	232
4.	David Richards (F)	2009-2010	22	7	224
5.	Russ Richardson (D)	2002-2003	27	35	214