What does NZIHL stand for?

NZIHL stands for New Zealand Ice Hockey League.

How many teams play in the NZIHL?

The NZIHL currently consists of 5 teams.

Which country is the NZIHL based in?

The NZIHL is based in New Zealand.

Who won the most recent NZIHL championship?

Skycity Stampede won the most recent NZIHL championship in 2026.

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2025-2026 Season

Skycity Stampede lead the 2025-26 NZIHL standings with 36 points. Phoenix Thunder (27 points) and West Auckland Admirals (23 points) follow.

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2025-2026 NZIHL Standings

2025-2026 NZIHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Skycity Stampede	16	10	-	3	3	0	87	51	36	36	2.25	Champion
2.	Phoenix Thunder	16	9	-	7	0	0	85	72	13	27	1.69	Final loss
3.	West Auckland Admirals	16	7	-	8	1	0	55	65	-10	23	1.44	Semifinal loss
4.	Canterbury Red Devils	16	7	-	8	0	1	73	80	-7	22	1.38	Semifinal loss
5.	Botany Swarm	16	3	-	10	0	3	53	85	-32	12	0.75	Did not make playoffs

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2025-2026 NZIHL Player Stats

2025-2026 NZIHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Alex Gagnon (F)	16	31	16	47	2
2.	Conner Jean (F)	14	23	22	45	10
3.	Luke Stegmann (D)	16	18	23	41	20
4.	Cole Beckstead (F)	16	15	25	40	21
5.	Lachlan Frear (F)	16	14	22	36	4

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2025-2026 NZIHL Goalie Stats

2025-2026 NZIHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Joel Gerard (G)	8	2.87	.912
2.	Aston Brookes (G)	8	3.48	.898
3.	Niall Fanning (G)	2	4.61	.894
4.	Csaba Kercso-Magos (G)	8	3.27	.888
5.	Eythan Prendergast (G)	7	4.55	.876

2025-2026 NZIHL Demographics

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NZIHL Transactions

NZIHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Samuel Loiselle (D)	Phoenix Thunder	Pensacola Ice Flyers	Details
10/06/2026	Confirmed	Samuel Loiselle (D)	Phoenix Thunder	Fort Wayne Komets	Details
10/01/2026	Confirmed	Vadim Sevenier (F)	West Auckland Admirals	Toulon	Details
07/03/2026	Confirmed	Alex Gagnon (F)	Canterbury Red Devils	EHC Klostersee	Details
05/06/2026	Confirmed	Austin Chu Goh (F)	No team	Phoenix Thunder	Details

2026-2027 NZIHL Free Agents

2026-2027 NZIHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Skycity Stampede	Conner Jean (F)
Phoenix Thunder	Luke Stegmann (D)
Skycity Stampede	Maxwell Roth (D)
Canterbury Red Devils	Michael Morrissey (F)

2027-2028 NZIHL Free Agents

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NZIHL Team Comparison (Averages)

2025-2026 NZIHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Botany Swarm	33	2 237	5'10"	170 lbs	26.00
2.	Canterbury Red Devils	29	1 331	5'11"	172 lbs	24.83
3.	Dunedin Thunder	26	1 629	6'0"	176 lbs	24.46
4.	Skycity Stampede	28	2 528	5'11"	181 lbs	27.71
5.	West Auckland Admirals	27	1 483	5'10"	179 lbs	25.07

Team Comparison History

NZIHL Interesting Facts

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Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

NZIHL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Alex Gagnon (F)	2026-2027	EHC Klostersee	Regionalliga	7	6	11	17	2
2.	Harry Ferguson (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	12	5	11	16	4
3.	Lachie Hodge (D)	2026-2027	Iron County Yeti	USPHL Premier	11	8	7	15	37
4.	Brendan Walkom (F)	2026-2027	ERSC Amberg	Regionalliga	7	9	5	14	2
5.	Ryan Wonfor (D)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Thunder	NIHL 2	6	4	10	14	2
6.	Liam Stewart (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	12	6	6	12	2
7.	Petr Stepanek (F)	2026-2027	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou	2. liga	9	7	4	11	6
8.	Evan Carroll (F)	2026-2027	TSG Reutlingen	Regionalliga	6	3	8	11	0
9.	Braden Smith (D)	2026-2027	Haka	II-divisioona	7	2	9	11	12
10.	Henric Andersén (F)	2026-2027	EHC Engelberg-Titlis	SwissDiv3	4	6	4	10	2

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Regular Season

NZIHL All-Time Points

NZIHL — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chris Eaden (F)	254	265	229	494
2.	Gino Heyd (F)	206	174	186	360
3.	Matt Schneider (F)	139	166	163	329
4.	Mike McRae (F)	107	91	188	279
5.	Colin McIntosh (F)	99	110	165	275

NZIHL All-Time Goals

NZIHL — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chris Eaden (F)	254	265	229	494
2.	Gino Heyd (F)	206	174	186	360
3.	Matt Schneider (F)	139	166	163	329
4.	Brett Speirs (F)	152	123	101	224
5.	Colin McIntosh (F)	99	110	165	275

NZIHL All-Time Assists

NZIHL — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chris Eaden (F)	254	265	229	494
2.	Mike McRae (F)	107	91	188	279
3.	Gino Heyd (F)	206	174	186	360
4.	Colin McIntosh (F)	99	110	165	275
5.	Matt Schneider (F)	139	166	163	329

NZIHL All-Time Penalty Min.

NZIHL — All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Hayden Argyle (D)	173	46	133	580
2.	Braden Lee (F)	174	90	145	578
3.	Connor Harrison (F)	238	104	192	524
4.	Jordan Challis (F)	228	80	207	516
5.	Alexander Polozov (F)	178	82	199	463

NZIHL All-Time Games Played

NZIHL — All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Andrew Hay (D)	282	20	77	97
2.	Gareth McLeish (D)	270	28	72	100
3.	Mitchell Frear (D)	255	30	114	144
4.	Chris Eaden (F)	254	265	229	494
5.	Connor Harrison (F)	238	104	88	192

NZIHL All-Time Points Per Game

NZIHL — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Conner Jean (F)	14	23	45	3.21
2.	Adrian Toth (F)	16	19	51	3.19
3.	Stephen Johnston (F)	10	15	31	3.10
4.	Alex Gagnon (F)	16	31	47	2.94
5.	Brendan Walkom (F)	16	27	47	2.94

NZIHL All-Time Points Per Season

NZIHL — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chris Eaden (F)	2008-2009	NZIHL	14	30	27	57	4.07	6
2.	Brandon Contratto (D)	2012-2013	NZIHL	16	25	29	54	3.38	10
3.	Adrian Toth (F)	2016-2017	NZIHL	16	19	32	51	3.19	6
4.	Colin McIntosh (F)	2016-2017	NZIHL	16	22	28	50	3.13	40
5.	Alex Gagnon (F)	2025-2026	NZIHL	16	31	16	47	2.94	2

NZIHL All-Time Goals Per Season

NZIHL — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alex Gagnon (F)	2025-2026	NZIHL	16	31	16	47	2.94	2
2.	Chris Eaden (F)	2008-2009	NZIHL	14	30	27	57	4.07	6
3.	Chris Eaden (F)	2009-2010	NZIHL	16	30	17	47	2.94	32
4.	Brendan Walkom (F)	2022-2023	NZIHL	16	27	20	47	2.94	8
5.	Brandon Contratto (D)	2012-2013	NZIHL	16	25	29	54	3.38	10

NZIHL All-Time Assists Per Season

NZIHL — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mike McRae (F)	2014-2015	NZIHL	16	10	35	45	2.81	28
2.	Adrian Toth (F)	2016-2017	NZIHL	16	19	32	51	3.19	6
3.	Fabian Hast (F)	2025-2026	NZIHL	16	5	31	36	2.25	6
4.	Greg Collins (F)	2014-2015	NZIHL	16	15	30	45	2.81	24
5.	Henric Andersén (F)	2016-2017	NZIHL	15	14	30	44	2.93	18

NZIHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

NZIHL — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Braden Lee (F)	2010-2011	NZIHL	15	13	4	17	1.13	135
2.	Lance Zonneveld (D)	2010-2011	NZIHL	12	2	4	6	0.50	120
3.	Connor Harrison (F)	2016-2017	NZIHL	13	2	0	2	0.15	105
4.	Chris Eaden (F)	2010-2011	NZIHL	15	21	17	38	2.53	103
5.	Oliver Hay (D)	2016-2017	NZIHL	13	1	7	8	0.62	103

List of NZIHL Champions

NZIHL — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Skycity Stampede
2025	Skycity Stampede
2024	Skycity Stampede
2023	Skycity Stampede
2022	Skycity Stampede
2019	Skycity Stampede
2018	West Auckland Admirals
2017	Skycity Stampede
2016	Southern Stampede
2015	Southern Stampede
2014	Canterbury Red Devils
2013	Canterbury Red Devils
2012	Canterbury Red Devils
2011	Botany Swarm
2010	Botany Swarm
2009	Canterbury Red Devils
2008	Botany Swarm
2007	Botany Swarm
2006	Southern Stampede
2005	Southern Stampede