What does NIHL 1 stand for?

NIHL 1 stands for National Ice Hockey League Division 1.

When was the NIHL 1 founded?

The NIHL 1 was founded in 2000.

How many teams play in the NIHL 1?

The NIHL 1 currently consists of 18 teams.

Who won the most recent NIHL 1 championship?

Slough Jets won the most recent NIHL 1 championship in 2026.

English National League NIHL 1 2002-2003

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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

2002-2003

2002-2003 Season

Basingstoke Buffalo finished first in the 2002-03 ENL standings with 37 points. Sheffield Scimitars (33 points) and Altrincham Aces (30 points) followed.

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2002-2003 ENL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
North
1.	Sheffield Scimitars	18	16	1	1	-	-	162	52	110	33	1.83	Championship Round
2.	Altrincham Aces	18	15	0	3	-	-	198	64	134	30	1.67	Conference Champion
3.	Whitley Warriors	18	13	0	5	-	-	155	73	82	26	1.44	Championship Round
4.	Kingston Jets	18	11	0	7	-	-	114	87	27	22	1.22	Championship Round
5.	Blackburn Hawks	18	10	0	8	-	-	119	81	38	20	1.11	Did not make playoffs
6.	Billingham Bombers	18	10	0	8	-	-	101	68	33	20	1.11	Did not make playoffs
7.	Flintshire Freeze	18	6	0	12	-	-	81	131	-50	12	0.67	Did not make playoffs
8.	Sunderland Chiefs	18	5	0	13	-	-	79	143	-64	10	0.56	Did not make playoffs
9.	Grimsby Buffaloes	18	3	1	14	-	-	71	213	-142	7	0.39	Did not make playoffs
10.	Bradford Bulldogs	18	0	0	18	-	-	47	215	-168	0	0.00	Did not make playoffs
South
1.	Basingstoke Buffalo	20	18	1	1	-	-	145	39	106	37	1.85	Champion
2.	Bracknell Hornets	20	11	3	6	-	-	84	75	9	25	1.25	Championship Round
3.	Invicta Mustangs	20	8	4	8	-	-	52	55	-3	20	1.00	Championship Round
4.	Milton Keynes Thunder	20	8	2	10	-	-	77	76	1	18	0.90	Championship Round
5.	Peterborough Islanders	20	3	5	12	-	-	87	136	-49	11	0.55	Did not make playoffs
6.	Birmingham Barons	20	4	1	15	-	-	71	135	-64	9	0.45	Did not make playoffs

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2002-2003 ENL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Greg Allen (F)	18	42	44	86	20
2.	Jason Hewitt (D)	15	35	38	73	84
3.	Billy Price (F)	15	33	29	62	103
4.	Matt Street (F)	26	34	23	57	67
5.	Bobby Haig (F)	18	27	29	56	10

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2002-2003 ENL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Richard Griffiths (G)	10	1.46	.941
2.	Craig Astill (G)	14	2.11	.925
3.	Victoria Robbins (G)	9	2.28	.915
4.	Dan Green (G)	13	3.20	.912
5.	Joe White (G)	13	3.64	.911

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2002-2003 ENL Demographics

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NIHL 1 Transactions

NIHL 1 — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Thomas Barry (D)	Blackburn Hawks	Bristol Pitbulls	Details
10/18/2026	Confirmed	Leo Saoncella (F)	Haringey Huskies	Romford Buccaneers	Details
10/17/2026	Confirmed	Richard Facey (F)	No team	Solent Devils	Details
10/17/2026	Confirmed	Owen Dell (F)	Blackburn Hawks	Unknown	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Matthew Rose (G)	Nordic Hockey Academy U18	Romford Buccaneers	Details

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
Nottingham Lions	Ales Padelek (F)
Blackburn Hawks	Elmeri Hällfors (F)
Deeside Dragons	Colin Cromie (F)
Slough Jets	Oliver Hemmings-Maher (F)
Telford Tigers 2	Tyler Somerton (F)

NIHL 1 Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Altrincham Aces	21	925	5'10"	176 lbs	22.43
2.	Basingstoke Buffalo	26	461	5'11"	183 lbs	24.62
3.	Billingham Stars	21	306	5'11"	185 lbs	21.53
4.	Birmingham Barons	18	201	6'0"	183 lbs	22.36
5.	Blackburn Hawks	30	433	5'9"	196 lbs	21.44
6.	Bracknell Hornets	29	439	6'0"	185 lbs	23.33
7.	Cardiff Devils NIHL	1	1	6'0"	174 lbs	16.00
8.	Deeside Dragons	16	190	5'10"	187 lbs	24.57
9.	Grimsby Buffaloes	10	117	5'7"	-	23.00
10.	Hull Jets	30	551	5'11"	183 lbs	21.48
11.	Invicta Mustangs	13	178	5'10"	165 lbs	22.56
12.	Milton Keynes Thunder	27	426	5'11"	185 lbs	21.64
13.	Nottingham Lions	2	29	6'2"	176 lbs	18.00
14.	Peterborough Phantoms 2	26	287	5'9"	181 lbs	23.11
15.	Sheffield Scimitars	22	409	6'0"	187 lbs	23.37
16.	Sunderland Chiefs	27	317	5'11"	168 lbs	23.53
17.	Whitley Warriors	34	852	5'10"	165 lbs	21.52

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	6	33	6	39	-
2.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	10	7	12	19	0
3.	Kyle Ross (F)	2026-2027	Whitley Warriors	SNL	8	5	11	16	6
4.	James Laming (F)	2026-2027	Invicta Mustangs	NIHL 2	7	10	5	15	2
5.	Oliver Shone (F)	2026-2027	Bristol Pitbulls 2	NIHL 2	6	8	7	15	8
6.	Chris Beckett (F)	2026-2027	Haringey Huskies	NIHL 2	6	7	8	15	0
7.	Mac Howlett (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	10	6	9	15	6
8.	Chris Sykes (F)	2026-2027	Whitley Warriors	SNL	9	8	6	14	0
9.	Carter Hamill (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	10	7	7	14	14
10.	William Nowik (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Thunder	NIHL 2	7	8	5	13	4

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Regular Season

NIHL 1 All-Time Points

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)	297	284	431	715
5.	Alex Murray (F)	484	213	421	614

NIHL 1 All-Time Goals

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.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	297	284	431	715
5.	Aaron Davies (F)	506	279	270	549

NIHL 1 All-Time Assists

NIHL 1 All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chris Sykes (F)	415	308	435	743
2.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	297	284	431	715
3.	Alex Murray (F)	484	213	421	614
4.	Juraj Húska (F)	426	477	415	892
5.	Paul Windridge (F)	321	144	370	514

NIHL 1 All-Time Penalty Min.

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)	296	89	202	1039
5.	Aaron Davies (F)	506	279	549	1026

NIHL 1 All-Time Games Played

NIHL 1 All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Davies (F)	506	279	270	549
2.	Alex Murray (F)	484	213	421	614
3.	Michael Elder (F)	436	267	293	560
4.	James Moss (F)	434	200	288	488
5.	Anthony Leone (F)	431	202	202	404

NIHL 1 All-Time Points Per Game

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)	70	129	265	3.79

NIHL 1 All-Time Points Per Season

NIHL 1 All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jake Witkowski (F)	2025-2026	NIHL 1	36	66	72	138	3.83	18
2.	Jason Hewitt (D)	2018-2019	NIHL 1	35	65	68	133	3.80	48
3.	Vladimír Luka (F)	2025-2026	NIHL 1	35	72	47	119	3.40	6
4.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	33	37	80	117	3.55	8
5.	Matthew Davies (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 1	29	31	86	117	4.03	49

NIHL 1 All-Time Goals Per Season

NIHL 1 All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Vladimír Luka (F)	2025-2026	NIHL 1	35	72	47	119	3.40	6
2.	Iain Brown (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	35	68	35	103	2.94	22
3.	Jake Witkowski (F)	2025-2026	NIHL 1	36	66	72	138	3.83	18
4.	Jason Hewitt (D)	2018-2019	NIHL 1	35	65	68	133	3.80	48
5.	Juraj Húska (F)	2010-2011	ENL	29	56	34	90	3.10	14

NIHL 1 All-Time Assists Per Season

NIHL 1 All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Matthew Davies (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 1	29	31	86	117	4.03	49
2.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	33	37	80	117	3.55	8
3.	Chris Sykes (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	36	29	74	103	2.86	31
4.	Jake Witkowski (F)	2025-2026	NIHL 1	36	66	72	138	3.83	18
5.	Jason Hewitt (D)	2018-2019	NIHL 1	35	65	68	133	3.80	48

NIHL 1 All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

NIHL 1 All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Russ Richardson (D)	2001-2002	ENL	23	9	23	32	1.39	270
2.	Robert Wilson (D)	2007-2008	ENL	16	2	5	7	0.44	251
3.	Matthew Roberts (D)	2006-2007	ENL	18	2	2	4	0.22	232
4.	David Richards (F)	2009-2010	ENL	22	1	6	7	0.32	224
5.	Russ Richardson (D)	2002-2003	ENL	27	10	25	35	1.30	214