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 2007-2008

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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

2007-2008

2007-2008 Season

Nottingham Lions finished first in the 2007-08 ENL standings with 41 points. Whitley Warriors (38 points) and Invicta Dynamos (34 points) followed.

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2007-2008 ENL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
North
1.	Nottingham Lions	22	20	1	1	-	-	151	53	98	41	1.86	Championship Round
2.	Whitley Warriors	22	18	2	2	-	-	172	45	127	38	1.73	Champion
3.	Newcastle Vipers ENL	22	13	4	5	-	-	91	71	20	30	1.36	Championship Round
4.	Sheffield Spartans	22	14	2	6	-	-	140	62	78	30	1.36	Championship Round
5.	Billingham Bombers	22	13	2	7	-	-	146	62	84	28	1.27	Did not make playoffs
6.	Blackburn Hawks	22	12	3	7	-	-	110	66	44	27	1.23	Did not make playoffs
7.	Kingston Jets	22	10	3	9	-	-	93	93	0	23	1.05	Did not make playoffs
8.	Flintshire Freeze	22	8	2	12	-	-	85	95	-10	18	0.82	Did not make playoffs
9.	Manchester Phoenix ENL	22	6	1	5	-	-	80	100	-20	13	0.59	Did not make playoffs
10.	Bradford Bulldogs	22	2	2	18	-	-	59	184	-125	6	0.27	Did not make playoffs
11.	Lancashire Raptors	22	2	1	19	-	-	57	164	-107	5	0.23	Did not make playoffs
12.	Grimsby Redwings	22	2	1	19	-	-	46	235	-189	5	0.23	Did not make playoffs
South A
1.	Peterborough Islanders	16	13	3	0	-	-	117	39	78	29	1.81	Conference Champion
2.	Cardiff Dragons	16	13	1	2	-	-	111	46	65	27	1.69	Championship Round
3.	Oxford City Stars	16	11	1	4	-	-	101	57	44	23	1.44	Did not make playoffs
4.	Milton Keynes Thunder	16	9	2	5	-	-	67	50	17	20	1.25	Did not make playoffs
5.	Coventry ENL Blaze	16	9	0	7	-	-	83	62	21	18	1.13	Did not make playoffs
6.	Swindon Wildcats ENL	16	7	1	8	-	-	75	80	-5	15	0.94	Did not make playoffs
7.	Solihull Barons	16	4	0	12	-	-	81	89	-8	8	0.50	Did not make playoffs
8.	Telford Tigers ENL	16	1	0	15	-	-	30	108	-78	2	0.13	Did not make playoffs
9.	Vectis Tigers	16	1	0	5	-	-	28	162	-134	2	0.13	Did not make playoffs
South B
1.	Invicta Dynamos	18	16	2	0	-	-	149	41	108	34	1.89	Championship Round
2.	Streatham Redskins	18	15	1	2	-	-	142	39	103	31	1.72	Championship Round
3.	Bracknell Hornets	18	13	1	4	-	-	110	52	58	27	1.50	Did not make playoffs
4.	Haringey Greyhounds	18	10	0	8	-	-	72	85	-13	20	1.11	Did not make playoffs
5.	Basingstoke Buffalo	18	8	1	9	-	-	131	101	30	17	0.94	Did not make playoffs
6.	Chelmsford Warriors	18	7	0	11	-	-	90	99	-9	14	0.78	Did not make playoffs
7.	Lee Valley Lions	18	7	0	11	-	-	85	109	-24	14	0.78	Did not make playoffs
8.	Romford Spitfires	18	6	1	11	-	-	70	75	-5	13	0.72	Did not make playoffs
9.	Slough Harrier Hawks	18	4	0	14	-	-	42	143	-101	8	0.44	Did not make playoffs
10.	Solent & Gosport Devils	18	1	0	17	-	-	42	189	-147	2	0.11	Did not make playoffs

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2007-2008 ENL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Andrew Smith (F)	18	45	25	70	4
2.	Joe Johnston (F)	18	29	40	69	18
3.	Milan Sotak (F)	15	38	22	60	16
4.	Andrew Fletcher (F)	22	27	33	60	30
5.	Karl Culley (F)	19	34	22	56	4

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2007-2008 ENL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Mark Thurman (G)	17	1.20	.955
2.	Michael Gray (G)	15	1.80	.946
3.	Richard Lawson (G)	10	2.13	.941
4.	Thomas Murdy (G)	16	2.00	.932
5.	Benn Schofield (G)	17	3.70	.920

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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	24	1 096	5'11"	181 lbs	23.71
2.	Basingstoke Buffalo	28	2 519	5'10"	190 lbs	24.12
3.	Billingham Stars	27	1 395	5'10"	185 lbs	22.58
4.	Blackburn Eagles	29	491	5'10"	183 lbs	20.44
5.	Blackburn Hawks	27	1 943	5'10"	179 lbs	21.11
6.	Bracknell Hornets	30	2 323	5'10"	181 lbs	22.44
7.	Bradford Bulldogs	22	734	6'0"	181 lbs	22.42
8.	Cardiff Devils NIHL	29	560	5'11"	192 lbs	21.82
9.	Chelmsford Warriors	27	386	5'10"	187 lbs	20.96
10.	Coventry NIHL Blaze	24	942	5'11"	174 lbs	20.30
11.	Deeside Dragons	38	2 791	5'11"	187 lbs	21.33
12.	Grimsby Redwings	27	660	5'10"	198 lbs	19.15
13.	Haringey Greyhounds	34	2 060	5'11"	183 lbs	23.63
14.	Hull Jets	20	1 396	5'10"	174 lbs	19.44
15.	Invicta Dynamos	28	4 207	5'10"	181 lbs	24.32
16.	Lee Valley Lions	26	684	5'11"	179 lbs	23.08
17.	Milton Keynes Thunder	27	2 887	5'11"	181 lbs	23.42
18.	Northern Stars	25	1 967	5'11"	190 lbs	19.65
19.	Nottingham Lions	32	977	6'0"	190 lbs	21.03
20.	Oxford Stars	23	2 304	5'11"	187 lbs	23.57
21.	Peterborough Phantoms 2	28	2 513	5'10"	187 lbs	23.77
22.	Romford ENL2	28	1 157	5'11"	183 lbs	19.96
23.	Sheffield Spartans	27	1 772	6'0"	176 lbs	20.54
24.	Slough Harrier Hawks	24	598	5'11"	192 lbs	21.19
25.	Solent Devils	27	554	5'10"	187 lbs	22.88
26.	Solihull Barons	31	788	5'11"	181 lbs	22.38
27.	Streatham Redhawks	33	2 519	5'11"	185 lbs	23.77
28.	Swindon Wildcats 2	28	743	5'10"	181 lbs	24.07
29.	Telford Titans	25	504	5'10"	174 lbs	22.57
30.	Whitley Warriors	26	1 936	5'9"	168 lbs	23.04
31.	Wightlink Tigers	25	343	5'10"	183 lbs	23.38

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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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