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.

National Ice Hockey League Division 1 NIHL 1

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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

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2026-2027 Season

Solihull Barons lead the 2026-27 NIHL 1 standings with 22 points. Blackburn Hawks (19 points) and Widnes Wild (17 points) follow.

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2026-2027 NIHL 1 Standings

2026-2027 NIHL 1 — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
North
1.	Solihull Barons	9	6	-	0	1	2	51	32	19	22	2.44	-
2.	Blackburn Hawks	8	5	-	1	2	0	34	18	16	19	2.38	-
3.	Widnes Wild	7	5	-	1	0	1	38	25	13	17	2.43	-
4.	Telford Tigers 2	7	4	-	2	0	1	40	33	7	13	1.86	-
5.	Deeside Dragons	4	4	-	0	0	0	28	10	18	12	3.00	-
6.	Leeds Knights 2	9	3	-	5	1	0	38	44	-6	11	1.22	-
7.	Nottingham Lions	8	3	-	5	0	0	36	41	-5	9	1.13	-
8.	Billingham Stars	8	2	-	5	0	1	26	40	-14	7	0.88	-
9.	Hull Jets	9	1	-	6	1	1	26	42	-16	6	0.67	-
10.	Sheffield Scimitars	9	0	-	8	0	1	32	64	-32	1	0.11	-
South
1.	Chelmsford Chieftains	6	4	-	0	2	0	34	17	17	16	2.67	-
2.	Slough Jets	5	4	-	0	0	1	35	14	21	13	2.60	-
3.	Streatham Redhawks	3	3	-	0	0	0	17	4	13	9	3.00	-
4.	Solent Devils	8	3	-	5	0	0	29	28	1	9	1.13	-
5.	Cardiff Fire	5	3	-	2	0	0	23	28	-5	9	1.80	-
6.	Swindon Wildcats 2	6	1	-	4	0	1	21	39	-18	4	0.67	-
7.	Invicta Dynamos	3	1	-	2	0	0	6	13	-7	3	1.00	-
8.	Romford Buccaneers	8	1	-	7	0	0	18	40	-22	3	0.38	-

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2026-2027 NIHL 1 Player Stats

2026-2027 NIHL 1 — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Daniel Mulcahy (F)	9	11	11	22	6
2.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	9	8	10	18	2
3.	Jakub Hájek (F)	7	5	13	18	4
4.	Joseph Aston (F)	9	2	16	18	9
5.	Jake Witkowski (F)	4	11	6	17	0

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2026-2027 NIHL 1 Goalie Stats

2026-2027 NIHL 1 — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jace Gledhill (G)	1	0.00	1.000
2.	Owen Crow (G)	1	0.00	1.000
3.	Max Van Mullem (G)	1	1.00	.970
4.	Brandon Stones (G)	2	2.00	.947
5.	Harrison Walker (G)	1	2.00	.939

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2026-2027 NIHL 1 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

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

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)

2026-2027 NIHL 1 — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Billingham Stars	19	2 790	5'11"	181 lbs	25.05
2.	Blackburn Hawks	21	2 939	5'11"	172 lbs	26.76
3.	Cardiff Fire	24	1 471	6'0"	170 lbs	22.21
4.	Chelmsford Chieftains	24	3 166	5'10"	170 lbs	27.13
5.	Deeside Dragons	21	1 831	5'10"	179 lbs	24.48
6.	Hull Jets	28	2 517	5'10"	168 lbs	24.00
7.	Invicta Dynamos	24	2 273	5'11"	174 lbs	23.67
8.	Leeds Knights 2	28	1 001	5'10"	170 lbs	18.07
9.	Nottingham Lions	28	1 712	5'11"	176 lbs	23.21
10.	Romford Buccaneers	29	1 591	5'10"	168 lbs	21.69
11.	Sheffield Scimitars	31	1 592	5'11"	172 lbs	20.29
12.	Slough Jets	23	2 600	5'11"	176 lbs	23.61
13.	Solent Devils	26	3 134	5'11"	179 lbs	27.27
14.	Solihull Barons	23	2 296	5'10"	168 lbs	24.96
15.	Streatham Redhawks	21	3 998	5'11"	181 lbs	29.33
16.	Swindon Wildcats 2	24	1 439	5'11"	172 lbs	21.58
17.	Telford Tigers 2	25	1 252	5'10"	176 lbs	21.88
18.	Widnes Wild	23	2 150	6'0"	168 lbs	23.87

Team Comparison History

NIHL 1 Interesting Facts

NIHL 1 — Oldest
Oldest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Neil Liddiard	48 yrs
2.	Mark Florence	46 yrs
3.	Ales Padelek	46 yrs
4.	Chris Wilcox	39 yrs
5.	Aaron Taylor	39 yrs

NIHL 1 — Tallest
Tallest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Luke Watson	6'7"
2.	Alex Kent	6'5"
3.	Matthew Smítal	6'5"
4.	Josh Batch	6'4"
5.	Andrew Hopkins	6'4"

NIHL 1 — Heaviest
Heaviest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Tre Meachem	254 lbs
2.	Lee Kemp	238 lbs
3.	Tristan Grimshaw	229 lbs
4.	James Hellens	225 lbs
5.	Josh Batch	220 lbs

NIHL 1 — Youngest
Youngest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	William Leach	15 yrs
2.	Lucas Bradley	15 yrs
3.	Harley Foster	15 yrs
4.	Alfie Newell	15 yrs
5.	Callum Wilson	16 yrs

NIHL 1 — Shortest
Shortest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Kieran Beach	5'5"
2.	T.J. Fillery	5'5"
3.	Malachi Budd	5'6"
4.	Mark Florence	5'6"
5.	Alan Lack	5'6"

NIHL 1 — Lightest
Lightest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Ben Roberts	115 lbs
2.	Robert Price	121 lbs
3.	Charlie Turner	126 lbs
4.	Daniel Mulcahy	132 lbs
5.	Ellie Wakeling	132 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

NIHL 1 — Where Are They Now
#	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

List of NIHL 1 Champions

NIHL 1 — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Slough Jets
2026	Blackburn Hawks
2025	Slough Jets
2025	Billingham Stars
2024	Streatham Redhawks
2024	Billingham Stars
2023	Streatham Redhawks
2023	Solway Sharks
2022	Streatham Redhawks
2022	Solway Sharks
2020	Whitley Warriors
2020	Streatham Redhawks
2019	Hull Pirates
2019	Swindon Wildcats
2018	Sheffield Steeldogs
2018	Basingstoke Bison
2017	Solway Sharks
2017	Chelmsford Chieftains
2016	Chelmsford Chieftains
2016	Blackburn Hawks
2015	Blackburn Hawks
2015	Chelmsford Chieftains
2014	Solway Sharks
2014	Chelmsford Chieftains
2013	Solway Sharks
2013	Chelmsford Chieftains
2012	Billingham Stars
2012	Romford Raiders
2010	Whitley Warriors
2010	Invicta Dynamos
2009	Invicta Dynamos