What does NIHL 2 stand for?

NIHL 2 stands for National Ice Hockey League Division 2.

When was the NIHL 2 founded?

The NIHL 2 was founded in 2008.

How many teams play in the NIHL 2?

The NIHL 2 currently consists of 23 teams.

Who won the most recent NIHL 2 championship?

Guildford Phoenix won the most recent NIHL 2 championship in 2026.

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National Ice Hockey League Division 2 map

League naming history:

2012 - currentNIHL 2 (National Ice Hockey League Division 2)
2008 - 2012ENL 2 (English National League 2)

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2018-2019

2018-2019 Season

Widnes Wild finished first in the 2018-19 NIHL 2 standings with 56 points. Slough Jets (51 points) and Solent Devils (51 points) followed.

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2018-2019 NIHL 2 Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
North
1.	Widnes Wild	32	27	-	4	1	0	220	80	140	56	1.75	Champion
2.	Telford Tigers 2	32	22	-	5	1	4	181	101	80	50	1.56	Semifinal loss
3.	Hull Jets	32	16	-	8	5	3	156	98	58	45	1.41	Final loss
4.	Bradford Bulldogs	32	19	-	11	1	1	166	112	54	41	1.28	Semifinal loss
5.	Sheffield Senators	31	15	-	11	2	3	173	126	47	37	1.19	Did not make playoffs
6.	Coventry NIHL Blaze	32	13	-	16	1	2	159	140	19	30	0.94	Did not make playoffs
7.	Deeside Dragons	32	9	-	21	2	0	151	194	-43	22	0.69	Did not make playoffs
8.	Altrincham Aces	31	8	-	22	1	0	123	165	-42	18	0.58	Did not make playoffs
9.	Blackburn Hawks 2	32	0	-	31	0	1	66	379	-313	1	0.03	Did not make playoffs
South
1.	Slough Jets	28	23	-	2	2	1	204	81	123	51	1.82	Semifinal loss
2.	Solent Devils	28	25	-	2	0	1	191	64	127	51	1.82	Final loss
3.	Oxford City Stars	28	22	-	4	2	0	177	70	107	48	1.71	Semifinal loss
4.	Chelmsford Chieftains	27	20	-	4	1	2	201	77	124	44	1.63	Champion
5.	Guildford Phoenix	28	16	-	9	1	2	133	85	48	36	1.29	Did not make playoffs
6.	Bracknell Hornets	28	14	-	11	1	2	152	120	32	32	1.14	Did not make playoffs
7.	Raiders IHC 2	28	14	-	11	1	2	145	118	27	32	1.14	Did not make playoffs
8.	Cardiff Fire	27	12	-	13	1	0	108	125	-17	27	1.00	Did not make playoffs
9.	Bristol Pitbulls	28	11	-	13	1	3	118	121	-3	27	0.96	Did not make playoffs
10.	Peterborough Phantoms 2	28	8	-	15	5	0	130	129	1	26	0.93	Did not make playoffs
11.	Invicta Mustangs	28	8	-	19	0	1	89	152	-63	17	0.61	Did not make playoffs
12.	Haringey Huskies	28	7	-	19	1	1	100	157	-57	17	0.61	Did not make playoffs
13.	Basingstoke Buffalo	28	7	-	20	0	0	82	172	-90	15	0.54	Did not make playoffs
14.	Swindon Wildcats 2	28	4	-	23	0	1	69	187	-118	9	0.32	Did not make playoffs
15.	Lee Valley Lions	28	1	-	27	0	0	65	306	-241	2	0.07	Did not make playoffs

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2018-2019 NIHL 2 Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Richard Facey (F)	27	43	57	100	56
2.	Ross Brears (F)	25	42	52	94	24
3.	Thomas Humphries (F)	29	36	52	88	28
4.	Alex Murray (F)	27	30	57	87	30
5.	Lukas Smital (F)	19	27	57	84	16

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2018-2019 NIHL 2 Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Tim Lyons (G)	19	-	.963
2.	Brett Shepherd (G)	26	-	.935
3.	Christian Cole (G)	27	-	.929
4.	Evan Coles (G)	14	-	.927
5.	James Tipple (G)	17	-	.924

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2018-2019 NIHL 2 Demographics

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NIHL 2 Transactions

NIHL 2 — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/18/2026	Confirmed	Leo Saoncella (F)	Haringey Huskies	Romford Buccaneers	Details
10/17/2026	Confirmed	Vincent Dionne (F)	Bishop's Univ.	Milton Keynes Thunder	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Steve Osman (F)	Cardiff Canucks	Cardiff Fire	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	Aiden Shourideh (F)	No team	Oxford Stars	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	Michael Stokes (D)	Invicta Dynamos	Chelmsford Warriors	Details

2026-2027 NIHL 2 Free Agents

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2027-2028 NIHL 2 Free Agents

Team	Player
Slough Spitfires	Oliver Hemmings-Maher (F)
Oxford Stars	Jacob Soper (F)
Peterborough Phantoms 2	Nicholas Martin (F)

NIHL 2 Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Altrincham Aces	33	1 970	5'11"	179 lbs	23.68
2.	Basingstoke Buffalo	28	1 484	5'11"	174 lbs	22.32
3.	Blackburn Hawks 2	34	1 601	5'7"	148 lbs	22.86
4.	Bracknell Hornets	32	1 406	5'11"	174 lbs	24.94
5.	Bradford Bulldogs	26	2 110	5'11"	181 lbs	26.60
6.	Bristol Pitbulls	28	3 102	5'11"	179 lbs	28.93
7.	Cardiff Fire	28	1 410	5'10"	174 lbs	25.07
8.	Chelmsford Chieftains	24	1 973	5'8"	152 lbs	25.42
9.	Coventry NIHL Blaze	34	2 015	5'9"	168 lbs	24.44
10.	Deeside Dragons	32	2 652	5'11"	190 lbs	25.10
11.	Guildford Phoenix	27	1 202	5'11"	174 lbs	22.67
12.	Haringey Huskies	28	2 236	5'11"	183 lbs	27.36
13.	Hull Jets	28	2 174	5'10"	176 lbs	24.29
14.	Invicta Mustangs	28	1 760	5'10"	170 lbs	25.43
15.	Lee Valley Lions	27	1 664	6'0"	179 lbs	28.04
16.	Oxford Stars	26	1 715	5'10"	176 lbs	27.73
17.	Peterborough Phantoms 2	27	1 967	5'10"	172 lbs	24.52
18.	Romford Buccaneers	25	1 216	5'10"	172 lbs	21.92
19.	Sheffield Scimitars	29	1 773	5'11"	183 lbs	22.86
20.	Slough Jets	30	1 286	5'11"	179 lbs	23.63
21.	Solent Devils	26	1 687	5'11"	183 lbs	24.31
22.	Swindon Wildcats 2	31	1 160	5'10"	170 lbs	19.93
23.	Telford Tigers 2	27	1 668	5'10"	179 lbs	23.15
24.	Widnes Wild	25	2 411	6'0"	185 lbs	28.88

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Daniel Mulcahy (F)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	9	11	11	22	6
2.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	9	8	10	18	2
3.	Jakub Hájek (F)	2026-2027	Widnes Wild	NIHL 1	7	5	13	18	4
4.	Joseph Aston (F)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	9	2	16	18	9
5.	Alex Rushby (F)	2026-2027	Widnes Wild	NIHL 1	7	8	8	16	2
6.	James Smith (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers 2	NIHL 1	7	9	6	15	4
7.	Luke Birchnall (F)	2026-2027	Nottingham Lions	NIHL 1	8	6	9	15	0
8.	Henry Adams (D)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	9	6	8	14	4
9.	Alex Parry (F)	2026-2027	Widnes Wild	NIHL 1	7	8	5	13	4
10.	Michael Elder (F)	2026-2027	Billingham Stars	NIHL 1	8	8	5	13	6

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Regular Season

NIHL 2 All-Time Points

NIHL 2 All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Thomas Humphries (F)	312	317	330	647
2.	James Parsons (F)	288	280	230	510
3.	Conor Pollard (F)	238	218	286	504
4.	Kieran Beach (F)	264	234	258	492
5.	Karol Jets (F)	177	190	287	477

NIHL 2 All-Time Goals

NIHL 2 All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Thomas Humphries (F)	312	317	330	647
2.	James Parsons (F)	288	280	230	510
3.	Filip Supa (F)	183	268	150	418
4.	Joshua Stockton (F)	235	249	192	441
5.	Oliver Shone (F)	254	240	154	394

NIHL 2 All-Time Assists

NIHL 2 All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Thomas Humphries (F)	312	317	330	647
2.	Karol Jets (F)	177	190	287	477
3.	Conor Pollard (F)	238	218	286	504
4.	Kevin Lake (F)	250	138	263	401
5.	Kieran Beach (F)	264	234	258	492

NIHL 2 All-Time Penalty Min.

NIHL 2 All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Chris Jones (F)	247	198	367	892
2.	Robert Perks (F)	293	64	142	847
3.	Ross Wilkinson (D)	97	12	73	825
4.	Aaron Ferris (F)	216	78	173	799
5.	Luke Martin (F)	159	39	89	738

NIHL 2 All-Time Games Played

NIHL 2 All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	David Williams (D)	412	22	64	86
2.	James Scott-Joseph (F)	323	12	24	36
3.	Dean Boothroyd (D)	313	44	148	192
4.	Thomas Humphries (F)	312	317	330	647
5.	Ashlee Cave (F)	303	19	43	62

NIHL 2 All-Time Points Per Game

NIHL 2 All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Gary Russell (F)	2	9	16	8.00
2.	Aaron Connolly (F)	2	3	11	5.50
3.	Sean Morris (F)	1	2	5	5.00
4.	Cameron Hamill (F)	1	2	5	5.00
5.	Scott McKenzie (F)	28	57	128	4.57

NIHL 2 All-Time Points Per Season

NIHL 2 All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Richard Haggar (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	31	72	56	128	4.13	26
2.	Scott McKenzie (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	28	57	71	128	4.57	58
3.	Adam Reynolds (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	54	73	127	4.70	12
4.	Zoran Kozic (F)	2010-2011	ENL 2	21	54	71	125	5.95	16
5.	Karol Jets (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	32	43	74	117	3.66	44

NIHL 2 All-Time Goals Per Season

NIHL 2 All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Richard Haggar (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	31	72	56	128	4.13	26
2.	Dean Tonks (F)	2010-2011	ENL 2	20	63	50	113	5.65	86
3.	Nathan Salem (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	62	42	104	3.85	72
4.	Adrian Palak (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	26	61	35	96	3.69	10
5.	Scott McKenzie (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	28	57	71	128	4.57	58

NIHL 2 All-Time Assists Per Season

NIHL 2 All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Karol Jets (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	32	43	74	117	3.66	44
2.	Adam Reynolds (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	54	73	127	4.70	12
3.	Mark Gallagher (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	31	72	103	3.81	14
4.	Scott McKenzie (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	28	57	71	128	4.57	58
5.	Zoran Kozic (F)	2010-2011	ENL 2	21	54	71	125	5.95	16

NIHL 2 All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

NIHL 2 All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ross Wilkinson (D)	2009-2010	ENL 2	15	2	8	10	0.67	216
2.	Joe Greaves (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	23	30	18	48	2.09	214
3.	Benjamin Foster-Wilson (D)	2010-2011	ENL 2	18	4	4	8	0.44	203
4.	David Costelloe (D)	2008-2009	ENL 2	16	2	2	4	0.25	188
5.	Corey Stones (F)	2014-2015	NIHL 2	22	9	3	12	0.55	187