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.

National Ice Hockey League Division 2 NIHL 2

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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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2026-2027 NIHL 2 Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
North
1.	Altrincham Aces	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Billingham Buccaneers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Bradford Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Coventry NIHL Blaze	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Deeside Dragons 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Kingston Sharks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Nottingham Lions 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Sheffield Scimitars 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Sutton Sting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Widnes Wild 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South
1.	Bristol Pitbulls 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Cardiff Canucks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Chelmsford Warriors	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Guildford Phoenix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Haringey Huskies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Invicta Mustangs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Lee Valley Lions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Milton Keynes Thunder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Oxford Stars	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Peterborough Phantoms 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11.	Slough Spitfires	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12.	Solent Devils 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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2026-2027 NIHL 2 Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Dominic Wealthall (D)	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Stuart Appleby (F)	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Jake Stedman (F)	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Samual Bryant (F)	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Viktor Karlåker Langseth (D)	-	-	-	-	-

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2026-2027 NIHL 2 Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Ross Miller (G)	-	-	-
2.	Oliver Thompson (G)	-	-	-
3.	Aaron Burton (G)	-	-	-
4.	Kaleb Sheahan (G)	-	-	-
5.	Petr Cech (G)	-	-	-

NIHL 2 Stories

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2026-2027 NIHL 2 Demographics

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NIHL 2 Transactions

NIHL 2 — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
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
10/09/2026	Confirmed	Sam Sywak (F)	Haringey Huskies	Romford Buccaneers	Details
10/07/2026	Confirmed	Samuel Parkin (F)	Sheffield Scimitars	Sutton Sting	Details

2026-2027 NIHL 2 Free Agents

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2027-2028 NIHL 2 Free Agents

Team	Player
Oxford Stars	Jacob Soper (F)
Peterborough Phantoms 2	Nicholas Martin (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NIHL 2 Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Altrincham Aces	35	2 217	5'8"	150 lbs	23.74
2.	Basingstoke Bison 2	25	695	5'10"	170 lbs	26.00
3.	Billingham Buccaneers	33	1 097	5'11"	174 lbs	26.97
4.	Bradford Bulldogs	20	1 908	5'9"	159 lbs	28.15
5.	Bristol Pitbulls 2	30	1 509	5'11"	176 lbs	24.27
6.	Cardiff Canucks	26	1 597	5'10"	170 lbs	24.84
7.	Chelmsford Warriors	25	1 225	5'10"	168 lbs	23.72
8.	Coventry NIHL Blaze	29	2 413	5'9"	170 lbs	24.41
9.	Deeside Dragons 2	31	1 883	5'10"	174 lbs	23.52
10.	Guildford Phoenix	25	2 302	5'10"	174 lbs	25.12
11.	Haringey Huskies	27	2 179	5'10"	176 lbs	27.00
12.	Invicta Mustangs	23	2 107	5'9"	154 lbs	26.70
13.	Kingston Sharks	24	782	6'0"	179 lbs	21.17
14.	Lee Valley Lions	34	1 961	5'11"	181 lbs	26.32
15.	Milton Keynes Thunder	30	993	5'10"	161 lbs	22.60
16.	Nottingham Lions 2	22	611	5'8"	152 lbs	20.68
17.	Oxford Stars	28	2 076	5'10"	163 lbs	25.93
18.	Peterborough Phantoms 2	25	1 130	5'10"	159 lbs	22.60
19.	Sheffield Scimitars 2	26	1 472	6'0"	170 lbs	22.46
20.	Slough Spitfires	32	999	6'0"	165 lbs	21.13
21.	Solent Devils 2	28	1 140	5'10"	168 lbs	25.79
22.	Sutton Sting	27	2 113	6'0"	176 lbs	25.15
23.	Widnes Wild 2	32	789	5'11"	154 lbs	24.50

Team Comparison History

NIHL 2 Interesting Facts

Oldest
1.	Greg Blais	46 yrs
2.	John Lowe	44 yrs
3.	Janne Virtanen	44 yrs
4.	Petr Cech	44 yrs
5.	Marc Lovell	44 yrs

Tallest
1.	Daniel Tamasauskas	6'9"
2.	Grant Cook	6'8"
3.	Petr Cech	6'5"
4.	Eden Cooper	6'5"
5.	Oliver Shone	6'5"

Heaviest
1.	Daniel Tamasauskas	276 lbs
2.	Tre Meachem	254 lbs
3.	Cameron Pow	243 lbs
4.	Lewis Curry	231 lbs
5.	Dean Baker	220 lbs

Youngest
1.	Elizabeth Nowik	15 yrs
2.	Lucas Bradley	15 yrs
3.	Harley Foster	15 yrs
4.	Avery Barnes	15 yrs
5.	Ruben Price	16 yrs

Shortest
1.	Abigail Culshaw	5'1"
2.	Scarlett Richardson	5'2"
3.	Naomi Healey	5'2"
4.	Lucy Beal	5'3"
5.	Nicole Jackson	5'3"

Lightest
1.	Ben Roberts	115 lbs
2.	Benjamin Darbyshire	119 lbs
3.	Heath Langlois	121 lbs
4.	Logan Prince	121 lbs
5.	Abigail Culshaw	128 lbs

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)	306	311	325	636
2.	James Parsons (F)	283	274	229	503
3.	Conor Pollard (F)	233	214	283	497
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)	306	311	325	636
2.	James Parsons (F)	283	274	229	503
3.	Filip Supa (F)	183	268	150	418
4.	Joshua Stockton (F)	231	248	188	436
5.	Kieran Beach (F)	264	234	258	492

NIHL 2 All-Time Assists

NIHL 2 All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Thomas Humphries (F)	306	311	325	636
2.	Karol Jets (F)	177	190	287	477
3.	Conor Pollard (F)	233	214	283	497
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)	243	198	364	886
2.	Robert Perks (F)	293	64	142	847
3.	Ross Wilkinson (D)	97	12	73	825
4.	Aaron Ferris (F)	209	74	162	789
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)	407	22	64	86
2.	James Scott-Joseph (F)	321	12	24	36
3.	Dean Boothroyd (D)	313	44	148	192
4.	Thomas Humphries (F)	306	311	325	636
5.	Ashlee Cave (F)	298	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