What does NIHL stand for?

NIHL stands for Planet Ice National Ice Hockey League.

How many teams play in the NIHL?

The NIHL currently consists of 11 teams.

Who won the most recent NIHL championship?

Swindon Wildcats won the most recent NIHL championship in 2026.

Planet Ice National Ice Hockey League NIHL 2020-2021

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2020-2021

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2020-2021 NIHL Standings

#	Team	T	PPG	Postseason
1.	Basingstoke Bison	-	-	Season Cancelled
2.	Bees IHC	-	-	Season Cancelled
3.	Hull Pirates	-	-	Season Cancelled
4.	Leeds Chiefs	-	-	Season Cancelled
5.	Milton Keynes Lightning	-	-	Season Cancelled
6.	Peterborough Phantoms	-	-	Season Cancelled
7.	Raiders IHC	-	-	Season Cancelled
8.	Sheffield Steeldogs	-	-	Season Cancelled
9.	Swindon Wildcats	-	-	Season Cancelled
10.	Telford Tigers	-	-	Season Cancelled

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2020-2021 NIHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Callum Buglass (D)	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Nathan Pollard (F)	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Bradley Bowering (D)	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Matt Bissonnette (F)	0	0	0	0	0
5.	Samuel Towner (F)	0	0	0	0	0

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2020-2021 NIHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GAA	SVP
1.	Jordan Marr (G)	-	-
2.	Ryan Bainborough (G)	-	-
3.	Alexander Mettam (G)	-	-
4.	Daniel Weller-Evans (G)	-	-
5.	Brandon Stones (G)	-	-

NIHL Stories

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2020-2021 NIHL Demographics

NIHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/18/2026 04:15 PM UTC	Romford Raiders	Sheffield Steeldogs	-
10/17/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Milton Keynes Lightning	Hull Seahawks	3 - 1
10/17/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Bristol Pitbulls	Telford Tigers	4 - 3
10/17/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Solway IHC	Peterborough Phantoms	7 - 3
10/17/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Sheffield Steeldogs	Romford Raiders	1 - 2 (OT 63:02)

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NIHL Transactions

NIHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/10/2026	Confirmed	Brodie Kay (D)	Spruce Grove Saints	Solway IHC	Details
10/09/2026	Confirmed	Evan Nauth (F)	Basingstoke Bison	Unknown	Details
10/06/2026	Confirmed	Max Wright (G)	Basingstoke Bison	Evansville Thunderbolts	Details
09/29/2026	Confirmed	Patrik Forsberg (D)	Milton Keynes Lightning	EHC Waldkraiburg	Details
09/25/2026	Confirmed	Riley Bradford (D)	Peterborough Phantoms	Blackburn Hawks	Details

2026-2027 NIHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Basingstoke Bison	Luke Spadafora (F)
Sheffield Steeldogs	Joonas Larinmaa (F)
Swindon Wildcats	Tyler Watkins (F)
Solway Sharks	Jake Bolton (D)
Basingstoke Bison	Zach Shankar (D)

2027-2028 NIHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Romford Raiders	Barret Kirwin (F)
Swindon Wildcats	Liam Fraser (F)
Milton Keynes Lightning	David Thomson (F)
Milton Keynes Lightning	Danny Weight (F)
Sheffield Steeldogs	Dante Salituro (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NIHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Basingstoke Bison	15	586	5'11"	170 lbs	26.33
2.	Hull Pirates	4	144	5'11"	181 lbs	27.00
3.	Milton Keynes Lightning	16	587	5'11"	179 lbs	28.69
4.	Peterborough Phantoms	16	651	5'11"	172 lbs	25.69

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Deivids Sarkanis (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	10	11	17	28	2
2.	Daniel Mulcahy (F)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	9	11	11	22	6
3.	Joseph Aston (F)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	9	2	16	18	9
4.	Jake Witkowski (F)	2026-2027	Deeside Dragons	NIHL 1	4	11	6	17	0
5.	Ales Padelek (F)	2026-2027	Nottingham Lions	NIHL 1	6	7	9	16	0
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.	Elmeri Hällfors (F)	2026-2027	Blackburn Hawks	NIHL 1	8	8	6	14	4
9.	Henry Adams (D)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	9	6	8	14	4
10.	Daniels Fadejevs (F)	2026-2027	Nottingham Lions	NIHL 1	8	7	6	13	2

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Regular Season

NIHL All-Time Points

NIHL All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	274	276	295	571
2.	Dominik Gabaj (F)	287	212	298	510
3.	Tomasz Malasinski (F)	278	168	303	471
4.	Aaron Nell (F)	290	225	240	465
5.	Bobby Chamberlain (F)	276	217	246	463

NIHL All-Time Goals

NIHL All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	274	276	295	571
2.	Aaron Nell (F)	290	225	240	465
3.	Bobby Chamberlain (F)	276	217	246	463
4.	Dominik Gabaj (F)	287	212	298	510
5.	Emil Svec (F)	241	211	217	428

NIHL All-Time Assists

NIHL All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tomasz Malasinski (F)	278	168	303	471
2.	Dominik Gabaj (F)	287	212	298	510
3.	Kieran Brown (F)	274	276	295	571
4.	Matt Bissonnette (F)	266	117	291	408
5.	Scott McKenzie (F)	303	144	274	418

NIHL All-Time Penalty Min.

NIHL All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Bobby Chamberlain (F)	276	217	463	747
2.	Liam Morris (F)	286	36	112	634
3.	Jason Hewitt (D)	268	155	417	496
4.	Joseph Gretton (D)	304	12	41	457
5.	Lee Haywood (D)	219	29	119	456

NIHL All-Time Games Played

NIHL All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brandon Ayliffe (F)	323	94	124	218
2.	Jonathan Kirk (D)	313	44	121	165
3.	Stuart Mogg (D)	311	23	104	127
4.	Jack Cooper (D)	311	11	51	62
5.	Chris Jones (F)	308	115	204	319

NIHL All-Time Points Per Game

NIHL All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Kaden Hanas (F)	2	4	5	2.50
2.	Liam Fraser (F)	8	7	19	2.38
3.	Grant Cooper (F)	32	36	71	2.22
4.	Rory Herrman (F)	74	82	163	2.20
5.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	102	33	215	2.11

NIHL All-Time Points Per Season

NIHL All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	52	61	61	122	2.35	47
2.	Kieran Brown (F)	2022-2023	NIHL	56	57	64	121	2.16	42
3.	Luke Ferrara (F)	2025-2026	NIHL	54	44	76	120	2.22	43
4.	Rory Herrman (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	53	59	60	119	2.25	24
5.	Tomasz Malasinski (F)	2022-2023	NIHL	55	42	73	115	2.09	36

NIHL All-Time Goals Per Season

NIHL All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Cameron Hough (F)	2025-2026	NIHL	54	64	37	101	1.87	40
2.	Kieran Brown (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	52	61	61	122	2.35	47
3.	Rory Herrman (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	53	59	60	119	2.25	24
4.	Kieran Brown (F)	2022-2023	NIHL	56	57	64	121	2.16	42
5.	Jake Bricknell (F)	2024-2025	NIHL	54	57	50	107	1.98	72

NIHL All-Time Assists Per Season

NIHL All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2025-2026	NIHL	51	18	93	111	2.18	28
2.	Owen Sobchak (F)	2024-2025	NIHL	53	29	86	115	2.17	74
3.	Eric Henderson (F)	2025-2026	NIHL	54	21	80	101	1.87	23
4.	Luke Ferrara (F)	2025-2026	NIHL	54	44	76	120	2.22	43
5.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2024-2025	NIHL	42	13	75	88	2.10	25

NIHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

NIHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Thomas McKinnon (D)	2019-2020	NIHL	41	5	9	14	0.34	190
2.	Bobby Chamberlain (F)	2024-2025	NIHL	51	50	46	96	1.88	184
3.	Joshua Martin (F)	2019-2020	NIHL	41	6	17	23	0.56	171
4.	Reece Cochrane (D)	2024-2025	NIHL	46	3	8	11	0.24	163
5.	Jack Flynn (D)	2019-2020	NIHL	45	2	3	5	0.11	163