What league does Widnes Wild play in?

Widnes Wild play in the NIHL 1.

When was Widnes Wild founded?

Widnes Wild was founded in 2013 in Widnes, GBR, England.

Where is Widnes Wild based?

Widnes Wild is based in Widnes, GBR.

Who is the captain of Widnes Wild?

The captain of Widnes Wild is Berwyn Hughes.

What arena does Widnes Wild play in?

Widnes Wild play their home games at Silver Blades Widnes in Widnes, GBR.

Who is the general manager of Widnes Wild?

The general manager of Widnes Wild is Jon Anderson.

What are the team colors of Widnes Wild?

The team colors of Widnes Wild are Black + Yellow + White.

Widnes Wild

NIHL 1

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Widnes Wild were 16-14-2 in the 2022-23 NIHL 1 season with 34 points, 5th in the North and 7th overall.

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2022-2023 Widnes Wild Player Stats

All Positions

Widnes Wild — 2022-2023 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NIHL 1
1.		Joe Coulter (F)	29	10	26	36	36	-
2.		Richard Haggar (F)	17	17	10	27	2	-
3.		Rhys Edwards (F/D)	29	12	15	27	53	-	2	1	0	1	4
4.		Matthew Barlow (F)	30	11	14	25	30	-	2	0	2	2	2
5.		Nathan Parkes-Britton (F)	31	14	10	24	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
6.		Daniel Haid (C/RW)	26	14	6	20	11	-
7.		Michael Gilbert (F)	25	4	14	18	55	-	2	0	0	0	2
8.		Joe Greaves (F)	18	7	8	15	74	-	2	0	0	0	2
9.		Jacob Corson-Heron (C/W)	13	4	9	13	8	-	2	0	1	1	6
10.		Jonathon Williamson (D)	29	2	8	10	19	-	2	0	0	0	2
11.		Berwyn Hughes (D/F)	28	6	3	9	24	-	2	1	0	1	0
12.		Andrew Hopkins (F)	29	2	7	9	6	-	2	0	1	1	2
13.		Thomas Jackson (D)	24	0	9	9	38	-
14.		Calum Ruddick (D)	30	3	3	6	45	-	2	0	0	0	4
15.		Adam Jasecko (C/RW)	15	2	4	6	8	-
16.		Jack Murray (D)	28	1	5	6	23	-	2	0	0	0	9
17.		William Harper (D)	12	1	3	4	55	-	2	0	0	0	8
18.		Reaghan Taylor (F/D)	9	0	3	3	4	-
19.		Lee Kemp (D)	14	0	3	3	24	-
20.		Ken Armstrong (F)	24	1	1	2	4	-	2	0	0	0	0
21.		Thomas Barry (D)	1	1	0	1	0	-
22.		Kohen Taylor (D)	8	0	1	1	2	-	1	0	0	0	2
23.		Chris Gee (D/F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Joe Wyatt (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-
25.		Kieron Furlong (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-
26.		Joel Bark (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-
27.		Josh Reynolds (F)	6	0	0	0	0	-
28.		Jake Meehan (D)	24	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
29.		Alexander Mitchell (D)	24	0	0	0	15	-	2	0	0	0	0
NIHL 1 North Cup
1.		Richard Haggar (F)	16	15	10	25	0	-
2.		Joe Coulter (F)	17	3	17	20	28	-
3.		Matthew Barlow (F)	15	7	5	12	20	-
4.		Joe Greaves (F)	8	6	4	10	30	-
5.		Daniel Haid (C/RW)	14	6	2	8	9	-
6.		Rhys Edwards (F/D)	15	4	4	8	17	-
7.		Nathan Parkes-Britton (F)	17	4	4	8	0	-
8.		Michael Gilbert (F)	12	1	5	6	17	-
9.		Jonathon Williamson (D)	15	1	5	6	12	-
10.		Adam Jasecko (C/RW)	10	2	2	4	6	-
11.		Jack Murray (D)	15	1	3	4	9	-
12.		Calum Ruddick (D)	16	2	1	3	16	-
13.		Andrew Hopkins (F)	17	1	2	3	4	-
14.		Thomas Jackson (D)	12	0	3	3	30	-
15.		Lee Kemp (D)	13	0	3	3	24	-
16.		William Harper (D)	5	0	2	2	11	-
17.		Jacob Corson-Heron (C/W)	6	0	2	2	6	-
18.		Reaghan Taylor (F/D)	7	0	2	2	4	-
19.		Thomas Barry (D)	1	1	0	1	0	-
20.		Berwyn Hughes (D/F)	14	1	0	1	11	-
21.		Chris Gee (D/F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
22.		Kohen Taylor (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
23.		Joe Wyatt (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Kieron Furlong (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-
25.		Joel Bark (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-
26.		Josh Reynolds (F)	6	0	0	0	0	-
27.		Ken Armstrong (F)	13	0	0	0	2	-
28.		Alexander Mitchell (D)	13	0	0	0	7	-
29.		Jake Meehan (D)	14	0	0	0	0	-

Widnes Wild — 2022-2023 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NIHL 1
1.		Miles Finney (G)	31	4.13	.909	15	14	2	0	1845:48	1265	2	6.94	.893
2.		Jake Lowndes (G)	1	4.30	.875	0	0	0	0	13:57	7	1	31.66	.333
3.		Evan Coles (G)	1	20.58	.750	0	0	0	0	5:50	6
4.		Callum Preston (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.		Gabriel Lingard (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NIHL 1 North Cup
1.		Miles Finney (G)	16	3.79	.918	7	8	1	0	918:46	851
2.		Evan Coles (G)	3	7.48	.835	0	1	0	0	104:18	66

2022-2023 Widnes Wild Staff

Asst. CoachMark Gillingham
Asst. CoachJosh Grocutt
Player-CoachJoe Coulter
Player-CoachRichard Haggar
General ManagerJon Anderson
General ManagerDavid Edwards
Equipment ManagerLouis Rosslyn
Physical TherapistBob Bramah

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Widnes Wild Captains

"C"

Berwyn Hughes

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 Widnes Wild Demographics

Widnes Wild Facts

Plays in: National Ice Hockey League Division 1
Team Colors: Black + Yellow + White
Town: Widnes, GBR Map
Founded: 2013

2022-2023 Widnes Wild Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players
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Experience

Widnes Wild: 1 808 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Widnes Wild 2 (NIHL 2)
Widnes Wild U16 (England U16)
Widnes Wild U16 2 (England U16 2)
Widnes Wild U19 (England U19 2)
Widnes Wild U19 2 (England U19 3)
Widnes Wild Women (WNIHL 1 (W))

Arena Information

Arena Name: Silver Blades Widnes
Location: Widnes
Capacity: 600
Construction Year: 2013

Widnes Wild Games

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Latest Transactions

Widnes Wild — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Rhys Edwards (F)	Deeside Dragons	Details
08/30/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Luca Tessadri (G)	Telford Tigers 2	Details
08/12/2026	Confirmed	joining	Cody Ogden (F)	Deeside Dragons	Details
08/09/2026	Confirmed	joining	Cade King (D)	Blackburn Hawks	Details
08/08/2026	Confirmed	joining	Oliver Booth (G)	Leeds Knights	Details
08/06/2026	Extension		Owen Severn (G)		Details
08/05/2026	Extension		Reece O'Brien (D)		Details
08/04/2026	Extension		Jared Knowles (F)		Details

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Widnes Wild History and Standings

Widnes Wild — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NIHL 1	7	5	1	-	0	1	38	25	17	2.43	3	-
2025-2026	NIHL 1	36	11	22	-	0	3	107	163	36	1	7	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	NIHL 1	36	6	28	-	2	0	119	232	22	0.61	9	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NIHL 1	32	9	22	-	-	1	88	165	19	0.59	7	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	NIHL 1	32	16	14	-	-	2	117	132	34	1.06	5	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL 1	28	15	9	-	1	3	125	114	35	1.25	3	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	NIHL 2	25	15	7	-	2	1	138	87	35	1.4	4	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	NIHL 2	32	27	4	-	1	0	220	80	56	1.75	1	Champion
2017-2018	NIHL 2	36	23	9	-	2	1	207	82	52	1.44	2	Champion
2016-2017	NIHL 2	28	20	6	2	-	-	136	77	42	1.5	2	Champion
2015-2016	NIHL 2	27	19	5	3	-	-	178	92	41	1.52	2	Final loss
2014-2015	NIHL 2	36	20	14	2	-	-	176	139	42	1.17	4	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	NIHL 2	28	11	16	1	-	-	104	154	23	0.82	5	Semifinal loss

Widnes Wild Tournament Statistics

Widnes Wild — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NIHL 1 North Cup	8	3	4	-	0	1	26	37	10	1.25	4	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NIHL 1 North Cup	8	0	8	-	0	0	15	63	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	M56 Cup	4	2	2	-	-	0	19	25	6	1.5	2	No playoffs held
	NIHL 1 North Cup	15	5	10	-	-	0	38	69	10	0.67	7	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NIHL 1 North Cup	15	7	7	-	-	1	52	56	15	1	5	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL 1 North Cup	6	3	2	-	1	0	36	31	8	1.33	2	Champion
2020-2021	NIHL 1 Cup	8	3	4	-	0	1	37	46	7	0.88	2	Champion
	NIHL North Cup	6	3	2	-	1	0	31	24	8	1.33	1	No playoffs held
2019-2020	NIHL 1 Midland Cup	8	0	6	-	0	2	19	55	2	0.25	5	Did not make playoffs

Widnes Wild Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Widnes Wild — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	2026-2027	Leeds Knights	NIHL	10	4	9	13	11
2.	Adam Barnes (F)	2026-2027	Blackburn Hawks	NIHL 1	7	3	8	11	2
3.	Joel Bark (D)	2026-2027	Sutton Sting	NIHL 2	8	1	7	8	8
4.	Kohen Taylor (D)	2026-2027	Hull Jets	NIHL 1	9	0	8	8	24
5.	Richard Haggar (F)	2026-2027	Hull Jets	NIHL 1	8	2	5	7	0
6.	Kieran Beach (F)	2026-2027	Hull Jets	NIHL 1	9	4	2	6	0
7.	Scott McKenzie (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	9	3	3	6	2
8.	Chris Wilcox (D)	2026-2027	Hull Jets	NIHL 1	9	2	4	6	10
9.	Andrew Craik (F)	2026-2027	Solway Sharks SNL	SNL	9	3	2	5	5
10.	Matthew Barlow (F)	2026-2027	Deeside Dragons	NIHL 1	4	2	3	5	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Widnes Wild — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	168 lbs	23.87
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	25.04
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	22.36
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	23.38
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	25.33

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shaun Dippnall (F)	172	109	212	321
2.	Michael Gilbert (F)	215	104	157	261
3.	Oliver Barron (F)	92	106	105	211
4.	Stuart Brittle (F)	84	63	120	183
5.	Jakub Hájek (F)	65	65	80	145

Franchise All-Time Goals

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shaun Dippnall (F)	172	109	212	321
2.	Oliver Barron (F)	92	106	105	211
3.	Michael Gilbert (F)	215	104	157	261
4.	Filip Supa (F)	56	82	39	121
5.	Jakub Hájek (F)	65	65	80	145

Franchise All-Time Assists

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shaun Dippnall (F)	172	109	212	321
2.	Michael Gilbert (F)	215	104	157	261
3.	Stuart Brittle (F)	84	63	120	183
4.	Oliver Barron (F)	92	106	105	211
5.	Jakub Hájek (F)	65	65	80	145

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Lee Kemp (D)	177	12	58	411
2.	Berwyn Hughes (D)	293	41	99	290
3.	Thomas Jackson (D)	270	15	76	282
4.	Thomas Ratcliffe (F)	97	15	37	282
5.	Calum Ruddick (D)	114	12	34	264

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Berwyn Hughes (D)	293	41	58	99
2.	Thomas Jackson (D)	270	15	61	76
3.	Ken Armstrong (F)	260	16	27	43
4.	Michael Gilbert (F)	215	104	157	261
5.	Lee Kemp (D)	177	12	46	58

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Scott McKenzie (F)	28	57	128	4.57
2.	Oliver Barron (F)	92	106	211	2.29
3.	Alex Rushby (F)	7	8	16	2.29
4.	Vladislavs Vulkanovs (F)	26	38	59	2.27
5.	Jakub Hájek (F)	65	65	145	2.23

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Scott McKenzie (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	28	57	71	128	4.57	58
2.	Oliver Barron (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	32	43	39	82	2.56	44
3.	Filip Supa (F)	2014-2015	NIHL 2	34	55	25	80	2.35	48
4.	Stuart Brittle (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	33	26	52	78	2.36	30
5.	Shaun Dippnall (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	27	23	55	78	2.89	26

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Scott McKenzie (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	28	57	71	128	4.57	58
2.	Filip Supa (F)	2014-2015	NIHL 2	34	55	25	80	2.35	48
3.	Oliver Barron (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	32	43	39	82	2.56	44
4.	Jakub Hájek (F)	2018-2019	NIHL 2	32	38	35	73	2.28	20
5.	Vladislavs Vulkanovs (F)	2021-2022	NIHL 1	26	38	21	59	2.27	12

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Scott McKenzie (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	28	57	71	128	4.57	58
2.	Shaun Dippnall (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	27	23	55	78	2.89	26
3.	Stuart Brittle (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	33	26	52	78	2.36	30
4.	Nick Manning (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 2	29	22	45	67	2.31	22
5.	Shaun Dippnall (F)	2014-2015	NIHL 2	31	13	45	58	1.87	44

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Widnes Wild — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Calum Ruddick (D)	2013-2014	NIHL 2	23	2	6	8	0.35	119
2.	Damarni James (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	26	5	5	10	0.38	107
3.	William Harper (D)	2023-2024	NIHL 1	30	5	10	15	0.50	100
4.	Thomas Ratcliffe (F)	2016-2017	NIHL 2	19	4	1	5	0.26	100
5.	Berwyn Hughes (D)	2014-2015	NIHL 2	36	6	9	15	0.42	98