What league does Cardiff Fire play in?

Cardiff Fire play in the NIHL 1.

When was Cardiff Fire founded?

Cardiff Fire was founded in 2015 in Cardiff, GBR, Wales.

Where is Cardiff Fire based?

Cardiff Fire is based in Cardiff, GBR.

Who is the captain of Cardiff Fire?

The captain of Cardiff Fire is Craig Thurston.

What arena does Cardiff Fire play in?

Cardiff Fire play their home games at Vindico Arena in Cardiff, GBR.

Who is the general manager of Cardiff Fire?

The general manager of Cardiff Fire is Stevie Lyle.

Cardiff Fire

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2026-2027 Season

Cardiff Fire are 3-2-0 in the 2026-27 NIHL 1 season with 9 points, 3rd in the South and 9th overall.

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2026-2027 Cardiff Fire Roster

Cardiff Fire — 2026-2027 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#42	Brochan Evans (G)	18	2007		-	-	-	2-way
	#93	Morgan Parsons (G)	22	2004		-	-	-
	#41	Ben Scanlan (G)	24	2002	Cardiff, GBR	6'1"	157	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#23	Yaqub Barnwell (D)	19	2007		-	-	L
	#37	Ben Davies (D)	24	2002	Llantrisant, GBR	6'2"	183	R
	#46	Bodhi James (D)	17	2009		-	-	R	Junior
	#18	Jasper Quinn (D)	26	1999	Colchester, GBR	-	-	-
	#97	Elis Sheppard (D)	29	1997	Cardiff, GBR	6'1"	194	R
	#19	Tom Stephens (D)"A"	23	2003	Milton Keynes, GBR	6'3"	185	L
	#13	Dylan Webb (D)	22	2004		-	-	-	3-way
FORWARDS
	#24	Joseff Brickell (F/D)	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#47	Henry Callaghan (F)	17	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#34	Bailey Hind-Pitcher (RW)"A"	23	2003		6'3"	194	R
	#14	Joseph Malfatti (LW)	17	2009		-	-	R	Junior
	#33	Aaron Moody (F)	24	2002		5'8"	148	L
	#92	Steve Osman (C)	39	1987	Swindon, GBR	6'3"	185	R
	#22	Oliver Phipps (F)	17	2009	Swindon, GBR	-	-	-	Junior
	#83	Robert Price (C/D)	21	2005		5'7"	121	R
	#90	Bobby Ragan (LW)	20	2006	Llantrisant, GBR	5'11"	150	R	28/29
	#72	Owen Smetham (C/LW)	21	2005	Bath, GBR	5'10"	176	L	2-way
	#12	Rhys Smetham (C/LW)	23	2003	Trowbridge, GBR	6'1"	187	L	2-way
	#10	Alfie Stone (C)	18	2008	Cardiff, GBR	-	-	-	Junior
	#9	William Thurlbert (F)	20	2006	Cardiff, GBR	5'11"	154	R
	#95	Craig Thurston (F)"C"	31	1995	Billingham, GBR	5'10"	185	R
Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 14Av Age: 22.21 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 170 lbsCompare with other teams »

2026-2027 Cardiff Fire Staff

Player-CoachElis Sheppard
General ManagerStevie Lyle
Dir. of Hockey OperationsStevie Lyle
Dir.Mark Cuddihy
Media ManagerJames Assinder

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2026-2027 Cardiff Fire Captains

"C"

Craig Thurston

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2026-2027 Cardiff Fire Demographics

Cardiff Fire Facts

Plays in: National Ice Hockey League Division 1
Team Colors: -
Town: Cardiff, GBR Map
Founded: 2015

2026-2027 Cardiff Fire Roster Facts

Nationalities

12 players
12 players

Experience

Cardiff Fire: 1 008 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Vindico Arena
Location: Cardiff
Capacity: 3 088
Construction Year: 2016

Cardiff Fire Games

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Latest Transactions

Cardiff Fire — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/15/2026	Confirmed	joining	Steve Osman (F)	Cardiff Canucks	Details
08/07/2026	Extension		Joseff Brickell (F)		Details
08/06/2026	Extension		Ben Davies (D)		Details
08/03/2026	Extension		Jasper Quinn (D)		Details
07/31/2026	Extension		Yaqub Barnwell (D)		Details
07/27/2026	Extension		Robert Price (F)		Details
07/23/2026	Extension		Bodhi James (D)		Details
07/17/2026	Confirmed	joining	Owen Smetham (F)	Bristol Pitbulls	Details

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Cardiff Fire History and Standings

Cardiff Fire — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NIHL 1	5	3	2	-	0	0	23	28	9	1.8	5	-
2025-2026	NIHL 1	28	0	26	-	1	0	33	210	3	0.11	8	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	NIHL 1	36	7	26	-	0	3	74	223	24	0.67	8	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	NIHL 2	22	13	7	-	-	2	100	72	28	1.27	6	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	NIHL 2	24	10	13	-	-	0	100	114	21	0.88	8	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL 2	22	10	10	-	2	0	99	92	24	1.09	6	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	NIHL 1	36	6	28	-	0	0	96	236	12	0.33	9	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	NIHL 2	27	12	13	-	1	0	108	125	27	1	8	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NIHL 1	32	0	29	-	0	2	41	223	3	0.09	9	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NIHL 2	14	14	0	0	-	-	91	24	32	2.29	1	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	NIHL 2	14	9	1	4	-	-	64	20	23	1.64	1	Final loss

Cardiff Fire Tournament Statistics

Cardiff Fire — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NIHL 1 Britton Cup	6	0	5	-	1	0	9	40	2	0.33	4	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NIHL 1 South Cup	8	2	6	-	0	0	18	54	6	0.75	4	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NIHL 2 South Cup	10	5	3	-	-	2	43	43	12	1.2	4	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NIHL 2 South Cup	10	4	5	-	-	0	38	41	9	0.9	3	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NIHL 2 South Cup	8	6	1	-	1	0	43	26	14	1.75	2	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	NIHL South 2 Cup	5	4	0	1	-	-	22	6	11	2.2	1	Final loss

Cardiff Fire Retired Numbers

#44 Alex Madge (F)

Where Are They Now?

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Cardiff Fire — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Carter Lloyd (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Canucks	NIHL 2	6	3	4	7	6
2.	Luther Daly (F)	2026-2027	Lee Valley Lions	NIHL 2	5	3	3	6	2
3.	Daniel Williams (F)	2026-2027	Solent Devils	NIHL 1	6	4	1	5	0
4.	Jay Warren (F)	2026-2027	Swindon Wildcats 2	NIHL 1	5	2	3	5	16
5.	Lewis Hallewell (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Canucks	NIHL 2	6	3	1	4	2
6.	Reed Sayers (F)	2026-2027	Swindon Wildcats	NIHL	8	2	2	4	0
7.	Ciaran Wilson (F)	2026-2027	Oxford Stars	NIHL 2	5	2	1	3	18
8.	Viktor Karlåker Langseth (D)	2026-2027	Cardiff Canucks	NIHL 2	6	2	1	3	6
9.	Carter Lloyd (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Canucks	-	2	1	1	2	0
10.	Lewis Stevens (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Canucks	NIHL 2	6	1	1	2	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Cardiff Fire — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	170 lbs	22.21
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	24.86
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	24.31
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	22.52
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	168 lbs	24.46

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lewis Stevens (F)	164	56	61	117
2.	Carter Lloyd (F)	125	51	60	111
3.	Kristians Kasjanovs (F)	105	64	45	109
4.	Elis Sheppard (D)	225	38	71	109
5.	Jordan Powell (F)	76	53	52	105

Franchise All-Time Goals

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kristians Kasjanovs (F)	105	64	45	109
2.	Lewis Stevens (F)	164	56	61	117
3.	Iwan Davies (D)	169	55	38	93
4.	Jordan Powell (F)	76	53	52	105
5.	Carter Lloyd (F)	125	51	60	111

Franchise All-Time Assists

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elis Sheppard (D)	225	38	71	109
2.	Lewis Stevens (F)	164	56	61	117
3.	Carter Lloyd (F)	125	51	60	111
4.	Jordan Powell (F)	76	53	52	105
5.	Chris Fox (F)	140	22	46	68

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Elis Sheppard (D)	225	38	109	421
2.	Samual Bryant (F)	96	26	63	376
3.	Cedric Racine (F)	96	4	16	323
4.	Jasper Quinn (D)	78	2	8	293
5.	Jordan Powell (F)	76	53	105	271

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elis Sheppard (D)	225	38	71	109
2.	Iwan Davies (D)	169	55	38	93
3.	Lewis Stevens (F)	164	56	61	117
4.	Chris Fox (F)	140	22	46	68
5.	Carter Lloyd (F)	125	51	60	111

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Owen Smetham (F)	4	5	9	2.25
2.	Rhys Smetham (F)	4	2	8	2.00
3.	Robert Sedlak (F)	30	25	54	1.80
4.	Tim Burrows (F)	13	10	22	1.69
5.	Reed Sayers (F)	14	17	23	1.64

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lewis Stevens (F)	2023-2024	NIHL 2	22	18	18	36	1.64	18
2.	Tamás Éliás (F)	2018-2019	NIHL 2	26	16	19	35	1.35	20
3.	Carter Lloyd (F)	2023-2024	NIHL 2	20	20	13	33	1.65	4
4.	Kristians Kasjanovs (F)	2022-2023	NIHL 2	21	20	11	31	1.48	40
5.	Lewis Stevens (F)	2022-2023	NIHL 2	22	13	17	30	1.36	46

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Carter Lloyd (F)	2023-2024	NIHL 2	20	20	13	33	1.65	4
2.	Kristians Kasjanovs (F)	2022-2023	NIHL 2	21	20	11	31	1.48	40
3.	Lewis Stevens (F)	2023-2024	NIHL 2	22	18	18	36	1.64	18
4.	Reed Sayers (F)	2019-2020	NIHL 1	14	17	6	23	1.64	8
5.	Tamás Éliás (F)	2018-2019	NIHL 2	26	16	19	35	1.35	20

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tamás Éliás (F)	2018-2019	NIHL 2	26	16	19	35	1.35	20
2.	Lewis Stevens (F)	2023-2024	NIHL 2	22	18	18	36	1.64	18
3.	Robert Sedlak (F)	2015-2016	NIHL 2	14	12	18	30	2.14	8
4.	Carter Lloyd (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	36	10	18	28	0.78	8
5.	Alan Armour (F)	2018-2019	NIHL 2	21	0	18	18	0.86	22

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Cardiff Fire — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jasper Quinn (D)	2023-2024	NIHL 2	15	1	3	4	0.27	118
2.	Cedric Racine (F)	2021-2022	NIHL 2	17	0	2	2	0.12	117
3.	Ross Wilkinson (D)	2018-2019	NIHL 2	13	0	11	11	0.85	103
4.	David Sadler (F)	2017-2018	NIHL 1	13	0	2	2	0.15	102
5.	Kristians Kasjanovs (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	24	4	8	12	0.50	91