What league does Blackburn Hawks play in?

Blackburn Hawks play in the NIHL 1.

When was Blackburn Hawks founded?

Blackburn Hawks was founded in 1992 in Blackburn, GBR, England.

Where is Blackburn Hawks based?

Blackburn Hawks is based in Blackburn, GBR.

Who is the head coach of Blackburn Hawks?

The head coach of Blackburn Hawks is Matt Darlow.

Who is the captain of Blackburn Hawks?

The captain of Blackburn Hawks is Oliver Lomax.

What arena does Blackburn Hawks play in?

Blackburn Hawks play their home games at Blackburn Arena in Blackburn, GBR.

Who is the general manager of Blackburn Hawks?

The general manager of Blackburn Hawks is Mark Kinder.

What are the team colors of Blackburn Hawks?

The team colors of Blackburn Hawks are Red + Yellow + White.

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2016-2017 Blackburn Hawks Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
NIHL 1
1.	Richard Bentham (D/F)	20	21	26	47	40	-	1	0	1	1	12
2.	Aaron Davies (F)	28	20	22	42	26	-	1	1	0	1	0
3.	Steven Duncombe (D)	28	2	23	25	65	-	1	0	1	1	2
4.	Mikko Sierman (F)	26	10	14	24	14	-	1	0	0	0	0
5.	Jozef Istocy (LW)	15	15	8	23	29	-	1	1	0	1	0
6.	Philip Mulcahy (F)	27	9	14	23	18	-	1	0	0	0	0
7.	James Riddoch (F)	28	6	13	19	8	-	1	0	1	1	0
8.	Nick Oliver (D)	26	6	11	17	90	-	1	0	0	0	0
9.	Corey Stones (F)	19	5	5	10	56	-	1	0	0	0	2
10.	Bobby Streetly (D)	28	1	8	9	14	-	1	0	1	1	0
11.	Lewis Baldwin (D/F)	6	4	4	8	2	-
12.	Patrik Nyman (C)	6	4	4	8	16	-
13.	Thomas Parkinson (F)	25	2	4	6	2	-	1	1	0	1	0
14.	Bobby Caunce (F)	8	2	2	4	6	-
15.	Oliver Lomax (D)	15	1	3	4	30	-	1	0	0	0	4
16.	James Royds (F)	9	0	3	3	2	-	1	0	1	1	0
17.	Reece Cairney-Witter (D)	27	0	3	3	42	-	1	0	0	0	0
18.	Carl Price (D/F)	24	1	1	2	14	-	1	0	0	0	0
19.	Chris Gee (D/F)	10	0	1	1	6	-	1	0	0	0	0
20.	Harry Mercer (F)	11	0	1	1	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
21.	Daniel Sanderson (D)	11	0	1	1	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
22.	Chris Butler (D)	19	0	1	1	22	-	1	0	0	0	0
23.	Sean Jones (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
24.	Chris Jones (F/D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
25.	Craig Lutkevitch (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
26.	Kyle Haslam (F)	8	0	0	0	0	-
NIHL North Cup
1.	Aaron Davies (F)	11	10	5	15	16	-
2.	Mikko Sierman (F)	11	2	11	13	0	-
3.	Richard Bentham (D/F)	8	6	3	9	37	-
4.	James Riddoch (F)	11	3	3	6	4	-
5.	Bobby Caunce (F)	7	1	5	6	0	-
6.	Nick Oliver (D)	10	1	5	6	10	-
7.	Philip Mulcahy (F)	11	2	3	5	4	-
8.	Thomas Parkinson (F)	9	3	0	3	4	-
9.	Jozef Istocy (LW)	3	2	1	3	0	-
10.	James Royds (F)	7	2	1	3	2	-
11.	Oliver Lomax (D)	10	0	3	3	119	-
12.	Bobby Streetly (D)	11	0	3	3	8	-
13.	Patrik Nyman (C)	2	1	1	2	4	-
14.	Kyle Haslam (F)	8	1	1	2	0	-
15.	Steven Duncombe (D)	10	1	1	2	6	-
16.	Chris Butler (D)	10	1	1	2	34	-
17.	Reece Cairney-Witter (D)	8	0	2	2	60	-
18.	Carl Price (D/F)	11	0	2	2	2	-
19.	Corey Stones (F)	5	1	0	1	10	-
20.	Lewis Baldwin (D/F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
21.	Owen Woods (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
22.	Daniel Sanderson (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-
23.	Chris Gee (D/F)	3	0	0	0	4	-
24.	Harry Mercer (F)	7	0	0	0	0	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	SV%
NIHL 1
1.	Stuart Ashton (G)	27	-	.907	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	.829
2.	Niks Trapans (G)	26	-	.870	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
3.	Daniel Morris (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NIHL North Cup
1.	Niks Trapans (G)	11	-	.900	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Stuart Ashton (G)	9	-	.897	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Daniel Morris (G)	2	-	.643	-	-	-	-	-	-

2016-2017 Blackburn Hawks Staff

Head CoachMatt Darlow
Asst. CoachAnthony Kinder
Player-CoachSteven Duncombe
General ManagerMark Kinder
Asst. General ManagerMiek Harris
Conditioning CoachTom Collins
Equipment ManagerNick Riley

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2016-2017 Blackburn Hawks Captains

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2016-2017 Blackburn Hawks Demographics

Blackburn Hawks Facts

Plays in: National Ice Hockey League Division 1
Team Colors: Red + Yellow + White
Town: Blackburn, GBR Map
Founded: 1992

2016-2017 Blackburn Hawks Roster Facts

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Experience

Blackburn Hawks: 1 441 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Blackburn Hawks Women (WNIHL 2 (W))

Arena Information

Arena Name: Blackburn Arena
Location: Blackburn, GBR
Capacity: 3 200
Construction Year: 1991

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Blackburn Hawks History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NIHL 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	NIHL 1	36	31	5	-	0	0	216	95	93	2.58	1	Conference Champion
2024-2025	NIHL 1	36	29	6	-	1	0	242	104	89	2.47	2	Final loss
2023-2024	Northern	6	4	1	-	-	1	26	22	13	2.17	2	No playoffs held
	NIHL 1	32	22	10	-	-	0	162	100	44	1.38	3	Champion
2022-2023	NIHL 1	32	12	18	-	-	2	111	146	26	0.81	7	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL 1	28	4	19	-	5	0	127	205	18	0.64	7	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	NIHL 1	24	7	16	-	0	1	98	149	15	0.63	6	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	NIHL 1	36	13	22	-	1	0	138	204	28	0.78	7	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	NIHL 1	36	13	19	-	3	1	142	145	33	0.92	7	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	NIHL 1	28	12	14	2	-	-	108	125	26	0.93	3	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	NIHL 1	32	26	3	3	-	-	221	68	55	1.72	1	Champion
2014-2015	NIHL 1	24	21	0	3	-	-	155	45	45	1.88	1	Champion
2013-2014	NIHL 1	28	16	8	4	-	-	138	67	36	1.29	2	Final loss
2012-2013	NIHL 1	31	16	11	4	-	-	123	110	36	1.16	4	Champion
2011-2012	ENL	32	20	11	1	-	-	133	87	41	1.28	3	Final loss
2010-2011	Northern	23	6	14	3	-	-	66	95	15	0.65	5	Did not make playoffs
	ENL	28	11	12	5	-	-	96	92	27	0.96	4	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	ENL	28	12	15	1	-	-	116	101	25	0.89	5	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2008-2009	ENL	28	7	19	2	-	-	71	101	16	0.57	7	Placement game loss
2007-2008	Northern	24	2	18	-	-	4	41	100	8	0.33	7	Did not make playoffs
	ENL	22	12	7	3	-	-	110	66	27	1.23	6	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	Northern	22	8	14	0	-	0	65	107	16	0.73	5	Did not make playoffs
	ENL	18	9	7	2	-	-	108	81	20	1.11	5	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	Northern	11	5	6	0	-	0	50	68	10	0.91	5	Did not make playoffs
	ENL	14	9	4	1	-	-	82	42	19	1.36	3	Championship Round
2004-2005	ENL	16	9	5	2	-	-	110	62	20	1.25	3	Championship Round
2003-2004	ENL	18	11	6	1	-	-	120	71	23	1.28	4	Championship Round
2002-2003	ENL	18	10	8	0	-	-	119	81	20	1.11	5	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	ENL	18	9	7	2	-	-	112	81	20	1.11	4	Did not make playoffs

Blackburn Hawks Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Blackburn Hawks
2025-2026	NIHL 1 North Cup	8	8	0	-	0	0	56	23	24	3	1	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	NIHL 1 North Cup	8	8	0	-	0	0	65	16	24	3	1	Final loss
2023-2024	M56 Cup	4	3	1	-	-	0	22	11	9	2.25	1	No playoffs held
	NIHL 1 North Cup	16	11	5	-	-	0	74	49	22	1.38	3	Champion
2022-2023	NIHL 1 North Cup	16	6	10	-	-	0	57	76	12	0.75	6	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NIHL 1 North Cup	6	1	5	-	0	0	18	49	2	0.33	4	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NIHL North Cup	6	3	2	-	1	0	29	31	8	1.33	2	No playoffs held
2019-2020	NIHL 1 Midland Cup	8	4	3	-	1	0	44	38	10	1.25	3	Final loss
2018-2019	NIHL North Cup	12	3	9	-	0	0	37	66	6	0.5	6	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NIHL National Cup	8	4	4	-	0	0	35	41	8	1	2	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	NIHL North Cup	12	4	7	-	0	1	37	60	13	1.08	3	No playoffs held
2014-2015	Eng. Chal. Cup	12	4	8	-	0	0	47	63	8	0.67	5	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	EPIHL Cup	6	0	6	0	-	-	6	72	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	ENL Cup	6	0	4	2	-	-	24	40	2	0.33	4	No playoffs held
	EPIHL Cup	16	3	10	3	-	-	39	105	9	0.56	4	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	ENL Cup	6	2	2	2	-	-	27	30	6	1	2	Did not make playoffs
	EPIHL Cup	8	0	5	3	-	-	28	70	3	0.38	5	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	Northern Cup	6	0	4	2	-	-	21	37	2	0.33	4	No playoffs held
	EPIHL Cup	6	2	3	1	-	-	23	49	5	0.83	2	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	ENL Cup	8	3	5	0	-	-	28	48	6	0.75	4	Did not make playoffs
	EPIHL Cup	6	0	5	1	-	-	9	57	1	0.17	4	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Anglo-Scottish Cup	4	1	3	0	-	-	11	29	2	0.5	2	Withdrawn
	English Cup	6	3	2	1	-	-	50	28	7	1.17	3	Did not make playoffs
	EPIHL Cup	6	0	6	0	-	-	24	63	0	0	6	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	Christmas Cup	10	2	8	0	-	0	34	82	4	0.4	5	Did not make playoffs
	English Cup	8	5	3	0	-	-	66	34	10	1.25	2	Did not make playoffs
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1997-1998	Christmas Cup	10	2	7	0	-	1	46	76	5	0.5	5	Did not make playoffs
Blackburn Hawks
1995-1996	Autumn Cup	8	4	4	0	-	-	59	63	8	1	4	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	Autumn Cup	8	0	8	0	-	-	36	73	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
1993-1994	Autumn Trophy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Semifinal loss

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Blackburn Hawks Stars And Cult Players

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Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	2026-2027	Leeds Knights	NIHL	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Alex Kent (F)	2026-2027	Hull Seahawks	NIHL	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Finlay Ulrick (F)	2026-2027	Hull Seahawks	NIHL	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Jason Hewitt (D)	2026-2027	Hull Seahawks	NIHL	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Nick Oliver (D)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	-	-	-	-	-
6.	James Parsons (F)	2026-2027	Deeside Dragons 2	NIHL 2	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Chris Jones (F)	2026-2027	Deeside Dragons 2	NIHL 2	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Richard Bentham (D)	2026-2027	Solway Sharks SNL	SNL	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Daragh Spawforth (F)	2026-2027	Leeds Knights	NIHL	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Philip Mulcahy (F)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	26.70
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	27.91
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	25.32
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	24.26
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	21.85

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Davies (F)	507	275	272	547
2.	Bobby Haig (F)	212	176	251	427
3.	Steve Moria (F)	76	170	235	405
4.	James Riddoch (F)	317	105	193	298
5.	John Haig (F)	79	135	154	289

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Davies (F)	507	275	272	547
2.	Bobby Haig (F)	212	176	251	427
3.	Steve Moria (F)	76	170	235	405
4.	Adam Barnes (F)	109	137	97	234
5.	John Haig (F)	79	135	154	289

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Davies (F)	507	275	272	547
2.	Bobby Haig (F)	212	176	251	427
3.	Steve Moria (F)	76	170	235	405
4.	James Riddoch (F)	317	105	193	298
5.	David Meikle (F)	239	115	172	287

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Oliver Lomax (D)	323	38	110	1132
2.	Chris Arnone (D)	253	70	214	1030
3.	Aaron Davies (F)	507	275	547	1021
4.	Richard Bentham (D)	151	112	271	603
5.	David Meikle (F)	239	115	287	429

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Davies (F)	507	275	272	547
2.	Oliver Lomax (D)	323	38	72	110
3.	James Riddoch (F)	317	105	193	298
4.	Bobby Streetly (D)	259	23	122	145
5.	Chris Arnone (D)	253	70	144	214

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Fred Perlini (F)	21	83	132	6.29
2.	Kevin Freckelton (F)	32	102	188	5.88
3.	Steve Moria (F)	76	170	405	5.33
4.	Steve Chartrand (F)	52	108	251	4.83
5.	Dan Holden (F)	27	46	116	4.30

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Steve Chartrand (F)	1995-1996	52	108	251
2.	Oleg Sinkov (F)	1995-1996	52	105	216
3.	John Haig (F)	1995-1996	51	95	209
4.	Steve Moria (F)	1993-1994	44	87	203
5.	Steve Moria (F)	1992-1993	32	83	202

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Steve Chartrand (F)	1995-1996	52	108	251
2.	Oleg Sinkov (F)	1995-1996	52	105	216
3.	Kevin Freckelton (F)	1992-1993	32	102	188
4.	John Haig (F)	1995-1996	51	95	209
5.	Steve Moria (F)	1993-1994	44	87	203

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Steve Chartrand (F)	1995-1996	52	143	251
2.	Steve Moria (F)	1992-1993	32	119	202
3.	Steve Moria (F)	1993-1994	44	116	203
4.	John Haig (F)	1995-1996	51	114	209
5.	Oleg Sinkov (F)	1995-1996	52	111	216

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Ryan Kummu (D)	1995-1996	49	128	190
2.	Chris Arnone (D)	2007-2008	21	13	188
3.	Chris Arnone (D)	2012-2013	31	19	182
4.	Oliver Lomax (D)	2009-2010	26	7	182
5.	Richard Bentham (D)	2009-2010	15	22	165