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2025-2026 Leeds Knights Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#27	Oliver Booth (G)	18	2007	Nottingham, GBR	6'1"	183	L	2-way
	#31	Sam Gospel (G)	31	1994	Nottingham, GBR	5'10"	157	L	25/26
	#29	Daniel Norton (G)	20	2005	Doncaster, GBR	-	-	L	2-way
DEFENSEMEN
	#14	Lewis Baldwin (D/F)	26	1999	Billingham, GBR	5'9"	181	R	25/26
	#13	Jonas Bennett (D)	16	2009	Sheffield, GBR	5'9"	161	L	Junior
	#43	Samuel Cooper (D)	21	2004	Portsmouth, GBR	6'3"	201	R	25/26
	#18	Lawrence Dean (D)	16	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#22	Thomas Dermott (D)	22	2003	Barnsley, GBR	5'11"	-	R
	#11	Sam Dunn (D)	27	1998	Bewdley, ON, CAN	6'2"	216	R	25/26
	#44	Jordan Griffin (D)	23	2002	Crewe, GBR	6'0"	181	R	25/26
	#18	Liam Hine (D)	17	2008	Blackburn, GBR	-	-	L	Junior
	#8	Bowdyn Neely (D)	22	2003	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'0"	181	R	26/27
	#3	Bailey Perre (D)	21	2004	Swindon, GBR	5'11"	194	R	25/26
FORWARDS
	#22	Kurts Baumanis (F)	18	2007	Aizpute, LAT	6'1"	174	L	Junior
	#73	Matt Bissonnette (C/W)	33	1992	Beaconsfield, QC, CAN	6'4"	198	L	25/26
	#33	Finley Bradon (C/W)	20	2005	Darlington, GBR	6'2"	170	R	26/27
	#12	Kieran Brown (F)"C"	24	2001	Bradford, GBR	5'10"	181	L	25/26
	#41	Oliver Endicott (C/W)	21	2004	Swindon, GBR	5'7"	176	L	25/26
	#19	Innes Gallacher (F)	21	2004		-	-	-	25/26
	#36	Danny Harrison (F)	16	2009		-	-	R	Junior
	#95	Mac Howlett (LW/C)	25	1999	Woking, GBR	5'10"	176	L	25/26
	#91	Arturs Mickevics (RW/LW)	34	1991	Talsi, LAT	6'0"	176	R	25/26
	#93	Bálint Pákozdi (F)	26	1999	Budapest, HUN	6'0"	196	L	25/26
	#78	Liam Peyton (C/LW)	25	2000	Orleans, ON, CAN	6'1"	209	L	25/26
	#72	Daragh Spawforth (F)	17	2008		5'10"	170	L	Junior
	#16	Edgars Vengis (C)	17	2008	Ogre, LAT	6'1"	187	L	Junior

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 13Av Age: 22.19 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 183 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Leeds Knights Staff

Head CoachRyan Aldridge
Goaltending CoachDavid Lawrence
General ManagerStephen Nell
Team ManagerJason Thomas
Franchise OwnerStephen Nell

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Leeds Knights Captains

"C"

Kieran Brown

Team Captaincy History

Leeds Knights Facts

Plays in: Planet Ice National Ice Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + Yellow + White
Town: Leeds, GBR Map
Founded: 2019

2025-2026 Leeds Knights Roster Facts

Nationalities

17 players
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Experience

Leeds Knights: 2 013 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Leeds Knights 2 (NIHL 1)
Leeds Knights U16 (England U16)
Leeds Knights U16 2 (England U16 2)
Leeds Knights U16 Girls (WNIHL U16 (W))
Leeds Knights U19 (England U19)
Leeds Knights U19 2 (England U19 2)
Widnes Wild (NIHL 1)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Planet Ice Leeds
Location: Leeds
Capacity: 1 800
Construction Year: 2019

Leeds Knights Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
12/13/2025 07:00 PM UTC	Milton Keynes Lightning	Leeds Knights	-	NIHL
12/07/2025 04:15 PM UTC	Leeds Knights	Solway Sharks	-	NIHL
11/30/2025 04:15 PM UTC	Basingstoke Bison	Leeds Knights	0 - 2	NIHL
11/29/2025 06:30 PM UTC	Leeds Knights	Romford Raiders	3 - 0	NIHL
11/23/2025 06:00 PM UTC	Leeds Knights	Milton Keynes Lightning	3 - 2	NIHL

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10/30/2025

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Sam Dunn (D)

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10/29/2025

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Matt Staudacher (D)

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08/23/2025

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Jordan Buesa (F)

Leaving forSolway Sharks

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07/26/2025

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Michael Danecko (F)

Leaving forSheffield Steeldogs

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07/24/2025

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07/22/2025

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Liam Peyton (F)

Joining fromTrois-Rivières Lions

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07/11/2025

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Arturs Mickevics (F)

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Leeds Knights History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Leeds Knights
2025-2026	NIHL	22	16	5	-	0	1	92	56	33	1.5	2	-
2024-2025	NIHL	6	3	1	-	1	1	33	22	9	1.5	1	Semifinal loss
	NIHL	54	40	11	-	1	2	253	135	84	1.56	1	Qualification
2023-2024	NIHL	6	5	0	-	-	1	32	17	11	1.83	1	Final loss
	NIHL	54	46	7	-	-	1	266	132	93	1.72	1	Qualification
2022-2023	NIHL	56	46	5	-	-	5	310	144	97	1.73	1	Champion
2021-2022	NIHL	48	23	19	-	4	2	186	172	56	1.17	4	Quarterfinal loss
Leeds Chiefs
2020-2021	NIHL	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	NIHL	49	7	34	-	6	2	145	229	28	0.57	10	Postseason Cancelled

Leeds Knights Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Leeds Knights
2025-2026	NIHL Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-2025	NIHL Cup	10	8	2	-	-	0	57	29	17	1.7	1	Champion
2023-2024	NIHL Cup	20	17	3	-	-	0	95	44	34	1.7	1	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	NIHL Cup	20	18	1	-	-	1	106	50	37	1.85	1	Final loss
2021-2022	NIHL Cup	8	6	2	-	0	0	45	25	12	1.5	2	Final loss
Leeds Chiefs
2019-2020	NIHL Cup	18	3	13	-	1	1	53	77	9	0.5	10	Did not make playoffs

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