What league does Leeds Knights play in?

Leeds Knights play in the NIHL.

When was Leeds Knights founded?

Leeds Knights was founded in 2019 in Leeds, GBR, England.

Where is Leeds Knights based?

Leeds Knights is based in Leeds, GBR.

Who is the head coach of Leeds Knights?

The head coach of Leeds Knights is Ryan Aldridge.

Who is the captain of Leeds Knights?

The captain of Leeds Knights is Sam Zajac.

What arena does Leeds Knights play in?

Leeds Knights play their home games at Planet Ice Leeds in Leeds, GBR.

Who is the general manager of Leeds Knights?

The general manager of Leeds Knights is Stephen Nell.

What are the team colors of Leeds Knights?

The team colors of Leeds Knights are Blue + Yellow + White.

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2021-2022

2021-2022 Season

Leeds Knights were 27-19-2 in the 2021-22 NIHL season with 56 points, 4th overall.

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2021-2022 Leeds Knights Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
NIHL
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	48	54	55	109	118	-	6	6	3	9	2
2.	Adam Barnes (F)	47	28	44	72	14	-	6	1	5	6	2
3.	Brandon Whistle (C)	29	28	33	61	22	-
4.	Cole Shudra (RW/D)	33	22	21	43	33	-	6	5	3	8	11
5.	Matthew Davies (C/LW)	34	10	31	41	46	-	6	2	6	8	16
6.	Archie Hazeldine (D)	46	5	20	25	12	-	4	0	4	4	0
7.	Lewis Baldwin (D/F)	45	7	13	20	18	-	6	0	3	3	0
8.	Sam Zajac (D)	30	2	18	20	43	-	5	0	1	1	2
9.	Ethan Hehir (C)	46	3	15	18	13	-	6	2	1	3	0
10.	Ben Solder (D)	34	4	12	16	20	-	6	0	2	2	4
11.	Harry Gulliver (F)	23	5	9	14	10	-	2	2	0	2	0
12.	Jamie Chilcott (D)	23	3	4	7	6	-	5	1	0	1	2
13.	Ross Kennedy (F)	33	2	5	7	35	-	5	0	0	0	7
14.	Jordan Fisher (D/F)	46	3	3	6	25	-	6	0	0	0	2
15.	Joe Coulter (F)	38	2	4	6	12	-	6	0	0	0	0
16.	Bobby Streetly (D)	48	1	5	6	18	-	6	0	1	1	7
17.	Jordan Griffin (D)	20	1	2	3	23	-	6	0	0	0	20
18.	Finlay Ulrick (RW/C/D)	3	0	2	2	2	-
19.	Carter Hamill (C/LW)	1	1	0	1	0	-
20.	Jacob Lutwyche (LW)	2	1	0	1	0	-
21.	Tate Shudra (LW)	20	1	0	1	4	-	6	0	0	0	0
22.	Mack Stewart (RW/LW)	11	0	1	1	4	-
23.	Thomas Stubley (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
24.	Jamie Smith (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
25.	Damarni James (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
26.	Alex Kent (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
27.	Philip Edgar (C)	4	0	0	0	2	-
28.	Lewis Houston (F)	8	0	0	0	2	-
NIHL Cup
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	12	15	13	28	43	-
2.	Brandon Whistle (C)	12	11	12	23	6	-
3.	Cole Shudra (RW/D)	10	7	15	22	12	-
4.	Adam Barnes (F)	11	5	9	14	0	-
5.	Matthew Davies (C/LW)	7	3	10	13	6	-
6.	Lewis Baldwin (D/F)	12	3	6	9	6	-
7.	Harry Gulliver (F)	4	5	3	8	2	-
8.	Sam Zajac (D)	11	1	6	7	15	-
9.	Ben Solder (D)	12	1	6	7	9	-
10.	Ethan Hehir (C)	12	4	1	5	0	-
11.	Lewis Houston (F)	8	2	2	4	2	-
12.	Ross Kennedy (F)	9	0	4	4	15	-
13.	Jordan Fisher (D/F)	12	1	2	3	13	-
14.	Bobby Streetly (D)	12	1	2	3	14	-
15.	Mack Stewart (RW/LW)	4	0	3	3	0	-
16.	Archie Hazeldine (D)	12	0	3	3	6	-
17.	Joe Coulter (F)	11	0	2	2	6	-
18.	Jordan Griffin (D)	9	1	0	1	9	-
19.	Jacob Lutwyche (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NIHL
1.	Sam Gospel (G)	41	3.02	.914	25	15	-	0	2386:33	1271	6	5.44	.866
2.	Jordan McLaughlin (G)	2	3.57	.909	1	1	-	0	117:41	70
3.	Harrison Walker (G)	1	5.07	.865	0	1	-	0	59:13	32
4.	Niks Trapans (G)	3	5.02	.850	1	2	-	0	143:27	68	1	0.00	1.000
5.	Tyler Perre (G)	2	7.00	.811	0	2	-	0	120:00	60
6.	Oliver Goodman (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Jacob Hammond (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NIHL Cup
1.	Sam Gospel (G)	9	2.91	.928	6	3	-	0	536:14	337
2.	Jordan McLaughlin (G)	2	3.00	.925	2	0	-	0	120:00	74
3.	Ben Churchfield (G)	1	5.04	.861	0	1	-	0	60:00	31
4.	Harrison Walker (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Oliver Goodman (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Jacob Hammond (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Niks Trapans (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2021-2022 Leeds Knights Staff

Head CoachRyan Aldridge
GM/Head CoachDavid Whistle
General ManagerStephen Nell
Team ManagerJason Thomas
Franchise OwnerStephen Nell

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2021-2022 Leeds Knights Captains

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2021-2022 Leeds Knights Demographics

Leeds Knights Facts

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

2021-2022 Leeds Knights Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
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2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Leeds Knights: 1 073 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
10/04/2026 04:15 PM UTC	Romford Raiders	Leeds Knights	-	NIHL
10/03/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Leeds Knights	Milton Keynes Lightning	-	NIHL
09/27/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Peterborough Phantoms	Leeds Knights	3 - 1	NIHL
09/26/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Leeds Knights	Peterborough Phantoms	9 - 2	NIHL
09/19/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Milton Keynes Lightning	Leeds Knights	2 - 1 (OT 61:55)	NIHL

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Sam Dunn (D)

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Liam Hine (D)

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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
2026-2027	NIHL	4	1	2	-	0	1	12	9	3	0.75	8	-
2025-2026	NIHL	6	4	0	-	0	2	20	17	10	1.67	1	Champion
	NIHL	54	31	18	-	2	3	210	166	69	1.28	3	Qualification
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	10	7	3	-	-	0	37	25	14	1.4	2	Final loss
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

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Carter Hamill (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	4	5	4	9	8
2.	Mac Howlett (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	4	3	5	8	4
3.	Archie Hazeldine (D)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	4	0	5	5	0
4.	Cole Shudra (F)	2026-2027	Belfast Giants	-	6	2	2	4	2
5.	Brandon Whistle (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL	2	1	3	4	2
6.	Matthew Haywood (F)	2026-2027	Solway IHC	NIHL	2	1	2	3	0
7.	Helgi Bjarnason (F)	2026-2027	Team Iceland U20	Iceland	4	1	1	2	0
8.	Brandon Whistle (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steelers	-	5	1	1	2	2
9.	Joshua Hodgkinson (D)	2026-2027	Hull Seahawks	NIHL	4	0	2	2	2
10.	Finlay Ulrick (F)	2026-2027	Hull Seahawks	NIHL	4	0	2	2	7

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	23.04
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	23.07
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	23.38
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	23.41
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	22.69

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	249	264	263	527
2.	Matthew Haywood (F)	161	94	175	269
3.	Mac Howlett (F)	147	84	102	186
4.	Adam Barnes (F)	139	75	93	168
5.	Cole Shudra (F)	89	72	84	156

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	249	264	263	527
2.	Matthew Haywood (F)	161	94	175	269
3.	Mac Howlett (F)	147	84	102	186
4.	Adam Barnes (F)	139	75	93	168
5.	Matthew Barron (F)	108	74	78	152

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	249	264	263	527
2.	Matthew Haywood (F)	161	94	175	269
3.	Matt Bissonnette (F)	108	40	108	148
4.	Mac Howlett (F)	147	84	102	186
5.	Adam Barnes (F)	139	75	93	168

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	249	264	527	346
2.	Oliver Endicott (F)	197	43	126	321
3.	Jordan Griffin (D)	194	10	47	276
4.	Bailey Perre (D)	194	3	27	217
5.	Jordan Buesa (F)	94	36	82	178

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lewis Baldwin (D)	261	26	71	97
2.	Kieran Brown (F)	249	264	263	527
3.	Ethan Hehir (F)	244	21	61	82
4.	Oliver Endicott (F)	197	43	83	126
5.	Jordan Griffin (D)	194	10	37	47

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Grant Cooper (F)	32	36	71	2.22
2.	Kieran Brown (F)	249	264	527	2.12
3.	Brandon Whistle (F)	29	28	61	2.10
4.	Jake Witkowski (F)	45	30	87	1.93
5.	Cole Shudra (F)	89	72	156	1.75

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	2023-2024	52	61	122
2.	Kieran Brown (F)	2022-2023	56	57	121
3.	Cole Shudra (F)	2022-2023	56	50	113
4.	Matthew Haywood (F)	2022-2023	54	42	113
5.	Kieran Brown (F)	2021-2022	48	54	109

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	2023-2024	52	61	122
2.	Kieran Brown (F)	2022-2023	56	57	121
3.	Kieran Brown (F)	2021-2022	48	54	109
4.	Kieran Brown (F)	2024-2025	48	53	102
5.	Cole Shudra (F)	2022-2023	56	50	113

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Matthew Haywood (F)	2022-2023	54	71	113
2.	Matt Bissonnette (F)	2024-2025	54	67	89
3.	Kieran Brown (F)	2022-2023	56	64	121
4.	Cole Shudra (F)	2022-2023	56	63	113
5.	Kieran Brown (F)	2023-2024	52	61	122

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Kieran Brown (F)	2021-2022	48	109	118
2.	Zachary Brooks (F)	2022-2023	51	89	118
3.	Jordan Buesa (F)	2024-2025	50	30	112
4.	Cole Shudra (F)	2022-2023	56	113	108
5.	Oliver Endicott (F)	2025-2026	53	46	106