What league does Nottingham Lions play in?

Nottingham Lions play in the NIHL 1.

When was Nottingham Lions founded?

Nottingham Lions was founded in 1998 in Nottingham, GBR, England.

Where is Nottingham Lions based?

Nottingham Lions is based in Nottingham, GBR.

What arena does Nottingham Lions play in?

Nottingham Lions play their home games at National Ice Centre in Nottingham, GBR.

What are the team colors of Nottingham Lions?

The team colors of Nottingham Lions are White + Gold + Black.

Nottingham Lions

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1998-1999 Season

Nottingham Lions were 5-13 in the 1998-99 ED1 season with 10 points, 8th in the North and 14th overall.

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Nottingham Lions Facts

Plays in: National Ice Hockey League Division 1
Team Colors: White + Gold + Black
Town: Nottingham, GBR Map
Founded: 1998

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Arena Information

Arena Name: National Ice Centre
Location: Nottingham, GBR
Capacity: 8 000
Construction Year: 2000

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Nottingham Lions 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	11	24	-	0	1	116	212	34	0.94	8	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	NIHL 1	36	13	21	-	1	1	156	173	42	1.17	7	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	NIHL 1	32	5	23	-	-	4	89	176	14	0.44	8	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	NIHL 1	32	7	24	-	-	1	87	175	6	0.19	8	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL 1	28	6	19	-	1	2	88	168	16	0.57	8	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	NIHL 1	24	0	24	-	0	0	32	212	0	0	7	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	NIHL 1	36	0	36	-	0	0	46	322	0	0	10	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NIHL 1	36	5	28	-	0	3	84	214	13	0.36	9	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NIHL 2	28	13	8	7	-	-	114	91	33	1.18	5	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NIHL 2	27	16	8	3	-	-	103	83	35	1.3	3	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	NIHL 2	36	14	20	2	-	-	156	124	30	0.83	6	No playoffs held
2013-2014	NIHL 2	28	15	11	2	-	-	92	84	32	1.14	4	Final loss
2012-2013	NIHL 2	24	19	3	2	-	-	173	54	40	1.67	1	Promoted
2011-2012	ENL	32	10	21	1	-	-	93	135	21	0.66	8	Placement game loss
2010-2011	ENL	28	16	11	1	-	-	120	84	33	1.18	2	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	ENL	28	19	6	3	-	-	138	76	41	1.46	2	Final loss
2008-2009	ENL	28	22	4	2	-	-	113	61	46	1.64	2	Champion
2007-2008	ENL	22	20	1	1	-	-	151	53	41	1.86	1	Championship Round
2006-2007	ENL	18	9	7	2	-	-	89	70	20	1.11	6	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	ENL	14	9	3	2	-	-	66	53	20	1.43	2	-
2004-2005	ENL	16	13	3	0	-	-	113	51	26	1.63	2	Championship Round
2003-2004	ENL	18	12	6	0	-	-	105	71	24	1.33	3	Championship Round
2002-2003	EPIHL	42	6	35	1	-	-	93	251	13	0.31	10	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	EPIHL	28	4	23	1	-	-	65	196	9	0.32	7	Qualification
2000-2001	EPIHL	32	3	26	3	-	-	82	260	9	0.28	8	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	ED1	18	8	9	1	-	-	82	88	17	0.94	7	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	ED1	18	5	13	0	-	-	80	149	10	0.56	8	Did not make playoffs

Nottingham Lions Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NIHL 1 North Cup	8	2	6	-	0	0	34	59	6	0.75	4	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NIHL 1 North Cup	8	3	5	-	0	0	28	31	9	1.13	4	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NIHL 1 North Cup	16	2	10	-	-	4	43	85	8	0.5	8	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NIHL 1 North Cup	16	4	12	-	-	0	50	87	8	0.5	7	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NIHL 1 Cup	8	1	6	-	1	0	35	50	4	0.5	3	Did not make playoffs
	NIHL North Cup	6	1	4	-	1	0	32	37	4	0.67	4	No playoffs held
2019-2020	NIHL 1 Midland Cup	8	1	6	-	1	0	18	60	4	0.5	4	Semifinal loss
2001-2002	EPIHL Cup	6	4	2	0	-	-	36	20	8	1.33	2	Semifinal loss

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Nottingham Lions Stars And Cult Players

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Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Archie Hazeldine (D)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	4	0	5	5	0
2.	Vladimír Luka (F)	2026-2027	HK Nový Jičín	2. liga	3	1	1	2	2
3.	Joseph Hazeldine (D)	2026-2027	Nottingham Panthers	-	4	1	1	2	0
4.	Louie Newell (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	4	1	1	2	2
5.	Thomas Norton (D)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	4	0	2	2	4
6.	Robert Lachowicz (F)	2026-2027	Glasgow Clan	EIHL	1	0	1	1	0
7.	Joseph Hazeldine (D)	2026-2027	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL	1	0	1	1	0
8.	Jack Hopkins (F)	2026-2027	Coventry Blaze	-	4	0	1	1	0
9.	Oliver Betteridge (F)	2026-2027	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL	1	0	0	0	0
10.	Jack Hopkins (F)	2026-2027	Coventry Blaze	EIHL	1	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	23.26
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	23.00
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	23.77
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	190 lbs	21.96
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	190 lbs	22.23

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chris Colegate (F)	215	158	200	358
2.	Joe Wightman (F)	208	151	161	312
3.	Stefan Dodwell (F)	79	83	84	167
4.	Ben Wood (F)	231	60	106	166
5.	Alex Rushby (F)	62	73	70	143

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chris Colegate (F)	215	158	200	358
2.	Joe Wightman (F)	208	151	161	312
3.	Stefan Dodwell (F)	79	83	84	167
4.	Zachary Yokoyama (F)	79	79	53	132
5.	Alex Rushby (F)	62	73	70	143

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chris Colegate (F)	215	158	200	358
2.	Joe Wightman (F)	208	151	161	312
3.	Ben Wood (F)	231	60	106	166
4.	Luke Clouting-Thomas (D)	326	13	97	110
5.	Stefan Dodwell (F)	79	83	84	167

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Luke Clouting-Thomas (D)	326	13	110	603
2.	Benjamin Foster-Wilson (D)	220	9	17	402
3.	Nick Whyatt (F)	107	19	71	393
4.	Joe Wightman (F)	208	151	312	289
5.	Ben Wood (F)	231	60	166	280

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luke Clouting-Thomas (D)	326	13	97	110
2.	Jordan Wright (D)	244	1	8	9
3.	Ben Wood (F)	231	60	106	166
4.	Benjamin Foster-Wilson (D)	220	9	8	17
5.	Chris Colegate (F)	215	158	200	358

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Barnabás Sári (F)	1	1	3	3.00
2.	Oliver Betteridge (F)	13	15	33	2.54
3.	Alex Rushby (F)	62	73	143	2.31
4.	Ales Padelek (F)	34	38	73	2.15
5.	Stuart Parker (F)	45	37	94	2.09

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Alex Rushby (F)	2024-2025	32	33	75
2.	Ales Padelek (F)	2024-2025	34	38	73
3.	Alex Rushby (F)	2025-2026	30	40	68
4.	Joe Wightman (F)	2012-2013	20	26	55
5.	Chris Colegate (F)	2003-2004	18	28	52

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Alex Rushby (F)	2025-2026	30	40	68
2.	Ales Padelek (F)	2024-2025	34	38	73
3.	Alex Rushby (F)	2024-2025	32	33	75
4.	Zachary Yokoyama (F)	2023-2024	29	30	48
5.	Zachary Yokoyama (F)	2021-2022	28	29	50

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Alex Rushby (F)	2024-2025	32	42	75
2.	Ales Padelek (F)	2024-2025	34	35	73
3.	Gareth O'Flaherty (F)	2012-2013	23	34	51
4.	Luke Branin (F)	2012-2013	23	31	51
5.	Stuart Parker (F)	2014-2015	19	30	49

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Lee Mercer (F)	2002-2003	26	17	171
2.	Thomas Parker (D)	2009-2010	19	10	141
3.	Nick Whyatt (F)	2010-2011	27	24	138
4.	Kieran Raynor (F)	2018-2019	26	2	138
5.	Nick Whyatt (F)	2009-2010	24	20	137