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.

Who is the head coach of Nottingham Lions?

The head coach of Nottingham Lions is Matt Bradbury.

Who is the captain of Nottingham Lions?

The captain of Nottingham Lions is Lee Kemp.

What arena does Nottingham Lions play in?

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

Who is the general manager of Nottingham Lions?

The general manager of Nottingham Lions is Kyrstie Oughton.

What are the team colors of Nottingham Lions?

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

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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

Nottingham Lions were 14-21-1 in the 2024-25 NIHL 1 season with 42 points, 7th in the North and 13th overall.

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2024-2025 Nottingham Lions Player Stats

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Nottingham Lions — 2024-2025 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NIHL 1
1.		Alex Rushby (F)	32	33	42	75	4	-	2	2	2	4	0
2.		Ales Padelek (LW)	34	38	35	73	10	-	2	2	1	3	2
3.		Tyler Somerton (F)	30	17	27	44	34	-
4.		Luke Birchnall (F)	32	13	15	28	8	-	2	1	2	3	2
5.		James Mather (D)	30	7	18	25	55	-	2	0	0	0	0
6.		Toby Fisher (F)	34	11	12	23	0	-	2	1	1	2	2
7.		Bailey Challans (D)	19	4	13	17	16	-	2	0	0	0	4
8.		Regan Kidd (F/D)	34	6	7	13	0	-	2	1	0	1	0
9.		Theo Thomas (F)	31	4	5	9	8	-	2	0	1	1	0
10.		Jack Crowston (F)	30	3	5	8	4	-
11.		Matthew Bell (D)	27	2	5	7	12	-
12.		Lee Kemp (D)	32	2	5	7	73	-	2	0	0	0	0
13.		Ethan Smith (F)	34	4	2	6	13	-	2	0	0	0	0
14.		Kieran Gibbs (F)	31	3	3	6	37	-	2	0	0	0	2
15.		Scott Venus (F)	36	3	3	6	8	-	2	0	0	0	0
16.		Ewan Woodward (F)	11	2	2	4	2	-	2	1	0	1	0
17.		Liam Oughton-Shaw (D)	35	1	3	4	27	-	2	0	2	2	0
18.		Jordan Wright (D)	31	1	2	3	29	-	2	0	0	0	0
19.		Alexander Cleves (D)	27	0	2	2	8	-	2	0	0	0	0
20.		Wyatt Scott (C)	10	1	0	1	6	-
21.		Callum Worthington-Evans (D)	22	1	0	1	4	-	2	0	0	0	0
22.		Brandon Chard (LW)	6	0	1	1	4	-
23.		Harry Rushby (D)	17	0	1	1	12	-
24.		Owen Davis (D/F)	18	0	1	1	29	-	2	0	0	0	0
25.		Adam Clark (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
26.		Josh Rowlands (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-	2	0	0	0	0
27.		Samuel Miller (D)	17	0	0	0	2	-

Nottingham Lions — 2024-2025 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NIHL 1
1.		Luca Sheldon (G)	10	3.84	.898	3	5	0	0	484:25	272	1	7.00	.800
2.		Vincenzo Graziano (G)	2	4.54	.892	0	1	0	0	92:32	58
3.		James Guest (G)	7	4.31	.854	5	2	0	0	390:14	164	0
4.		Isaac Ballinger (G)	21	5.20	.845	6	13	0	0	1131:09	534	1	9.00	.833
5.		Sasha Bravo (G)	1	6.05	.727	0	1	0	0	59:30	16
6.		Joseph Nolan (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.		Kyle Jones (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2024-2025 Nottingham Lions Staff

Head CoachMatt Bradbury
Asst. CoachPaul Glossop
General ManagerKyrstie Oughton
Player-Asst. CoachAles Padelek
Player-Asst. CoachJordan Wright

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Nottingham Lions Captains

"C"

Lee Kemp

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2024-2025 Nottingham Lions Demographics

Nottingham Lions Facts

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

2024-2025 Nottingham Lions Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
1 player

Experience

Nottingham Lions: 1 696 GP
Czechia: 394 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

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

Nottingham Lions Games

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Latest Transactions

Nottingham Lions — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/17/2026	Confirmed	joining	Ales Padelek (F)	Bristol Pitbulls	Details
08/16/2026	Confirmed	joining	Daniels Fadejevs (F)	Deeside Dragons	Details
08/16/2026	Confirmed	joining	Ben Wood (F)	No team	Details
08/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Connor Bennett (F)	Widnes Wild 2	Details
08/14/2026	Extension		Joshua Chan (F)		Details
08/13/2026	Extension		Evan Coles (G)		Details
08/12/2026	Confirmed	joining	Calum Russell (F)	Sutton Sting	Details
08/11/2026	Extension		William Szollosy (F)		Details

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Nottingham Lions History and Standings

Nottingham Lions — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NIHL 1	14	4	0	-	1	9	13	49	67	0.93	8	-
2025-2026	NIHL 1	36	11	0	-	1	24	34	116	212	0.94	8	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	NIHL 1	36	13	1	-	1	21	42	156	173	1.17	7	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	NIHL 1	32	5	-	-	4	23	14	89	176	0.44	8	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	NIHL 1	32	7	-	-	1	24	6	87	175	0.19	8	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL 1	28	6	1	-	2	19	16	88	168	0.57	8	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	NIHL 1	24	0	0	-	0	24	0	32	212	0	7	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	NIHL 1	36	0	0	-	0	36	0	46	322	0	10	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NIHL 1	36	5	0	-	3	28	13	84	214	0.36	9	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NIHL 2	28	13	-	7	-	8	33	114	91	1.18	5	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NIHL 2	27	16	-	3	-	8	35	103	83	1.3	3	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	NIHL 2	36	14	-	2	-	20	30	156	124	0.83	6	No playoffs held
2013-2014	NIHL 2	28	15	-	2	-	11	32	92	84	1.14	4	Final loss
2012-2013	NIHL 2	24	19	-	2	-	3	40	173	54	1.67	1	Promoted
2011-2012	ENL	32	10	-	1	-	21	21	93	135	0.66	8	Placement game loss
2010-2011	ENL	28	16	-	1	-	11	33	120	84	1.18	2	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	ENL	28	19	-	3	-	6	41	138	76	1.46	2	Final loss
2008-2009	ENL	28	22	-	2	-	4	46	113	61	1.64	2	Champion
2007-2008	ENL	22	20	-	1	-	1	41	151	53	1.86	1	Championship Round
2006-2007	ENL	18	9	-	2	-	7	20	89	70	1.11	6	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	ENL	14	9	-	2	-	3	20	66	53	1.43	2	-
2004-2005	ENL	16	13	-	0	-	3	26	113	51	1.63	2	Championship Round
2003-2004	ENL	18	12	-	0	-	6	24	105	71	1.33	3	Championship Round
2002-2003	EPIHL	42	6	-	1	-	35	13	93	251	0.31	10	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	EPIHL	28	4	-	1	-	23	9	65	196	0.32	7	Qualification
2000-2001	EPIHL	32	3	-	3	-	26	9	82	260	0.28	8	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	ED1	18	8	-	1	-	9	17	82	88	0.94	7	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	ED1	18	5	-	0	-	13	10	80	149	0.56	8	Did not make playoffs

Nottingham Lions Tournament Statistics

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

Nottingham Lions Retired Numbers

Nottingham Lions Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Nottingham Lions — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Alex Rushby (F)	2026-2027	Widnes Wild	NIHL 1	13	15	17	32	2
2.	Joseph Aston (F)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	14	6	18	24	9
3.	Archie Hazeldine (D)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	15	4	12	16	6
4.	Zachary Yokoyama (F)	2026-2027	EHC Sursee	SwissDiv2	5	5	9	14	2
5.	Brandon Chard (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Scimitars	NIHL 1	14	6	6	12	12
6.	Regan Kidd (D)	2026-2027	Blackburn Hawks	NIHL 1	14	3	8	11	2
7.	Tyler Somerton (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers 2	NIHL 1	8	5	5	10	12
8.	Ruskin Springer-Hughes (F)	2026-2027	Haringey Huskies	NIHL 2	7	4	6	10	10
9.	Paul Lane (F)	2026-2027	Bradford Bulldogs	NIHL 2	8	3	7	10	6
10.	Bailey Challans (D)	2026-2027	Sheffield Scimitars	NIHL 1	5	3	6	9	33

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Nottingham Lions — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	22.90
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	23.14
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	23.80
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	190 lbs	22.04
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	190 lbs	22.32

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Nottingham Lions — 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)	233	60	106	166
5.	Alex Rushby (F)	62	73	70	143

Franchise All-Time Goals

Nottingham Lions — 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

Nottingham Lions — 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)	233	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.

Nottingham Lions — 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)	233	60	166	282

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Nottingham Lions — 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)	233	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

Nottingham Lions — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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)	42	45	90	2.14
5.	Stuart Parker (F)	45	37	94	2.09

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Nottingham Lions — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Alex Rushby (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	32	33	42	75	2.34	4
2.	Ales Padelek (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	34	38	35	73	2.15	10
3.	Alex Rushby (F)	2025-2026	NIHL 1	30	40	28	68	2.27	0
4.	Joe Wightman (F)	2012-2013	NIHL 2	20	26	29	55	2.75	81
5.	Chris Colegate (F)	2003-2004	ENL	18	28	24	52	2.89	10

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Nottingham Lions — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Alex Rushby (F)	2025-2026	NIHL 1	30	40	28	68	2.27	0
2.	Ales Padelek (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	34	38	35	73	2.15	10
3.	Alex Rushby (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	32	33	42	75	2.34	4
4.	Zachary Yokoyama (F)	2023-2024	NIHL 1	29	30	18	48	1.66	97
5.	Zachary Yokoyama (F)	2021-2022	NIHL 1	28	29	21	50	1.79	78

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Nottingham Lions — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Alex Rushby (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	32	33	42	75	2.34	4
2.	Ales Padelek (F)	2024-2025	NIHL 1	34	38	35	73	2.15	10
3.	Gareth O'Flaherty (F)	2012-2013	NIHL 2	23	17	34	51	2.22	4
4.	Luke Branin (F)	2012-2013	NIHL 2	23	20	31	51	2.22	27
5.	Stuart Parker (F)	2014-2015	NIHL 2	19	19	30	49	2.58	45

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Nottingham Lions — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Lee Mercer (F)	2002-2003	EPIHL	26	6	11	17	0.65	171
2.	Thomas Parker (D)	2009-2010	ENL	19	3	7	10	0.53	141
3.	Nick Whyatt (F)	2010-2011	ENL	27	9	15	24	0.89	138
4.	Kieran Raynor (F)	2018-2019	NIHL 1	26	1	1	2	0.08	138
5.	Nick Whyatt (F)	2009-2010	ENL	24	1	19	20	0.83	137