Nottingham Lions

Nottingham Lions
CityNottingham, United Kingdom
LeagueNIHL
ConferenceNorth Division 1
Founded2000
Home arenaNational Ice Centre, Nottingham
Capacity: 1000
Ice size: 180ft x 85ft
ColoursWhite, Gold & Black
     
General managerLouise Challans
Head coachMatt Bradbury
CaptainLuke Thomas
AffiliateNottingham Lions 2, NIHL 2
WebsiteNottingham Lions

The Nottingham Lions are an ice hockey team from Nottingham, England that compete in the English National League's northern section. The Lions are the senior team of the Nottingham Ice Hockey Club and one of two senior teams based in Nottingham, the other being the professional Nottingham Panthers. The club were members of the English Premier League between 2000 and 2003 before transferring to their current league.

The Nottingham Lions were the 2007/08 English National League Northern and National Champions, beating the Peterborough Islanders in the National championship.

The Lions also won the inaugural English National Ice Hockey League Playoffs, held at Coventry Skydome in April 2009. The Lions beat the Southern Champions, Invicta Dynamos, in a penalty shootout, after the game finished level at 2–2 after sudden-death overtime.

Club roster 2022-23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
1 England Luca Sheldon (2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 22) England 2018 from Nottingham U20 Two-Way
30 England Oliver Goodman 2003 (age 19) England 2022 from Widnes Wild Two-Way
England Matthew Bloor L (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) England 2021 from Nottingham U18 Two-Way
England Isaac Ballinger 2005 (age 17) England 2022 from Coventry U18 Two-Way
England Deacon Hardy 2006 (age 16) England 2022 from Nottingham Lions 2 Two-Way
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
5 England Jordan Wright R (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27) England 2015 from Nottingham U18 22/23
7 England Zandy Cleves 'A' R (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 32) Uppingham, England 2021 22/23
9 England Luke Clouting-Thomas Captain'C' R (1985-09-25) 25 September 1985 (age 39) Solihull, England 2012 from Solihull Barons 22/23
12 England Myles Keogh R 2004 (age 18) Nottingham, England 2021 from Nottingham U18 Two-Way
18 England Ryan Keogh 2000 (age 22) England 2021 from Nottingham U20 22/23
20 England Benjamin Marples 2001 (age 21) England 2021 from Sutton Sting 22/23
22 England Thomas Dermott 'A' R (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21) England 2021 from Nottingham U18 22/23
25 England Owen Davis R (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25) Harlow, England 2019 from Nottingham U20 22/23
97 England Robert Oxley (2005-11-26) 26 November 2005 (age 19) England 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 Two-Way
England Joe Howie R (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 20) Nottingham, England 2021 from Nottingham U18 Two-Way
England Billy Crofts (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 20) England 2021 from Nottingham U18 Two-Way
England Reuben Sweenie-Fuller 2006 (age 16) England 2022 from Coventry U18 Two-Way
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
4 England Jacob Race (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) England 2021 from Nottingham U18 Two-Way
11 England Jack Crowston R (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23) England 2016 from Nottingham U18 22/23
13 England Maxim Hirst 2002 (age 20) England 2021 from Sheffield Senators 22/23
14 England Toby Fisher L (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21) Nottingham, England 2021 from Nottingham U18 Two-Way
19 England Reaghan Taylor 2002 (age 20) England 2021 from Hull Jets 22/23
23 SwitzerlandUnited States Zachary Yokoyama* R (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 23) Zug, Switzerland 2021 from Lugano U20 22/23
27 Wales James Shaw 2001 (age 21) Wales 2021 from Deeside Dragons Two-Way
28 England Kieran Gibbs (2003-06-19) 19 June 2003 (age 21) England 2021 from Nottingham U18 22/23
29 England Daniel Martin R (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 19) England 2021 from Peterborough U18 Two-Way
88 England Benjamin Wilson R (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 37) Nottingham, England 2013 from Sutton Sting 22/23
94 England Connor Glossop R (1997-09-26) 26 September 1997 (age 27) Nottingham, England 2017 from Peterborough Phantoms 22/23
96 England Tristan Grimshaw L (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22) Macclesfield, England 2022 from Widnes Wild Two-Way
98 England Hamish Hall 1997 (age 25) England 2013 from Nottingham U18 22/23
England Josh Hayman (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 34) England 2020 22/23
England Michael Berehowskyj (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22) England 2018 from England U20 Two-Way
England Finnley Wall 2005 (age 17) England 2021 from Nottingham U18 Two-Way
England Tyler Somerton 2006 (age 16) England 2022 from Coventry U18 Two-Way
England Oliver Dixon 2006 (age 16) England 2022 from Coventry U18 Two-Way
Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Acquired Role Place of birth Joined From
England Matt Bradbury 2011–12 Head coach England
England Stuart Challans 2021 Assistant coach England Nottingham U20
England Paul Glossop 2011/12 Assistant coach England
England Louise Challans 2021/22 General Manager England Nottingham U18

2021/22 Outgoing

Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For


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