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 Contract1 Luca Sheldon England 2018 from Nottingham U20Two-Way30 Oliver Goodman 2003 (age 19)England 2022 from Widnes WildTwo-Way Matthew Bloor L England 2021 from Nottingham U18Two-Way Isaac Ballinger 2005 (age 17)England 2022 from Coventry U18Two-Way Deacon Hardy 2006 (age 16)England 2022 from Nottingham Lions 2Two-Way
Defencemen No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract5 Jordan Wright R England 2015 from Nottingham U1822/237 Zandy Cleves 'A' R Uppingham, England 2021 22/239 Luke Clouting-Thomas Captain'C' R Solihull, England 2012 from Solihull Barons22/2312 Myles Keogh R 2004 (age 18)Nottingham, England 2021 from Nottingham U18Two-Way18 Ryan Keogh 2000 (age 22)England 2021 from Nottingham U2022/2320 Benjamin Marples 2001 (age 21)England 2021 from Sutton Sting22/2322 Thomas Dermott 'A' R England 2021 from Nottingham U1822/2325 Owen Davis R Harlow, England 2019 from Nottingham U2022/2397 Robert Oxley England 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms 2Two-Way Joe Howie R Nottingham, England 2021 from Nottingham U18Two-Way Billy Crofts England 2021 from Nottingham U18Two-Way Reuben Sweenie-Fuller 2006 (age 16)England 2022 from Coventry U18Two-Way
Forwards No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract4 Jacob Race England 2021 from Nottingham U18Two-Way11 Jack Crowston R England 2016 from Nottingham U1822/2313 Maxim Hirst 2002 (age 20)England 2021 from Sheffield Senators22/2314 Toby Fisher L Nottingham, England 2021 from Nottingham U18Two-Way19 Reaghan Taylor 2002 (age 20)England 2021 from Hull Jets22/2323 Zachary Yokoyama* R Zug, Switzerland 2021 from Lugano U2022/2327 James Shaw 2001 (age 21)Wales 2021 from Deeside DragonsTwo-Way28 Kieran Gibbs England 2021 from Nottingham U1822/2329 Daniel Martin R England 2021 from Peterborough U18Two-Way88 Benjamin Wilson R Nottingham, England 2013 from Sutton Sting22/2394 Connor Glossop R Nottingham, England 2017 from Peterborough Phantoms22/2396 Tristan Grimshaw L Macclesfield, England 2022 from Widnes WildTwo-Way98 Hamish Hall 1997 (age 25)England 2013 from Nottingham U1822/23 Josh Hayman England 202022/23 Michael Berehowskyj England 2018 from England U20Two-Way Finnley Wall 2005 (age 17)England 2021 from Nottingham U18Two-Way Tyler Somerton 2006 (age 16)England 2022 from Coventry U18Two-Way Oliver Dixon 2006 (age 16)England 2022 from Coventry U18Two-Way
Team Staff No. Nat. Name Acquired Role Place of birth Joined From Matt Bradbury 2011–12 Head coach England Stuart Challans 2021 Assistant coach England Nottingham U20 Paul Glossop 2011/12 Assistant coach 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
External links Nottingham Lions on Elite Prospects