Season 25/26: Week 9 Preview

Fixture:

🐾 Widnes Wild 🆚 Billingham Stars 💫

🏆 NIHL Moralee Division

📍 Planet Ice Widnes

📅 Saturday 1st November 2025

🕖 Face off 7pm                                           

Widnes Wild:

2024-25 Moralee Division: Ninth

Squad changes from 2024-25:

Players out:  Scott Kirkpatrick (Solway Sharks SNL), Matthew Barlow (Deeside Dragons), Andrew Craik (Solway Sharks SNL), Tomas Výrostek (Solway Sharks SNL), Logan Reid (Solway Sharks SNL), Charlie Henry (Sheffield Titans), Samuel Wojcik (Solway Sharks SNL), Flynn Massie (Peterborough Phantoms), Damarni James (Deeside Dragons)

Players in: Luca Tessadri (G - Leeds Knights 2), Nathan Bennett (D - Leeds Knights 2), Alex Parry (F - Deeside Dragons), William Daley (D - Whitley Warriors, Oliver Howells (D - Solihull Barons), Jordan Jolly (F - Solihull Barons, Josh Guy (D - Bradford Bulldogs U19), Leo Cooper (D - Manchester Storm U19), Owen Severn (G - Manchester Storm U19), Robbie Thomson (F – Paisley Pirates)

In charge:

Head Coach – Tom Jackson

Assistant Coach – Conner Dakin

Assistant Coach – Gary Eddleston

Leadership group:

Captain – Andrew Hopkins

Alternate Captain – Dani Haid

Alternate Captain – Bez Hughes

Alternate Captain – Jonathon Williamson

Watch out for: Flynn Massie, Andrew Hopkins, Luca Tessadri

Current position: 6️⃣

Latest result: Blackburn Hawks 4️⃣ Widnes Wild 1️⃣

Form at Planet Ice Widnes (last six competitive games at home): WWLWLL

🔗 Widnes Wild on Elite Prospects: https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/14039/widnes-wild

Fixture:

💫 Billingham Stars 🆚 Nottingham Lions 🦁

🏆 NIHL Moralee Division/Moralee Cup

📍 Billingham Forum Ice Arena

📅 Sunday 2nd November 2025

🕠 Face off 5.30pm

Nottingham Lions:

2024-25 Moralee Division: Seventh

2024-25 Moralee Cup: n/a

Squad changes from 2024-25:

Players out:  Joseph Nolan (Milton Keynes Thunder), Bailey Challans (Sheffield Scimitars), Tyler Somerton (Telford Tigers), Jordan Wright (Sheffield Scimitars), Sasha Bravo (Kingston Sharks), James Mather (Telford Tigers), Aleš Padělek (Bristol Pitbulls)

Players in: Lewis Smith (F - Telford Tigers 2), William Szollosy (F - UU Hockey), Joe Humphries (F), Evan Coles (G), Vincenzo Graziano (G - Peterborough Phantoms 2), Charlie Owen (F)

In charge:

Head Coach – Matt Bradbury

Assistant Coach – Paul Glossop

Leadership group:

Captain – Lee Kemp

Alternate Captain – Jack Crowston

Alternate Captain – Joe Humphries

Watch out for: Alex Rushby, Toby Fisher, Regan Kidd

Current position: 9️⃣

Latest result: Telford Tigers 🔟 Nottingham Lions 4️⃣

Form on the road (last six competitive games): WLLLLL

🔗 Nottingham Lions on Elite Prospects: https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/3382/nottingham-lions

Weekend Fixtures:

NIHL Moralee Saturday:

🐯 Telford Tigers 2 🆚 Deeside Dragons 🐉

⚜️ Solihull Barons 🆚 Blackburn Hawks 🦅

🐾 Widnes Wild 🆚 Billingham Stars 💫

🗡️ Sheffield Scimitars 🆚 Nottingham Lions 🦁

NIHL Moralee Sunday:

🐉 Deeside Dragons 🆚 Telford Tigers 2 🐯

💫 Billingham Stars 🆚 Nottingham Lions 🦁

🐾 Widnes Wild 🆚 Leeds Knights 2 ⚔️

🦅 Blackburn Hawks 🆚 Sheffield Scimitars 🗡️