The Sutton Sting are an amateur English ice hockey team based out of the Lammas Leisure Centre at Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire. The Sting compete in the National Ice Hockey League as a member of the Laidler conference (Division 2 North). Due to their home rink at Sutton being considered too small for match hockey, the team play their home fixtures at IceSheffield.
The team was founded in 2009, three years after the junior club of the same name was established, to give players a pathway from U10s into senior ice hockey. They primarily source players who progress through their junior teams which enter into the English Ice Hockey Association Junior Leagues system.
The team began life in the English National Ice Hockey League (ENL) North 2 for the 2009–10 season. After 3 years the club won the 2011-12 English National Ice Hockey League North Promotion Playoff Champions against the Nottingham Lions and elected for promotion to the National Ice Hockey League North 1.
In the clubs first season in NIHL 1 they qualified for but were eliminated from the playoffs in the semi finals, they competed from 2012 to 2017 without any further playoff success.
Following the closure of the 2016–17 season the Sting elected to drop down into the NIHL 2 where they were crowned league champions, but went on to be defeated in the playoff finals by the Widnes Wild.
Sting returned to the NIHL 1 North for the 2018–19 season where they remained for a further year.
Following a brief hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sting returned to the NIHL 2 for the 2021–22 season. Their first run out saw them finish 3rd in the league, followed by a playoff semi-final loss to eventual champions the Hull Jets. A similar story followed for the 2022–23 season where the Sting once again finished 3rd in the league, followed by a playoff semi-final loss to eventual champions the Telford Tigers 2.
Following the expansion of the league to 10 teams in 2023, the Sting finished in second place beating the Coventy NIHL Blaze, only to lose out in the playoff final to newcomers Billingham Buccaneers. The closure of the 2024–25 season also saw the Sting defeated in the playoff finals by the Telford Tigers 2.
Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against +SeasonLeagueGPWLTOTLPtsGFGAFinishPost-season2009-10ENL 2245172 -12681426No playoffs held2010-11ENL 2241491 -291221242No playoffs held2011-12ENL 2282260 -44228882Placement game win2012-13NIHL 1301569 -391211013Semifinal loss2013-14NIHL 12815121 -311331005DNQ2014-15NIHL 1249123 -2182855DNQ2015-16NIHL 13010182 -22961187DNQ2016-17NIHL 1289163 -21831066DNQ2017-18NIHL 236285 -3592181101Final loss2018-19NIHL 1361023 -3231362358QF loss2019-20NIHL 1241310 -1261161194Cancelled2020-21 - - - - - - - - -Inactive2021-22NIHL 21485 -11753473SF loss2022-23NIHL 2281310 -53195893SF loss2023-24NIHL 232265 -154200792Final loss2024-25NIHL 2 26 23 3 - - 69 171 48 2 Final loss2025-26NIHL 2 - - - - - - - - - -
Current Squad Squad for 2025–26 National Ice Hockey League North 2 season NetmindersNo.Nat.PlayerCatchesDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract99Lewis KingL2001201728Jack HargreavesL20072025Junior68Nathaniel BellL19982025
DefencemenNo.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract8Sam Colton2002202320Josh Humphreys2000202184Joel Bark2004202234Benjamin MarplesL2001201765Jamie ScottR1998Belfast, Northern Ireland20246James SpencerR2001Sutton-in-Ashfield, England202194Jacob Truswell (A)2002201978Jasper Wright20052022
ForwardsNo.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract9Cameron AkersL2000Sheffield, England202118Ryan Apsley (A)R2001Chesterfield, England20217Adam Brooke-SmithR2002Chesterfield, England202272Joseph ColtonR1998201644Justin DennisonR2006202514Ryan FraleyR1998202548Cameron GlasbyL1999Worksop, England201580Lawson Glasby (C)R1996Worksop, England202117Morgan Glasby2001Worksop, England202188Alfie Hancock20082025Junior19Matthew JeffcockR1988Sheffield, England201486Elliott Meadows1997201576Lewis Miles2004202525Calum Russell2002202116Charlie SaundersR1998201412Sebastian Staley20082024Junior11Oliver WatsonL1998Rotherham, England202133Alexander Williams20052022
Club Records
League titles
NIHL 2: 1 (2017/18)
Individual records
Most Games Played: James Goodman (211) Most Goals Scored (All Time): Ryan Johnson (90) Most Assists (All Time): Simon Butterworth (196) Most Points Scored (All Time): Simon Butterworth (267) Most Penalty Minutes (All Time): James Goodman (617) Most Goals Scored in a Season: Richard Oliver (44) (2011/12) Most Assists in a Season: Simon Butterworth (66) (2011/12) Most Points Scored in a Season: Simon Butterworth (88) (2011/12) Most Penalty Minutes in a Season: Benjamin Wilson (203) (2010/11)
References
External links Sutton Sting official site