Following the conclusion of pre-season, Head Coach Sean Alderson announced his captaincy team and subsequent leadership team for the upcoming season.

With the votes of both the players and also Alderson, the captaincy team has been confirmed as the following:

Captain - Daniel Kent

Since 2023, 'Kenty' has worn the captaincy badge for the NIHL Blaze and will continue to do so for the upcoming season. Kent has iced for the NIHL Blaze since 2017, stepping up to Assistant Captain in 2019 and then to captain from 2023 to present. Kent is also the teams leading point and goal scorer of all active players and 4th all-time in points.

Assistant Captain - Arthur Brookes

Another player that has committed a multitude of years to the club, Brookes leads the club in all-time games played, playing over 200 games for the club across 12 years. Brookes first iced for the NIHL Blaze in 2013. Brookes has worn the A in four different seasons; 2014/25, 2016/27, 2023/24 and most recently last season, 2024/25. Arthur will continue to wear the A for his third straight season.

Assistant Captain - Ryan James

A continuing theme as James is another player who has been in the squad for a number of years. This season, James signed for his seventh season across the last eight years which included a brief stint with the MK Thunder. Wearing the A for his fourth straight season, James brings a wealth of experience to the captaincy team and the squad as a whole, being a player who can move up and down the line-up, being a utility player.

Assistant Captain - Joel Gavigan

And for the upcoming season, Alderson announced the addition of Joel Gavigan to the captaincy team as a new Assistant Captain. Gavigan will ice in his fourth season with the club since joining from Sheffield back in 2022. Gavigan has iced in just over 80 games in blue and in that time, has lead all defensemen in scoring in the team; scoring over fifty points. Gavigan has been named captain at each previous clubs he had played for so is no stranger to the responsibility.

Alderson also announced the wider leadership team will include the above four plus Jodie Alderson-Smith and Hayden Laverick.

Congratulations to all players on their appointments!