| Bradford Bulldogs | |
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| City | Bradford, West Yorkshire |
| League | NIHL |
| Conference | Division Two North |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Home arena | Bradford Ice Arena |
| Colours | Red, Yellow, Black  |
| Head coach | Andy Brown |
| Captain | Dean Boothroyd |
| Website | Bradford Bulldogs |
The Bradford Bulldogs are an English ice hockey team that play in the NIHL North Two (Laidler) Division of the English National Ice Hockey League. They play their home games at the Bradford Ice Arena, Bradford, West Yorkshire. They were formed in 1978. Many of the team were born and taught to play ice hockey in and around the Bradford area.
The club also features a thriving junior system youth system which begins at under-10 level through to Under-18s, in terms of teams, but anyone from the age of six-years-old upwards is able to take part in beginners sessions which are held at Bradford Ice Arena every Wednesday, starting at 5.30pm and costing just £5.
After the 2020-21 season was cancelled because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Bulldogs returned to action in 2021-22 competing in the NIHL North Two (Laidler) Division. They also have teams at Under-18, Under-16, Under-14, Under-12 and Under-10 level. Over the years, the club has produced a number of players through its junior system who have gone on to play at senior level elsewhere in the UK. Several were signed to the Leeds Knights roster for the 2021-22 NIHL National campaign. These included forwards, Kieran Brown and Adam Barnes, as well as defenders Bobby Streetly, Lewis Baldwin and Jordan Griffin. Brown and Griffin both served 'apprenticeships' at Sheffield Steelers after being signed by former head coach Paul Thompson - Brown in 2017 and Griffin in 2018. Liam Kirk and Cole Shudra - the latter a Knights' team-mate of Brown and Griffin during 2021-22 - were two other players to be signed up on this innovative scheme.
Club roster 2022-23
(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
| Netminders | |||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | ||
| 25 |
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Samantha Bolwell | L | 1 February 1993 | Eastbourne, England | 2021 from Deeside Dragons | 22/23 | ||
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Ryan Wardell | L | 30 January 2005 | Sunderland, England | 2022 from Billingham Stars | Two-Way | |||
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Callum Preston | 2006 (age 16) | England | 2022 from Bradford U18 | 22/23 | ||||
| Defencemen | ||||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 4 |
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David Williams | R | 9 March 1985 | Bury, England | 2017 from Blackburn Eagles | 22/23 | |||
| 9 |
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Matthew Cross | 2005 (age 17) | England | 2021 from Bradford U18 | Two-Way | ||||
| 16 |
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Benjamin Darbyshire | R | 1994 (age 28) | Manchester, England | 2021 from Blackburn Hawks 2 | 22/23 | |||
| 46 |
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Alexander Mitchell | 2002 (age 20) | England | 2018 from Bradford U18 | 22/23 | ||||
| 96 |
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Dean Boothroyd 'C' | 1984 (age 38) | Huddersfield, England | 2004 from Bradford U19 | 22/23 | ||||
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Kieran Clarkson | 2002 (age 20) | England | 2022 from Altrincham Aces | 22/23 | |||||
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James Gledhill | 2004 (age 18) | England | 2022 from Bradford U18 | 22/23 | |||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 6 |
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Joshua Stockton | 6 February 1990 | Liversedge, England | 2017 | 22/23 | ||||
| 8 |
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Mark Higson | 1989 (age 33) | Radcliffe, England | 2016 | 22/23 | ||||
| 11 |
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Lucas Vince | 2004 (age 18) | England | 2021 from Bradford U18 | Two-Way | ||||
| 26 | 
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Kacper Andrukianiec | 2003 (age 19) | Poland | 2021 from Bradford U18 | 22/23 | ||||
| 29 | 
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Tomas Mitrik* | R | 29 June 1988 | Humenne, Slovakia | 2018 from Altrincham Aces | 22/23 | |||
| 77 |
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Jack Wooding | 2004 (age 18) | England | 2021 from Bradford U18 | 22/23 | ||||
| 98 |
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Abigail Culshaw | R | 5 March 1998 | England | 2019 from Blackburn Hawks 2 | 22/23 | |||
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Jason Devaney | 1991 (age 31) | England | 2022 | 22/23 | |||||
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Connor Medley | 30 March 1993 | England | 2017 from Bradford U16 | 22/23 | |||||
 
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Malachi Budd | L | 18 October 2003 | Falkland Islands | 2022 from Vernal Oilers | Two-Way | ||||
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Archie Grayson | 2004 (age 18) | England | 2022 from Sheffield U18 | 22/23 | |||||
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Rhys Edwards | L | 4 June 2006 | England | 2022 from Bradford U18 | Two-Way | ||||
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Thomas Mardell | 2006 (age 16) | England | 2022 from Bradford U18 | 22/23 | |||||
| Team Staff | |||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Name | Acquired | Role | Place of birth | Joined From | |||
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Andrew Brown | 2014/15 | Head Coach | Bradford, England | Bradford Bulldogs U18, England U18 | ||||
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Joanne Gibson | 2015/16 | General Manager | England | |||||
2021/22 Outgoing
| Outgoing | ||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For |
| 19 |
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Joshua Richardson | R | 1998 (age 24) | Chorley, England | Deeside Dragons, NIHL 1 |
| 30 |
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Philip Pearson | L | 5 August 1987 | Stockport, England | Deeside Dragons, NIHL 1 |
| 43 |
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Damarni James | R | 2005 (age 17) | England | Leeds Knights, NIHL National |
| 73 |
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Alexander Lutwyche | 2003 (age 19) | Whalley, England | Blackburn Hawks, NIHL 1 | |
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