Marc Levers (born 30 June 1981) is an English professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

player currently playing for the Nottingham Lions in the

National Ice Hockey League The National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) is a set of semi-professional ice hockey leagues administered by the English Ice Hockey Association. It is currently the second tier of British ice hockey, below the Elite Ice Hockey League. Formerly calle ...

. Levers first played for the Panthers during the 2000–01

Ice Hockey Superleague The British Ice Hockey Superleague (BISL, also known as the Sekonda Ice Hockey Superleague from 1998 to 1999 for sponsorship reasons) was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Devised in 1995, it replaced ...

season, playing 15 games. He then had spells with the

Isle of Wight Raiders The Wightlink Raiders was an ice hockey team based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, England. The team were known for their small ice rink An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water or an artificial sheet of ice where people can ...

and the

Basingstoke Bison The Basingstoke Bison are an English Ice Hockey club from Basingstoke. They currently compete in the National Ice Hockey League , NIHL National League and have previously been members of the Ice Hockey Superleague and its successor the Elite I ...

before rejoining the Panthers in 2003 who were now playing in the

Elite Ice Hockey League The Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), sometimes referred to internationally as the British Elite League, is an ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hockey Superleague, it is the highest level ...

which replaced the Superleague and won the Challenge Cup that season. Levers then joined the

Belfast Giants The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League, Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). T ...

in 2004 where he spent 3 seasons, winning the Elite League title in 2006. His performances with the Giants earned him a place in the

Great Britain national ice hockey team The Great Britain men's national ice hockey team (also known as Team GB) is the national ice hockey team that represents the United Kingdom. A founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1908, the team is con ...

and played in two world championships. In 2007, Levers returned to the Nottingham Pathers where he remained through the 2011–12 season, winning four more Challenge Cups and two Playoff titles. He moved to the Peterborough Phantoms for the 2013–14 season.

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* 1981 births Living people Basingstoke Bison players Belfast Giants players English ice hockey forwards Nottingham Lions players Nottingham Panthers players Sportspeople from Derby {{england-icehockey-bio-stub