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Jodie Alderson-Smith
Born (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 31)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
WNIHL team
Former teams		 Solihull Vixens
Coventry Blaze NIHL
Nottingham Vipers
Nottingham Cougars
Sheffield Shadows
Deeside Dragons
National team BERJAYA Great Britain
Playing career 2003–present

Jodie-Leigh Alderson-Smith (born 27 August 1994) is a British ice hockey player. She plays as captain of the Solihull Vixens women's team and the Great Britain women's national ice hockey team, and for the men's Coventry Blaze NIHL. In 2025, she made her 50th appearance for Great Britain women's national team.

Career

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Alderson-Smith performed figure skating, but switched sports to ice hockey after getting free tickets to watch her local team. Alongside hockey, she works as a teaching assistant in a special educational needs school.[1]

Teams

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Alderson-Smith plays as captain of the women's top tier Solihull Vixens in the Women's National Ice Hockey Elite League (WNIHL),[2][3][4] and in the men's fourth tier for Coventry Blaze NIHL, the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) affiliate of Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).[1][5] She has previously played for the Nottingham U16 Girls team[6] and the Nottingham Vipers, Nottingham Cougars and Sheffield Shadows women's teams.[5]

In 2023, Alderson-Smith led the Solihull Vixens to being crowned as Women’s National Ice Hockey Elite League champions for the 2022/2023 season.[7] In the 2024/2025 season, she was top goal scorer for the Solihull Vixens.[8]

In September 2023, Alderson-Smith was an emergency signing for the Welsh men's ice hockey team Deeside Dragons, who play in the NIHL's north division, assisting in a goal from captain James Parsons during her first ice time.[9]

Great Britain

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Alderson-Smith made her debut for Great Britain women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships in Italy, scoring in her first game.[10] In 2023, Alderson-Smith was named captain of the Great Britain national women's team,[11] after playing as assistant captain from 2018.[5]

In December 2024, Alderson-Smith scored during the 2026 Winter Olympics qualifying games against Latvia[12][13] and Spain,[14] but Great Britain did not qualify for the games. In 2025, she made her 50th appearance for Great Britain[10] and led the national women's team at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.[15] In 2026, she was assistant captain of the national women's team[16] and played at the 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IB in Spain.[17][18]

References

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  1. 1 2 Oxley, Sonia; Trifonoff, Sophie (11 December 2024). "GB women's ice hockey team chasing historic Winter Olympic qualification". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Sutcliffe, Aaron (19 December 2022). "ICE HOCKEY – Vixens stay unbeaten with Guildford win". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Sutcliffe, Aaron (14 March 2023). "ICE HOCKEY – Garbett hat-trick helps Vixens to huge win over title rivals". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Rogers, Andrew; de Souza, Naomi (16 January 2026). "Heated Rivalry: Why isn't UK ice hockey a bigger deal?". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jodie Alderson-Smith". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Former Nottingham U16 Girls Players - Where are they now?". EliteProspects. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Sutcliffe, Aaron (13 April 2023). "ICE HOCKEY – Vixens crowned Elite League champions". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Sutcliffe, Aaron (14 July 2025). "ICE HOCKEY – Solihull Vixens host end-of-season awards event". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Davies, Shaun (18 September 2023). "Kennedy stars as Deeside Dragons open league season with defeats". The Leader. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 Ellis, Chris (15 April 2025). "50th Cap Honour For Alderson-Smith". Ice Hockey UK. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  11. ↑ IHUKTV (7 February 2023). Alderson-Smith: Honour to be named captain. Retrieved 4 May 2026 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Great Britain women begin Olympic qualifying with Latvia win". BBC Sport. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Chan, Cassidy (13 December 2024). "Sheffield hosts Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey qualifiers as Team GB triumphs against Latvia". Sheffield Wire. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Ice hockey: Great Britain women beat Spain in Olympic qualifying". BBC Sport. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "2025 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group B – Team Roster: GBR - Great Britain". International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 April 2025.
  16. ↑ Ellis, Chris (11 April 2026). "CAPTAINCY TEAM CONFIRMED FOR WORLDS". Ice Hockey UK. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "GB Confirm Leadership Team For Dumfries". Great Britain Supporters Club. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  18. ↑ Harrison, Phil (12 April 2026). "'Super Sunday' as GB Women and Under-18s post winning starts in World Championships". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
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