Peterborough Phantoms

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Peterborough Phantoms
Peterborough Phantoms Logo.png
City Peterborough, United Kingdom
League NIHL
DivisionNational League
Founded2002
Home arena Planet Ice Peterborough
Capacity: 1,250
ColorsNavy, Orange & White
   
Head coach Ashley Tait Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Captain Luke Ferrara Flag of England.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Affiliates Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1

Peterborough Phantoms 2, NIHL 2

Peterborough Phantoms Women, WNIHL 2
Website gophantoms.co.uk
Franchise history
2002–presentPeterborough Phantoms

The Peterborough Phantoms are a British ice hockey team that play at the Planet Ice Peterborough Arena, in Bretton, Peterborough. The Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey club was founded in 2002. It replaced the former city based team, the Peterborough Pirates, and plays in the same arena. The team currently competes in the semi-professional National Ice Hockey League, the second tier in British ice hockey below the fully professional Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). They previously played in the English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL).

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The team won the English Premier League and Cup Double in its first season (2002–03) and retained the Cup the following year. After four years, they won the 2007–08 Knock-out Cup followed by the 2008–09 season in which the Phantoms won the English Premier League, English Premier Cup and the play-offs. In the 2018–19 season, the Phantoms won the NIHL 1 Autumn Cup, NIHL 1 South Cup and NIHL South Playoff competitions, and also finished as part of the NIHL 1 National Playoff Final Four. In the 2023-24 season, the Phantoms won the NIHL National Play-offs.

Club history

Ice hockey in Peterborough started in late 1981 when the first ice rink built in the UK since the 1960s was opened in the city. The Peterborough Pirates was then formed in the summer of 1982. The team joined Division One of the three division National League and two seasons later won promotion to the top level of UK ice hockey. Attendance topped the 1,000 mark on a regular basis[ citation needed ] and the Pirates reached the 1991 championship play-off final at Wembley, appearing live on mainstream TV. The played in the final again in 1992, but then struggled in the increasingly competitive 1990s as new arena based teams arrived.[ citation needed ]

In 2002, the Peterborough Pirates folded and replaced with the Peterborough Phantoms in the lower division English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL). The Phantoms went on to secure a league and Cup championship in their debut season and retained the Cup the following season. They won the Knockout Cup in season 2007–08, and then won all three major honours in 2008–09.

The Phantoms joined the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) after the EPIHL folded in 2017.

In 2019, a new ten-team division was approved to sit above the existing Division 1 (North and South). Alongside the Phantoms, the National League contains Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees, Hull Pirates, Leeds Chiefs, MK Lightning, Raiders IHC, Sheffield Steeldogs, Swindon Wildcats and Telford Tigers.

Club honours

Club roster 2022-23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

Netminders
No.Nat.PlayerCatchesDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract
33 Flag of Scotland.svg Jordan MarrL10 June 1991 (age 34) Lochgelly, Scotland2018 from Fife Flyers 22/23
42 Flag of England.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Tyler de la BertoucheL15 November 2005 (age 19) London, England2022 from Raiders IHC Two-Way
44 Flag of England.svg Ryan BainboroughR22 July 1992 (age 33) Nottingham, England2017 from Raiders IHC 22/23
Defencemen
No.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract
2 Flag of England.svg Tom NortonR16 June 1990 (age 35) Nottingham, England2013 from Nottingham Panthers 22/23
4 Flag of England.svg Archie Salisbury8 August 2006 (age 18) England 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms U18 Two-Way
11 Flag of England.svg Scott RobsonR16 August 1995 (age 29) Beverley, England2014 from Hull Stingrays 22/23
23 Flag of England.svg Brad BoweringL23 January 2002 (age 23) Peterborough, England2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U1822/23
25 Flag of England.svg Billy ThorpeR2005 (age 15/16) Peterborough, England2021 from Peterborough Phantoms U1824/25
35 Flag of England.svg Joe GrettonL27 June 1997 (age 28) Nottingham, England2019 from Nottingham Lions 22/23
45 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Callum Buglass 'A' L23 July 1996 (age 29) Cardiff, Wales2018 from Cardiff Fire 24/25
90 Flag of England.svg Tom BarryR11 May 1997 (age 28) Sheffield, England2021 from Sheffield Steeldogs 22/23
Forwards
No.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract
12 Flag of England.svg Nathan PollardL20 May 1993 (age 32) Peterborough, England2018 from Peterborough Phantoms 222/23
19 Flag of England.svg Leo Markey2004 (age 18) England 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 Two-Way
21 Flag of England.svg Luc JohnsonL21 July 1997 (age 28) Milton Keynes, England2020 from Swindon Wildcats 22/23
24 Flag of England.svg Austin Mitchell-KingL1 November 2001 (age 23) Warwick, England2022 from Telford Tigers Two-Way
29 Flag of England.svg Will Weldon 'C' R28 May 1993 (age 32) Nottingham, England2011 from Nottingham Lions 22/23
34 Flag of Latvia.svg Ralfs CircenisL6 September 1997 (age 27) Riga, Latvia2022 from Lindefallets SK22/23
38 Flag of Scotland.svg Duncan SpeirsL27 July 1997 (age 28) Irvine, Scotland2020 from Dundee Stars 22/23
71 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Corey McEwenL1 November 1992 (age 32) Cardiff, Wales2018 from Telford Tigers 22/23
72 Flag of England.svg Glenn Billing 'A' L28 May 1997 (age 28) Romford, England2017 from Milton Keynes Lightning 22/23
91 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukas Sladkovsky*L10 April 1996 (age 29) Prague, Czech Republic2022 from Raiders IHC 22/23
93 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aleš Padělek *L4 March 1980 (age 45) Jihlava, Czech Republic2021 from BK Havlíčkův Brod 22/23
95 Flag of England.svg Jasper Foster2003 (age 17/18)England2021 from Swindon Cougars22/23
96 Flag of England.svg Jarvis HuntR16 January 2002 (age 23) Aylesbury, England2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U1822/23
Team Staff
No.Nat.NameAcquiredPositionPlace of birthJoined From
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Ukraine.svg Slava Koulikov2013-14Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Yekaterinburg, Russia Slough Jets, EPIHL
2 Flag of England.svg Tom Norton2017-18Player-Assistant Coach Nottingham, England
Flag of the United States.svg Lee Elias2014-15Development Coach Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Flag of England.svg Kristian Kenny2021-22Equipment Manager England
Flag of England.svg David O'Meara2017-18Equipment Manager England
Flag of England.svg Rochelle Owen2021-22Physical Therapist England

2021/22 outgoing

Outgoing
No.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthLeaving For
40 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr StepanekL28 March 1990 (age 35) Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou, Czechia3
75 Flag of England.svg Ross ClarkeR16 April 2002 (age 23) Peterborough, England Raiders IHC 2, NIHL 1
91 Flag of England.svg Nathan SalemL17 September 1991 (age 33) Whitley Bay, England Hull Seahawks, NIHL

Season-by-season record

Season [1] League GP W TL OT W OTL Pts. Rank Post Season
2002-03 EPIHL 423435--711Final Loss
2003-04 EPIHL 322525--522Semifinal Loss
2004-05 EPIHL 3218410--402Final Loss
2005-06 EPIHL 4823619--529Did not qualify
2006-07 EPIHL 4425113-5566Semifinal Loss
2007-08 EPIHL 4422-1233534Quarterfinal Loss
2008-09 EPIHL 5436-1323791Champions
2009-10 EPIHL 5424-2325576Quarterfinal Loss
2010-11 EPIHL 5424-2036616Semifinal Loss
2011-12 EPIHL 5417-2737478Quarterfinal Loss
2012-13 EPIHL 5418-2853498Quarterfinal Loss
2013-14 EPIHL 5418-2709459Did not qualify
2014-15 EPIHL 4821-1962564Champions
2015-16 EPIHL 5435-11-8782Semifinal Loss
2016-17 EPIHL 4829-17-2604Did not qualify
2017-18 NIHL 1 South 3223-342562Conference Final Loss
2018-19 NIHL 1 South 4224-846622Conference Champions
2019-20 NIHL National 5028-1732643Playoffs Cancelled
2021-22 NIHL National 4822-2132526Semifinal Loss
2022-23 NIHL National 00000000TBD

Retired numbers

Peterborough Phantoms retired numbers
No.PlayerPositionCareer
6Lewis Buckman RW 1999–2010
7Doug McEwen F 1980–2006
9 John Lawless F 1982–1999
10Kevin King C 1984–2004
15Jason Porter D 1986–2003
17James Ferrara F 2000–2020
20 Randy Smith C 1981–2000
22Dwayne Newman D 1986–2014
39 Maris Ziedins F 1992–2013

22/23 head to head

League, Cup & Play Offs - Record (0-0-0) [2]

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Basingstoke Bison 000000
Bees IHC 000000
Bristol Pitbulls 000000
Hull Seahawks 000000
Leeds Knights 000000
MK Lightning 000000
Raiders IHC 000000
Sheffield Steeldogs 000000
Swindon Wildcats 000000
Telford Tigers 000000
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22/23 statistics

(source: [3] )

Top ten scorers

League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022
Player
No.Nat.PlayerGames PlayedGoals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Top ten assisters

League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022
Player
No.Nat.PlayerGames PlayedAssists
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Top ten point scorers

League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022
Player
No.Nat.PlayerGames PlayedTotal Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Top ten penalty minute ratios

League, cup & playoffs; as of 24 August 2022
Player
No.Nat.PlayerGames PlayedMinutes AssessedMinutes/Games Ratio
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

References

  1. ↑ "Elite Prospects - National Ice Hockey League (NIHL)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "FixturesLive - Peterborough Phantoms". FixturesLive. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Elite Prospects - Peterborough Phantoms (Stats)". Elite Prospects. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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