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Peterborough Phantoms
CityPeterborough, United Kingdom
LeagueNIHL
DivisionNational League
Founded2002
Home arenaPlanet Ice Peterborough
Capacity: 1,250
ColorsNavy, Orange & White
     
Head coachSlava Koulikov United Kingdom Ukraine
CaptainWill Weldon England
AffiliatesChelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1

Peterborough Phantoms 2, NIHL 2

Peterborough Phantoms Women, WNIHL 2
Websitegophantoms.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).

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.

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. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
33 Scotland Jordan Marr L (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 32) Lochgelly, Scotland 2018 from Fife Flyers 22/23
42 EnglandSweden Tyler de la Bertouche L (2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 18) London, England 2022 from Raiders IHC Two-Way
44 England Ryan Bainborough R (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 31) Nottingham, England 2017 from Raiders IHC 22/23
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
2 England Tom Norton R (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 33) Nottingham, England 2013 from Nottingham Panthers 22/23
4 England Archie Salisbury (2006-08-08) 8 August 2006 (age 17) England 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms U18 Two-Way
11 England Scott Robson R (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 (age 28) Beverley, England 2014 from Hull Stingrays 22/23
23 England Brad Bowering L (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 21) Peterborough, England 2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U18 22/23
25 England Billy Thorpe R 2005 (age 15/16) Peterborough, England 2021 from Peterborough Phantoms U18 24/25
35 England Joe Gretton L (1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 (age 26) Nottingham, England 2019 from Nottingham Lions 22/23
45 Wales Callum Buglass 'A' L (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 27) Cardiff, Wales 2018 from Cardiff Fire 24/25
90 England Tom Barry R (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 26) Sheffield, England 2021 from Sheffield Steeldogs 22/23
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
12 England Nathan Pollard L (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 30) Peterborough, England 2018 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 22/23
19 England Leo Markey 2004 (age 18) England 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 Two-Way
21 England Luc Johnson L (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 26) Milton Keynes, England 2020 from Swindon Wildcats 22/23
24 England Austin Mitchell-King L (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 22) Warwick, England 2022 from Telford Tigers Two-Way
29 England Will Weldon 'C' R (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 30) Nottingham, England 2011 from Nottingham Lions 22/23
34 Latvia Ralfs Circenis L (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 26) Riga, Latvia 2022 from Lindefallets SK 22/23
38 Scotland Duncan Speirs L (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26) Irvine, Scotland 2020 from Dundee Stars 22/23
71 United Kingdom/Canada Corey McEwen L (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 31) Cardiff, Wales 2018 from Telford Tigers 22/23
72 England Glenn Billing 'A' L (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 26) Romford, England 2017 from Milton Keynes Lightning 22/23
91 Czech Republic Lukas Sladkovsky* L (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 27) Prague, Czech Republic 2022 from Raiders IHC 22/23
93 Czech Republic Aleš Padělek* L (1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 (age 43) Jihlava, Czech Republic 2021 from BK Havlíčkův Brod 22/23
95 England Jasper Foster 2003 (age 17/18) England 2021 from Swindon Cougars 22/23
96 England Jarvis Hunt R (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22) Aylesbury, England 2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U18 22/23
Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Acquired Position Place of birth Joined From
United Kingdom/Ukraine Slava Koulikov 2013-14 Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Yekaterinburg, Russia Slough Jets, EPIHL
2 England Tom Norton 2017-18 Player-Assistant Coach Nottingham, England
United States Lee Elias 2014-15 Development Coach Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
England Kristian Kenny 2021-22 Equipment Manager England
England David O'Meara 2017-18 Equipment Manager England
England Rochelle Owen 2021-22 Physical Therapist England

2021/22 outgoing

Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For
40 Czech Republic Petr Stepanek L (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 33) Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou, Czechia3
75 England Ross Clarke R (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 21) Peterborough, England Raiders IHC 2, NIHL 1
91 England Nathan Salem L (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 32) Whitley Bay, England Hull Seahawks, NIHL

Season-by-season record

Season League GP W T L OTW OTL Pts. Rank Post Season
2002-03 EPIHL 42 34 3 5 - - 71 1 Final Loss
2003-04 EPIHL 32 25 2 5 - - 52 2 Semifinal Loss
2004-05 EPIHL 32 18 4 10 - - 40 2 Final Loss
2005-06 EPIHL 48 23 6 19 - - 52 9 Did not qualify
2006-07 EPIHL 44 25 1 13 - 5 56 6 Semifinal Loss
2007-08 EPIHL 44 22 - 12 3 3 53 4 Quarterfinal Loss
2008-09 EPIHL 54 36 - 13 2 3 79 1 Champions
2009-10 EPIHL 54 24 - 23 2 5 57 6 Quarterfinal Loss
2010-11 EPIHL 54 24 - 20 3 6 61 6 Semifinal Loss
2011-12 EPIHL 54 17 - 27 3 7 47 8 Quarterfinal Loss
2012-13 EPIHL 54 18 - 28 5 3 49 8 Quarterfinal Loss
2013-14 EPIHL 54 18 - 27 0 9 45 9 Did not qualify
2014-15 EPIHL 48 21 - 19 6 2 56 4 Champions
2015-16 EPIHL 54 35 - 11 - 8 78 2 Semifinal Loss
2016-17 EPIHL 48 29 - 17 - 2 60 4 Did not qualify
2017-18 NIHL 1 South 32 23 - 3 4 2 56 2 Conference Final Loss
2018-19 NIHL 1 South 42 24 - 8 4 6 62 2 Conference Champions
2019-20 NIHL National 50 28 - 17 3 2 64 3 Playoffs Cancelled
2021-22 NIHL National 48 22 - 21 3 2 52 6 Semifinal Loss
2022-23 NIHL National 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD

Retired numbers

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

22/23 head to head

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

TEAM GP W L OTL GF GA
Basingstoke Bison 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bees IHC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bristol Pitbulls 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hull Seahawks 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leeds Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0
MK Lightning 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raiders IHC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sheffield Steeldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swindon Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telford Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0

22/23 statistics

(source:[3])

Top ten scorers

League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022
Player
No. Nat. Player Games Played Goals
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. Player Games Played Assists
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. Player Games Played Total 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. Player Games Played Minutes Assessed Minutes/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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