Peterborough Phantoms Explained

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 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.

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
width=5%No.width=5%Nat.width=22%Playerwidth=7%Catcheswidth=16%Date of birthwidth=20%Place of birthwidth=24%AcquiredContract
33Jordan MarrL10 June 1991Lochgelly, Scotland2018 from Fife Flyers22/23
42Tyler de la BertoucheL15 November 2005London, England2022 from Raiders IHCTwo-Way
44Ryan BainboroughR22 July 1992Nottingham, England2017 from Raiders IHC22/23
Defencemen
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2Tom NortonR16 June 1990Nottingham, England2013 from Nottingham Panthers22/23
4Archie Salisbury8 August 2006England2022 from Peterborough Phantoms U18Two-Way
11Scott RobsonR16 August 1995Beverley, England2014 from Hull Stingrays22/23
23Brad BoweringL23 January 2002Peterborough, England2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U1822/23
25Billy ThorpeR2005 (age 15/16)Peterborough, England2021 from Peterborough Phantoms U1824/25
35Joe GrettonL27 June 1997Nottingham, England2019 from Nottingham Lions22/23
45Callum Buglass 'A'L23 July 1996Cardiff, Wales2018 from Cardiff Fire24/25
90Tom BarryR11 May 1997Sheffield, England2021 from Sheffield Steeldogs22/23
Forwards
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12Nathan PollardL20 May 1993Peterborough, England2018 from Peterborough Phantoms 222/23
19Leo Markey2004 (age 18)England2022 from Peterborough Phantoms 2Two-Way
21Luc JohnsonL21 July 1997Milton Keynes, England2020 from Swindon Wildcats22/23
24Austin Mitchell-KingL1 November 2001Warwick, England2022 from Telford TigersTwo-Way
29Will Weldon 'C'R28 May 1993Nottingham, England2011 from Nottingham Lions22/23
34Ralfs CircenisL6 September 1997Riga, Latvia2022 from Lindefallets SK22/23
38Duncan SpeirsL27 July 1997Irvine, Scotland2020 from Dundee Stars22/23
71/Corey McEwenL1 November 1992Cardiff, Wales2018 from Telford Tigers22/23
72Glenn Billing 'A'L28 May 1997Romford, England2017 from Milton Keynes Lightning22/23
91Lukas Sladkovsky*L10 April 1996Prague, Czech Republic2022 from Raiders IHC22/23
93Aleš Padělek
L4 March 1980Jihlava, Czech Republic2021 from BK Havlíčkův Brod22/23
95Jasper Foster2003 (age 17/18)England2021 from Swindon Cougars22/23
96Jarvis HuntR16 January 2002Aylesbury, England2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U1822/23
Team Staff
No.Nat.NameAcquiredPositionPlace of birthJoined From
/Slava Koulikov2013-14Head Coach/Director of Hockey OperationsYekaterinburg, RussiaSlough Jets, EPIHL
2Tom Norton2017-18Player-Assistant CoachNottingham, England
Lee Elias2014-15Development CoachHavertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Kristian Kenny2021-22Equipment ManagerEngland
David O'Meara2017-18Equipment ManagerEngland
Rochelle Owen2021-22Physical TherapistEngland

2021/22 outgoing

Outgoing
No.Nat.!width="22%" PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthLeaving For
40Petr StepanekL28 March 1990Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech RepublicSKLH Žďár nad Sázavou, Czechia3
75Ross ClarkeR16 April 2002Peterborough, EnglandRaiders IHC 2, NIHL 1
91Nathan SalemL17 September 1991Whitley Bay, EnglandHull Seahawks, NIHL

Season-by-season record[1]

SeasonLeagueGPWTLOTWOTLPts.RankPost Season
2002-03EPIHL423435--711Final Loss
2003-04EPIHL322525--522Semifinal Loss
2004-05EPIHL3218410--402Final Loss
2005-06EPIHL4823619--529Did not qualify
2006-07EPIHL4425113-5566Semifinal Loss
2007-08EPIHL4422-1233534Quarterfinal Loss
2008-09EPIHL5436-1323791Champions
2009-10EPIHL5424-2325576Quarterfinal Loss
2010-11EPIHL5424-2036616Semifinal Loss
2011-12EPIHL5417-2737478Quarterfinal Loss
2012-13EPIHL5418-2853498Quarterfinal Loss
2013-14EPIHL5418-2709459Did not qualify
2014-15EPIHL4821-1962564Champions
2015-16EPIHL5435-11-8782Semifinal Loss
2016-17EPIHL4829-17-2604Did not qualify
2017-18NIHL 1 South3223-342562Conference Final Loss
2018-19NIHL 1 South4224-846622Conference Champions
2019-20NIHL National5028-1732643Playoffs Cancelled
2021-22NIHL National4822-2132526Semifinal Loss
2022-23NIHL National00000000TBD

Retired numbers

Peterborough Phantoms retired numbers
width=40px No.width=150px Playerwidth=40px Positionwidth=100px Career
6 Lewis Buckman 1999–2010
7 Doug McEwen 1980–2006
9 1982–1999
10 Kevin King 1984–2004
15 Jason Porter 1986–2003
17 James Ferrara 2000–2020
20 1981–2000
22 Dwayne Newman 1986–2014
391992–2013

22/23 head to head

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

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Leeds Knights000000
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Swindon Wildcats00000- 0
Telford Tigers00000- 0
TOTAL00000- 0

22/23 statistics

(source:[3])

Top ten scorers

League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022

Player
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Top ten assisters

League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022

Player
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Top ten point scorers

League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022

Player
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Top ten penalty minute ratios

League, cup & playoffs; as of 24 August 2022

Player
width=7%No.width=7%Nat.width=30%Playerwidth=28%Games Playedwidth=28%Minutes Assessedwidith=28%Minutes/Games Ratio
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Notes and References

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

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