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.
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.
- EPIHL
- Play-Off Championship winners: 2008–09, 2014–15
- English Premier Cup winners: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09
- League winners: 2002–03, 2008–09
- Knockout Cup winners: 2007–08
- NIHL
- Autumn Cup winners: 2018–19
- South Cup winners: 2018–19
- South Playoff winners: 2018–19
- National Cup Winners : 2022–23
(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
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Nat. |
Player |
Shoots |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
Acquired |
Contract |
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Nathan Pollard |
L |
(1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 30) |
Peterborough, England |
2018 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 |
22/23 |
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Leo Markey |
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2004 (age 18) |
England |
2022 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 |
Two-Way |
| 21 |
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Luc Johnson |
L |
(1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 26) |
Milton Keynes, England |
2020 from Swindon Wildcats |
22/23 |
| 24 |
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Austin Mitchell-King |
L |
(2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 22) |
Warwick, England |
2022 from Telford Tigers |
Two-Way |
| 29 |
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Will Weldon 'C' |
R |
(1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 30) |
Nottingham, England |
2011 from Nottingham Lions |
22/23 |
| 34 |
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Ralfs Circenis |
L |
(1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 26) |
Riga, Latvia |
2022 from Lindefallets SK |
22/23 |
| 38 |
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Duncan Speirs |
L |
(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26) |
Irvine, Scotland |
2020 from Dundee Stars |
22/23 |
| 71 |
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Corey McEwen |
L |
(1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 31) |
Cardiff, Wales |
2018 from Telford Tigers |
22/23 |
| 72 |
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Glenn Billing 'A' |
L |
(1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 26) |
Romford, England |
2017 from Milton Keynes Lightning |
22/23 |
| 91 |
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Lukas Sladkovsky* |
L |
(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28) |
Prague, Czech Republic |
2022 from Raiders IHC |
22/23 |
| 93 |
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Aleš Padělek* |
L |
(1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 (age 44) |
Jihlava, Czech Republic |
2021 from BK Havlíčkův Brod |
22/23 |
| 95 |
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Jasper Foster |
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2003 (age 17/18) |
England |
2021 from Swindon Cougars |
22/23 |
| 96 |
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Jarvis Hunt |
R |
(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22) |
Aylesbury, England |
2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U18 |
22/23 |
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Season-by-season record[1]
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W |
T |
L |
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OTL |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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League, Cup & Play Offs - Record (0-0-0)[2]
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Top ten scorers
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Top ten assisters
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Top ten point scorers
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Top ten penalty minute ratios
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