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.
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)
Netminders
No.
Nat.
Player
Catches
Date of birth
Place of birth
Acquired
Contract
33
Jordan Marr
L
(1991-06-10 ) 10 June 1991 (age 33)
Lochgelly , Scotland
2018 from Fife Flyers
22/23
42
Tyler de la Bertouche
L
(2005-11-15 ) 15 November 2005 (age 18)
London , England
2022 from Raiders IHC
Two-Way
44
Ryan Bainborough
R
(1992-07-22 ) 22 July 1992 (age 32)
Nottingham , England
2017 from Raiders IHC
22/23
Defencemen
No.
Nat.
Player
Shoots
Date of birth
Place of birth
Acquired
Contract
2
Tom Norton
R
(1990-06-16 ) 16 June 1990 (age 34)
Nottingham , England
2013 from Nottingham Panthers
22/23
4
Archie Salisbury
(2006-08-08 ) 8 August 2006 (age 18)
England
2022 from Peterborough Phantoms U18
Two-Way
11
Scott Robson
R
(1995-08-16 ) 16 August 1995 (age 29)
Beverley , England
2014 from Hull Stingrays
22/23
23
Brad Bowering
L
(2002-01-23 ) 23 January 2002 (age 22)
Peterborough , England
2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U18
22/23
25
Billy Thorpe
R
2005 (age 15/16)
Peterborough , England
2021 from Peterborough Phantoms U18
24/25
35
Joe Gretton
L
(1997-06-27 ) 27 June 1997 (age 27)
Nottingham , England
2019 from Nottingham Lions
22/23
45
Callum Buglass 'A'
L
(1996-07-23 ) 23 July 1996 (age 28)
Cardiff , Wales
2018 from Cardiff Fire
24/25
90
Tom Barry
R
(1997-05-11 ) 11 May 1997 (age 27)
Sheffield , England
2021 from Sheffield Steeldogs
22/23
Forwards
No.
Nat.
Player
Shoots
Date of birth
Place of birth
Acquired
Contract
12
Nathan Pollard
L
(1993-05-20 ) 20 May 1993 (age 31)
Peterborough , England
2018 from Peterborough Phantoms 2
22/23
19
Leo Markey
2004 (age 18)
England
2022 from Peterborough Phantoms 2
Two-Way
21
Luc Johnson
L
(1997-07-21 ) 21 July 1997 (age 27)
Milton Keynes , England
2020 from Swindon Wildcats
22/23
24
Austin Mitchell-King
L
(2001-11-01 ) 1 November 2001 (age 22)
Warwick , England
2022 from Telford Tigers
Two-Way
29
Will Weldon 'C'
R
(1993-05-28 ) 28 May 1993 (age 31)
Nottingham , England
2011 from Nottingham Lions
22/23
34
Ralfs Circenis
L
(1997-09-06 ) 6 September 1997 (age 26)
Riga , Latvia
2022 from Lindefallets SK
22/23
38
Duncan Speirs
L
(1997-07-27 ) 27 July 1997 (age 27)
Irvine , Scotland
2020 from Dundee Stars
22/23
71
/
Corey McEwen
L
(1992-11-01 ) 1 November 1992 (age 31)
Cardiff , Wales
2018 from Telford Tigers
22/23
72
Glenn Billing 'A'
L
(1997-05-28 ) 28 May 1997 (age 27)
Romford , England
2017 from Milton Keynes Lightning
22/23
91
Lukas Sladkovsky*
L
(1996-04-10 ) 10 April 1996 (age 28)
Prague , Czech Republic
2022 from Raiders IHC
22/23
93
Aleš Padělek *
L
(1980-03-04 ) 4 March 1980 (age 44)
Jihlava , Czech Republic
2021 from BK Havlíčkův Brod
22/23
95
Jasper Foster
2003 (age 17/18)
England
2021 from Swindon Cougars
22/23
96
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
/
Slava Koulikov
2013-14
Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations
Yekaterinburg , Russia
Slough Jets , EPIHL
2
Tom Norton
2017-18
Player-Assistant Coach
Nottingham , England
Lee Elias
2014-15
Development Coach
Havertown , Pennsylvania , USA
Kristian Kenny
2021-22
Equipment Manager
England
David O'Meara
2017-18
Equipment Manager
England
Rochelle Owen
2021-22
Physical Therapist
England
Season
League
GP
W
T
L
OT W
OT L
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
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
League, Cup & Play Offs - Record (0-0-0)[ 2]
(source:[ 3] )
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
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
edit
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
edit
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