Peterborough 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).

Peterborough Phantoms
City	Peterborough, United Kingdom
League	NIHL
Division	National League
Founded	2002
Home arena	Planet Ice Peterborough Capacity: 1,250
Colors	Navy, Orange & White
Head coach	Ashley Tait
Captain	Luke Ferrara
Affiliates	Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1 Peterborough Phantoms 2, NIHL 2 Peterborough Phantoms Women, WNIHL 2
Website	gophantoms.co.uk
Franchise history
2002–present	Peterborough Phantoms

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

• 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
  • NIHL National Playoff Winners : 2023-24

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		Jordan Marr	L	(1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 34)	Lochgelly, Scotland	2018 from Fife Flyers	22/23
42		Tyler de la Bertouche	L	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 19)	London, England	2022 from Raiders IHC	Two-Way
44		Ryan Bainborough	R	(1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 33)	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 35)	Nottingham, England	2013 from Nottingham Panthers	22/23
4		Archie Salisbury		(2006-08-08) 8 August 2006 (age 19)	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 23)	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 28)	Nottingham, England	2019 from Nottingham Lions	22/23
45		Callum Buglass 'A'	L	(1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 29)	Cardiff, Wales	2018 from Cardiff Fire	24/25
90		Tom Barry	R	(1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 28)	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 32)	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 28)	Milton Keynes, England	2020 from Swindon Wildcats	22/23
24		Austin Mitchell-King	L	(2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 23)	Warwick, England	2022 from Telford Tigers	Two-Way
29		Will Weldon 'C'	R	(1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 32)	Nottingham, England	2011 from Nottingham Lions	22/23
34		Ralfs Circenis	L	(1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 27)	Riga, Latvia	2022 from Lindefallets SK	22/23
38		Duncan Speirs	L	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 28)	Irvine, Scotland	2020 from Dundee Stars	22/23
71	/	Corey McEwen	L	(1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 32)	Cardiff, Wales	2018 from Telford Tigers	22/23
72		Glenn Billing 'A'	L	(1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 28)	Romford, England	2017 from Milton Keynes Lightning	22/23
91		Lukas Sladkovsky*	L	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 29)	Prague, Czech Republic	2022 from Raiders IHC	22/23
93		Aleš Padělek*	L	(1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 (age 45)	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 23)	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

2021/22 outgoing

Outgoing
No.	Nat.	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth	Leaving For
40		Petr Stepanek	L	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 35)	Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou, Czechia3
75		Ross Clarke	R	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 23)	Peterborough, England	Raiders IHC 2, NIHL 1
91		Nathan Salem	L	(1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 33)	Whitley Bay, England	Hull Seahawks, NIHL

Season-by-season record

Season[1]	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