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
CityPeterborough, United Kingdom
LeagueNational Ice Hockey League
Founded2002
Home arenaPlanet Ice Peterborough
Capacity: 1,250
ColorsBlue, orange, sky blue
              
Head coach Slava Koulikov
CaptainVacant
AffiliatesPeterborough Phantoms 2
WebsitePeterborough Phantoms
Franchise history
2002–presentPeterborough 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.

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
  • 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

Club roster 2020–21
Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
33 Jordan Marr L (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 Lochgelly, Scotland 2018 from Fife Flyers 21/22
44 Ryan Bainborough R (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 Nottingham, England 2017 from Raiders IHC 20/21
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
2 Tom Norton R (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 Nottingham, England 2013 from Nottingham Panthers 21/22
11 Scott Robson R (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 Beverley, England 2014 from Hull Stingrays 20/21
23 Brad Bowering L (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 Peterborough, England 2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U18 21/22
35 Joe Gretton L (1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 Nottingham, England 2019 from Nottingham Lions 20/21
45 Callum Buglass L (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 Cardiff, Wales 2018 from Cardiff Fire 21/22
97 Nathan Long R (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 Crewe, England 2017 from Milton Keynes Thunder 20/21
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
12 Nathan Pollard L (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 Peterborough, England 2018 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 21/22
21 Luc Johnson L (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 Milton Keynes, England 2020 from Swindon Wildcats 20/21
29 Will Weldon R (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 Nottingham, England 2011 from Nottingham Lions 20/21
38 Duncan Speirs L (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 Irvine, Scotland 2020 from Dundee Stars 21/22
71 / Corey McEwen L (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 Cardiff, Wales 2018 from Telford Tigers 20/21
72 Glenn Billing L (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 Romford, England 2017 from Milton Keynes Lightning 21/22
88 Conor Pollard R (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 Peterborough, England 2019 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 20/21
96 Jarvis Hunt R (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 Aylesbury, England 2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U18 21/22


Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Position Acquired Place of birth Joined From
N/A / Slava Koulikov Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations 2013 Yekaterinburg, Russia Slough Jets, EPIHL
N/A Jason Buckman Assistant Coach 2014 Peterborough, England Raiders, NIHL 1
N/A Tom Norton Player-Assistant Coach 2014 Nottingham, England Nottingham Panthers, EIHL
N/A Euan King Goaltending Coach 2019 Peterborough, England Phantoms U18
N/A Stuart Edwards Conditioning Coach 2016 England
N/A David O'Meara Equipment Manager 2017 England
N/A Lee Elias Video Coach 2014 Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA Montclair State University, ACHA II


2020/21 Outgoing
Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For
17 James Ferrara R (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 Peterborough, England Retired[1]
37 Robert Ferrara R (1990-03-02) 2 March 1990 Peterborough, England Retired[2]
73 Gareth O'Flaherty R (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 Camberley, England MK Thunder[3]
77 Martins Susters L (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 Riga, Latvia Sheffield Steeldogs[4]
93 Aleš Padělek L (1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 Jihlava, Czech Republic BK Havlíčkův Brod[5]

Retired Numbers
Peterborough Phantoms retired numbers
No. Player Position Career
6Lewis BuckmanRW1999–2010
7Doug McEwenF1980–2006
9John LawlessF1982–1999
10Kevin KingC1984–2004
15Jason PorterD1986–2003
17James FerraraF2000–2020
20Randy SmithC1981–2000
22Dwayne NewmanD1986–2014
39Maris ZiedinsF1992–2013

19/20 Head to Head[6]

League, Cup & Play Offs - Record (32-2-20)

TEAM GP W L OTL GF GA
Basingstoke Bison85303521
Bracknell Bees84403128
Hull Pirates64203226
Leeds Chiefs3300187
MK Lightning43101814
Raiders85304923
Sheffield Steeldogs4400188
Swindon Wildcats74303534
Telford Tigers60422930

19/20 Statistics[7]

Top 10 Scorers
League, Cup & Play Offs; as of Sunday 15 March 2020
Player
No. Nat. Player Games Played Goals
1 Ales Padelek 54 38
2 Martins Susters 51 36
3 Petr Stepanek 52 31
4 / Corey McEwen 45 23
5 Glenn Billing 45 22
6 Tom Norton 52 20
7 James Ferrara 53 19
8 Nathan Pollard 53 14
Will Weldon 51 14
9 Jarvis Hunt 39 7
10 Conor Pollard 48 6

Top 10 Assisters
League, Cup & Play Offs; as of Sunday 15 March 2020
Player
No. Nat. Player Games Played Assists
1 James Ferrara 53 52
2 Petr Stepanek 52 45
3 Ales Padelek 54 39
Martins Susters 51 39
4 / Corey McEwen 45 37
5 Tom Norton 52 36
6 Glenn Billing 45 33
7 Will Weldon 51 30
8 Callum Buglass 54 18
9 Conor Pollard 48 16
10 Robbie Ferrara 54 12
Nathan Pollard 53 12

Top 10 Point Scorers
League, Cup & Play Offs; as of Sunday 15 March 2020
Player
No. Nat. Player Games Played Total Points
1 Ales Padelek 54 77
2 Petr Stepanek 52 76
3 Martins Susters 51 75
4 James Ferrara 53 71
5 / Corey McEwen 45 60
6 Tom Norton 52 56
7 Glenn Billing 45 55
8 Will Weldon 51 44
9 Nathan Pollard 53 26
10 Callum Buglass 54 22
Conor Pollard 48 22


Top 10 Penalty Minute Ratios
League, Cup & Play Offs; as of Sunday 15 March 2020
Player
No. Nat. Player Games Played Minutes Assessed Minutes/Games Ratio
1 Will Weldon 45 96 1.88
2 Kieran Raynor 10 16 1.6
3 Martins Susters 46 68 1.33
4 Petr Stepanek 45 68 1.31
5 Scott Robson 27 40 1.21
6 Joe Gretton 46 58 1.18
7 Tom Norton 45 60 1.15
8 James Ferrara 47 44 0.83
9 Robbie Ferrara 48 42 0.78
10 Joe Hazeldine 11 10 0.63

Club staff
  • Head coach: Slava Koulikov
  • Assistant coach: Jason Buckman
  • Physio: Rochelle Owen

Peterborough Phantoms 2

Peterborough Phantoms 2 are an affiliate club of the Peterborough Phantoms, playing in the NIHL 2 South East division.[8] The club were known as the Peterborough Islanders, up until the 2017-18 season.[9] They ended the 2019-20 season in second place, with the playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ahead of the 20/21 season, it was announced that head coach Stevie Johnson would step down, with Phantoms 1 assistant coach Jason Buckman taking over.[10][11]

20/21 Roster
Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Position Acquired Place of birth Joined From
N/A Jason Buckman Head Coach 2020 Peterborough, England Phantoms 1, NIHL National

20/21 Outgoing
Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For
19 Joe Gretton L (1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 Nottingham, England Phantoms 1

Season-by-season record
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL Pts. Rank Post Season
2012-13 NIHL 2 22 13 3 6 - - 29 3rd No playoffs held
2013-14 NIHL 2 22 6 0 16 - - 12 11th No playoffs held
2014-15 NIHL 2 20 13 2 5 - - 28 2nd Semifinal loss
2015-16 NIHL 2 20 17 0 3 - - 34 2nd Semifinal loss
2016-17 NIHL 2 20 19 1 0 - - 36 1st Champions
2017-18 NIHL 2 26 15 - 7 2 0 36 5th Quarterfinal loss
2018-19 NIHL 2 28 8 - 15 5 0 26 10th Did not make playoffs
2019-20 NIHL 2 20 14 - 4 0 1 29 2nd Playoffs cancelled

19/20 Head to Head[12]

League, Cup & Play Offs - Record (14-1-4)

TEAM GP W L OTL GF GA
Bracknell Wasps4301179
Haringey Huskies41301115
Invicta Mustangs32101616
Lee Valley Lions4400295
Streatham Hawks4*4003411
  • Match v Streatham Hawks on February 2nd 2020 was awarded to Peterborough Phantoms 2, after Streatham could not provide a suitable ice time slot for the fixture to be rearranged, following a police incident.[13]


Club Staff
  • Head coach: Stevie Johnson
  • Assistant coach: Stephen Wren
  • General Manager: Toby Clark

References
  1. "Captain Ferrara Enters Swansong Season". gophantoms.co.uk.
  2. "Robbie Ferrara Announces Retirement". gophantoms.co.uk.
  3. "Flatsy Moves On". gophantoms.co.uk.
  4. "Sheffield Steeldogs". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. "Ales Padelek - Elite Prospects".
  6. "FixturesLive - Peterborough Phantoms". FixturesLive. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  7. "Elite Prospects - Peterborough Phantoms (Stats)". Elite Prospects. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. "Peterborough Phantoms 2 - Elite Prospects". Elite Prospects.
  9. "Elite Prospects - Peterborough Islanders". Elite Prospects.
  10. "Johnson departs Phantoms 2". gophantoms.co.uk.
  11. "BUCKMAN UNVEILED AS PHANTOMS 2 HEAD COACH!". gophantoms.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  12. "FixturesLive - Peterborough Phantoms 2". FixturesLive. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  13. "NEWS: NIHL rulings on awarded games". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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