Phantoms players were left devastated and, in some cases, in tears after losing their National Championship Play-Off Final tonight by the narrowest of margins as Hull Pirates edged them out in a thrilling head-to-head with an overtime 3on3 winner. Saturday evening’s semi-final had seen Phantoms tested to the full by…
With Phantoms achieving a trophy treble last night, already some fans are questioning where this season sits in comparison with the 2008/09 treble winning season but my advice would be not to even try to compare the two but to celebrate both as outstanding achievements. A sporting treble is defined…
This was a huge fixture for both sides with Phantoms desperate to at least ice their already hard earned cake with a trip to Coventry and Bison desperate to just grab a cake before the shop closed and it was going to close for both teams by 8:30pm Sunday evening…
On the 24th February 2002, seventeen years ago this weekend, Peterborough Pirates played their last ever game in a 9-1 British National League victory over Cardiff Devils. The fixture came just three months short of the 20th anniversary of their first appearance on the ice as Pirates in the summer…
With many fans viewing Sunday’s game with Swindon Wildcats as “must win” and/or “make or break”, lets take a look at the reality based on the possible outcomes. Before doing that, it is important to keep in mind two important factors on which this “reality” is based. First of all,…
This Saturday’s road game at Basingstoke marks not one but two multi-centurians in local lads James Ferrara and James White. Captain James Ferrara will play his 600th game for Phantoms which places him #1 in terms of Phantoms appearances and #2 in all time Peterborough hockey appearances with just Jason…
On a Friday night exactly 24 years ago today, Pirates played hosts to a touring Team Canada side coached by future Vancouver, New York, Edmonton NHL coach Tom Renney. A number of top flight NHL stars were not released for the tour but the roster included Glenn Anderson (six time…
On January 22nd 2017, Phantoms travelled to Telford for the second leg of the EPL Cup Semi-Final ….. a game that was to become shrouded in controversy ! In the first leg, four days earlier, Phantoms had won 4-2 after coming back from 1-2 down to win with two goals…
Tonight’s thumping defeat at Bracknell has announced not one but two important messages for Phantoms and their supporters. Firstly, the run-in to the league title has started and, secondly, teams are queuing to take a piece out of us as title favourites ! Phantoms have just fifteen games remaining and…
On the 14th January 1996, Pirates hosted the Bracknell Bees at Bretton on a night that was to go down in ice hockey folklore across the world ! The game was only minutes old when the visiting Bees looked for a big stretch pass breakaway that Pirates netminder, 31 year…