The Day the Rink Closed !

29 years ago to this day, on Sunday 3rd October 1993, Peterborough’s “Ice Arena” played host to a Benson & Hedges Cup fixture between Pirates and the Romford Raiders. It…

Happy 40th Birthday Peterborough Ice Hockey

On Sunday 23rd May 1982, the citizens of Peterborough were first introduced to the sport of ice hockey. With the rink having opened in late 1981, individuals with an interest…

Bretton Ice Rink – 40 Today !

23rd November 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of Bretton ice rink which opened in 1981 albeit not quite to plan ! In the late 1970s, Cambridge City…

Thirty Nine Years ……. and Counting !

This Sunday marks the 39th Anniversary of competitive ice hockey in Peterborough. As Phantoms host the Telford Tigers in the NIHL Autumn Cup, so 39 years ago to the day,…

On This Day in 2002 – Pirates Last Stand !

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…

On This Day 24 Years Ago !

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…

On This Day 2 Years Ago !

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…

On This Day 23 Years Ago !

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…

Nothing Else Matters

In 2010, a DVD was released to commemorate and celebrate the fantastic efforts in 1993 that saw a partly destroyed Bretton ice rink rebuilt not by professional builders but by…

The Battle of Bretton – Twentieth Anniversary !

On 6th September 1998, Troy Walkington’s exciting new Pirates side played hosts to Kingston Hawks in a home Benson & Hedges Cup game. It was a game that is still…