This Week in Peterborough Hockey History

5th March In 1983, Pirates were slaughtered on home ice by the touring Don Mills Comets who went on to lose only one tour game to the Nottingham Canadian All-Stars…

Referee Mick Curry Remembered

On this day exactly 25 years ago, referee Mick Curry tragically lost his life in a car crash as he travelled back home to County Durham from Peterborough after refereeing…

This Week in Peterborough Hockey History

26th February In 1983, 650 fans turned out to watch Pirates beat the GB Under 19 team 7-5 in a challenge game. 27th February 1986 saw the Toronto Eagles touring…

This Week in Peterborough Hockey History

19th February In 1984, Pirates won the big title decider in Solihull by a spectacular 11-4 with Mike Andrews top scoring with 4+0. The crowd was 2,200 and Pirates took…

This Week in Peterborough Hockey History

12th February 1983 saw Pirates visit the infamous “Duck Pond” at Grimsby, a rink about as long as Bretton is wide, where they became the first team to defeat the…

Peterborough Hockey Alumni (1982-2018)

Adams, Phil Allan, Andy Allen, Chris Allen, Shaun Amos, Robert Andersson, Jimmy Andrews, Mike Apelis, Edgars Archer, James Armstrong, Jake Aughey, Darin Auzins, Janis Bainborough, Ryan Balmer, Declan Barber, Luke…

17th April 2005 – The Night of the Long Faces !

Probably one of the most miserable experiences for any Phantoms player or fan who was present was the very first Coventry Play-Off Final in 2005 which saw Phantoms go up…

The Battle for a Voice – the history of social media and Peterborough hockey

My first exposure to one of these new fangled computer thingies came while working for Pearl Assurance in 1997 when my office was allocated a desktop PC. By virtue of…