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…
Phantoms will be playing their two leg NIHL South Cup Semi-Finals against Bracknell Bees on the weekend of 2nd and 3rd February ….. when we were scheduled to play Bracknell in the league anyway ! The first leg will be in Bracknell on the Saturday, face-off 6pm, with the second…
The Christmas period sees the NIHL South move into the second half of the season with the “big four” sitting, as expected, in the top four places. With the table still tough to make sense of due to the different numbers of games played, here’s how it would look if…
Phantoms captain, James Ferrara, will be hoping to realise a career ambition tonight as he leads his team into the final of the Autumn Cup at Bretton, face-off 7:30pm. “Winning the play-offs in front of so many people was the highlight of my career to date but to win silverware…
On Friday, Phantoms make their first tilt at serious NIHL silverware when they take on the Sheffield Steeldogs in the final of the Autumn Cup. So what’s it about ? What’s it worth ? Where’s it at ? What should we expect ? What do we need to do ?…
A fantastic gesture today saw former Pirates and Phantoms players club together to replace the stolen mobility scooter of legendary fan Ken Cross with a new machine, appropriately badged up with logos from both teams as well as his familiar #1 fan tag ! The players surprised Ken at his…
Phantoms go into tonight’s Autumn Cup semi-final showdown with Swindon coach Aaron Nell proclaiming that this season’s Phantoms are tougher to beat than last season’s team. Phantoms take a single goal advantage into tonight’s second leg which faces off at 7:30pm. Coach Nell was full of praise for Phantoms ahead of…
Fixture Sunday: Phantoms v Bracknell Bees – Face-Off 5:30pm Competition ? NIHL1 South and NIHL Cup Qualifying What’s at Stake ? Phantoms will be testing themselves against the current NIHL1 South leaders as well as keeping up their race to make the semi-finals of the NIHL Cup where they sit…