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…

South Cup Semi-Final Dates Confirmed

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…

Big Points At Stake Over Christmas Period !

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…

Captain James Seeks Career Highlight !

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…

Cup Final Countdown – Make it a Plus One !

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 ?…

Former Players Give Ken Cross His Mobility Back !

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…

“Phantoms are Tougher than Last Season !”

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…

Sunday Lowdown – Phantoms v Bees

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…

Pirates Legendary Import Comes Home !

Phantoms home fixture with Basingstoke on Sunday 4th November will be a very special night not only because of the potentially top drawer fixture, not only because of a special…

Former Players Rally Around Ken Cross

Since the Ken Cross article last week, former players from both the Pirates and Phantoms eras have responded without hesitation to bring hockey back into Ken’s life. Leading the line…