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Peterborough Phantoms

{{Short description|British ice hockey team}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}

{{More citations needed|date=January 2020}}

{{Pro hockey team

| text_color = White

| bg_color = #040030

| team = Peterborough Phantoms

| logo = Peterborough Phantoms Logo.png

| logosize = 220px

| city = Peterborough, United Kingdom

| league = NIHL

| founded = 2002

| name1 = Peterborough Phantoms

| dates1 = 2002–present

| arena = Planet Ice Peterborough
Capacity: 1,250

| colors = Navy, Orange & White
{{color box|#040030}} {{color box|#ff3700}} {{color box|white}}

| coach = Slava Koulikov {{flagicon|UK}} {{flagicon|Ukraine}}

| captain = Luke Ferrara {{flagicon|England}}

| website = {{url|https://gophantoms.co.uk/}}

| affiliates = Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1

Peterborough Phantoms 2, NIHL 2

Peterborough Phantoms Women, WNIHL 2|division=National League}}

The Peterborough Phantoms are a British ice hockey team that play at the Planet Ice Peterborough Arena, in Bretton, Peterborough. The Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey club was founded in 2002. It replaced the former city based team, the Peterborough Pirates, and plays in the same arena. The team currently competes in the semi-professional National Ice Hockey League, the second tier in British ice hockey below the fully professional Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). They previously played in the English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL).

The team won the English Premier League and Cup Double in its first season (2002–03) and retained the Cup the following year. After four years, they won the 2007–08 Knock-out Cup followed by the 2008–09 season in which the Phantoms won the English Premier League, English Premier Cup and the play-offs. In the 2018–19 season, the Phantoms won the NIHL 1 Autumn Cup, NIHL 1 South Cup and NIHL South Playoff competitions, and also finished as part of the NIHL 1 National Playoff Final Four. In the 2023-24 season, the Phantoms won the NIHL National Play-offs.

Club history

Ice hockey in Peterborough started in late 1981 when the first ice rink built in the UK since the 1960s was opened in the city. The Peterborough Pirates was then formed in the summer of 1982. The team joined Division One of the three division National League and two seasons later won promotion to the top level of UK ice hockey. Attendance topped the 1,000 mark on a regular basis{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} and the Pirates reached the 1991 championship play-off final at Wembley, appearing live on mainstream TV. The played in the final again in 1992, but then struggled in the increasingly competitive 1990s as new arena based teams arrived.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

In 2002, the Peterborough Pirates folded and replaced with the Peterborough Phantoms in the lower division English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL). The Phantoms went on to secure a league and Cup championship in their debut season and retained the Cup the following season. They won the Knockout Cup in season 2007–08, and then won all three major honours in 2008–09.

The Phantoms joined the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) after the EPIHL folded in 2017.

In 2019, a new ten-team division was approved to sit above the existing Division 1 (North and South). Alongside the Phantoms, the National League contains Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees, Hull Pirates, Leeds Chiefs, MK Lightning, Raiders IHC, Sheffield Steeldogs, Swindon Wildcats and Telford Tigers.

Club honours

  • EPIHL
  • Play-Off Championship winners: 2008–09, 2014–15
  • English Premier Cup winners: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09
  • League winners: 2002–03, 2008–09
  • Knockout Cup winners: 2007–08
  • NIHL
  • Autumn Cup winners: 2018–19
  • South Cup winners: 2018–19
  • South Playoff winners: 2018–19
  • National Cup Winners : 2022–23
  • NIHL National Playoff Winners : 2023-24

Club roster 2022-23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

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colspan="11" style="background:#040030; color:#FFFFFF;"| Netminders
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!width=5%|No.

!width=5%|Nat.

!!width=22%|Player

!width=7%|Catches

!width=16%|Date of birth

!width=20%|Place of birth

!width=24%|Acquired

|Contract

style="background:#eee;"

|33

| {{flagicon|Scotland}}

| align="left" | Jordan Marr

| L

| align="left" | {{Birth date and age|1991|06|10|df=yes}}

| align="left" | Lochgelly, Scotland

| align="left" | 2018 from Fife Flyers

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|42

| {{flagicon|England}}{{flagicon|Sweden}}

| align="left" | Tyler de la Bertouche

| L

| align="left" | {{Birth date and age|2005|11|15|df=yes}}

| align="left" |London, England

| align="left" | 2022 from Raiders IHC

|Two-Way

style="background:#eee;"

|44

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align="left" | Ryan Bainborough

| R

| align="left" | {{Birth date and age|1992|07|22|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Nottingham, England

| align="left" | 2017 from Raiders IHC

|22/23

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colspan="11" style="background:#040030; color:#FFFFFF;"| Defencemen
style="background:#ddd;"

!width=5%|No.

!width=5%|Nat.

!!width=22%|Player

!width=7%|Shoots

!width=16%|Date of birth

!width=20%|Place of birth

!width=24%|Acquired

|Contract

style="background:#eee;"

|2

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align="left" | Tom Norton

| R

| align="left" | {{Birth date and age|1990|06|16|df=yes}}

| align="left" | Nottingham, England

| align="left" | 2013 from Nottingham Panthers

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|4

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align="left" | Archie Salisbury

|

| align="left" | {{Birth date and age|2006|8|8|df=yes}}

| align="left" | England

| align="left" | 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms U18

|Two-Way

style="background:#eee;"

|11

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align="left" | Scott Robson

| R

| align="left" | {{Birth date and age|1995|08|16|df=yes}}

| align="left" | Beverley, England

| align="left" | 2014 from Hull Stingrays

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|23

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| align=left| Brad Bowering

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|2002|01|23|df=yes}}

| align=left|Peterborough, England

| align=left| 2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U18

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|25

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| align="left" | Billy Thorpe

| R

| align="left" | 2005 (age 15/16)

| align="left" |Peterborough, England

| align="left" | 2021 from Peterborough Phantoms U18

|24/25

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|35

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| align="left" | Joe Gretton

| L

| align="left" | {{Birth date and age|1997|06|27|df=yes}}

| align="left" | Nottingham, England

| align="left" | 2019 from Nottingham Lions

|22/23

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|45

|{{flagicon|Wales}}

| align=left| Callum Buglass 'A'

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1996|07|23|df=yes}}

| align=left|Cardiff, Wales

| align=left| 2018 from Cardiff Fire

|24/25

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|90

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| align="left" | Tom Barry

| R

| align="left" | {{Birth date and age|1997|05|11|df=yes}}

| align="left" | Sheffield, England

| align="left" | 2021 from Sheffield Steeldogs

|22/23

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colspan="11" style="background:#040030; color:#FFFFFF;"| Forwards
style="background:#ddd;"

!width=5%|No.

!width=5%|Nat.

!!width=22%|Player

!width=7%|Shoots

!width=16%|Date of birth

!width=20%|Place of birth

!width=24%|Acquired

|Contract

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|12

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align=left| Nathan Pollard

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1993|05|20|df=yes}}

| align=left| Peterborough, England

| align=left| 2018 from Peterborough Phantoms 2

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|19

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align=left| Leo Markey

|

| align=left| 2004 (age 18)

| align=left| England

| align=left| 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms 2

|Two-Way

style="background:#eee;"

|21

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align=left| Luc Johnson

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1997|07|21|df=yes}}

| align=left| Milton Keynes, England

| align=left| 2020 from Swindon Wildcats

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|24

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align=left| Austin Mitchell-King

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|2001|11|1|df=yes}}

| align=left| Warwick, England

| align=left| 2022 from Telford Tigers

|Two-Way

style="background:#eee;"

|29

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align=left| Will Weldon 'C'

| R

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1993|05|28|df=yes}}

| align=left|Nottingham, England

| align=left| 2011 from Nottingham Lions

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|34

| {{flagicon|Latvia}}

| align=left| Ralfs Circenis

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1997|9|6|df=yes}}

| align=left| Riga, Latvia

| align=left| 2022 from Lindefallets SK

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|38

|{{flagicon|Scotland}}

| align=left| Duncan Speirs

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1997|07|27|df=yes}}

| align=left|Irvine, Scotland

| align=left| 2020 from Dundee Stars

|22/23

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|71

|{{flagicon|UK}}/{{flag icon|Canada}}

| align=left| Corey McEwen

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1992|11|01|df=yes}}

| align=left|Cardiff, Wales

| align=left| 2018 from Telford Tigers

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|72

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| align=left| Glenn Billing 'A'

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1997|05|28|df=yes}}

| align=left|Romford, England

| align=left| 2017 from Milton Keynes Lightning

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|91

|{{flagicon|Czechia}}

| align=left| Lukas Sladkovsky*

|L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1996|4|10|df=yes}}

| align=left|Prague, Czech Republic

| align=left| 2022 from Raiders IHC

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|93

| {{flagicon|Czech}}

| align=left| Aleš Padělek*

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1980|3|4|df=yes}}

| align=left| Jihlava, Czech Republic

| align=left| 2021 from BK Havlíčkův Brod

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|95

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| align=left| Jasper Foster

|

| align=left| 2003 (age 17/18)

| align=left| England

| align=left| 2021 from Swindon Cougars

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|96

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| align=left| Jarvis Hunt

| R

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|2002|01|16|df=yes}}

| align=left| Aylesbury, England

| align=left| 2017 from Peterborough Phantoms U18

|22/23

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! colspan="11" style="background: #040030; color:#FFFFFF;" |Team Staff

style="background:#ddd;"

! width="5%" |No.

! width="5%" |Nat.

!Name

! width="7%" |Acquired

! width="16%" |Position

! width="20%" |Place of birth

! width="24%" |Joined From

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|

|{{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|Ukraine}}

| align="left" |Slava Koulikov

|2013-14

| align="left" |Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations

| align="left" |Yekaterinburg, Russia

| align="left" |Slough Jets, EPIHL

style="background:#eee;"

|2

|{{flagicon|England}}

| align="left" |Tom Norton

|2017-18

| align="left" |Player-Assistant Coach

| align="left" |Nottingham, England

| align="left" |

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|USA}}

| align="left" |Lee Elias

|2014-15

| align="left" |Development Coach

| align="left" |Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA

| align="left" |

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|

|{{flagicon|England}}

| align="left" |Kristian Kenny

|2021-22

| align="left" |Equipment Manager

| align="left" |England

| align="left" |

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|England}}

| align="left" |David O'Meara

|2017-18

| align="left" |Equipment Manager

| align="left" |England

| align="left" |

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|England}}

| align="left" |Rochelle Owen

|2021-22

| align="left" |Physical Therapist

| align="left" |England

| align="left" |

2021/22 outgoing

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|+

colspan="9" style="background:#040030; color:#FFFFFF;" | Outgoing
style="background:#ddd;"

! width="5%" |No.

! width="5%" |Nat.

! !width="22%" |Player

! width="7%" |Shoots

! width="16%" |Date of birth

! width="20%" |Place of birth

! width="24%" |Leaving For

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|40

| {{flagicon|Czechia }}

| align=left| Petr Stepanek

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1990|3|28|df=yes}}

| align=left| Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic

| align=left| SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou, Czechia3

style="background:#eee;"

|75

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align=left| Ross Clarke

| R

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|2002|4|16|df=yes}}

| align=left| Peterborough, England

| align=left| Raiders IHC 2, NIHL 1

style="background:#eee;"

|91

| {{flagicon|England}}

| align=left| Nathan Salem

| L

| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1991|9|17|df=yes}}

| align=left| Whitley Bay, England

| align=left| Hull Seahawks, NIHL

= Season-by-season record =

class="wikitable"

! Season{{Cite web |title=Elite Prospects - National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/nihl |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=Elite Prospects}}

! League

! GP

! W

! T

! L

! OTW

! OTL

! Pts.

! Rank

! Post Season

2002-03

|EPIHL

|42

|34

|3

|5

| -

| -

|71

|1

|Final Loss

2003-04

|EPIHL

|32

|25

|2

|5

| -

| -

|52

|2

|Semifinal Loss

2004-05

|EPIHL

|32

|18

|4

|10

| -

| -

|40

|2

|Final Loss

2005-06

|EPIHL

|48

|23

|6

|19

| -

| -

|52

|9

|Did not qualify

2006-07

|EPIHL

|44

|25

|1

|13

| -

|5

|56

|6

|Semifinal Loss

2007-08

|EPIHL

|44

|22

| -

|12

|3

|3

|53

|4

|Quarterfinal Loss

2008-09

|EPIHL

|54

|36

| -

|13

|2

|3

|79

|1

|Champions

2009-10

|EPIHL

|54

|24

| -

|23

|2

|5

|57

|6

|Quarterfinal Loss

2010-11

|EPIHL

|54

|24

| -

|20

|3

|6

|61

|6

|Semifinal Loss

2011-12

|EPIHL

|54

|17

| -

|27

|3

|7

|47

|8

|Quarterfinal Loss

2012-13

|EPIHL

|54

|18

| -

|28

|5

|3

|49

|8

|Quarterfinal Loss

2013-14

|EPIHL

|54

|18

| -

|27

|0

|9

|45

|9

|Did not qualify

2014-15

|EPIHL

|48

|21

| -

|19

|6

|2

|56

|4

|Champions

2015-16

|EPIHL

|54

|35

| -

|11

| -

|8

|78

|2

|Semifinal Loss

2016-17

|EPIHL

|48

|29

| -

|17

| -

| 2

|60

|4

|Did not qualify

2017-18

|NIHL 1 South

|32

|23

| -

|3

| 4

| 2

|56

|2

|Conference Final Loss

2018-19

|NIHL 1 South

|42

|24

| -

|8

| 4

| 6

|62

|2

|Conference Champions

2019-20

|NIHL National

|50

|28

| -

|17

| 3

| 2

|64

|3

|Playoffs Cancelled

2021-22

|NIHL National

|48

|22

| -

|21

|3

|2

|52

|6

|Semifinal Loss

2022-23

|NIHL National

|0

|0

| 0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|TBD

Retired numbers

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|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00539B 5px solid; border-bottom:#F47D30 5px solid;" | Peterborough Phantoms retired numbers

width=40px | No.

! width=150px |Player

! width=40px |Position

! width=100px |Career

6Lewis BuckmanRW1999–2010
7Doug McEwenF1980–2006
9John LawlessF1982–1999
10Kevin KingC1984–2004
15Jason PorterD1986–2003
17James FerraraF2000–2020
20Randy SmithC1981–2000
22Dwayne NewmanD1986–2014
39Maris ZiedinsF1992–2013

22/23 head to head

League, Cup & Play Offs - Record (0-0-0){{cite web|url=https://w.fixtureslive.com/staticapi.aspx?a=team_view.ashx%3fteamID%3d39275|title=FixturesLive - Peterborough Phantoms |date=26 February 2019 |website=FixturesLive|access-date=26 February 2019}}

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! style="width:20em;" class="unsortable" |TEAM

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|W|Wins}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|L|Losses}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|OTL|Overtime loss}}

! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

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| style="text-align:left;" |Basingstoke Bison

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| style="text-align:left;" |Bees IHC

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| style="text-align:left;" |Bristol Pitbulls

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| style="text-align:left;" |Hull Seahawks

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| style="text-align:left;" |Leeds Knights

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| style="text-align:left;" |MK Lightning

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| style="text-align:left;" |Raiders IHC

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| style="text-align:left;" |Sheffield Steeldogs

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| style="text-align:left;" |Swindon Wildcats

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| style="text-align:left;" |Telford Tigers

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| style="text-align:left;" |TOTAL

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22/23 statistics

(source:{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1111/peterborough-phantoms?tab=stats&sort=g|title=Elite Prospects - Peterborough Phantoms (Stats) |date=23 November 2019 |website=Elite Prospects|access-date=23 November 2019}})

=Top ten scorers=

:League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022

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!width=7%|Nat.

!!width=30%|Player

!width=28%|Games Played

!widith=28%|Goals

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|4

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|5

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|6

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|7

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|8

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|9

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|10

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=Top ten assisters=

:League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022

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!width=7%|No.

!width=7%|Nat.

!!width=30%|Player

!width=28%|Games Played

!widith=28%|Assists

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|2

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|3

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|4

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|5

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|6

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|7

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|8

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|9

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style="background:#eee;"

|10

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=Top ten point scorers=

:League, Cup & Play Offs; as of 24 August 2022

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colspan="10" style="background:#003366; color:#FFFFFF;" | Player
style="background:#ddd;"

!width=7%|No.

!width=7%|Nat.

!!width=30%|Player

!width=28%|Games Played

!widith=28%|Total Points

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| 1

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|2

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|3

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|4

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|5

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|6

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|7

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|8

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style="background:#eee;"

|9

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style="background:#eee;"

|10

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=Top ten penalty minute ratios=

:League, cup & playoffs; as of 24 August 2022

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colspan="10" style="background:#003366; color:#FFFFFF;" | Player
style="background:#ddd;"

!width=7%|No.

!width=7%|Nat.

!!width=30%|Player

!width=28%|Games Played

!width=28%|Minutes Assessed

!widith=28%|Minutes/Games Ratio

style="background:#eee;"

| 1

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| 2

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|4

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|5

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References

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{{British ice hockey}}

{{Peterborough}}

Category:Sport in Peterborough

Category:Ice hockey teams in England

Category:EPIHL teams

Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2002

Category:2002 establishments in England