Nottingham Panthers

Nottingham Arena

The club was founded in 1946 after earlier attempts to establish a team were postponed due to World War II. During their first eight seasons the Panthers played in the English National League. They joined the newly-formed British National League in 1954, which they competed in until its disbandment in 1960. With no league to play in the club also ceased operations. In 1980, players and officials from the Sheffield Lancers relocated to Nottingham and reformed the Panthers. Both the original and modern Nottingham Panthers played their home games at the Ice Stadium until 2000 when the team moved into the National Ice Centre.

The Panthers have one of the largest fanbases in British ice hockey. Their supporters have shared a number of rivalries with other teams during their history. Currently the Panthers have a fierce rivalry with the Sheffield Steelers. The two sides have played over 160 games, including ten major finals, since 1992.

They are the only team to have played in every season where a British league championship has been contested and are the only founding member of the Premier Division in 1983 who continue to participate in the top flight league. The Panthers have 16 members enshrined in the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame and have had 34 players represent Great Britain at the World Championships and in Olympic qualifying.

• Paul Leonard Adey
• Richard Joseph Brebant
• Mark Cadotte
• John Carlyle
• Stephen Cooper
• Dan Dorion
• Pierre-Claude Drouin
• Jackie Dryburgh
• Gavin Fraser
• Greg Hadden
• Art Hodgins
• Simon Hunt
• Lee Jinman
• Chris Kelland
• Sean McAslan
• Daniel Meyers
• Corey Neilson
• Garth Premak
• Rastislav Rovnianek
• Mike Urquhart
• Graham Waghorn
• Randall Weber
• Chick Zamick

Regular season titles 1950-51, 1953-54, 1955-56
Autumn Cups 1955-56, 1986-87, 1991-92, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1998-99
Challenge Cups 2003-04, 2007-08, 2009-10
Playoff championships 1988-89, 2006-07

Retired Numbers:
3 Gary Rippingale
10 Randall Weber
11 Greg Hadden
22 Paul Adey

• 2016-2017: Continental Cup
• 2015-2016: EIHL
• 2015-2016: Challenge Cup (EIHL)
• 2013-2014: Challenge Cup (EIHL)
• 2012-2013: Challenge Cup (EIHL)
• 2012-2013: EIHL
• 2011-2012: EIHL
• 2011-2012: Challenge Cup (EIHL)
• 2010-2011: Challenge Cup (EIHL)
• 2010-2011: EIHL
• 2009-2010: Challenge Cup (EIHL)
• 2007-2008: Challenge Cup (EIHL)
• 2006-2007: EIHL
• 2003-2004: Challenge Cup (EIHL)
• 1998-1999: Benson & Hedges Cup
• 1996-1997: Benson & Hedges Cup
• 1954-1955: Ahearne Cup

• http://www.panthers.co.uk/ (official)
• http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.walch/ (unofficial)
• http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/olympia/hornblower/102/ (unofficial)
• http://www.freewebs.com/pantherssc/index.htm (unofficial)
• www.myspace.com/nottinghampanthersfans (unofficial)
• http://twitter.com/GMBPanthers (twitter)
• http://www.facebook.com/pages/the-nottingham-panthers/272659795103 (facebook)