Online Programme Booklet - 15.01.17

MANCHESTER PETERBOROUGH OFFICIAL MATCH NIGHT PROGRAMME PHOENIX PHANTOMS SUNDAY 15th JANURARY 2017 WWW.PHOENIXIHC.CO.UK SEASON 16/17

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FEATURING 2 BEGINNERS GUIDE 3 FEATURING 5 REFEREE SIGNALS 6 THE OWNER Managing Director Neil Morris 7 THE COACH Head Coach Tony Hand MBE 8 2016/17 FIXTURES & RESULTS Operations Director Michele Marsh 10 NEXT WEEKS MATCHES Equipment Manager 11 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Craig Cooke Assistant Equipment Manager 12 PHOENIX SPONSORSHIP Mark Forster Team Doctors 18 PHOENIX SUPPORTERS CLUB Ken & Alex Vickers Team Chiropractor 22 TEAM ROSTERS Doug Clark Team Physio 24 KNOW YOUR ENEMY Paul Staines, Donnicha Murphy & Dave Campbell Timekeeper 25 PRESENTATIONS SO FAR... Russ Chenery-Preen GM 27 PHOENIX PUBLIC MEETING Stuart Kilburn 30 MATCH NIGHT REPORT Penalty Box Attendants Chris Jones 34 IN THE NEWS... Media & Live Production Comtec Live Academy Webmaster 36 STATS & TABLES Carl Johnstone Designers Helen Ridgeway & Aaron Gibbons Front of House Co-ordinator Mags Pullen Media Officer Jim Piper Social Media Jess Morrissey Match Night Announcers Jake Harrison & Andy Wood Commentator Chris Beesley Podcast Ben Knight The Menace Him/Herself Match Night Programme Comtec Club Photographers Hollie Godber & Andrew Sobutta Team Mascots Harry Brown & Emily Cooke 3

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REFEREE SIGNALS Boarding Cross Delayed Strike the clenched fist CHECKING Roughing of one hand into the open A single forward Calling of Fist clenched, fully palm of the other hand and back motion Penalty extending arm from directly in front of the chest. with both fists Extend arm to the side. clenched in front of upright position. the chest. High-Sticking Holding Interference HookinG Holding both fists, Clasp wrist of whistle series of tugging motions A clenched, one a short hand with the other Crossed arms with fists with both arms, as if pulling space immediately above hand well in front of clenched stationary in front something toward the the other to the side the chest. of chest. stomach. of the head. Misconduct Penalty SHOT Slashing Tripping Hands should be moved One shop with the nonwhistle Keep both skates on the ice once from sides down to Arms crossed hand across the straightened when signaling, using right hips. Thus, point to player (fists clenched) forearm of the other hand. first, hands to hips second. above the head. hand on the leg. 5

THE OWNER NEIL MORRIS Well, it certainly hasn’t been a quiet or easy week here in the Phoenix camp! I had my meetings with Manchester City Council, and had to make some incredibly difficult decisions about the future of the club. Firstly, let me say that none of the decisions that were made were taken lightly. We weighed up every possible option before making the final call. The clubs financial position has been very difficult ever since it became clear that we would miss the November deadline for returning to Manchester. It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made in my business life to release the imports, but ultimately I had to do what gave the club the best chance of surviving and going forwards. I know this hasn’t been the most popular of decisions, but it is one that made sense from a business perspective. And secondly, we are now the guests of Silver Blades Widnes. I want to thank Silver Blades for allowing us to use this fine facility. I know many of you never expected to see Silver Blades and the Phoenix work together ever again, but business does throw you some curve balls, and this is one of them. Everything that happened in the past is just that: the past. I would like to take this opportunity also to thank Dan and the staff at Fylde Coast Ice Arena. Without their support, we simply wouldn’t be here today. And finally, allow me to invite you to our open meeting on Thursday at the Bierkeller. Myself and Tony will be there to answer your questions and explain where the club will go, looking to the future. You truly are the best fans in the world. Serva Fidem. And always Serva Fidem… 6

THE COACH TONY HAND It’s never easy letting players go. Releasing Robin, Joni, and Vaclav was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I’m helping them as much as I can to find new spots before the signing deadline, and I sincerely wish them the best for their future careers. I would also like to thank them and Edgars Bebris for their contributions this season on the ice. Without them, our season would have been even more of a struggle, and for that I am truly grateful. Going forwards, I will be working with an all British team. This is the only way we can fulfil our fixtures, and it give me a chance to assess some young players from the NIHL. In many ways, this is an exciting opportunity for both myself and the players in question, as we can work towards the future of the Phoenix and its players. I would like to thank the Widnes Wild for allowing their players to ice for us when they are available. It is my ambition to help develop young British players into some of the finest we have, and to help push their playing careers far beyond the game in this country. I see this as being one of the first steps towards realising that, and I hope that you do too. I won’t lie, it will be tough on the ice, but I firmly believe that this is the way forwards for the club as we look to secure its future. 7

2016/17 FIXTURES & RESULTS Date Face off Opponents Competition Venue/Result Sat 10th Sep 2016 16:30 Hull Pirates EPL Home 4 - 11 SEPTEMBER Sat 17th Sep 2016 TBC Swindon Wildcats EPL Away 2 - 5 Sun 11th Sep 2016 TBC EPL Telford Tigers Away 4 - 1 Milton Keynes Lightning Home EPL Sun 18th Sep 2016 17:00 1 - 3 EPL Bracknell Bees Home Sat 19th Sep 2016 17:00 2 - 7 Sun 20th Sep 2016 TBC 2 - 4 Away Sat 1st Oct 2016 TBC Bracknell Bees EPL Away 5 - 0 EPL Telford Tigers Sun 2nd Oct 2016 17:00 Swindon Wildcats EPL Home 1 - 5 Sun 8th Oct 2016 19:30 Sheffield Steeldogs EPL Away 1 - 4 OCTOBER Sat 15th Oct 2016 18:00 Guildford Flames EPL Away 4 - 3 Guildford Flames Home 2 - 4 Sun 9th Oct 2016 17:00 EPL Basingstoke Bison Home EPL Sat 16th Oct 2016 17:00 2 - 7 Sat 22nd Oct 2016 19:00 8 - 5 EPL Away Sun 23rd Oct 2016 19:00 Milton Keynes Lightning EPL Away 2 - 6 Bracknell Bees Wed 26th Oct 2016 19:30 Hull Pirates EPL Away 6 - 2 Sun 30th Oct 2016 17:00 Hull Pirates EPL Home 3 - 4 Sat 5th Nov 2016 18:00 Bracknell Bees EPL Away 2 - 3 Sun 6th Nov 2016 17:00 Peterborough Phantoms EPL Home 1 - 6 NOVEMBER Sun 13th Nov 2016 17:00 Milton Keynes Lightning EPL Home 3 - 12 EPL Away Basingstoke Bison 2 - 5 Sat 12th Nov 2016 18:30 Away EPL 2 - 3 Sun 19th Nov 2016 17:45 Swindon Wildcats EPL Sheffield Steeldogs Sat 20th Nov 2016 17:00 5 - 2 Home Sat 26th Nov 2016 17:00 Sun 27th Nov 2016 17:30 Telford Tigers EPL Home 2 - 5 Away Peterborough Phantoms EPL DECEMBER Sat 3rd Dec 2016 18:00 Guildford Flames EPL Away 3 - 5 2 - 1 EPL Home Basingstoke Bison Sun 4th Dec 2016 17:00 Home Sheffield Steeldogs EPL Sun 11th Nov 2016 17:00 4 - 2 2 - 8 Sheffield Steeldogs EPL Sat 17th Nov 2016 19:30 Away 17:00 Tue 27th Nov 2016 Home EPL Telford Tigers 8

2016/17 FIXTURES & RESULTS Date Face off Opponents Competition Venue/Result Mon 2nd Jan 2017 17:00 Hull Pirates EPL Home 3 - 6 Sat 7th Jan 2017 17:00 Guildford Flames EPL Home 1 - 7 Sun 8th Jan 2017 17:30 Hull Pirates EPL Away 5 - 11 JANUARY Sun 15th Jan 2017 17:00 Peterborough Phantoms EPL Home Away EPL Guildford Flames Sat 14th Jan 2017 18:00 EPL Swindon Wildcats Away Sat 21st Jan 2017 17:45 Fri 27th Jan 2017 19:30 Away EPL Bracknell Bees Sat 28th Jan 2017 18:00 Sheffield Steeldogs EPL Away Sun 29th Jan 2017 17:00 Swindon Wildcats EPL Home Fri 3rd Feb 2017 19:45 Milton Keynes Lightning EPL Away Sat 4th Feb 2017 18:00 Hull Pirates EPL Away FEBRUARY Sun 12th Feb 2017 17:00 Telford Tigers EPL Home Swindon Wildcats Sun 5th Feb 2017 17:00 Home EPL EPL Peterborough Phantoms Away Wed 15th Feb 2017 19:45 Away EPL Fri 17th Feb 2017 19:30 Basingstoke Bison Sat 18th Feb 2017 17:00 Sat 25th Feb 2017 18:30 Sheffield Steeldogs EPL Home Away EPL Basingstoke Bison Sun 26th Feb 2017 17:00 Guildford Flames EPL Home Sat 4th Mar 2017 18:00 Telford Tigers EPL Away EPL Peterborough Phantoms Home Sun 5th Mar 2017 17:00 MARCH Sat 11th Mar 2017 17:00 Basingstoke Bison EPL Home Sun 12th Mar 2017 17:30 Away Peterborough Phantoms EPL Sat 18th Mar 2017 19:00 EPL Home Sun 19th Mar 2017 17:00 Milton Keynes Lightning EPL Away Bracknell Bees 9

NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES AWAY EPL MATCH VS Saturday 21st January 2017 VS Swindon Wildcats Face-Off: 17:30 AWAY EPL MATCHES VS Friday 27th January 2017 VS Sheffield Steeldogs Face-Off: 19:30 SEE YOU NEXT WEEK! 10

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PHOENIX SPONSORSHIP Own & Loan Warm up jersey sponsorship £150 Signed Warm up jersey (take possession after the Play Offs). Signed photograph taken on the ice, during the season, with sponsored player. Photo featured in the following weeks programme. Your name on the players back all season. Name in the programme for the entire season. Own & Loan Shirt Sponsorship £175 SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES featured in the following weeks programme. £175 Home game worn jersey (take possession at the end of the season). Signed photograph taken on the ice, during the season, with sponsored player. Name in the match night programme for the entire season. Your name on the players back all season. Photo Own & Loan Away Shirt Sponsorship Away game worn jersey (take possession at the end of the season). Signed photograph taken on the ice, during the season, with sponsored player. Name in the match night programme for the entire season. Your name on the players back all season. Photo featured in the following weeks programme. £175 Own & Loan Home Cup Competition Shirt Sponsorship Game worn home jersey (take possession after the Play Off’s). Signed photograph taken on the ice, during the season, with sponsored player. Name in the match night programme for the entire season. Your name on the players back all season. Photo featured in the following weeks programme. Own & Loan Away Cup Competition Shirt Sponsorship £175 Game worn away jersey (take possession at the end of the season). Signed photograph taken on the ice, during the season, with sponsored player. Name in the match night programme for the entire season. Your name on the players back all season. Photo featured in the following weeks programme. 13

PHOENIX SPONSORSHIP TONY HAND LUKE BOOTHROYD C JAMES NEIL A Away Shirt: Victory Hockey Home Replica Margaret Birnie COACH 4 Home Shirt: Andrew Ellis 12 Away Shirt: Norma Shirt: SCOTT BAILEY DENIS BELL NM Home Shirt: Norma JONI TUOMINEN Away Shirt: Fiddlesticks 26 19 22 EDGARS BEBRIS NEIL MORRIS OWNER 71 14

PHOENIX SPONSORSHIP LEWIS BALDWIN BEN WOOD A Vaclav Meidl (61) Home Shirt: Max Gibson @ Home Shirt: Lady Gill Away Shirt: Neil & Julie Kris Gibson Home Replica George Birnie Construction Shirt: Home Replica Peter Craven Warm Up Shirt: Norma Shirt: 14 Away Shirt: Nic, Von, Lorna 15 18 Socks: Lisa Botting STEVEN FONE NM ROAMN MAILINIK MAREK INDRA 31 51 34 GREG PICK ROBIN KOVAR Home Shirt: Canada Interns Home Shirt: Andy Brindle Away Shirt: DWAIN 55 66 15



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We’ve Come Home join us at the dome Because of your help, the Supporters Club managed to keep the Phoenix from folding last season, and help bring us home We have raised in excess of £85,000 since our inception to help with all aspects of the hockey club Help shape the future of our club, as we look forward to our first season back in Manchester BECOME A MEMBER JOIN TODAY www.phoenixsupporters.co.uk @PhoenixSupport PhoenixSupporters Please Note: Due to having received a mixed reception in the past, it has been decided that we will not be offering membership packs this year. Instead we are offering one lucky member the chance to win a season ticket for the 2017/18 season.

The 200 Club is the Phoenix’s monthly draw where you could currently win up to £100. The club has been set up to allow all fans, their families and friends, to join in and help raise funds for the Phoenix team. The money raised will be used to help support the team throughout the season. Our aim is to reach the maximum of 200 members; Manchester Phoenix is pleased to continue the Phoenix 200 Club for the 2016/2017 Season. How the club works: 1. To become part of the Phoenix 200 Club pick up an application form from the Supporters Club desk, or download it from www.phoenixsupporters.co.uk/200club. 2. Current prize money stands at £100.00 to the winner, £50.00 2nd prize and two 3rd prizes of £25.00. The prize amount will rise with an increase of participants. 3. For maximum prize money 200 members will be required. 4. Each member pays £8.67 per calendar month per entry which entitles them into the end of the month draw. 5. Payments can only be collected by standing order payable on the first of the month. 6. Everyone that has fully paid will be entered into the monthly draw. 7. We propose to announce the winners on match night, where the draw will take place during a convenient interval break. Results will be published on the Supporters Club website, facebook, twitter and the following week in the match night programme (during the season). 8. The 200 Club will run for the entire year. Out of season winners will be sent a cheque by post. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS OPEN TO ANYONE OVER 18 WHO WISHES TO JOIN. GOOD LUCK

CLUB NEWS Events…… Well another new venue for us to navigate on our way back to Manchester and the opportunity for us to finally have our annual Tombola. Keep a look out here in the programme, on our website, Facebook page and twitter for a date announcement to bring in those Christmas gifts that you may not want but could be useful to somebody else……! A trip to the east coast saw the team and fans travel to Hull to take on the Pirates. It turned out to be a goal fest and Yvonne Oates managed to draw the name of Andrej Themar in the away game sweepstake who scored the opening goal. Yvonne is pictured with her £15.00 winnings. Thank you to all who took part. Birthday announcements...... We would like to send best wishes to Lucas Stone, Liam Kay, Gill Wood and Alex Jones who will be celebrating their birthday during the coming weeks, hope you have all good one. Jenny Brown, pictured with daughter Alex, who looks a lot happier in the photo than she did when mum told her she couldn’t have a share of mums winnings……!!! Jenny managed to scoop the £30.00 hockey card prize money when Boston Bruins were revealed as the correct choice. Many thanks to all who took part and good luck for next time.

PHOENIX G A PIM G A A TIME PL PEN OFFENCE TIME 04 Luke Boothroyd (C) 12 James Neil (A) 14 Lewis Baldwin 15 Ben Wood (A) 16 Michael John Stratford 18 Vaclav Meidl (61) 19 Scott Bailey 22 Denis Bell (NM) 26 Joni Tuominen 31 Steven Fone (NM) 34 Roman Mailinik 51 Marek Indra 55 Greg Pick 66 Robin Kovar 73 Gareth O’Flaherty Period S.O.G P.I.M SCORE FIRST MATCH OFFICIALS SECOND THIRD REFEREE TOTAL LINESMAN 1 M.O.M LINESMAN 2 To print this page please select page 22-23 and click on the printer icon 22

PETERBOROUGH PHANTOMS G A PIM G A A TIME PL PEN OFFENCE TIME #2 Tom NORTON (A) #5 Ben RUSSELL #8 Darius PLISKAUSKAS (NBT) #11 Scott ROBSON #13 James WHITE #16 Marc LEVERS (A) #17 James FERRARA (C) #28 Wehebe DARGE (NBT) #29 Will WELDON #30 Adam LONG (NM) #32 Dan LANE (NM) #33 Janis AUZINS (NM) (NBT) #37 Robert FERRARA #40 Petr STEPANEK (NBT) #54 Callum MEDCALF #56 Tom STUBLEY #67 Sam TOWNER #72 Martins SUSTERS #77 Owen GRIFFITHS #92 James ARCHER #93 Ales PADELEK Period S.O.G P.I.M SCORE MATCH SPONSOR FIRST SECOND THIRD TOTAL M.O.M 23

PETERBOROUGH PHANTOMS KNOW YOUR ENEMY PHOENIX LIVE 5 Stars: PETERBOROUGH PHANTOMS #40 Petr Stepanek The signing of Petr Stepanek, from the Czech lower leagues via a brief spell in Australia, did not garner too much attention over the summer. Fast forward six months and the towering forward has established himself as one of the league’s most powerful imports. #16 Marc Levers Having this season surpassed the 200 game mark for the Phantoms, there is no sign of the evergreen Marc Levers slowing down. A winner of multiple trophies during his long spell in Nottingham with the Panthers, he provides dependability, versatility and leadership on what is a Peterborough side with youth at its core. #2 Tom Norton Another of the Peterborough contingent with strong links to the Nottingham system, Tom Norton has fully established himself as one of the top British defencemen in the EPL (so much so that Phantoms fans have forgiven him for his season with Milton Keynes). #28 Wehebe Darge Not content with signing an import who played in Australia, the Phantoms then added an Australian as an import with the signing of Wehebe Darge. Already with experience of play- ing in the USA, Finland and Belgium, Darge has slotted seamlessly into the EPL and pro- vides Peterborough with a quick and dynamic forward. #72 Martins Susters Leading the next generation of Peterborough youngsters making an impact at senior level, Latvian-born Martins Susters has excelled with a more prominent role in the Phantoms side this season. Listed at 6’1” and 176lbs, Susters has the size and strength of a power forward but the shooting and stickhandling of a true sniper. 24

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Phoenix Public Meeting! It's your chance to come and hear all about the changes happening at Phoenix this year! Join Us, Tony Hand MBE and Neil Morris at Bierkeller to get all the updates about the club. Thursday 19th January 2017 at 19:30pm See you there! Address; The Printworks, Withy Grove, Manchester, M4 2BS 27

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MATCH NIGHT REPORT Phoenix soundly beaten by Guildford Guildford Flames - 7 Manchester Phoenix - 1 Manchester Phoenix were comprehensively beaten 7-1 by the Guildford Flames on Saturday night. Phoenix started the game strongly and forced two saves in the opening minute, with Mike Will making a particularly good stop on Robin Kovar. It was the visitors who struck first as a Kevin Phillips shot from the blue line found its way in. Craig Thurston should have levelled but his shot from the slot was saved by Will. The game drifted away from Phoenix in the second period as Andy McKinney was left all alone to tap the puck in at 27:02, before the impressive Marek Maslonka bundled in a third at 32:16. The game was over at 35:17 as a Jez Lundin shot from the blue line went in off the bar. Phoenix did manage to get on the board at 38:56 as a two-on-one situation saw Thurston set up Vaclav Meidl to finish. Any hopes of a Phoenix comeback were ended early in the third period as Jens Eriksson grabbed Guildford’s fifth at 41:36 before Ben Campbell scored an unassisted goal at 48:53. Phoenix took a late penalty, which was punished as Danny Meyers’s shot was tipped in by Jared Lane at 57:11. Gareth O’Flaherty hit the post for Phoenix with twenty seconds remaining but the Flames claimed a deserved road win. Phoenix are at home next Sunday evening against the Peterborough Phantoms, with a 5pm face-off in Blackpool. 30

MATCH NIGHT REPORT Goals galore in Hull Hull Pirates - 8 Manchester Phoenix - 2 Manchester Phoenix ended up on the wrong end of an 11-5 scoreline in Hull on Sunday night. Hull took the lead early on through Andrej Themar at 3:12 but Phoenix responded quickly with Scott Bailey scoring his first Phoenix goal, capitalising on a mistake by the Hull netminder, at 4:46 after being set up by Lewis Baldwin. Hull restored their lead at 7:58 as Dominic Osman found the top corner and Osman soon made it 3-1 at 10:50 as he rounded Steve Fone to score. Phoenix kept themselves in the game momentarily as Vaclav Meidl created an opportunity for Robin Kovar to score on the powerplay at 12:09. However three further Hull goals before the end of the period from Lee Haywood at 14:29, Jonathan Kirk on the powerplay at 18:26 and Lee Bonner at 18:38 put the game beyond Phoenix. Denis Bell started the second period for Phoenix however Hull soon scored again through James Chilcot at 21:55 before Kovar got his second for Phoenix at 22:53 with a well taken goal after being set up by Edgars Bebris. Bonner then scored his second for Hull with a penalty shot at 31:58 and the period ended 9-3 thanks to an Ugnius Cizas goal at 35:46. Hull got their tenth just twenty seconds into the final period through Nathan Salem but Phoenix responded twice as Bailey set up Bebris to score off the post at 45:57 before Bebris returned the favour for Kovar to complete his hat trick at 49:57. The final goal went to Andrew Hirst as he fired in goal number eleven at 57:41. Phoenix are at home on Sunday evening against the Peterborough Phantoms, with a 5pm face-off in Blackpool. 31

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IN THE NEWS... Message from Tony Hand As the Phoenix Director of Ice Hockey, Tony Hand MBE wishes to make the following statement concerning the recent events affecting the club - “I want to assure everyone that I have been fully involved in and supportive of all the decisions regarding the Club since our inception and particularly over the recent weeks. I have now worked with Neil Morris for over 10 years and have found him to be a man of integrity who has worked tirelessly on behalf of Manchester Phoenix, to keep the club going “As a club, we have always prided ourselves on the way we look after all our players and this has not changed in the very difficult circumstances we now face. We have known for a little while that the club’s finances were suffering from playing so far from our home and we have kept all the players fully appraised of the difficult situation the club is in. It will have been no surprise to them when we made the difficult and unprec- edented decision to run the team in the EPL with no imports; a decision that, without sufficient funding, was unavoidable. We have been supporting the imports in helping them to find the best outcomes for their individual circumstances, fully conscious of the fact that the signing deadline is the end of this month. “I want to thank the imports who are leaving us and the British players. They have been fantastic in their performances, effort and sacrifices they have had to make. “I would like to give my thanks to the Fylde Ice Arena management and staff, who have worked so hard to accommodate us and make us feel welcome. However, it is not pos- sible to continue playing so far from home “I want to thank all our supporters for sticking with us through these difficult times ad look forward to continuing our great partnership. “I am confident that we can have a competitive team playing at Widnes and look for- ward to the new challenges we face in building the squad for the future around the existing team. We are now looking to the future and I am grateful to the Widnes Ice Rink for giving us an opportunity to play nearer to our home.” Our game against Peterborough Phantoms this Sunday, 15th January, will be played at the Widnes Ice Rink, Unit No 1, Venture Fields, Earle Road, Widnes, WA8 0TA . Face- off will be at 6.30 pm. Future games are expected to face-off at 5.30 pm. In order to give fans an opportunity to hear first hand what the future holds, we can confirm that an Open Fans Forum will take place at the Shooters bar on Thursday, 19th January, starting at 7.30 pm 34



STATS & TABLES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE GP W OW OL L F A Pt Telford Tigers 35 22 6 3 4 155 2 59 Milton Keynes Lightning 34 20 5 2 7 132 87 52 Peterborough Phantoms 35 20 2 1 12 134 95 45 Basingstoke Bison 35 21 0 2 12 121 83 44 Hull Pirates 34 20 1 1 12 149 123 43 Guildford Flames 36 16 1 5 14 139 121 39 Swindon Wildcats 34 12 5 2 15 110 116 36 Sheffield Steeldogs 36 9 1 3 23 117 159 23 Bracknell Bees 35 6 0 3 26 80 169 15 Manchester Phoenix 32 4 2 1 25 81 173 13 ENGLISH PREMIER CUP QUALIFYING GP W OW OL L F A Pt Peterborough Phantoms 18 12 1 3 2 82 44 29 Q Guildford Flames 18 8 3 1 6 63 55 23 Q Basingstoke Bison 18 9 2 1 6 69 55 23 Q Milton Keynes Lightning 18 8 3 0 7 72 52 22 Q Swindon Wildcats 18 8 2 0 8 69 66 20 Telford Tigers 18 10 0 0 8 77 48 20 Manchester Phoenix 18 8 0 2 8 53 67 18 Sheffield Steeldogs 17 6 0 2 9 57 83 14 Bracknell Bees 18 6 0 1 11 57 72 13 Hull Pirates 17 1 2 3 11 33 90 9 Teams play 18 games in Qualifying Top 4 qualify for semi finals 36

TOP 10 GOAL TENDERS Name Team Played GAA SVS% Janis Auzins Peterborough Phantoms 29 2.32 0.933 Przemyslaw Odrobny Milton Keynes Lightning 34 2.44 0.93 Jordan Marr Hull Pirates 31 3.25 0.914 Dean Skinns Swindon Wildcats 34 3.22 0.909 Tomas Hiadlovsky Basingstoke Bison 35 2.28 0.907 Stevie Lyle Guildford Flames 18 2.61 0.906 Sam Gospel Telford Tigers 18 2.92 0.906 James Hadfield Sheffield Steeldogs 33 4.4 0.808 Stephen Fone Manchester Phoenix 31 5.17 0.882 Adam Long Peterborough Phantoms 15 4.13 0.88 TOP 10 FORWARDS Name Team GP G A PTS Andrej Themar Hull Pirates 32 36 37 73 Arnoldas Bosas Sheffield Steeldogs 36 27 33 60 Stanislav Lascek Hull Pirates 32 17 40 57 Tomasz Malisinski Swindon Wildcats 32 26 28 54 Jonas Hoog Swindon Wildcats 34 14 39 53 Mattew Davies Telford Tigers 28 11 41 52 Michal Satek Telford Tigers 37 18 32 50 Darius Pliskauskas Telford Tigers 33 21 26 47 Ben Campbell Guildford Flames 36 22 24 46 Doug Clarkson Telford Tigers 34 29 16 45 37

PHOENIX STATS GP G A Pts PIM 4 Luke Boothroyd “C” 32 0 8 8 44 12 James Neil “A” 32 3 15 18 0 14 Lewis James Baldwin 21 1 2 3 8 15 Ben Wood “A” 27 2 3 5 8 19 Scott William Bailey 32 1 3 4 6 25 Craig Thurston 66 0 3 3 0 26 Joni Tuominen 29 4 17 21 46 31 Stephen Fone 31 0 0 0 0 55 Gregg Pick 31 0 2 2 18 61 Vaclav Meidl 16 5 7 12 22 66 Robin Kovar 32 8 21 39 39 71 Edgar Bebris 32 16 25 41 28 73 Gareth O’Flaherty 22 4 2 6 0 Bench 8 38