Nottingham Panthers
| Nottingham Panthers | |
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| City | Nottingham, England |
| League | Elite Ice Hockey League Champions Hockey League |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Home arena | National Ice Centre |
| Colours |
Black, Gold, Silver |
| Owner(s) | Neil Black |
| General manager | Gary Moran |
| Head coach | Corey Neilson |
| Captain | Brad Moran |
| Website | Nottingham Panthers |
| Franchise history | |
| 1946–1960 | Nottingham Panthers |
| 1980–present | Nottingham Panthers |
Black, Gold, Silver
The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The team is officially known as the GMB Nottingham Panthers due to a sponsorship agreement with the GMB union.
The Nottingham Panthers have won four league titles (two English National League titles, one British National League title and one Elite Ice Hockey League title), five Championships, six Autumn Cups and eight Challenge Cups during their history. Panthers are the only British team to win European club honours with one Continental Cup. 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 to have continually participated 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.
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.
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