Based at the Peterborough Arena in Bretton, Phantoms will be competing in the English Premier League during the 2009/2010 season. The majority of home fixtures are played on Sunday evenings, with a small number played on Saturdays and mid-week. The regular season starts in September and ends at the prestigious Play-Off Championship Finals in April.
During the season, Phantoms will be both hosting and visiting teams from Manchester, Milton Keynes, Romford, Basingstoke, Slough, Bracknell, Guildford, Swindon, Telford and Sheffield.
Despite only being formed in 2002, Phantoms have fast developed a reputation as an exciting and ambitious club, having already achieved …….
2002/2003 - League Champions, League Cup Winners, Play-Off Runners-Up
2003/2004 - League Runners-Up, League Cup Winners, Play-Off Semi-Finalists
2004/2005 - Play-Off Runners-Up
2006/2007 - Play-Off Semi-Finalists
2007/2008 - Knockout Cup Winners
2008/2009 - League Champions, League Cup Winners, Play-Off Champions
During the coming season, it is planned to bring a number of International and Elite League Teams to Planet Ice in specially arranged high-profile challenge matches.
The core of the Phantoms team is made up of locally trained players who have progressed through the excellent Peterborough Youth Development Policy and will be supported by a further four International players from Canada and Europe. In recent seasons, a number of Peterborough Players have represented the Great Britain junior sides in worldwide events.
As with most other sports, opportunities exist for sponsorship and corporate entertainment. Ice Hockey is the best attended indoor sport in the country and is recognised as family entertainment that offers fantastic value for money.
We are able to tailor most options to suit individual requirements. Please feel free to contact us for further details.
Does your company want to take advantage of the significant benefits available to our sponsors?
A number of companies have already realised the benefits from sponsoring or advertising with the Peterborough Phantoms Ice Hockey Team. Do you want to join them ?
As one of the most successful and high profile, professional sporting organizations in the region, the Peterborough Phantoms are able to offer a wide range of sponsorship and advertising packages that can be tailored to suit the specific requirements and budgets of those involved. Whether you want to invest £500 or £10,000, we have a range of opportunities that can get your company name in front of hundreds of thousands of people every year.
Opportunities include :
- Advertising on team kit (shirts, shorts, helmets, socks etc)
- Advertising boards around the perimeter of the ice pad
- Matchnight programme adverts
- Match sponsorship packages
- Executive box hire
- And more…
Advertise with the Peterborough Phantoms and become involved with :
- The fastest growing spectator sport in the United Kingdom
- The fastest team sport in the world
- A great family atmosphere
- A sport that appeals to all ages and professions and that crosses the usual sporting sex barriers
- A winning team - Phantoms are the reigning champions in ALL events they compete in !
Advantages of Advertising
- Ice hockey presents a receptive audience that reflects a wide cross section of the market.
- The Phantoms have built a solid base of support since their inception in 2002 and the city has truly taken to hockey in a huge way.
- The team plays throughout England, including Manchester, Basingstoke, Milton Keynes, Romford, Slough, Bracknell, Guildford, Swindon, Telford and Sheffield.
- Advertising with the Peterborough Phantoms raises your company profile with a targeted audience and presents an ideal opportunity to promote a wide range of products and services with additional opportunities to distribute promotional material, vouchers and/or merchandise to further boost awareness of your involvement.
Media Coverage
- The Phantoms also have excellent links with local radio, in particular with Lite FM, Classic Gold, Hereward FM and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
- The Phantoms are featured regularly in the weekly national periodical dedicated to ice hockey called Powerplay.
- The local press covers the Phantoms throughout the year with photo opportunities and reports. We are featured several times a week in the Peterborough Evening Telegraph, aswell as receiving coverage (with matchnight photos) in many local weekly newspapers in Peterborough and the surrounding areas.
- Advertising boards at the ice Rink will be seen throughout the year by members of the general public who attend the rink for classes or public skating sessions. The Ice Rink receives over 500,000 visitors a year for public skating alone.
- All sponsors will have their name, contact details and company logo featured on the clubs Official Internet Website. The site attracts an average of 600 visits a day (avg 24,000 hits), with a monthly average of 16,000 visits (avg 720,000 hits).
Sponsorship Opportunities
VIP Boxes.
The Peterborough Phantoms have a number of VIP Boxes available. There are three boxes available and these seat from 12 - 30 people.
The cost of hiring one of the boxes for a whole season is :
12 seat box = £3,500
20 seat box = £5,000
30 seat box = £7,000
These costs include a Finger Buffet at each game, Advertising Board at the Rink aswell as an Advert in each matchnight Programme throughout the whole season.
Programme Advert
Full Page (A5) advert in the programme for the season £800.
Half Page advert in the programme for the season £500
Equipment Sponsorship
The Phantoms have a number of advertising positions available on the player equipment.
Aswell as being visible to thousands of supporters around the country, on-kit advertising allows your name to be seen on many of the published Phantoms photos accompanying the clubs news stories and match reports.
The following areas are available:
Player Shirt
Bottom of Shirt, Under Team logo (Front) - £2,000
Bottom of Shirt, Under Player Number (Back) - £2,000
Shoulder Patches (1 on each shoulder) (Front) - £2,000 each
Top of Shirt, Under Player Name (Back) - £2,000
Arms, upto 3 patches per arm - £1,000 eachPlayer Shorts
Two 6 Inch patches, one on each leg (Front) - £1,500 each, or £2,500 for the pair
Two 6 Inch patches, one on each leg (Back) - £1,500 each, or £2,500 for the pair
One large vertical patch on the side of the shorts - £1,000 each, or £1,750 for both sidesPlayer Socks
Patch on the front or back of the Socks - £750 or £1,100 for the pair.
Advertising Boards
Low Level rink boards - 8ft x 2ft made from reinforced plastic - £500 (£200 premium for siting in front of Penalty Boxes)
Production costs approximately £130
High Level wall boards - 6ft x 2ft made from Correx boarding - £150
Production costs approximately £25
Ice Machine
Full size logos on both sides of the world famous “Zamboni” ice machine - £2,500
This machine is in constant use, not only for cutting the ice for hockey game, but during every single weekday skating session. It’s the ultimate moving advertisement !
How to Contact the Peterborough Phantoms
Correspondence Address:
Peterborough Phantoms
Peterborough Arena
1 Mallard Court
Bretton
Peterborough
Cambs
PE3 8YN
Registered Office:
Crown Buildings
Market Hill
Chatteris
Cambridgeshire
Company Registration: 4475979
Director of Hockey Operations:
Jon Kynaston
Marketing:
E-Mail: jonkynaston@peterboroughphantoms.com
