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| team = Nottingham Panthers<br />
| logo = Nottingham Panthers Logo.png<br />
| logosize = 200px<br />
| city = [[Nottingham]], [[England]]<br />
| league = [[Elite Ice Hockey League]] [[Champions Hockey League]]<br />
| founded = 1946<br />
| operated =<br />
| arena = [[National Ice Centre]]<br />
| colours = Black, Gold, Silver<br />
{{color box|Black}} {{color box|Gold}} {{color box|Silver}}<br />
| owner = Neil Black<br />
| coach = <br />
| captain =<br />
| GM =<br />
| website = [http://www.panthers.co.uk/ Nottingham Panthers]<br />
| affiliates =<br />
| name1 = Nottingham Panthers<br />
| dates1 = 1946–1960<br />
| name2 = Nottingham Panthers<br />
| dates2 = 1980–present<br />
| reg_season_titles = 1950–51, 1953–54, 1955–56, 2012–13<br />
| championships = 1988–89, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13<br />
| autumn_cups = 1955–56, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1998–99<br />
| challenge_cups = 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14<br />
}}<br />
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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.<br />
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The Nottingham Panthers have won four league titles (two [[English National League]] titles, one [[British National League (1954–1960)|British National League]] title and one Elite Ice Hockey League title), five [[British Championship|Championships]], six [[Autumn Cup]]s and seven [[Challenge Cup|Challenge Cups]] during their history. They are the only team to have played in every season where a British [[British ice hockey league champions|league championship]] has been contested and are the only founding member of the [[British Hockey League|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 national ice hockey team|Great Britain]] at the [[Ice Hockey World Championship|World Championships]] and in [[Olympic Games|Olympic qualifying]].<br />
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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 [[Nottingham Ice Stadium|Ice Stadium]] until 2000 when the team moved into the [[National Ice Centre]].<br />
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The Nottingham Panthers have one of the largest fanbases in British ice hockey, averaging over 5,000 spectators per game during the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/attendance-2014-2015/ | title=Swiss stay top | work=IIHF | accessdate=3 April 2015 }}</ref> 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 200 games, including eleven major finals, since 1992.<br />
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==Team Photos==<br />
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46NotPan.jpg|A team photo from 1946.<br />
54-55 Nottingham.jpg|A team photo from 1954-55.<br />
Nottingham1989.jpg|The club in 1989.<br />
Nottingham2016.jpg|The club in 2016.<br />
NottProg1946.jpg|A program from November 22, 1946.<br />
NottProg1948.jpg|A program from October 8, 1948.<br />
NottProg1956.jpg|A program from October 26, 1956.<br />
NottProg1958.jpg|A program from November 24, 1958.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.panthers.co.uk/ Nottingham Panthers Official Website]<br />
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.walch/ Panthers History]<br />
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{{Succession box| before = [[Streatham Redskins|Streatham HC]] | title = [[English National League|English League]] Champions | years = 1950–51 | after = [[Wembley Lions]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Streatham Redskins|Streatham HC]] | title = [[English National League|English League]] Champions | years = 1953–54 | after = Last Champions}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Harringay Racers]] | title = [[Autumn Cup]] Winners | years = 1955–56 | after = [[Brighton Tigers]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Harringay Racers]] | title = [[British National League (1954–1960)|British League]] Champions | years = 1955–56 | after = [[Wembley Lions]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Murrayfield Racers]] | title = [[Autumn Cup]] Winners | years = 1986–87 | after = [[Durham Wasps]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Durham Wasps]] | title = [[British Championship|Playoff Champions]] | years = 1988–89 | after = [[Cardiff Devils]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Durham Wasps]] | title = [[Autumn Cup]] Winners | years = 1991–92 | after = [[Cardiff Devils]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Murrayfield Racers]] | title = [[Autumn Cup]] Winners | years = 1994–95 | after = [[Sheffield Steelers]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Sheffield Steelers]] | title = [[Autumn Cup]] Winners | years = 1996–97 | after = [[Ayr Scottish Eagles]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Ayr Scottish Eagles]] | title = [[Autumn Cup]] Winners | years = 1998–99 | after = [[Manchester Storm]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Sheffield Steelers]] | title = [[Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey)|Challenge Cup]] Winners | years = 2003–04 | after = [[Coventry Blaze]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Newcastle Vipers]] | title = [[British Championship|Playoff Champions]] | years = 2006–07 | after = [[Sheffield Steelers]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Coventry Blaze]] | title = [[Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey)|Challenge Cup]] Winners | years = 2007–08 | after = [[Belfast Giants]]}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Belfast Giants]] | title = [[Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey)|Challenge Cup]] Winners | years = 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 | after = Incumbent}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Belfast Giants]] | title = [[British Championship|Playoff Champions]] | years = 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 | after = Incumbent}}<br />
{{Succession box| before = [[Belfast Giants]] | title = [[Elite Ice Hockey League|Elite League]] Champions | years = 2012–13 | after = Belfast Giants}}<br />
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