Sun 31 Aug 2025 - 6:30PM
31ST AUGUST 2025: PANTHERS 6-0 AMIENS
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Nottingham Panthers made it three wins from three with a 6-0 victory over French top-flight side Amiens at the Motorpoint Arena.
Over 5,000 people were in the building as Panthers secured an impressive pre-season success to win the Aladdin Cup.
Forwards Matt Marcinew and Brendan Harris made their home debuts, while 17-year-old Nottinghamshire-born forward Alex Rushby was in the line-up again.
Kevin Carr started between the pipes with Jason Grande as back-up, but Matt Alfaro remains out of action as he continues his recovery from injury.
Former Panther Kevin Bergin received a standing ovation as he returned to Nottingham as Head Coach of Amiens.
No goals in entertaining first period
An end-to-end first period saw decent chances for both sides throughout the 20 minutes.
David Noël and Cooper Zech both shot just wide for the Panthers and Didrik Henbrant was denied on a partial breakaway.
At the other end, Carr made a huge close-range double save to to stop Conor Maceachern and Ilies Djemel hit the base of the right-hand post .
Two goals in 18 seconds put Panthers in control
Panthers went ahead when Ollie Betteridge got the tip to Matt Spencer's shot from right-point for his second goal of the weekend (24:01).
Two goals in 18 seconds saw Panthers take control as Ollie Betteridge got the tip to Matt Spencer's shot (34:35) and David Noël scored with a bullet of a shot from right-point (34:53).
Carr continued to impress at the other end and made two superb close-range saves as the period came to a close.
Fossier scores second as Panthers secure victory
Grande replaced Carr goal at the start of the third period and it was soon 4-0 to the Panthers as Pearson and Tim Doherty set-up Fossier for his second of the game (42:01).
Jordan Kelsall dropped the gloves with Ilies Djemel after being cross-checked by the Amiens #73 to get the Motorpoint Arena crowd on its feet again.
Panthers wrapped the game up with two goals in 17 seconds through Ross Armour at the backdoor (57:41) and Didrik Henbrant's neat finish (57:58) from close-range.
Next at home: Saturday 6th September (19:00) v Coventry Blaze
Panthers are straight back at home on Saturday (6th September) when Coventry Blaze visit the Motorpoint Arena (19:00 face-off) and the game is sponsored by Posh Nosh.
Matches against our Midlands rivals are always popular and intense encounters, so you're urged to secure your seats asap.
Saturday night is Hockey Night in Nottingham and we can't wait to see you at the Motorpoint Arena!