Sun 26 Jul 2026 - 4:00PM

HUNDREDS ATTEND CHAMPIONS REPLAY AT THE NEST

It was a great night at The Nest on Friday night as hundreds of the #PanthersNation watched a rerun of the 2026 Challenge Cup Final.

Supporters had voted online before the event to decide which Champions Replay to watch again - the Challenge Cup Final or the IIHF Continental Cup Final.

The 3-2 overtime victory against Coventry Blaze at the Motorpoint Arena won the vote by the narrowest of margins.

The night was kicked off in style by a great set from EvieM before Luca Sheldon took to the stage and was confirmed as returning to the Panthers for a fifth successive season.

In the first intermission, Mitch Fossier joined via video link from North America to look back at his time with the Panthers.

Sheldon returned to the stage in the second intermission, along with Ollie Betteridge and Jordan Kelsall, Lead Sports Therapist Laura-Jo Bowler and Assistant Coach Linton Grant.

They looked back at the cup success, discussed the off-season and looked forward to the season ahead.

Thank you to The Nest for being superb hosts for the night, to Premier Sports and Visionmix for support with showing the game again and to the volunteers who gave up their time to sell Shirt Off His Back and 50/50 tickets.

And a huge thank you to the #PanthersNation for a fantastic turnout at the event. It was so good to see everyone.