History made as Panthers rule Europe once again

NIGHT TO REMEMBER AS TORPEDO BEATEN

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NOTTINGHAM Panthers beat Torpedo from Kazakhstan 4-2 in the Gold Medal Game to secure the Continental Cup in front of a passionate crowd of over 6,500 at the Motorpoint Arena.

On another famous hockey night in Nottingham, Panthers created history by becoming the first UK side to win the trophy for a second time following success back in 2017.

Kevin Carr started between the pipes with Luca Sheldon as backup. Johnny Curran came into the lineup to replace Matt Marcinew who was injured in Friday night's 4-0 victory over Katowice.

Clear-cut chances were limited in a tense opening session with Panthers going close through David Noël and Matt Alfaro, while at the other end, Carr made a good save to turn away Erik Aldabergenov's shot from the slot.

Panthers went ahead on a delayed penalty as Tim Doherty and Nolan Volcan combined to set up Matt Spencer, who jumped into the play to score from the right-circle (19:17).