Challenge Cup
Nottingham Panthers4
SO
Manchester Storm3

Challenge Cup · Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:10 · Ended 21:39 · Shootout

The game

00
02:56 · Nottingham Panthers scoreMiikka Pitkänen · ES
10
05:31 · Manchester Storm scoreStephen Johnson · ES
11
07:59 · Manchester Storm scoreTim McGauley · ES
12
12:07 · Nottingham Panthers scoreBenjamin Corbeil · ES
22
Period 2: no scoring plays
41:06 · Nottingham Panthers scoreBenjamin Corbeil · PP
32
45:38 · Manchester Storm scoreBradley Jenion · ES
33
65:00 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · PS
43

The game — full timeline

00
02:56 · Nottingham Panthers scoreMiikka Pitkänen · ES · Max Grondin, Darick Louis-Jean
10
05:31 · Manchester Storm scoreStephen Johnson · ES · Unassisted
11
07:59 · Manchester Storm scoreTim McGauley · ES · Brandon Cutler, Lewis Hook
12
12:07 · Nottingham Panthers scoreBenjamin Corbeil · ES · Tim Doherty, Matt Alfaro
22
29:55 · Nottingham Panthers penaltyZsombor Garát · Roughing · 2
29:55 · Manchester Storm penaltyLoren Ulett · Roughing · 2
40:00 · Manchester Storm penaltyBrandon Cutler · Roughing · 2
41:06 · Nottingham Panthers scoreBenjamin Corbeil · PP · Zach O'Brien, Tim Doherty
32
42:31 · Nottingham Panthers penaltySpencer Naas · Tripping · 2
45:38 · Manchester Storm scoreBradley Jenion · ES · Tim McGauley
33
49:30 · Manchester Storm penaltyBradley Jenion · Roughing · 2
65:00 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · PS · Unassisted
43

Lines

Declared lines from the gamesheet: forward lines with the defence pair of the same number. Shaded by points in the game (darker is more); a bar on the left marks a starter.

Nottingham Panthers

18/21 saves
Line 1
LW 2 PIM
C 1A
C  
D
Line 2
C 2A
C 1A
RW 2G
D
D 2 PIM
Line 3
C 1G
C 1A
D
D  
D  
Line 4
C  
C  
RW  
D

Manchester Storm

Line 1
LW 1A 2 PIM
C  
D
90Dow
D  
D  
Line 2
LW 1A
C 1G 1A
F  
D
D  
Line 3
C 2 PIM
F 1G
C  
D
D  
D 1G 2 PIM
Line 4
C  
F  
71Lee
F  
D

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Nottingham Panthers 20 dressed

20Mat RobsonG———0—65:00211885.7%
33Luca SheldonG———0—————
8Spencer NaasLW0002-117:01———
9Patrick LarkinC0000+06:52———
12Chase PearsonC0000-119:41———
14Jordan KelsallC0000+09:44———
17Tim DohertyC0220+018:06———
21Matt AlfaroC0110+017:52———
23Brandon FrattaroliC0000+020:35———
61Miikka PitkänenC1010+019:13———
74Oliver BetteridgeRW0000+08:46———
84Benjamin CorbeilRW2020+018:45———
89Zach O'BrienC0110-116:04———
91Max GrondinC0110+018:15———
2Darick Louis-JeanD0110+023:08———
4Gordie BallhornD0000-117:46———
26Jaakko NiskalaD0000+019:35———
29Aiden Hansen-BukataD0000+022:48———
70Zsombor GarátD0002-118:38———
73Joseph HazeldineD0000+019:29———

Manchester Storm 20 dressed

42Tyler de la BertoucheG———0—————
44Drew DeRidderG———0—65:00353291.4%
9Kyle MaksimovichLW0000-120:05———
12Stephen JohnsonF1010+015:12———
13Joseph NardiC0000+015:38———
14Loren UlettC0002+013:02———
19Brady GilmourC0000-118:40———
23Tim McGauleyC1120+218:48———
29Brandon CutlerLW0112+018:06———
71Connor LeeF0000+08:23———
74Rais FrancisF0000+08:07———
79J.D. DudekC0000+013:56———
88Lewis HookLW0110+217:30———
96Anton KarlssonF0000+120:45———
4Dennis BusbyD0000-221:59———
5Kyle LockeD0000+119:11———
7Brendon ClavelleD0000+221:56———
8Bradley JenionD1012+215:06———
47Patrick KudlaD0000+118:44———
90Drydn DowD0000-225:33———