Rick Brebant set club records for the most assists and most points in a single season with 156 and 241 respectively. British forward Simon Hunt holds the club record for the most penalty minutes, serving minutes in 524 appearances between 1988 and 1999. During 2000–01 Barry Nieckar earned 352 penalty minutes, the highest number for a player in a single season. The club's record win came on 31 October 1981 when the Panthers defeated the Southampton Vikings 31–2 at the Ice Stadium. A few weeks earlier, on 4 October, the Panthers had recorded their record away victory with a 23–1 win over the same opposition. The team's heaviest defeat came on 20 March 1988 with a 23–1 away defeat at the Whitley Warriors. Nottingham's largest home defeat was a 14–2 loss to the Dundee Rockets on 25 February 1984. The Nottingham Panthers have held continuous membership of British ice hockey's highest division since the foundation of the Premier League in 1983 and are the only team to have this distinction. The club are one of the oldest in the Elite Ice Hockey League having been founded eight years after the Fife Flyers, but forty years before the Cardiff Devils. On 29 December 2011, forward David Clarke became the leading goalscorer in Elite Ice Hockey League history. Clarke scored his 230th goal in all competitions to pass Adam Calder. In the same game, another milestone was set as David-Alexandre Beauregard reached his 1,000th career point. On 9 March 2014, David Clarke registered his 600th EIHL point in his career, in the same game Corey Neilson also became Nottingham Panthers most successful coach, overtaking Mike Blaisdell. Current squad Squad for 2022-23 Elite League season * Denotes two-way deal with Leeds Knights of the NIHL ** Denotes two-way deal with Nottingham Lions of the NIHL 1 *** Denotes two-way deal with Milton Keynes Lightning of the NIHL Honoured members The Panthers have retired the numbers of six players since reforming. The number 3 of defenceman Gary Rippingale was retired following his death at the age of eighteen in 1992. Randall Weber, who spent his entire seventeen-year career at the Panthers, had his number 10 retired following his final game for the club in 2002. The number 11 of forward Greg Hadden and the number 22 of the club's all-time leading goal, assist and point scorer Paul Adey were retired in 2003. The number