Kevin King 1984 - 1999, 2003 - 2004
Guest Attendee at the Legends of Peterborough event March 16th 2008

Kevin arrived as a last minute transfer deadline signing in 1986 from Glasgow Dynamos and made his debut on 26th January 1986 in a home game against Ayr Bruins. At a mere 5’ 4”, local fans immediately took “Kinger” to heart and christened him “ice box” as a nod to NFL star William “The Refridgerator” Perry.

Despite the rather unflattering nickname, Pirates fans soon realised that Kinger was a player who played with size beyond his inches, never afraid to mix it with opponents who towered over him and his fast skating, gritty style, matched with slick stick-handling, soon had fans seeing him in a different light.

During his second season, Kinger chalked up more than a point a game, securing a Championship medal as well as a “Young Player Of The Month” award that had never previously been awarded outside the top flight. Two Wembley appearances under Rocky Saganiuk preceded four seasons with Bracknell Bees in the mid-nineties where he registered four straight fifty point seasons.

Kinger returned to Peterborough to finish his career with three more seasons between 1996 and 1999 before turning his attentions to a coaching career that included stints at Bracknell and Solihull, not to mention Great Britain Under-20s, before he took over the Phantoms coaching position from Luc Chabot in 2003, leading his side to a League and Cup double in their first season.

In his second season as coach, Phantoms retained the EPL Cup and Kinger even laced them up to add two more impressive games to his stats before deciding that a comeback wasn’t for him. Kevin parted company with Phantoms during a tough 2004/05 campaign but was back at the helm for the start of the 2005/06 season where he successfully transformed the Phantoms side, bringing through many of the young players who are key to the side today.

Without a doubt, one of the most enigmatic characters in Peterborough’s hockey history. A true 6’4”, 200lb giant inside a 5’4” frame with a character and a passion that will forever retain a place in the minds of all those that saw him on the ice or worked with him off it.