The six feet one inch 14stone right wing is a proven scorer in the IHL and AHL where he has spent most of his professional career. For the last four seasons he has been with the Utah Grizzlies where he had 63, 63, 58 and 32 points.

The signing of Purves completes the Panthers roster for season 2002/2003.

Bracknell coach is very happy with his new signing saying �I couldn�t be happier that Dave has signed. He�s a hard worker and a great team player. We didn�t see the best of him last year in London as he was injured for quite a few games, but he is fit and ready to go right now.�

Struch will meet up with his new team mates when they return from the Enordia Cup tournament in Germany this weekend.

Charron has played 130 games in the NHL for Montreal, Tampa Bay, Washington and Calgary. He played the last of his games for the Flames in season 99-00. He is 32 years old and is 6 foot 3 and weighs 195lbs.

Panthers also have a verbal agreement with a top flight winger

The Steelers wanted to play this game on a weekend but had been unable to come up with a suitable Saturday date, so they have now asked for the game to be played on Sunday February 9th.

The Panthers are due to meet a DEL side on February 8th but only if a suitable venue can be found, as there is no ice avaliable in Nottingham.

Briane comes highly recommended and has been deemed by more than one source to have been in the top four or five defencemen in the East Coast Hockey league. Last year he was named to the defence of the All Star Southern line-up. His 98 MPH shot was the fastest in the whole of the league.

Briane had 34 points last season with Florida in the Coast and also picked up a couple of assists during an eight game spell with Providence in the American League last campaign.

Eric Dubois
Fomer Panthers defenceman Eric Dubois has decided to move back to North America after leaving German DEL side the Schwenninger Wild Wings for QSPHL side the Sorel Dinosaurs.

Blake Knox
Former Panthers forward and Bracknell captain Blake Knox has left the superleague to join Glenn Mulvenna's FBNL side the Cardiff Devils.

P.C. Drouin
Drouin has started his new life in germany in style, as he scored the first goal of the game, in a 3-0 win over ERC Ingolstadt. Drouin's goal came against former Belfast Giants netminder Mike Bales.

Tait has played at the top level in Britain throughout his career with the exception of two seasons in the late 1990's spent with Hull in the BNL. Having played for Nottingham in four Superleague seasons he is one of the most experienced home grown players on the circuit and has been a consistent scorer even at the ISL level. Last season saw Tait collect 7 goals and 15 assists from 49 games for the Panthers.

Former Panther
The Basingstoke Bison have today signed former Panthers defenceman Daryl Lavoie for the upcoming season. Lavoie left the Panthers at the end of season 2000-2001 to join FBNL side Hull Thunder, where in 40 games, he achieved 64 points from 8 goals and 56 assists and notched up 102 minutes in penalties.

The 31-year-old left wing has had a point a game in six of seven years in the pros and he has four seasons with around 40 goals to his credit. In 459 games with the Mobile Mysticks he had 247 goals and 264 assists for 511 points. Said Panthers coach Paul Adey ; "We've been talking to Jason for quite some time, he is a big friend of Jason Clarke and we are hearing good things about both Jasons.

The GMB Panthers now have one forward slot to fill and three defensive positions. Said general manager Gary Moran : "Paul's continuing his hard work on the recruitment front, you have to get a few no's along the way to get the yes's, and we haven't had many knock-backs this summer. Guys have heard good things about us and they want to play for us. Hopefully the negotiations will continue and we will be able to finish off the roster with some more exciting players for the fans to watch".

Mansoff to Return?
The Reading Evening Post is today reporting that former Panthers defenceman Jason Mansoff is likely to return to the club. Bracknell were said to be interested in re-signing the defenceman who left Nottingham for Bracknell, but Bracknell coach Enio Sacilotto added that Nottingham Panthers look favourites to sign him.

The GMB Nottingham Panthers are set to announce another signing tomorrow, the signing is expected to be a forward rather than a defenceman according to Panthers GM Gary Moran. The signing will be the 12th of the summer not including apprentice Paul Moran.

The Panthers have also had yet more fixtures changed today, the fixtures affected are listed below:-
Scottish Eagles v Nottingham
From: TBA
To: Wednesday 2nd October

Scottish Eagles v Nottingham
From: Thursday 16th January
To: Wednesday 15th January

Panthers coach Paul Adey said "Marc had a call to say an NHL club wanted to add him to their farm organisation, obviously every player's dream is to make it to the show, so he asked for a few days in order to give them a chance to firm up the offer. But he imposed a deadline and said if it didn't materialise in that time he would sign on the dotted line for us, and that's just what he did, and I'm delighted." Marc Hussey is said to be excited about coming to Nottingham and can't wait to play along side the likes of Jimmy Paek.

The Panthers now have 3 defensive slots and two forward positions to fill, with coach Adey saying they have made verbal offers to other players and hope to add to the roster soon.

Former Panther - Steve Roberts
Former Panthers forward Steve Roberts wont be making a return to Nottingham next season in the Challenge Cup with the Coventry Blaze, he has left them to join their league rivals the Fife Flyers. The signing was confirmed on Wednesday.

Panthers general manager Gary Moran said: "We know the better quality defencemen available to European teams are snapped up by the German DEL in July. "By waiting until now, it means we are able to get good quality players and better value for money. "We happened to get Martini early. But it was a bonus him being a big mate of Scot Allison that we were able to do a deal when we did".

Coach Paul Adey added: "We are quite close on a couple of deals and are talking to other players, but it takes time and we want to get it right. Compared with other teams, we are well advanced in signing impact players which we intended to do from the outset. But there are more out there and we will be doing our utmost to bring the best possible team to the Ice Centre."

The GMB Nottingham Panthers have revamped their official website. The new site was launched today (Tuesday August 6th 2002) and includes an exciting virtual tour round the ice at the National Ice Arena, home of the Panthers. The new site has been designed by Nottingham firm Metafocus. A club spokeswoman said : �We have had a great website for a number of years and our thanks go out to webmaster Nev Bradshaw for all his hard work. We are lucky to be able to report that Nev will still be contributing to the new site. The new site is easy to get around and includes all the old favourites and some new ideas. Hopefully people will find it a one-stop-shop for all their Panthers� information, both current and past.�
The new site can be found at the old address: Panthers Official Site

Picture of New Shirt: HERE Thanks to Chris Fielding

Panthers coach Paul Adey said: �Darcy was apparently working out hard in the gym in preparation for the upcoming season when he aggravated and old back injury. He�s taken medical advice and feels it would be better to hang up his skates rather than risk not being able to give 100 per cent to the Panthers. We respect his decision and wish him well.�

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