Sarah_Clapson published Panthers send 'positive thoughts' to former head coach Alex...

Nottingham Panthers are sending "positive thoughts" to former head coach Alex Dampier, who is battling leukaemia.Dampier spent almost a decade with the club as head coach and director of hockey, twice being named the British Ice Hockey Writers Association's Coach of the Year.The Canadian arrived as coach from Murrayfield in 1985 and sparked a revival in fortunes, being instrumental in Panthers' Norwich Union (Autumn) Cup success in 1986 – their first trophy since reforming.He...