Platinum Sponsor
Kristoff Kontos
| Position | Forward |
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| Height | 6'2" |
| Weight | 97kg |
| Shoots | L |
| Date of Birth | 06-12-1993 |
| Place of Birth | Penetanguishene, ON, CAN |
| Gold Sponsor 1 |
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| Brian & Ivy Bacon |
| Gold Sponsor 2 |
| Lewis, Stacey, Callum & Curtis Wilson |
| Silver Sponsor 1 |
| Ruby, Ellie, Kev & Jane |
| Silver Sponsor 2 |
| Karen & Steve Slater |
Nottingham Panthers have signed experienced forward Kristoff Kontos for the 2024-25 Elite League season.
The 30-year-old Canadian centre, who began his career in North America, arrives in Nottingham after six free-scoring years across Europe.
After stints in the ECHL with Toledo Walleye and Orlando Solar Bears very early in his career, Kontos helped lead St Francis Xavier University to two successive college championships in 2016 and 2017.
Kontos joined French side Gap and returned 38 points (9+29) in 44 regular-season matches.
The following year he immediately made an impact for Vimmerby HC in the HockeyEttan in Sweden with 25 points in 18 games, but lockdown ended the season early.
The forward lit the league up with Bodens HF a season later, scoring 23 goals and leading the league in assists (39) and points (62).
Kontos then moved up to the HockeyAllsvenskan to join Kristianstads IK and scored at just under a point per game, leading the team in assists (33) and points (48) which saw him finish in the top-10 points-scorers in the league.
He joined Slovakian top-flight side HC Banska Bystrica in 2022-23 where he was the top-line centre, scoring 41 regular-season points (16+25), before returning to the HockeyAllsvenskan to ice for AIK in the 2023-24 season.