West Auckland Admirals | |
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City | Auckland |
League | New Zealand Ice Hockey League |
Founded | 2005 |
Operated | 2005–present |
Home arena | Paradice Avondale |
Colours | Blue, navy blue, yellow, black |
General manager | Kelly Schultz |
Head coach | Cameron Stephen |
Captain | Justin Daigle |
Website | www |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 |
NZIHL Champion | 1 |
The West Auckland Admirals is an ice hockey team based in Auckland, New Zealand and are members of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. The Team has always been based out of the Paradice Ice in Avondale, Auckland which in itself has a proud 41-year operating history. In 2011 the rink completed a massive renovation which brought it to international standards and allowed the Admirals team to install their very own changing room (something not that common among NZ ice hockey clubs).
The West Auckland Admirals were founded in 2005 and joined the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) for its inaugural season. [1] In their debut season the Admirals finished the regular season in second place and advanced to the finals where they went on to lose to the Southern Stampede. [2] From 2006 to 2009 the Admirals failed to qualify for the finals, finishing in last place in 2006 and 2007 and in fourth in 2008 and 2009 ahead of the newest club in the league, the Dunedin Thunder. [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2010 the Admirals returned to the finals after finishing the regular season in second place. [7] The team however went on to lose to the Botany Swarm in the finals. [7] The following season the Admirals finished the regular season in last place, recording only two wins in their sixteen game season. [8] The team slightly improved in the 2012 season with a fourth place finish, nine points ahead of the last placed Botany Swarm. [9] From 2013 to 2015 the Admirals finished the regular season in last place. [10] [11] [12] In 2016 the Admirals narrowly missed out on making the finals finishing in 3rd place and in 2017 the team made the finals again eventually losing to defending champions SkyCity Stampede. [13] In 2018 the Admirals won the championships against the SkyCity Stampede.
After two disrupted seasons due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Admirals returned to the Ice in 2022 where they went onto finish first place in the regular season. This would be the first time the Admirals would host a home finals series in Avondale, where they eventually lost to defending champions the SkyCity Stampede.
2022 Team Roster
GOALTENDERS | |||||||
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# | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
1 | Gavin Croft | G | L | 18 | 2022 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
34 | Csaba Kercso Magos Jnr. | G | L | 29 | 2015 | Jászberény, Hungary | |
54 | Jaiden Pert | G | L | 21 | 2020 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
55 | Barr Barr | G | L | 19 | 2023 | Haifa, ISR | |
DEFENSEMEN | |||||||
# | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
7 | Sebastian Chamberlin | D | R | 17 | 2022 | ||
8 | Mason Kennedy | D | R | 25 | 2021 | ||
9 | Flynn Hayward-Jones (A) | D | R | 20 | 2019 | ||
14 | Gareth McLeish | D | R | 35 | 2005 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
18 | Alex Regan | D | L | 21 | 2017 | ||
23 | Benjamin Stephen | D | L | 18 | 2020 | ||
26 | Oliver Hay | D | R | 25 | 2023 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
29 | Riley Smith | D | L | 23 | 2023 | Chilliwack, BC, CAN | |
37 | Nash Hayward-Jones | D | R | 18 | 2021 | ||
40 | Zachary Stephen | D | L | 20 | 2020 | ||
47 | Justin Daigle (C) | D | R | 35 | 2014 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
FORWARDS | |||||||
# | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
2 | Tayler Kennedy | F | R | 28 | 2021 | ||
4 | Sebastian Stephen | F | L | 17 | 2022 | ||
6 | Frazer Ellis (A) | F | R | 27 | 2011 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
10 | Andrei Serikov | F | L | 18 | 2020 | ||
13 | Andrew Hart | F | R | 35 | 2014 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
15 | Vincenco Cistrone | F | R | 31 | 2013 | ||
17 | Dale Harrop (A) | F | R | 27 | 2017 | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
18 | Dylan Dickson | F | R | 30 | 2008 | ||
20 | Ben Taylor | F | R | 19 | 2023 | ||
21 | Sam Moses | F | R | 32 | 2012 | Nelson, New Zealand | |
22 | Jordan Challis | F | R | 31 | 2021 | ||
24 | Caleb Chamberlin | F | R | 19 | 2020 | ||
27 | Nicholas Henderson | F | R | 33 | 2010 | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
28 | Scott Henry | F | R | 28 | 2021 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
30 | Leon Quigley | F | L | 19 | 2020 | ||
33 | Max Vesper | F | R | 21 | 2017 | ||
35 | Taylor Rooney | F | R | 25 | 2015 | ||
2022 TEAM STAFF | |||||||
# | Nat | Name | Position | Birthplace | |||
Kelly Schultz | General Manager | Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
Alex Schultz | Team Manager | Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
Natalie de Vere | Team Staff | Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
Cameron Stephen | Head Coach | Canada | |||||
Matthew Roxborough | Asst. Coach | Auckland, New Zealand |
Season | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS | Regular Season Finish | Playoff - Birgel Cup | Ref |
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2005 | 6 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 2nd | Lost final (Southern Stampede) | [2] |
2006 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 4th | Did not qualify | [3] |
2007 | 10 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | 29 | 60 | 0 | 4th | Did not qualify | [4] |
2008 | 12 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 7 | 48 | 64 | 15 | 4th | Did not qualify | [5] |
2009 | 16 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 11 | 40 | 99 | 8 | 4th | Did not qualify | [6] |
2010 | 16 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 74 | 22 | 26 | 2nd | Lost final (Botany Swarm) | [7] |
2011 | 16 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 14 | 51 | 110 | 4 | 5th | Did not qualify | [8] |
2012 | 16 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | 74 | 81 | 20 | 4th | Did not qualify | [9] |
2013 | 16 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 15 | 48 | 131 | 3 | 5th | Did not qualify | [10] |
2014 | 16 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 12 | 62 | 86 | 9 | 5th | Did not qualify | [11] |
2015 | 16 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | 65 | 94 | 14 | 5th | Did not qualify | [12] |
2016 | 16 | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 79 | 66 | 27 | 3rd | Did not qualify | [14] |
2017 | 16 | 10 | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 107 | 48 | 32 | 2nd | Lost final (Skycity Stampede) | [15] |
2018 | 17 | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 83 | 51 | 39 | 2nd | Won final (Skycity Stampede) | [13] |
2019 | 16 | 5 | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | 59 | 52 | 22 | 3rd | Lost final (Skycity Stampede) | [16] |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Playoffs not held | [17] |
2021 | 16 | 9 | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | 57 | 56 | 25 | 3rd | Playoffs cancelled | [18] |
2022 | 18 | 12 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 66 | 38 | 34 | 1st | Lost final (Skycity Stampede) |
Top 10 - Including Playoffs
Stats are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season
# | PLAYER | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | PERIOD | YEARS |
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1. | Nicholas Henderson (D/RW) | 189 | 86 | 97 | 183 | 0.97 | 164 | 2009-2023 | 14 |
2. | Justin Daigle (D) | 126 | 54 | 113 | 167 | 1.33 | 120 | 2013-2023 | 10 |
3. | Frazer Ellis (F) | 165 | 68 | 71 | 139 | 0.84 | 212 | 2010-2023 | 13 |
4. | Gareth McLeish (D/F) | 242 | 26 | 64 | 90 | 0.37 | 256 | 2004-2023 | 19 |
5. | Robert Chamberlain (F) | 142 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 0.54 | 262 | 2004-2017 | 13 |
6. | Travis McMaster (C) | 71 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 1.07 | 60 | 2008-2015 | 6 |
7. | Andrew Spiller (D) | 69 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 1.07 | 54 | 2015-2019 | 4 |
8. | Andrew Hart (F) | 170 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 0.43 | 373 | 2004-2023 | 17 |
9. | Dale Harrop (C) | 84 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 0.77 | 78 | 2016-2022 | 6 |
10. | Blake Jackson (D/F) | 147 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 0.40 | 172 | 2007-2021 | 12 |
Top 10 - Including Playoffs
Stats are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season
# | PLAYER | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | PERIOD | YEARS |
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1. | Gareth McLeish (D/F) | 242 | 26 | 64 | 90 | 0.37 | 256 | 2004-2023 | 19 |
2. | Nicholas Henderson (D/RW) | 189 | 86 | 97 | 183 | 0.97 | 164 | 2009-2023 | 14 |
3. | Andrew Hart (F) | 170 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 0.43 | 373 | 2004-2023 | 17 |
4. | Frazer Ellis (F) | 165 | 68 | 71 | 139 | 0.84 | 212 | 2010-2023 | 13 |
5. | Nick Craig (D) | 158 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 0.26 | 87 | 2009-2021 | 12 |
6. | Blake Jackson (D/F) | 147 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 0.40 | 172 | 2007-2021 | 12 |
7. | Steven Huish (F) | 145 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 0.39 | 62 | 2004-2017 | 11 |
8. | Dylan Dickson (RW) | 145 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 0.34 | 58 | 2008-2023 | 14 |
9. | Robert Chamberlain (F) | 142 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 0.54 | 262 | 2004-2017 | 13 |
10. | Justin Daigle (D) | 126 | 54 | 113 | 167 | 1.33 | 120 | 2013-2023 | 10 |
SEASON | LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | ASST COACH | GM/SM |
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2022-2023 | NZIHL | Cameron Stephen | Matthew Roxborough | Kelly Schultz |
2021-2022 | NZIHL | Cameron Stephen | Matthew Roxborough | Kelly Schultz |
2020-2021 | NZIHL | Cameron Stephen | Matthew Roxborough | Tim Ellis |
2019-2020 | NZIHL | |||
2018-2019 | NZIHL | Csaba Kercso-Magos | Rodney McMillin | Tim Ellis |
2017-2018 | NZIHL | Csaba Kercso-Magos | Rodney McMillin | Tim Ellis |
2016-2017 | NZIHL | |||
2015-2016 | NZIHL | Csaba Kercso-Magos | Justin Daigle Rodney McMillin | Shawn Henry |
2014-2015 | NZIHL | Csaba Kercso-Magos | Justin Daigle Chris Jefferies | Shawn Henry |
2013-2014 | NZIHL | Chris Belanger | Darren Woodacre | Shawn Henry |
2012-2013 | NZIHL | Karl Peni | Alex Luggen | Shawn Henry |
2011-2012 | NZIHL | Rodney McMillin | Jonathan Albright Karl Peni | |
2010-2011 | NZIHL | Jonathan Albright | Rodney McMillin | |
2009-2010 | NZIHL | Rodney McMillin | Jonathan Albright | |
2008-2009 | NZIHL | Mike Parsons | ||
2007-2008 | NZIHL | |||
2006-2007 | NZIHL | |||
2005-2006 | NZIHL | |||
2004-2005 | NZIHL | Anatoli Khorozov |
SEASON | “C” CAPTAIN(S) | “A1” ALTERNATE CAPTAIN | “A2” ALTERNATE CAPTAIN | “A3” ALTERNATE CAPTAIN |
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2022-2023 | Justin Daigle | Frazer Ellis | Garthe McLeish | Flynn Hayward- Jones |
2021-2022 | Justin Daigle | Frazer Ellis | Dale Harrop | |
2020-2021 | Justin Daigle | Nick Craig | Frazer Ellis | |
2019-2020 | Justin Daigle | |||
2018-2019 | Justin Daigle | Andrew Spiller | Blake Jackson | |
2017-2018 | Justin Daigle | |||
2016-2017 | Nick Craig | Blake Jackson | Andrew Spiller | |
2015-2016 | NZIHL | |||
2014-2015 | Justin Daigle | Garthe McLeish | Nicholas Henderson | |
2013-2014 | Robert Chamberlain | Travis McMaster | Nick Craig | |
2012-2013 | Gareth McLeish | James Herbert | Robert Chamberlain |
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