Australia men's national inline hockey team

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Australia
Association Ice Hockey Australia
Skate Australia
General manager Martin Jones
Head coachStuart Philps
Team colors   
IIHF codeAUS
IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1996 )
Best result9th (in 2000)

The Australia men's national inline hockey team represents Australia in international inline hockey competitions. They are controlled by Ice Hockey Australia for events organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation and by Skate Australia for events organised by the International Roller Sports Federation. Australia plays in Division I of the IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship and Group C at the FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships.

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Governing bodies

The Australia men's inline hockey team is controlled by two governing bodies. Ice Hockey Australia controls the Australian team in events organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. [1] They are the governing body for all ice hockey in Australia also responsible for fielding teams in international ice hockey tournaments. [2] Skate Australia controls the Australian team in all other inline hockey tournaments through their umbrella association Inline Hockey Australia and are the recognised national federation for roller sports in Australia by the International Roller Sports Federation. [3] [4] [5] [6] Skate Australia is the controlling body of roller sports in Australia including artistic roller skating, inline speed skating, roller hockey, roller derby, skateboarding and aggressive inline skating. [7]

History

Australia men's national inline hockey team
Medal record
Men's IIHF Inline Hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Germany Division I
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Czech Republic Division I
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Finland Division I
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Slovakia Division I

In 1996 Australia first competed in the inaugural IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship held in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. [8] Australia finished tenth out of the 11 teams competing. In 2000 Australia finished with their best result and finished ninth overall at the World Championship. Australia continued to compete in the annual World Championships missing only the 2002 tournament. [8]

Following the split of the World Championship in 2003 into two division, Top division and Division I, Australia was relegated into Division I. They finished with their best result in the Division I tournament finishing third behind Japan and Brazil. [9] In 2006 Australia suffered their worst ever finish at the World Championships finishing 14th out of 16 teams. [10]

International competitions

IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

Roster

From the 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I [21]

#NamePos S/G Date of BirthTeam
49Matthew Anderson F R5 March 1991Bayswater Falcons
73Steve Best F R29 March 1992Adelaide Aliens
9Antony Collins D R3 July 1985Raptors
32Liam Finning G R13 October 1994Skaters Network
79Brenton Fitzgerald F R13 April 1988Dogs
19 Jordan Gavin D R22 September 1982ACT
24Kaden Goulds D R12 March 1992Stars
68Michael Haynes F L11 March 1986Sydney Suits
3Mitchell Henning F R2 November 1997Brisbane Kings
36Michael James G L15 March 1990Inferno
17Liam Jeffries F R3 February 1990Stars
15 Sean Jones D L26 May 1985Mission Snipers
8Jayden Ryan F R31 October 1992Sydney Suits
10Adam St Clair D R17 January 1991Adelaide Aliens
14 Cameron Todd D R21 July 1994Pirates

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  3. ↑ "Australia". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
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