Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team

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Australia
Australia national ice hockey team logo.png
Association Ice Hockey Australia
General Manager Paul Kelly
Head coachStephen Laforet
AssistantsBrent Laver
CaptainDeclan Bronte
Team colors   
IIHF codeAUS
Biggest win
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 38 – 1 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
(Auckland, New Zealand; 14 March 2002)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 57 – 0 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(Seoul, South Korea; March 1993)
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances14 (first in 2003 )
Best result27th (in 2018)
IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
Appearances14 (first in 1984)
Best result Med 2.png (2002)

The Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia and represents Australia in international under-18 ice hockey competitions. Australia plays in Division IIB of the IIHF World U18 Championships.

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History

In 1984 Australia first competed in the inaugural IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championships held in Kushiro and Tomakomai, Japan. Australia lost all six of their games being beaten by Japan, China and South Korea. [1] Australia continued to compete in the annual IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championships missing only the 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996 and 1997 tournaments. In 2002 Australia competed in the final edition of the Championships which was being discontinued in favour of teams being offered a place in Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championships. [1]

In 2003 Australia competed in their first World Championships. Playing in Division III Group A Australia finished on top of the group and gained promotion to Division II for 2004. [2] The 2004 World Championship saw Australia relegated back to Division III after finishing last in Division II Group B. [3] In the 2005 tournament Australia again gained promotion back to Division II after winning all five of their games. [4]

Australia improved in the 2006 Championship finishing third in their group and staying in Division II for the 2007 tournament. [5] In 2007 Australia finished fifth in their group, avoiding relegating after finishing above Serbia with four points. [6] At the 2008 World Championship Australia lost all five of their games in Division II Group A and were relegated back to Division III. [7] In 2009 Australia won all of its Division III games and gained promotion back to Division II for 2010. [8] However Australia was again relegated back to Division III after finishing last in their group at the 2010 Division II Group B championship in Ukraine. [9]

Players and personnel

Current roster

For the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B [10] [11]

#Name Pos S/G AgeClub
16Nathaniel Benson F L19 Adelaide Generals [12]
21Declan Bronte (C) D R19New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 18U [13]
9Justin Dixon F R16 Saints Monarchs
20Jakob Doornbos G L19 Melbourne Glaciers [14]
1Jeremy Friederich G R18 Adelaide Generals [15]
11Zachery Gumm (A) F R19A21 Academy
7Benjamin Handberg F L18Aldergrove Kodiaks
17Ethan Hawes D R18Everett Jr. Silvertips 16U [16]
5Marcus Hosen D L17 Blacktown Flyers
12Jacob Laver D R17Red Deer Chiefs Midget 15AA [17]
22Reece Lukowiak F L17Banff Hockey Academy Prep [18]
23Liam Mcauley F R18 Perth Sharks [19]
24Cooper Metcalf F R17 Melbourne Sharks
6Max Miller F L18 Sydney Sabres [20]
8Thomas Moncrieff F L19 Sydney Sabres [21]
10Anthony Njirich D R18 West Coast Ice Hockey Association
4Kalin Njirich D R19 Perth Sharks [22]
14Arum Rapchuk F L18 Brisbane Blitz [23]
18Connor Schultz F R18 Sydney Sabres [24]
19Mathieu Vaillancourt D R17 Perth Sharks [25]
15Arthur Wang (A) D R18 Schomberg Cougars

Current team staff

For the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B [10]

International competitions

IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 championships

IIHF World U18 championships

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References

  1. 1 2 Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 389–395. ISBN   3-8334-4189-5.
  2. ↑ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Div. III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  9. ↑ "2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Div. II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Team Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Australian men's U18 team captains". Ice Hockey News Australia. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Nathaniel Benson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Declan Bronte". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Jakob Doornbos". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Jeremy Friederich". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Ethan Hawes". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Jacob Laver". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "Reece Lukowiak". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Liam Mcauley". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Max Miller". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "Thomas Moncrieff". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  22. ↑ "Kalin Njirich". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  23. ↑ "Arum Rapchuk". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  24. ↑ "Connor Schultz". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  25. ↑ "Mathieu Vaillancourt". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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