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Current season, competition or edition: 2022 Australian National Broomball Championships | |
Sport | Broomball |
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Founded | 1990
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Country | Australia |
The Australian National Broomball Championships is an annual broomball tournament, held in various cities across Australia, to determine Australia's national champions. The tournament is organized by the national governing body for the sport, Broomball Australia.
The Championships have been held annually since 1990, and attracts representative teams from New South Wales, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, and Victoria. Teams representing Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour have also participated in the past. In 2003 an invitational team composed of American and Japanese players took part but were ineligible for finals.
The 2022 Broomball Championships will be held from April 21 - April 24 at Penrith Ice Palace, including both Men's and Women's competitions.
Five divisions are contested annually (starting year in brackets): Men's Elite (1990), Women's Elite (1999), Mixed Elite (1990), Men's Intermediate (2003), and Mixed Intermediate (2003).
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has been by far the most successful team in the Men's Elite division.
Year | Host City | Champion | Runner Up |
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1990 | Bendigo, Victoria | South Australia | ACT |
1991 | Bendigo, Victoria | South Australia | ACT |
1992 | Adelaide, South Australia | ACT | South Australia |
1993 | Canberra, ACT | ACT (ACT Flames) | ACT (ACT Animals) |
1994 | Bendigo, Victoria | ACT | South Australia |
1995 | Bendigo, Victoria | ACT | South Australia |
1996 | Sydney, New South Wales | ACT | Queensland |
1997 | Gold Coast, Queensland | ACT | Queensland |
1998 | Adelaide, South Australia | ACT | Queensland |
1999 | Townsville, Queensland | ACT | New South Wales |
2000 | Canberra, ACT | ACT | Queensland |
2001 | Sydney, New South Wales | ACT | New South Wales |
2002 | Adelaide, South Australia | ACT | South Australia |
2003 | Canberra, ACT | ACT | New South Wales |
2004 | Gold Coast, Queensland | New South Wales | North Queensland |
2005 | Sydney, New South Wales | ACT | Queensland |
2006 | Adelaide, South Australia | New South Wales | ACT |
2007 | Canberra, ACT | ACT | New South Wales |
2008 | Sydney, New South Wales | New South Wales | ACT |
2009 | Adelaide, South Australia | New South Wales | South Australia |
2010 | Canberra, ACT | New South Wales | South Australia |
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1999 | Townsville, Queensland | ACT | New South Wales & Queensland (combined team) |
2000 | Canberra, ACT | ACT | New South Wales |
2001 | Sydney, New South Wales | ACT | New South Wales |
2002 | Adelaide, South Australia | ACT | South Australia |
2003 | Canberra, ACT | New South Wales | ACT |
2004 | Gold Coast, Queensland | New South Wales | South Australia |
2005 | Sydney, New South Wales | New South Wales | Queensland |
2006 | Adelaide, South Australia | New South Wales | Queensland |
2007 | Canberra, ACT | New South Wales | Queensland |
2008 | Sydney, New South Wales | South Australia | New South Wales |
2009 | Adelaide, South Australia | New South Wales | South Australia |
2010 | Canberra, ACT | New South Wales | South Australia |
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Honour | Name | State/Territory | # |
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Most Games Played | Tracy Allison | Australian Capital Territory | 22 |
Most Goals Scored | Tracy Ivin | New South Wales | 16 |
Most Assists | Tracy Ivin | New South Wales | 9 |
Most Points | Tracy Ivin | New South Wales | 25 (16 goals, 9 assists) |
Most Hat-Tricks | Nikki Brown Chris Jeacle-Banks | Australian Capital Territory | 1 |
Most Shut Outs | Donna Law Shannon Vost | Australian Capital Territory New South Wales | 4 |
In mixed play, each team has an equal number of male and female players on the ice. The ACT have also had a successful history in this division.
Year | Host City | Champion | Runner Up |
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1990 | Bendigo, Victoria | South Australia | ACT |
1991 | Bendigo, Victoria ACT | South Australia | |
1992 | Adelaide, South Australia | ACT | South Australia |
1993 | Canberra, ACT | ACT (ACT Cougars) | ACT (ACT #2) |
1994 | Bendigo, Victoria ACT (ACT Cougars) | ACT (ACT #2) | |
1995 | Bendigo, Victoria | Queensland | ACT |
1996 | Sydney, New South Wales | ACT | Queensland |
1997 | Gold Coast, Queensland | ACT | Queensland |
1998 | Adelaide, South Australia | ACT | New South Wales |
1999 | Townsville, Queensland | New South Wales | ACT |
2000 | Canberra, ACT | ACT | New South Wales |
2001 | Sydney, New South Wales | New South Wales | ACT |
2002 | Adelaide, South Australia | New South Wales | ACT |
2003 | Canberra, ACT | ACT | Queensland |
2004 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Gold Coast | South Australia |
2005 | Sydney, New South Wales | New South Wales | Queensland |
2006 | Adelaide, South Australia | New South Wales | ACT |
2007 | Canberra, ACT | Maria Estenson | Simon Shuster |
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Honour | Name | State/Territory | # |
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Most Games Played | Tracy Allison | Australian Capital Territory | 72 |
Most Goals Scored | Saxon Hooper | New South Wales & Queensland | 67 |
Most Assists | Saxon Hooper | New South Wales & Queensland | 26 |
Most Points | Saxon Hooper | New South Wales & Queensland | 93 (67 goals, 26 assists) |
Most Hat-Tricks | Saxon Hooper Chris Lucas (tied) | New South Wales & Queensland (Hooper); Australian Capital Territory (Lucas) | 6 |
Most Shut Outs | Ian Easterbrook | Australian Capital Territory | 8 |
New South Wales have won two of the four Men's Intermediate titles since the division was introduced at the 2003 National Championships.
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2003 | Canberra, ACT | ACT | New South Wales |
2004 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Gold Coast | New South Wales |
2005 | Sydney, New South Wales | New South Wales | ACT |
2006 | Adelaide, South Australia | New South Wales (NSW #1) | New South Wales (NSW #2) |
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Australian Capital Territory | 1 | 1 |
Gold Coast | 1 | 0 |
New South Wales | 2 | 3 (including 1 all-NSW final) |
New South Wales have dominated the Mixed Intermediate division, winning three of the four titles up to 2006; the other one saw Coffs Harbour, a city in New South Wales, emerge victorious.
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Coffs Harbour | 1 | 0 |
Gold Coast | 0 | 1 |
New South Wales | 3 | 2 (both all-NSW finals) |
Queensland | 0 | 1 |
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