The Melbourne Mustangs are an ice hockey team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). Founded in 2010, as the Mustangs Ice Hockey Club, the team joined the AIHL in 2011 and have made the Goodall Cup playoffs on two occasions, winning once in 2014. [1] [2] [3] [4] Since their inception, 79 players have played at least one regular season game for the Mustangs. The team's current captain is Michael McMahon who has held that position since the 2017 season, taking over from Patrick O'Kane. Australian Jamie Bourke leads the team in scoring with 231 points in 145 games.
GP | Games played | W | Wins | L | Losses |
Pos | Position | F | Forward | D | Defenceman |
GK | Goaltender | G | Goals | A | Assists |
Pts | Points | PIM | Penalties in minutes | Min | Minutes played |
GAA | Goals against average | SO | Shutouts | SV% | Save percentage |
Statistics complete as of the end of the 2017 AIHL season.
Name | Nationality | Seasons | GP | W | L | MIN | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | SO | GAA | SV% | Notes |
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Fraser Carson | Australia | 2011–2017 | 85 | 43 | 34 | 3836 | 4 | 3.30 | 0.882 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 2.50 | 0.904 | |
Jack Hayes | Australia | 2015–2017 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 306 | 0 | 3.76 | 0.850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Damian Holland | Australia | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6.00 | 0.760 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mark Howell | Australia | 2011 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 181 | 0 | 5.80 | 0.724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Michael James | Australia | 2011–2015 | 41 | 9 | 27 | 1626 | 0 | 4.89 | 0.845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
James Kruger | United States | 2017 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 896 | 0 | 3.18 | 0.902 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 3.06 | 0.919 | |
Nicholas Novysedlak | Australia | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 172 | 0 | 6.10 | 0.821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jon Olthuis | Canada | 2013 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1150 | 0 | 3.65 | 0.898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Chris Slauenwhite | Australia | 2016 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 514 | 0 | 3.79 | 0.880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Oliver Wren | Canada | 2012 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 541 | 0 | 4.71 | 0.861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Name | Nationality | Pos | Seasons | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Notes |
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Drew Akins | United States | D | 2015 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Travis Alabaster | Australia | D | 2013 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Matthew Anderson | Australia | F | 2011–2012, 2014 | 55 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Phillip Bakatsoulas | Australia | D | 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Corey Banfield | Canada | F | 2015 | 18 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Matthew Beattie | United States | D | 2017 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Andrew Belic | Australia | F | 2011–2017 | 161 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 150 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Stephen Belic | Australia | D | 2011–2017 | 106 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ryan Bennett | Australia | D | 2011–2012 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Enrico Bergamin | Australia | D | 2011–2012 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Gavin Birchler | Australia | F | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jamie Bourke | Australia | F | 2011, 2013–2017 | 142 | 112 | 111 | 223 | 596 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |
Damian Bright | Australia | D | 2011–2017 | 115 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack Carpenter | Australia | D | 2011–2012 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Scott Corbett | Canada | F | 2011 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ethan Cornford | Australia | F | 2014–2015 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Todd Cutter | Australia | F | 2013 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Dean Dunstan | Australia | F | 2011–2012 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jake Ebner | Canada | F | 2012 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Luke Fisher | Australia | F | 2016–2017 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Andrew Fitzgerald | Australia | F | 2012–2015 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Darcy Flanagan | Australia | D | 2016–2017 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Robin Forsythe | South Africa | F | 2013 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
David Foster | Australia | D | 2016–2017 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Viktor Gibbs Sjödin | Sweden | F | 2014–2015 | 47 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 105 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
Kevin Glanzman | United States | D | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ben Grant | Australia | D | 2011 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jeff Grant | United States | D | 2014–2015 | 47 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Alexander Hall | Australia | F | 2013–2014 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Shane Hardy | Australia | F | 2011–2012 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | Captain, 2011–2012 [5] |
Mark Higgins | United States | D | 2016 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Stuart Higgins | Australia | F | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Joseph Hughes | Australia | F | 2014–2015 | 45 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 135 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Vincent Hughes | Australia | D | 2014–2015 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Mitchell Humphries | Australia | F | 2017 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
James Isaacs | Canada | D | 2016 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Christopher James | Australia | F | 2011–2012 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Sean Jones | Australia | F | 2011–2017 | 136 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Captain, 2013–2015 [6] |
Brendan Knox | Australia | F | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Anton Kokkonen | Finland | F | 2017 | 23 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Martin Kutek | Czech | D | 2014 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Maxime Langelier-Parent | Canada | F | 2017 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Paul Lazzarotto | Australia | F | 2017 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Scott Levitt | Canada | D | 2011–2012 | 50 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Éric Louis-Seize | Canada | F | 2016 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jackson McCoy | Australia | F | 2011–2013, 2015–2017 | 116 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Brendan McDowell | Australia | F | 2012–2017 | 149 | 53 | 67 | 120 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Michael McDowell | Australia | D | 2011, 2013–2016 | 93 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Michael McMahon | Australia | D | 2016–2017 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Captain, 2017 [7] |
Charlie Moore | Australia | D | 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Dean Moore | United States | D | 2012 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Alan Moss | Australia | D | 2013–2015 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Adrian Nash | Australia | F | 2011–2014 | 75 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Patrick O'Kane | United States | F | 2013–2017 | 138 | 104 | 104 | 208 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Captain, 2016 [8] |
Brendan Oakes | Australia | D | 2011–2014 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Troy Robertson | Australia | F | 2011–2012, 2014, 2017 | 71 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Ryan Ruddle | New Zealand | F | 2016 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | |
James Sanford | Canada | D | 2012 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
David Sefic | Slovenia | F | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Thomas Steven | Australia | F | 2016 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Corey Stringer | Australia | D | 2015–2017 | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Matt Stringer | Australia | F | 2011–2017 | 168 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
John Sullivan | United States | F | 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Michael Thornburn | Australia | F | 2011–2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Byron Tschuma | Australia | F | 2016–2017 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Vadim Virjassov | Australia | F | 2012–2013, 2015–2017 | 110 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Voller | Australia | F | 2013–2017 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jack Wolgemuth | United States | D | 2013–2014 | 51 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2014 AIHL Defenceman of the Year [9] |
Phil Youngclaus | United States | D | 2011 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
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