Perth Sharks

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Perth Sharks
Perth Sharks Logo.jpg
City Perth, Western Australia, Australia
League Australian Junior Ice Hockey League
Founded2013
Home arena Xtreme Ice Arena
Colours(2013-2014)
   
(2014-present)
   
Owner(s) Western Australian Ice Hockey Association
General manager Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gill McLean
Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Markus Frankenberger
Captain Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alastair Punler
Franchise history
2013–presentPerth Sharks
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2015)
AJIHL Championships0
Hockey current event.svg Current season

The Perth Sharks are an Australian junior ice hockey team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. They represent one of the two junior ice hockey teams from Western Australia currently playing in the AJIHL, which is the most elite level for ice hockey at a national level for ages between 16–20 years old.

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Team history

Tryouts for the new Perth Sharks team began on 2 September 2014 with a mandatory fitness assessment, held on 2 September 2014 at Kingsway Christian College, and two ice sessions. [1]

The Perth Sharks played their first Australian Junior Ice Hockey League game on Monday October 21, 2013 against the Perth Pelicans. The Sharks team included national draft players Remy McGuiness from South Australia, Anthony Barnes and Jordan Millen from Queensland. [2]

Logo and uniform

2013-2014

The follow-up season in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League saw a lot of change via expansion and renaming of its existing teams. [3] The changes were made in response to the National Hockey Leagues concern about the AJIHL using their team names and logos but also recognised the opportunity to create a new history for the teams through creating their own identity. In October 2013 the league expanded to six teams with two teams from Perth, the Sharks and the Pelicans, joining for the start of the 2013–14 season. [4]

Players

Current roster

For the 2015–16 AJIHL season [5]

# Nat Name Pos Date of BirthAcquired
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomek Sak F 26 June 19952013
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Campbell F 17 March 19952013
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alastair Punler D 12 February 19962013
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benedik Stolze F 26 July 19962013
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruno Stolze F 26 July 19962013
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Connor Knapman D 2 May 19982014
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Tanner F 13 July 19982014
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Kelly F 17 March 19962015
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Sheppard D 3 June 19982015
28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Oscar Zhu F 4 May 19992015
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlie Tennant F 12 April 19982015
31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Bridge F 2 March 19992015
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sean McLean F 7 March 19982014
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Mateiu F 10 August 19952015
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kym White D 4 April 19952014
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark McCann G 18 November 19952013
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Stobbs G 12 June 19982015

Captains

Head coaches

The first head coach for the Perth Sharks was Mike Johnston.

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References

  1. ↑ "AJIHL Update". Ice Hockey WA. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Perth Rosters For Web" (PDF). Western Australian Ice Hockey Association. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Macdougall, Andrew (22 August 2013). "New look for Melbourne and the AJIHL". On the Fly Hockey. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "AJIHL National Junior League Kicks Off in Perth". Ice Hockey WA. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Stephenson, Scott (30 November 2015). "AJIHL Season Preview: Perth Sharks". Ice Hockey Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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