West Auckland Admirals

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West Auckland Admirals
West Auckland Admirals logo.png
City Auckland
League New Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded2005
Operated2005–present
Home arena Paradice Avondale
ColoursBlue, navy blue, yellow, black
    
General manager Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelly Schultz
Head coach Flag of New Zealand.svg Blake Jackson
Captain Flag of New Zealand.svg Justin Daigle
Website www.westaucklandadmirals.co.nz
Championships
Regular season titles1
NZIHL Champion1

The West Auckland Admirals (Also known as the Pure NZ Admirals due to Sponsorship reasons) is an ice hockey team based in Auckland, New Zealand, and are members of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. The Team has always been based out of the Paradice Ice in Avondale, Auckland which in itself has a proud 41-year operating history. In 2011 the rink completed a massive renovation which brought it to international standards and allowed the Admirals team to install their very own changing room (something not that common among NZ ice hockey clubs).

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History

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2022 West Auckland Admirals

The West Auckland Admirals were founded in 2005 and joined the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) for its inaugural season. [1] In their debut season the Admirals finished the regular season in second place and advanced to the finals where they went on to lose to the Southern Stampede. [2] From 2006 to 2009 the Admirals failed to qualify for the finals, finishing in last place in 2006 and 2007 and in fourth in 2008 and 2009 ahead of the newest club in the league, the Dunedin Thunder. [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2010 the Admirals returned to the finals after finishing the regular season in second place. [7] The team however went on to lose to the Botany Swarm in the finals. [7] The following season the Admirals finished the regular season in last place, recording only two wins in their sixteen game season. [8] The team slightly improved in the 2012 season with a fourth place finish, nine points ahead of the last placed Botany Swarm. [9] From 2013 to 2015 the Admirals finished the regular season in last place. [10] [11] [12] In 2016 the Admirals narrowly missed out on making the finals finishing in 3rd place and in 2017 the team made the finals again eventually losing to defending champions SkyCity Stampede. [13] In 2018 the Admirals won the championships against the SkyCity Stampede.

After two disrupted seasons due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Admirals returned to the Ice in 2022 where they went onto finish first place in the regular season. This would be the first time the Admirals would host a home finals series in Avondale, where they eventually lost to defending champions the SkyCity Stampede.


Players and personnel

Current roster

2026 Team Roster

West Auckland Admirals roster - 2026 NZIHL season
Active rosterCoaching staff
Goaltenders
  • 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eythan Prendergast
  • 34 Flag of New Zealand.svg Csaba Kercso-Magos
  • 54 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Noah Finlay
  • 55 Flag of New Zealand.svg Lochlyn Henry

Defencemen

  • 7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sebastian Chamberlin
  • 8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mason Kennedy
  • 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Flynn Hayward-Jones (A)
  • 11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Lennox King
  • 20 Flag of Ireland.svg Cian Murray
  • 36 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stephen Mawson
  • 37 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nash Hayward-Jones
  • 38 Flag of New Zealand.svg Roscoe Eade (AF)
  • 40 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zachery Stephen (AF)
  • 47 Flag of New Zealand.svg Justin Daigle (C)
Forwards
  • 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Owen Gouin (I)
  • 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Zac Vince
  • 15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Vinny Cistrone
  • 18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Aidan Chaney
  • 22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Max Vesper (A)
  • 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Stephen (AF)
  • 26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin De Jonge (I)
  • 28 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Henry
  • 31 Flag of New Zealand.svg Rico Clamor
  • 39 Flag of France.svg Vadim Sevenier (I)
  • 41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Declan Quinn (AF)
  • 42 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alexander Regan
  • 43 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jack Brown
  • 44 Flag of New Zealand.svg Owen Brown
  • 46 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sebastian Stephen (AF)
Head Coach
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg Blake Jackson

Coaches

  • Flag of New Zealand.svg Rodney McMillin (AC)
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg Natalie de Vere (TM)


Legend
(C) Captain
(A) Alternate Captain
(I) Import player
(AF) Affiliate player



Last updated on: 19 July 2026
Elite Prospects NZIHL

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWOTWTOTLLGFGAPTSRegular Season FinishPlayoff - Birgel CupRef
2005 62–4–03122142ndLost final (Southern Stampede) [2]
2006 61–1–4172774thDid not qualify [3]
2007 100–0–10296004thDid not qualify [4]
2008 123–2–74864154thDid not qualify [5]
2009 163–2–11409984thDid not qualify [6]
2010 1672–167422262ndLost final (Botany Swarm) [7]
2011 1610–1145111045thDid not qualify [8]
2012 1652–187481204thDid not qualify [9]
2013 1610–0154813135thDid not qualify [10]
2014 1613–012628695thDid not qualify [11]
2015 1641–0116594145thDid not qualify [12]
20161681–167966273rdDid not qualify [14]
201716100–2410748322ndLost final (Skycity Stampede) [15]
2018 17131–148351392ndWon final (Skycity Stampede) [13]
20191652–365952223rdLost final (Skycity Stampede) [16]
2020000–00000–Playoffs not held [17]
20211690–075756253rdPlayoffs cancelled [18]
202218121–236638341stLost final (Skycity Stampede)

Franchise Scoring Leaders

Top 10 - Including Playoffs

Stats are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season

#PLAYERGPGATPPPGPIMPERIODYEARS
1.Nicholas Henderson (D/RW)18986971830.971642009-202314
2.Justin Daigle (D)126541131671.331202013-202310
3.Frazer Ellis (F)16568711390.842122010-202313
4.Gareth McLeish (D/F)2422664900.372562004-202319
5.Robert Chamberlain (F)1424036760.542622004-201713
6.Travis McMaster (C)712848761.07602008-20156
7.Andrew Spiller (D)692252741.07542015-20194
8.Andrew Hart (F)1703934730.433732004-202317
9.Dale Harrop (C)842243650.77782016-20226
10.Blake Jackson (D/F)1471940590.401722007-202112

Franchise all-time most appearances

Top 10 - Including Playoffs

Stats are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season

#PLAYERGPGATPPPGPIMPERIODYEARS
1.Gareth McLeish (D/F)2422664900.372562004-202319
2.Nicholas Henderson (D/RW)18986971830.971642009-202314
3.Andrew Hart (F)1703934730.433732004-202317
4.Frazer Ellis (F)16568711390.842122010-202313
5.Nick Craig (D)1581427410.26872009-202112
6.Blake Jackson (D/F)1471940590.401722007-202112
7.Steven Huish (F)1452235570.39622004-201711
8.Dylan Dickson (RW)1452525500.34582008-202314
9.Robert Chamberlain (F)1424036760.542622004-201713
10.Justin Daigle (D)126541131671.331202013-202310

Team Staff History

SEASONLEAGUEHEAD COACHASST COACHGM/SM
2022-2023NZIHLCameron StephenMatthew RoxboroughKelly Schultz
2021-2022NZIHLCameron StephenMatthew RoxboroughKelly Schultz
2020-2021NZIHLCameron StephenMatthew RoxboroughTim Ellis
2019-2020NZIHL
2018-2019NZIHLCsaba Kercso-MagosRodney McMillinTim Ellis
2017-2018NZIHLCsaba Kercso-MagosRodney McMillinTim Ellis
2016-2017NZIHL
2015-2016NZIHLCsaba Kercso-MagosJustin Daigle

Rodney McMillin

Shawn Henry
2014-2015NZIHLCsaba Kercso-MagosJustin Daigle

Chris Jefferies

Shawn Henry
2013-2014NZIHLChris BelangerDarren WoodacreShawn Henry
2012-2013NZIHLKarl PeniAlex LuggenShawn Henry
2011-2012NZIHLRodney McMillinJonathan Albright

Karl Peni

2010-2011NZIHLJonathan AlbrightRodney McMillin
2009-2010NZIHLRodney McMillinJonathan Albright
2008-2009NZIHLMike Parsons
2007-2008NZIHL
2006-2007NZIHL
2005-2006NZIHL
2004-2005NZIHLAnatoli Khorozov

Team Captaincy History

SEASON“C” CAPTAIN(S)“A1” ALTERNATE CAPTAIN“A2” ALTERNATE CAPTAIN“A3” ALTERNATE CAPTAIN
2022-2023Justin DaigleFrazer EllisGarthe McLeishFlynn Hayward- Jones
2021-2022Justin DaigleFrazer EllisDale Harrop
2020-2021Justin DaigleNick CraigFrazer Ellis
2019-2020Justin Daigle
2018-2019Justin DaigleAndrew SpillerBlake Jackson
2017-2018Justin Daigle
2016-2017Nick CraigBlake JacksonAndrew Spiller
2015-2016NZIHL
2014-2015Justin DaigleGarthe McLeishNicholas Henderson
2013-2014Robert ChamberlainTravis McMasterNick Craig
2012-2013Gareth McLeishJames HerbertRobert Chamberlain

References

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  9. 1 2 "NZIHL Team Standings 2011 - 2012". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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  12. 1 2 "NZIHL Team Standings 2014 - 2015". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  13. 1 2 "NZIHL Team Standings 2017-2018". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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  16. ↑ "2019 New Zealand Ice Hockey League". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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  18. ↑ "2021 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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