Perth Sharks

Perth Sharks
CityPerth, Western Australia, Australia
LeagueAustralian Junior Ice Hockey League
Founded2013
Home arenaXtreme Ice Arena
Colours(2013-2014)
     
(2014-present)
     
Owner(s)Western Australian Ice Hockey Association
General managerAustralia Gill McLean
Head coachAustralia Markus Frankenberger
CaptainAustralia Alastair Punler
Franchise history
2013–presentPerth Sharks
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2015)
AJIHL Championships0
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.

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 Birth Acquired
2 Australia Tomek Sak F 26 June 1995 2013
4 Australia Brad Campbell F 17 March 1995 2013
13 Australia Alastair Punler D 12 February 1996 2013
16 Australia Benedik Stolze F 26 July 1996 2013
17 Australia Bruno Stolze F 26 July 1996 2013
23 Australia Connor Knapman D 2 May 1998 2014
24 Australia Harry Tanner F 13 July 1998 2014
25 Australia Benjamin Kelly F 17 March 1996 2015
26 Australia Adam Sheppard D 3 June 1998 2015
28 China Oscar Zhu F 4 May 1999 2015
29 Australia Charlie Tennant F 12 April 1998 2015
31 United Kingdom Adam Bridge F 2 March 1999 2015
32 Australia Sean McLean F 7 March 1998 2014
33 Australia Kevin Mateiu F 10 August 1995 2015
36 Australia Kym White D 4 April 1995 2014
20 Australia Mark McCann G 18 November 1995 2013
10 Australia Hayden Stobbs G 12 June 1998 2015

Captains

  • 2013-14
  • 2014-15 James Woodman (C), Tomek Sak (A), Alastair Punler (A)
  • 2015-16 Alastair Punler (C), Tomek Sak (A), Bruno Stolze (A)
  • 2016-17 Alastair Punler (C), Ryan Smyth (A), Jamie Campbell (A)

Head coaches

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

See also

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.