Skycity Stampede

SKYCITY Stampede
CityQueenstown, New Zealand
LeagueNew Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded2005
Operated2005–present
Home arenaQueenstown Ice Arena
ColoursYellow, blue, white
     
MascotThe Beast
General managerLee Summer, Nate Hedwig
Head coachCameron Frear
Asst. coaches
Jaden Skipper
CaptainMitchell Frear
Parent club(s)Queenstown Ice Hockey Club
Websitewww.skycitystampede.com
Franchise history
2005-2016Southern Stampede
2016-presentSKYCITY Stampede
Championships
League champions2005, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

The SKYCITY Stampede (formerly Southern Stampede) is one of the original teams competing in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. It is based in Queenstown, New Zealand and was founded in 2005. The team was known as the Southern Stampede until 2016, when Skycity became the sides title sponsor. The team's home ice is the Queenstown Ice Arena.[1]

The team has won 9 NZIHL Championships, the latest being the 2024 season.[2]

Season by season results

Season GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA PTS Finish Playoff Ref
2005 6 4 – 2 – 0 32 21 16 1st Won final (West Auckland Admirals) [3]
2006 6 4 – 0 – 2 25 19 13 2nd Won final (South Auckland Swarm) [4]
2007 10 4 – 0 – 6 42 53 12 3rd Did not qualify [5]
2008 12 5 – 1 – 6 58 56 18 3rd Did not qualify [6]
2009 16 12 – 2 – 2 97 37 26 2nd Lost final (Canterbury Red Devils) [7]
2010 16 4 1 – 1 9 51 78 16 5th Did not qualify [8]
2011 16 11 0 – 0 5 87 63 33 2nd Lost final (Botany Swarm) [9]
2012 16 10 1 – 0 5 81 61 32 1st Lost final (Canterbury Red Devils) [10]
2013 16 5 2 – 4 5 85 86 23 4th Did not qualify [11]
2014 16 6 1 – 2 7 71 74 22 3rd Did not qualify [12]
2015 16 13 2 – 1 0 112 55 44 1st Won final (Canterbury Red Devils) [13]
2016 16 12 0 – 1 3 78 37 37 1st Won final (Canterbury Red Devils) [14]
2017 16 13 0 – 0 3 88 42 39 1st Won final (West Auckland Admirals) [15]
2018 16 13 0 – 0 3 110 44 39 1st Lost final (West Auckland Admirals) [16]
2019 16 14 1 – 0 1 77 23 44 1st Won final (West Auckland Admirals) [17]
2020 8 8 0 – 0 0 72 15 24 1st Playoffs not held [18]
2021 14 14 0 – 0 0 113 33 42 – Playoffs cancelled [19]
2022 16 9 2 – 2 3 56 36 34 1st Won final (West Auckland Admirals) [20]
2023 18 14 1 – 3 108 49 38 1st Won final (Botany Swarm) [21]
2024 18 14 1 – 1 2 122 44 39 1st Won final (West Auckland Admirals) [22]

Player Roster

2023-2024 NZIHL Season

Goaltenders
# Player Import Place of Birth
39 New Zealand Aston Brooks New Zealand
34 New ZealandCanada Joel Hasselman Canada
1 New ZealandUnited States Matt Swirtz United States
Defensemen
# Player Import Place of Birth
3 SwedenNew Zealand Stefan Amston New Zealand
14 New Zealand Callum Burns (A) New Zealand
29 New Zealand Logan Campbell New Zealand
26 United States Thomas Coyle United States
24 New Zealand Lachlan Frear New Zealand
16 New Zealand Mitchell Frear (C) New Zealand
28 Canada Jett McCullum Y Canada
68 New Zealand Ollie Ruski-Jones New Zealand
6 Australia Cameron Trew Australia
Forwards
# Player Import Place of Birth
78 Canada Scott Armstrong Canada
22 New Zealand Jordan Challis New Zealand
21 New Zealand Dylan Devlin New Zealand
11 New Zealand Benjamin Harford New Zealand
8 New Zealand Connor Harrison New Zealand
97 New Zealand Josh Hurley New Zealand
17 New Zealand Harrison Macharg New Zealand
25 New Zealand Maxwell Macharg New Zealand
91 New ZealandCanada Colin McIntosh Canada
19 New Zealand Jack Robbie New Zealand
95 Canada Nolan Ross Y Canada
9 New Zealand Axel Ruski-Jones New Zealand
82 New Zealand Adam Soffer New Zealand

References

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  2. ^ "NZIHL Official Website - New Zealand Ice Hockey League". New Zealand Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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  16. ^ "2018 New Zealand Ice Hockey League". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  17. ^ "2019 New Zealand Ice Hockey League". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  18. ^ "2020 New Zealand Ice Hockey League". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  19. ^ "2021 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  20. ^ "2022 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  21. ^ "2023 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  22. ^ "2024 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.


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