Botany Swarm

Botany Swarm
2018 NZIHL season
City Auckland, New Zealand
League New Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded 2005 (2005)
Home arena Paradice Ice Skating Botany
Colours

White, Maroon, Black, Yellow

                   
General manager Shawn Cormier
Head coach Ian Wannamaker
Captain Andrew Hay
Website Botany Swarm
Franchise history
2005-2007 South Auckland Swarm
2007-present; Botany Swarm
Championships
Birgel Cup 4 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)

The Botany Swarm is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in East Auckland, New Zealand. The team is a member of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL). The team was founded in 2005 as the South Auckland Swarm. Their name was changed prior to the 2007 season due to it being similar to one of the other teams and to better reflect the area in Auckland where their home rink is located. They play their home games out of the Paradice Ice Skating Botany Rink known as The Hive.

History

2017 Season

May 7, 2017, the Swarm announced that after 11 seasons, head coach Andreas Kaißer has stepped down, and will be replaced by former Swarm alumnus Brandon Contratto. However due to personal reasons Brandon was unable to commit to the role. Former assistant coach Jeff Boehme took the role of head coach for the 2017 season.

The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2017 season: Petr Zítka from the Czech Republic, Ryan Widmar from Illinois, Maximilian Hadraschek from Germany and Alex Mitsionis from Ohio.

2018 Season

December 10, 2017, the Swarm announced that Ian Wannamaker was appointed as the new head coach. Ian Wannamaker played for the Botany Swarm from 2007-2015 and represented New Zealand from 2010-2013, 2015.

December 23, 2017, the Swarm announced that assistant coach of the Kelowna Rockets Travis Crickard was appointed as the new assistant coach.

The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2018 season: Declan Weir an Irish Canadian, Harry Ferguson from Scotland, Colin Langham from Georgia and Lucas Bombardier from Vermont.

May 26, 2018, Alexandr Polozov played his 100th game for the Botany Swarm against the Canterbury Red Devils.

June 9, 2018, Jordan Challis played his 150th game for the Botany Swarm against the Dunedin Thunder.

July 6, 2018, Travis Crickard was appointed as Interim General Manager for the remainder of the season, as the current General Manager, Shawn Cormier had to take a leave of absence and return to Canada for personal reasons.

July 21, 2018, Logan Fraser played his 50th game for the Botany Swarm against the Dunedin Thunder.

August 5, 2018, The Botany Swarm had their 200th NZIHL game.

Players

Current Roster

Team roster for the 2018 NZIHL Season[1]

2018 NZIHL Botany Swarm Roster
#NatNamePosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
15CanadaScott ArmstrongFL292018Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
19New ZealandKC Ball (A)FR432005Mission, British Columbia, Canada
6New ZealandMatas BarakauskasDL272018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14United StatesLucas BombardierFR232018Pittsford, Vermont, United States
22New ZealandJordan Challis (A)FR262007Auckland, New Zealand
26United KingdomShaun DickinsonFR342018Holmfirth, United Kingdom
7ScotlandHarry FergusonFR192018Elgin Heigh, United Kingdom
24New ZealandLogan FraserDR202014Auckland, New Zealand
30New ZealandTe Ika Maia Frazer-RataGL362018Auckland, New Zealand
13New ZealandAndrew Hay (C)DR332005Auckland, New Zealand
21New ZealandJoshua HayFR292005Auckland, New Zealand
20New ZealandOliver HayDR212013Auckland, New Zealand
1New ZealandMichael HopkinsonGL272013Auckland, New Zealand
11New ZealandRichard HpokinsonFR262016Auckland, New Zealand
18New ZealandKyle JonssonFR222013Auckland, New Zealand
27New ZealandMaxim KaluzhnyFR292015Vladivostok, Russia
28Czech RepublicOndrej KozakFR312014Rakovník, Czech Republic
32United StatesColin LanghamGR242018Cumming, Georgia, United States
2New ZealandJames LawrenceDR252016Auckland, New Zealand
17New ZealandStephen MawsonDR272016Whangarei, New Zealand
29United KingdomTimothy McKayFL372018Hull, United Kingdom
5RussiaVitali MeshkovDR322013Barabinsk, Russia
3New ZealandAnthony NathanDR342007Auckland, New Zealand
10New ZealandAlex PolosovFL322016Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
31United StatesJoel RindelaubGL312018St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
25New ZealandRemy SandoyFR252018Auckland, New Zealand
23New ZealandLeith ThompsonDR322005Auckland, New Zealand
4New ZealandStephen VlokFR292017Cape Town, South Africa
8New ZealandRobin VortanovFR212014Auckland, New Zealand
16CanadaDeclan WeirFL252018Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Franchise scoring leaders

There are the top ten point scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season.

# Player Seasons Pos GP G A Pts PIM
1New Zealand KC Ball2005-18F1847311819182
2New Zealand Jordan Challis2007-18F1576481145383
3New Zealand Alex Polosov2010-14, 2016-18F1136275137327
4United States Brandon Contratto2013-15F475966125105
5New Zealand Joshua Hay2005-13, 2017-18F1195455109343
6New Zealand Michael Attwell2009-17F131355792182
7New Zealand Andrew Hay2005-18D190186482243
8New Zealand Ian Wannamaker2007-15D104433881149
9New Zealand Charlie Huber2005-11, 2015F7340418152
10New Zealand Lyle Idoine2005-12F90284573302

Franchise all-time most appearances

There are the top ten player who have made the most appearances in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season.

# Player Seasons Pos RS Games PS Games
1New Zealand Andrew Hay2005-18D1906
2New Zealand KC Ball2005-18F1843
3New Zealand Jordan Challis2007-18F1572
4New Zealand Leith Thompson2005-18D1422
5New Zealand Michael Attwell2009-17F1310
6New Zealand Joshua Hay2005-13, 2017-18F1193
7New Zealand Alex Polosov2010-14, 2016-18F1130
8New Zealand Ian Wannamaker2007-15D1044
9New Zealand Samuel Boniface2007-10, 2012–13, 2015F982
10New Zealand Lyle Idione2005-12F903

Technical Staff

Current as of 4 July 2018

2018 NZIHL Botany Swarm Staff
Position Name[2]
Head Coach New Zealand Ian Wannamaker
Assistant Coach Canada Travis Crickard
General Manager Canada Shawn Cormier
Physiotherapist Singapore Sanakaran Duntellu
Team Staff New Zealand Michael Attwell
Team Staff Canada Natalie Davis
Team Staff Canada Zachary Silvaggio

Leaders

Team captains

# Name From To
1 New Zealand Rene Aish 4 June 20057 August 2005
2 Canada George Pilgrim 9 June 200610 September 2006
3 New Zealand Andrew Hay 26 May 2007Current

Head coaches

# Manager From To Played Won Overtime Won Tied Overtime Lost Lost GF GA Win %
1 Germany Andreas Kaisser 4 June 20057 August 2016 1627778135775265355.56%
2 France Jeff Boehme 27 May 20176 August 2017 1641029539533.33%
3 New Zealand Ian Wannamaker 26 May 2018Current 16500110598633.33%

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Botany Swarm Roster" (PDF). NZIHF. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  2. ↑ "2018 Botany Swarm Roster" (PDF). NZIHF. Retrieved 2018-07-04.


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