Perth Thunder

Perth Thunder
2018 AIHL season
City Perth, Western Australia
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Founded 2010
Operated 2011–present
Home arena Perth Ice Arena
Colours               
General manager Australia Stan Scott
Head coach Australia Dave Ruck
Captain Australia Jamie Woodman
Website Perththunder.com.au
Franchise history
2010-present Perth Thunder
Championships
Regular season titles 0
Goodall Cups 0

The Perth Thunder are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Perth, Western Australia. They are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team plays its home games at the Perth Ice Arena, located in the suburb of Malaga. The Thunder were founded in 2010 and joined the AIHL, first in 2011 as a provisional member and then 2012 as a full member. The team's best result in the regular season has been second place in the 2016 season. The Thunder have qualified for the playoffs on three occasions with the most recent being in 2016. On all three occasions they have been knocked out during the semifinals.

History

The Perth Thunder were founded in 2010. On 28 November 2010, Perth Thunder were granted a provisional licence with the AIHL for the 2011 season, with the intention of entering the league to compete as the ninth team in the 2012 AIHL season.[1][2] In 2011 the Thunder played a number of exhibition games against several AIHL teams. In May the Thunder travelled to Adelaide to compete in two games against the Adelaide Adrenaline. They drew the first game 2–2 and won the second 3–0.[3] In June the Melbourne Ice travelled to Perth to compete in two games against the Thunder at the Cockburn Ice Arena. The Ice won the first game 4–3 and lost the second game 3–6 after letting in six goals to none in the final period.[4][5] In September the Newcastle North Stars travelled to Perth to play the Thunder in a two-game series.[6] The Thunder won both the first and second game 4–2.[7] On 16 October 2011 the AIHL voted to include the Perth Thunder as the ninth team to join the league.[8]

Playing in their inaugural season the Thunder finished fourth in the Easton conference, missing out on the Goodall Cup playoffs.[9] Following the end of the season the 2012 club awards were announced. Ken Rolph was named MVP, Aaron Wilson was named best defenceman, Samuel Wilson best local player, and David Kudla won the most improved award.[10] The Thunder finished the 2013 AIHL season in third place, qualifying for their first Goodall Cup playoff series.[11] The team were drawn against the Newcastle North Stars for the semi-final and lost the game 1-6, ending their finals campaign.[12] During the off season the team added Robert Cox to its board as a partner and director.[13] Prior to the start of the 2014 season Stan Scott announced that he had stepped down as head coach in order to focus on the General Manager operations of the club. Scott was replaced by Dylan Forsythe as head coach and but remained on the coaching panel as an assistant.[14] The club also announced that Goodlife Health Clubs had signed on as a new major sponsor and gold level sponsor, C.D. Dodd Scrap Metal Recyclers have increased their sponsorship to become a platinum level sponsor.[15][16] After eight games into the 2014 season it was announced that Forsythe had stepped down as head coach effective immediately for unknown reasons. Stan Scott agreed to take over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[17] Part way through the season the club secured watch maker Haigh and Hastings as another major sponsor.[18]

Season-by-season results

Champions Runners-up Third Place
Perth Thunder all-time record
Season Regular season Finals weekend Top points scorer
P W T L SW SL GF GA GD Pts Finish P W L GF GA Result Semi-final Goodall Cup final Name Points
20122410–12–28180+1324th, Easton–United States Phil Ginand50
20132817–911127114+13543rd1–116Semi-finalistLost 1-6 (North Stars)–United States Michael Forney47
2014289–15229494+0337th–Canada Stuart Stefan44
20152814–914125104+21483rd1–1–1Semi-finalistLost 0-1 (Ice)–Finland Toni Kluuskeri37
20162816–7419673+23572nd1–123Semi-finalistLost 2-3 (OT) (North Stars)–Canada Benjamin Breault52
20172816–63311075+35572nd1–126Semi-finalistLost 2-6 (Brave)–Canada Benjamin Breault58
20182812–1042111100+11463rd1–103Semi-finalistLost 0-3 (Bears)–Canada Pier-Olivier Grandmaison67

Championships

Premiers (0):
Runner-up (2): 2016, 2017

Players

Current roster

Team roster for the 2018 AIHL season[19][20]

2018 AIHL Perth Thunder Roster
#NatNamePosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
20AustraliaRobert BirdD302017Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
29AustraliaEvan BowaterG342018
36CanadaBenjamin Breault (A)FL302016Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
16AustraliaJonathon BremnerFR282012Perth, Western Australia
24New ZealandAndrew Cox (A)FR282012Auckland, New Zealand
35CanadaPeter Di SalvoGL272017Oakville, Ontario, Canada
14SwitzerlandPascal GemperliFR282018Mogelsberg, Switzerland
11AustraliaKaden GouldsDR262018
18CanadaPier-Olivier Grand-MaisonFL242018Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
4AustraliaJosh HealeyFR262018
17AustraliaLiam JeffriesFL292012Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
8AustraliaDavid KudlaDR272012Perth, Western Australia
26AustraliaSimon KudlaFR272017Perth, Western Australia
23AustraliaJordan KyrosFR262012Perth, Western Australia
15AustraliaLyndon LodgeFR202015Perth, Western Australia
29AustraliaMark McCannGR222015
7AustraliaJaymie McDonnellF262017
19AustraliaJason McMahonDL252018Australia
29AustraliaThomas MunroGL292018
22CanadaLandon OslanskiDR262018Camrose, Alberta, Canada
29AustraliaRhys PelliccioneG172018
25AustraliaAlastair PunlerDR222015Kallaroo, Western Australia
34AustraliaJake RuckFL202017Langley, British Columbia, Canada
21AustraliaTomek SakFR232015Canning Vale, Western Australia
12AustraliaKieren WebsterFR212014Perth, Western Australia
29AustraliaLevon WilsonG462017Oakville, Ontario, Canada
29AustraliaNicholas WindleGL422018Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
27AustraliaJamie Woodman (C)DR242014Kardinya, Western Australia

Former players

Club staff

Current as of 10 May 2018 [21]

2018 AIHL Perth Thunder Staff
Position Name
Head Coach AustraliaCanada David Ruck
Assistant Coach Australia Darin Bryce
Assistant Coach Australia Chris Kostopoulos

Leaders

Team captains

The first captain of the Perth Thunder was Samuel Wilson, who remained captain of the Western Australian team for five consecutive AIHL seasons.

# Manager From To
1 Australia Samuel Wilson [22] 20122016
2 Australia Jamie Woodman [23] 2017Present

Head coaches

The first Head Coach for the Perth Thunder was Englishman Stan Scott.[24]

# Manager From To
1 United Kingdom Stan Scott [25] 20122013
2 Australia Dylan Forsythe [26] April 201423 May 2014
3 United Kingdom Stan Scott (interim) [17] 24 May 20141 September 2014
4 Australia Dave Kenway [27] 20152016
5 AustraliaCanada David Ruck [28] 2017Present

General managers

Perth Thunder's first and only general manager (GM) to date has been Stan Scott.[25]

# Manager From To
1 AustraliaUnited Kingdom Stan Scott 2012Present

Franchise player records

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed AIHL regular season.[29]

# Player Seasons Pos GP G A Pts PIM
1Canada Benjamin Breault2016-18C65557613167
2Australia Jordan Kyros2012-18RW/LW172448312782
3New Zealand Andrew Cox2012-18RW/LW1595163114146
4Canada Ken Rolph2012-13F5141529352
5Canada Jessyko Bernard2016-18RW5238488695
6Australia Robert Haselhurst2013-17D117265581189
7Australia Samuel Wilson2012-18F139215172131
8Australia Jonathon Bremner2012-18RW145353570158
9Australia David Kudla2012-18D/F1488445260
10United States Michael Dorr2016F2820315116

All-time most appearances

These are the top-ten all-time players who have made the most appearances in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed AIHL regular season.[30]

# Player Seasons Pos RS GP PS GP
1Australia Jordan Kyros2012-18RW/LW1724
2New Zealand Andrew Cox2012-18RW/LW1594
3Australia David Kudla2012-18D/F1484
4Australia Jonathon Bremner2012-18RW1454
5Australia Samuel Wilson2012-18F1392
6Australia Robert Haselhurst2013-17D1173
7Australia Jamie Woodman2014-18D1063
8Australia Riccardo Del Basso2012-15D/F932
9Australia Bradley Young2012-15F922
10Australia Kieran Webster2014-18F892

Broadcasting

TV:
Fox Sports (2013–present) - Part of the entire AIHL TV deal with Fox Sports to show one game a round, normally on Thursday's at 4:30 pm or after NHL games during NHL season.[31]
Online audio streaming:
Self-broadcast (2016 - Current) - Since 2016 the Perth Thunder have self-broadcast all home matches with an online audio stream utilising the Mixlr platform.[32]

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Australian Ice Hockey League". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Foreman, Glen (4 December 2010). "Perth Thunder granted license for 2012 season of national ice hockey league". PerthNow. Sunday Times. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Latest News". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  4. ↑ "Latest News". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  5. ↑ "Thundering into the AIHL". Melbourne Ice. Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  6. ↑ "Game Times". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  7. ↑ "Coaches Report Perth Thunder vs Newcastle". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  8. ↑ Watts, Ellie-Marie (22 October 2011). "Thunder rolls into AIHL". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "2012 Regular Season Standings". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  10. ↑ Robinson, Chris (2012-08-30). "Ken Rolph named club MVP at Perth Thunder awards night". PerthNow. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  11. ↑ Meister, Chris (2013-09-04). "Perth To Thunder The Finals". Hewitt Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  12. ↑ Tonks, Craig (2013-09-08). "Fire in the Sky". Hewitt Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  13. ↑ "Robert Cox Invests in Thunders Vision". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  14. ↑ "Dylan Forsythe Replaces Stan Scott as Thunder Head Coach". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2014-04-10. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  15. ↑ "Goodlife Health Clubs on Board". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  16. ↑ "Thunder Sign Toy". Ice Hockey News Australia. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  17. 1 2 "Perth Thunder coach steps down". On the Fly Hockey. 2014-05-23. Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  18. ↑ "News Round-up". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2014-06-06. Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  19. ↑ "Perth Thunder". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  20. ↑ "Perth Thunder". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  21. ↑ "Perth Thunder Personnel". thunder.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  22. ↑ "Samuel Wilson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  23. ↑ "Jamie Woodman". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  24. ↑ "Perth Thunder 2011-12 Season Roster". Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  25. 1 2 "Stan Scott". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  26. ↑ "Dylan Forsythe". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  27. ↑ Kenway, Dave (2016-11-09). "Statement: Dave Kenway". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  28. ↑ "Club Statement: Dave Ruck". Perth Thunder. 2016-11-15. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  29. ↑ "Perth Thunder All-time Top Points Scorers". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  30. ↑ "Franchise All-time Stats - GP – Perth Thunder". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  31. ↑ Brodie, Will (2013-04-17). "Ice hockey gets pay TV boost". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  32. ↑ "Perth Thunder Game Day Live". Perth Thunder. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
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