Sydney Ice Dogs
| Sydney Ice Dogs | |
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| City | Sydney, New South Wales |
| League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Operated | 2002-present |
| Home arena | Macquarie Ice Rink, Macquarie Park |
| Colours |
Navy, burgandy and white |
| General manager |
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| Head coach |
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| Captain |
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| Website | http://www.icedogs.com.au/ |
| Franchise history | |
| 2002–2008 | Western Sydney Ice Dogs |
| 2009–present | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1 (2013) |
| Goodall Cups | 2 (2004, 2013) |
The Sydney Ice Dogs are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team was founded in 2002 as the Western Sydney Ice Dogs but changed its name to Sydney Ice Dogs in 2008. The club plays its home games at the Macquarie Shopping Centre in Macquarie, a suburb of northern Sydney.
History
The Ice Dogs (along with the Melbourne Ice and Newcastle North Stars) were part of a three-team expansion to the AIHL in 2002, joining the original teams Adelaide Avalanche (who disbanded in 2008), Canberra Knights and Sydney Bears.[1]
Ice hockey in Western Sydney goes back to 1981, when the Blacktown Flyers were a foundation member of the New South Wales Superleague. While lasting for thirteen seasons, this league struggled to gain stability and folded, to be reborn in 1994 as the ECSL, however it too would be disbanded in 2000 with Western Sydney having no representative in the newly formed AIHL.
The region returned to the national ice hockey map in 2002 when the Ice Dogs joined the AIHL. John Wilson, owner of the Blacktown Ice arena funded the team and Anthony Wilson (his son) captained, managed and recruited for the team. The teams' first season was a success despite missing the semi-finals, finishing third out of six teams. It was not enough to make the finals, however, as a four-team playoff series would not be introduced until the 2003 season.
Backing up their strong performance in 2002 the Ice Dogs again finished third in 2003. They did, however, go one step better as they reached the Goodall Cup final by defeating the second-placed Adelaide Avalanche. The Ice Dogs went down in the championship match, losing 4–1 to Newcastle. The ice Dogs would have their revenge in 2004, as both teams again squared off for the Goodall Cup and the Ice Dogs won 3-1 on the back of instrumental performances by 18-year-old goaltender Gabriel Robledo and star import players John Heinen and Martin Jesk. A healthy rivalry between the Ice Dogs and the North Stars arose from these two back to back championship games.
At the start of the 2009 season the team was renamed to "Sydney Ice Dogs", dropping the Western part of the title.[2] The club rebranding coincided with the complete redesign and re-launch of the club's website early in the 2009 season. Updated news and feature articles were a regular offering via the dedicated blog named, "Give a Dog a Blog". In 2010, the website promises of a new section for video highlights of home games tentatively named 'Ice Dogs TV'.
On 24 April 2014 the Sydney Ice Dogs head coach Ron Kuprowsky and his assistants Colin Downie and Brad Andrlon had resigned from their positions.[3] The club appointed Dion Dunwoodie as interim head coach with Mark Page and Anthony Wilson as his assistants.
On 9 May 2014 the Ice Dogs signed Andrew Petrie as their new head coach to replace the departed Ron Kuprowsky.[4] However following the conclusion of the 2014 AIHL season Andrew left his position as head coach of the Ice Dogs with one year remaining on his contract to take up the head coach position at AIHL and NSW rival club Newcastle North Stars.[5]
9 February 2015, the Ice Dogs via the AIHL announced the club had opted to play two home matches for the 2015 AIHL season against the CBR Brave in Canberra as opposed to Liverpool, Sydney. Both matches to occur in August and travel arrangements for Ice Dogs fans would be made due to the scheduling changes.[6]
28 February 2015, the Sydney Ice Dogs announced the appointment of Danish coach Anders Jespersen as their new head coach for the 2015 AIHL season. Anders linked up with the Ice Dogs following his spell as head coach of the Oman national team.[7][8]
2016 Season Ice Dogs appointed a new General Manager Jason Juba and bought a Change in direction for the Sydney Ice Dogs.[9] Negotiations with Macquarie Ice Rink in the off season delivered a new venue for the Ice Dogs in 2017.[10]
In 2017 the Ice Dogs celebrated fifteen years in the AIHL. The team produced a special edition logo for the season and retro styled playing kit to mark the milestone.[11][12]
Season by season results
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
| Season | Regular season | Finals weekend | Wilson Cup | Top points scorer | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | T1 | L | SW | SL | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Finish | P | W | L | GF | GA | Result | Semi-final | Goodall Cup final | Name | Points | ||
| 2002 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | – | – | 93 | 81 | +12 | 25 | 3rd | – | – |  | 25 | |||||||
| 2003 | 7 | 4 | – | 22 | – | – | 38 | 24 | +14 | 8 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Runner-up | Won 4-1 (Avalanche) | Lost 1-4 (North Stars) | – | | 12 |
| 2004 | 20 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | 92 | 71 | +21 | 35 | 2nd | 2 | 2 | – | 8 | 5 | Champions | Won 5-4 (Bears) | Won 3-1 (North Stars) | – | | 40 |
| 2005 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 105 | 110 | -5 | 40 | 3rd | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | Semi-finalist | Lost 2-5 (North Stars) | – | – | | 34 |
| 2006 | 28 | 18 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 95 | 82 | +13 | 56 | 3rd | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | Semi-finalist | Lost 2-5 (Avalanche) | – | – |  | 36 |
| 2007 | 28 | 10 | – | 10 | 7 | 1 | 105 | 93 | +12 | 42 | 6th | – | Group | | 31 | |||||||
| 2008 | 28 | 15 | – | 8 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 91 | +35 | 54 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Runner-up | Won 2-1 (Ice) | Won 1-4 (North Stars) | Runner-up | | 38 |
| 2009 | 24 | 10 | – | 11 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 90 | -3 | 34 | 5th | – | Runner-up | | 37 | |||||||
| 2010 | 24 | 4 | – | 17 | – | 3 | 74 | 120 | -46 | 15 | 7th | – | – | | 21 | |||||||
| 2011 | 28 | 17 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 124 | 90 | +34 | 55 | 3rd | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | Semi-finalist | Lost 2-5 (North Stars) | – | – |  | 34 |
| 2012 | 24 | 12 | – | 9 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 99 | -3 | 40 | 2nd, Bauer | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | Semi-finalist | Lost 2-6 (Ice) | – | – | | 46 |
| 2013 | 28 | 18 | – | 6 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 80 | +37 | 61 | 1st | 2 | 2 | – | 10 | 5 | Champions | Won 4-2 (Ice) | Won 6-3 (North Stars) | – | | 55 |
| 2014 | 28 | 14 | – | 11 | 2 | 1 | 116 | 97 | +19 | 47 | 4th | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | Semi-finalist | Lost 4-6 (Mustangs) | – | Winner | | 69 |
| 2015 | 28 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | – | 39 | 209 | -170 | 03 | 8th | – | Group | | 12 | |||||||
| 2016 | 28 | 7 | – | 19 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 139 | -47 | 24 | 7th | – | Runner-up | | 43 | |||||||
| 2017 | 28 | 12 | – | 16 | – | – | 73 | 81 | -8 | 36 | 5th | – | Runner-up | | 42 | |||||||
| 2018 | 28 | 10 | – | 13 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 97 | -1 | 38 | 6th | – | Winner | | 56 | |||||||
- 1 As of the 2006 AIHL season, all games will have a winner.
- 2 One of these losses was a double points game which would give the total of seven games played.[13]
- 3 The Ice Dogs were fined three competition points for multiple breaches by-law 4 which requires teams to travel with at least 15 players unless an exemption has been granted.[14]
Championships
- H Newman Reid Trophy (2008-Current)
- V.I.P. Cup (2004-07)
- Premiers (0):
- Runners-Up (1): 2004
Roster
Team roster for the 2018 AIHL season[15]
| # | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | | Strat Allen | C | L | 31 | 2015 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1 | | Ignacy Benjamin | G | 19 | 2018 | Millarville, Alberta, Canada | |
| 33 | | Jake Burgess | G | 24 | 2015 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 22 | | Ellesse Carini | F | L | 19 | 2016 | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia |
| 9 | | Nathan Chiarlitti | D | L | 26 | 2018 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 10 | | Billy Cliff | F | R | 25 | 2017 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 20 | | Kale Costa | F | L | 16 | 2017 | |
| 14 | | David Dunwoodie | D/RW | R | 32 | 2016 | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| 77 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Bryan Kolodziejczyk | C | L | 27 | 2018 | Liège, Belgium |
| 4 | | Ilman Lee | D | R | 24 | 2015 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 8 | | Tomas Manco | D | L | 30 | 2016 | Brezno, Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | | James Marino | D | R | 21 | 2017 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 7 | | Shannon McGregor | D | R | 27 | 2017 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 33 | | Nicholas Mizen | G | L | 21 | 2018 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 5 | | Daniel Pataky | D | L | 22 | 2015 | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia |
| 13 |  | Jonatan Ruth | F | R | 32 | 2018 | |
| 24 | | Lachlan Shumak | F | R | 20 | 2017 | Picnic Point, New South Wales, Australia |
| 25 | | Aiden Sillato | F | R | 19 | 2018 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 31 | | Curtis Skip | G | L | 24 | 2018 | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| 67 | | Alec Stephenson | F | R | 24 | 2015 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 29 | | Scott Stephenson (C) | F | R | 33 | 2016 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 18 | | Todd Stephenson | F | R | 30 | 2016 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 94 | | Cameron Todd | C | R | 24 | 2018 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 66 | | Grant Toulmin | RW | R | 29 | 2016 | Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
| 23 | | Lee Turner | F | R | 28 | 2018 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 88 | | Geordie Wudrick | LW | L | 28 | 2018 | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
Club staff
Current as of 11 June 2018 [16]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  |
| Assistant Coach | |
Franchise player records
Scoring leaders
These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed AIHL regular season.[17]
| # | Player | Seasons | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2004-05, 2007–14, 2016-18 | D/RW | 268 | 71 | 125 | 196 | 1220 |
| 2 | | 2004-13, 2016-18 | F | 275 | 62 | 126 | 188 | 649 |
| 3 | | 2004-05, 2007–13, 2016-18 | F | 233 | 69 | 87 | 156 | 359 |
| 4 | | 2003-12, 2016-17 | D | 234 | 57 | 85 | 142 | 1147 |
| 5 | | 2003-11, 2013-15 | F | 164 | 46 | 79 | 125 | 553 |
| 6 | | 2013-14 | F | 54 | 49 | 75 | 124 | 30 |
| 7 | | 2003-13 | D | 195 | 28 | 79 | 107 | 462 |
| 8 | | 2004-07 | F | 91 | 53 | 51 | 104 | 143 |
| 9 | | 2004-11 | F | 106 | 37 | 65 | 102 | 255 |
| 10 | | 2011-14 | D/F | 77 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 119 |
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.[18]
| # | Player | Seasons | Pos | RS GP | PS GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2004-13, 2016-18 | F | 275 | 6 |
| 2 | | 2004-05, 2007–14, 2016-18 | D/RW | 268 | 7 |
| 3 | | 2003-12, 2016-17 | D | 234 | 3 |
| 4 | | 2004-05, 2007–13, 2016-18 | F | 233 | 4 |
| 5 | | 2007-13, 2016-18 | D | 216 | 6 |
| 6 | | 2008-15, 2017-18 | D | 214 | 5 |
| 7 | | 2003-13 | D | 195 | 6 |
| 8 | | 2003-11, 2013-15 | F | 164 | 4 |
| 9 | | 2008-14, 2017-18 | F | 154 | 5 |
| 10 | | 2006-11 | F | 136 | 1 |
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.[19]
DGB Media Group (2015) - 9 January 2015 the Ice Dogs announced that DGB will produce a half hour highlights program for all Ice Dogs home games for the 2015 AIHL season that will be televised free-to-air on TVS (Television Sydney) Channel 44.[20]
Online audio streaming:
Self-broadcast (2017 - Current) - Since 2016 the Sydney Ice Dogs have self-broadcast all home matches with an online audio stream utilising the Mixlr platform.[21]
References
- ↑ "AIHL History". www.hockeywise.com.au. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ↑ "Same teams new identity". AIHL. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ↑ MacDougall, Andrew (2014-04-24). "Ron Kuprowsky and Sydney Ice Dogs part ways". On the Fly Hockey. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ McMurty, Andrew (2014-05-08). "Experienced Petrie joins Ice Dogs as head coach". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ osland, Georgia (2014-10-07). "Garry Dore Steps Down and Appoints Former Sydney Ice Dogs Coach Andrew Petrie as Newcastle North Stars Ice Hockey Coach for 2015". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ↑ "Schedule changes for the Bears and Ice Dogs". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ↑ "Ice Dogs appoint Jespersen as new Head Coach". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ↑ "Ice Dogs Media Release: Head Coach Signed 2015 Season". Sydney Ice Dogs. 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ↑ "AIHL news: 3 March 2016". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ↑ Besley, John (2017-01-24). "Australian International Hockey League returns to Macquarie with two teams in tow". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ↑ McMurtry, Andrew (2017-06-01). "Sydney Ice Dogs celebrate 15 years in the Australian Ice Hockey League". www.hawkesburygazette.com.au. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ↑ "Ice Dogs Turn Back clock". icedogs.theaihl.com. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ↑ "2003 AIHL Statistics". Ice Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ↑ "Ice Dogs docked points for by-law breach". Australian Ice Hockey League. 2015-07-28. Archived from the original on 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ↑ "Sydney Ice Dogs". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ↑ "Team - Sydney Ice Dogs - 2018". icedogs.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ "Franchise All-time Stats - TP - Sydney Ice Dogs". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ↑ "Franchise All-time Stats - GP - Sydney Ice Dogs". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ↑ Brodie, Will (2013-04-17). "Ice hockey gets pay TV boost". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
- ↑ "Sydney Ice Dogs reach deal with DGB Media Group". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ↑ "Sydney Ice Dogs Game Day Live". mixlr.com/sydneyicedogs/. Retrieved 2018-04-29.