Canterbury Red Devils

The Canterbury Red Devils is an ice hockey team based in Christchurch, New Zealand and are members of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. The club plays their home games at the Alpine Ice Centre. Since their foundation in 2005 the team have won both the regular season title and the playoffs on four occasions with their most recent coming in the 2014 NZIHL season.

Canterbury Red Devils
CityChristchurch
LeagueNew Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded2005
Operated2005–present
Home arenaAlpine Ice Sports Centre
Colours              
General manager Jake Lane
Head coach Anatoli Khorozov
Captain Chris Eaden
WebsiteReddevils.org.nz
Championships
Regular season titles4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2014)
NZIHL Champion4 (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014)

History

The Canterbury Red Devils were founded in 2005 and joined the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) for its inaugural season.[1] In their debut season the Red Devils finished the regular season in last place and failed to qualify for the playoffs.[2] They again missed the playoffs in 2006 after finishing third in the standings.[3] In 2007 the Red Devils won their first regular season title, edging out the Botany Swarm on goal difference.[4] The team advanced to their first finals appearance however lost to the Swarm.[4] The Red Devils won their second regular season title in 2008 however, went on to lose to the Swarm in the final.[5] In 2009 the team won their third straight regular season title and advanced to the final against the Southern Stampede.[6] The Red Devils defeated the Stampede to claim their first playoffs title.[6] The 2010 and 2011 seasons saw the Red Devils finish the regular season in third place, losing out to the second placed team only on head-to-head win ratio.[7][8] The team returned to the playoffs in 2012, winning their second playoffs title after defeating the Stampede in the final.[9] The Red Devils went on to win the 2013 and 2014 playoffs, defeating the Dunedin Thunder in both finals and also claiming their fourth regular season title in 2014.[10][11] Following their 2014 playoffs win the Red Devils became the first NZIHL club to claim three titles in a row. The 2015 season saw the Red Devils finish the regular season in second place and lose to the Stampede in the finals.[12]

Season by season results
Season GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA PTS Finish Playoff Ref
200560–0–6173824thDid not qualify[2]
200661–1–4222693rdDid not qualify[3]
2007107–1–26337261stLost final (Botany Swarm)[4]
2008129–2–19348321stLost final (Botany Swarm)[5]
20091614–0–213335281stWon final (Southern Stampede)[6]
20101680–269275263rdDid not qualify[7]
201116101–147762333rdDid not qualify[8]
20121673–248068292ndWon final (Southern Stampede)[9]
20131692–149363322ndWon final (Dunedin Thunder)[10]
201416120–137958371stWon final (Dunedin Thunder)[11]
20151691–249664312ndLost final (Southern Stampede)[12]
20161691–158579302ndLost final (Southern Stampede)[13]
20171621–1125112795thDid not qualify[14]

NZIHL Awards
  • NZIHL champions 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • NZIHL Minor Premiership: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
  • Toa Kauhunga Riri Tio: New Zealand Ice Hockey League#Toa Kauhanga Riri Tio
  • NZIHL Finals MVP: Dale Harrop (2014), Takumi Ledbetter (2013), Valeri Konev (2012), Justin Findlay (2009)
  • Best Defencemen: Terry Watt (2013), Dan Nicholls (2011), Mitchell Oak (2010), Hayden Argyle (2007)
  • Top Points NZIHL: Chris Eaden (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Janos Kaszala (2007, 2008)
  • NZIHL Top Goaltender: Michael Coleman (2014), Justin Findlay (2009)
  • NZIHL Rookie of the year: Dale Harrop (2007), Dan Nicholls (2008), Ryan Ruddle (2009), Jerreau Hohaia (2011), Jake Ratcliffe (2013)

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team roster for the 2016 NZIHL season[15]

#NatNamePosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
2James ArcherFR312016Sheffield, England
35Steve CoullGL362016Fife, Scotland
19Shaun BrownFL222015Christchurch, New Zealand
1Michael ColemanGL292012Christchurch, New Zealand
89Ciaran LongFR282016Birmingham, United Kingdom
14Liam DallimoreFR242013Christchurch, New Zealand
43Chris EadenFR292007Christchurch, New Zealand
42Mackenzie HillGL232016Melbourne, Australia
17Justin FullerFR272015Christchurch, New Zealand
11Taylor KennedyDR242016Christchurch, New Zealand
23Joshua GreenwoodDR272010Christchurch, New Zealand
59George CoslettDR262016Christchurch, New Zealand
79Kyle NashDR372016Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
8Mason KennedyDR232014Christchurch, New Zealand
91James CarrFL282015Christchurch, New Zealand
44Matthew PuntureriFL352015Wampum, Pennsylvania, United States
10Jaxson LaneFR252014Christchurch, New Zealand
21Bradley AppsFR242016Christchurch, New Zealand
12Eddie CommonsDR272016Christchurch, New Zealand
18Luke HillFR202016Christchurch, New Zealand
24Moses Bygate-SmithDR202016Christchurch, New Zealand
61Anton PurverFR322008Christchurch, New Zealand
27Mason ReesDR192016Christchurch, New Zealand
93Alex DammFR232016Christchurch, New Zealand
22Tomas TappinDR262011Christchurch, New Zealand
4Dean TonksFL312014Birmingham, United Kingdom

Team captains
Further information on team captains in ice hockey: Captain (ice hockey)
  • Hayden Argyle, 2012–2015[16]
  • James Archer, 2016
  • Chris Eaden, 2017

Head coaches
  • Jonathon Whitehead, 2010[17]
  • János Kaszala, 2011[18]
  • Anatoli Khorozov, 2012–2013[19]
  • Stacey Rout, 2014[20]
  • Anatoli Khorozov, 2015[19]
  • Matthew Sandford, 2016 - 2017[21]
  • Anatoli Khorozov, 2018 [19]

General managers
  • Jake Lane, 2012 - 2015[22]
  • Martin Jeffreys, 2016[23]
  • Sherry Peck, 2017[24]
  • Jake Lane, 2018[22]

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