Perth Pelicans

Perth Pelicans
CityPerth, Western Australia, Australia
LeagueAustralian Junior Ice Hockey League
Founded2013
Home arenaXtreme Ice Arena
Colours(2013-2014)
     
(2014-present)
       
Owner(s)Western Australian Ice Hockey Association
General manager Julia Pulner
Head coach Darin Bryce
Captain Jordan Grover
Franchise history
2013–presentPerth Pelicans
Championships
Regular season titles0
AJIHL Championships0
Current season

The Perth Pelicans are an Australian junior ice hockey team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. They represent one of the two junior ice hockey teams from Western Australia currently playing in the AJIHL, which is the most elite level for ice hockey at a national level for ages between 16–20 years old.

History

Tryouts for the new Perth Pelicans team began on 2 September 2014 with a mandatory fitness assessment, held on 2 September 2014 at Kingsway Christian College for 8pm, and 2 ice sessions.[1]

The Perth Pelicans played their first Australian Junior Ice Hockey League game on Monday October 21, 2013 against the Perth Sharks. The Pelicans team included national draft player Liam Hall from Queensland.[2]

The first team

The players from the first game the Perth Pelicans played in their inaugural season in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League, October 21, 2013.[2]

For the 2013–14 AJIHL season

# Nat Name Pos Date of Birth Acquired
9 Tom Smail (Captain) D - 2013
19 Stephen McCann G - 2013
17 David Mahood D - 2013
18 Aaron Dumpleton F - 2013
5 Ronan Devahasdin F - 2013
14 Zane Cunliff F - 2013
20 Chris Shade D - 2013
1 Rowan Sobey G - 2013
13 Blake Georgeff F - 2013
12 Kieren Webster F - 2013
11 Matt Armstrong F - 2013
16 Rhys Dumpleton F - 2013
15 Lyndon Lodge F - 2013
3 Jordan Grover D - 2013
2 Jonathon Spalding F - 2013
10 Liam Hall F - 2013

Players

Current roster

For the 2015–16 AJIHL season

# Nat Name Pos Date of Birth Acquired
2 Jonathan Spalding F 17 April 1996 2015
3 Jordan Grover F 16 June 1995 2015
4 Alistair Lambers F 2015
12 Kieren Webster F 12 July 1997 2015
15 Lyndon Lodge F 12 November 1997 2015
17 David Mahood D 23 September 1996 2015
21 Zac Hickey D 23 March 1998 2015
22 Stuart Raine F 12 August 1998 2015
23 Jordan Williams F 7 March 1997 2015
24 Joshua Santana F 4 April 1998 2015
25 Brenden Parker D 25 June 1997 2015
27 Lachlan Dwyer D 3 February 1999 2015
29 Ben Willcocks D 20 April 1999 2015
33 Craig Houston D 26 April 1997 2015
35 Gabe Devereux - Smith D 10 September 1998 2015
6 Dathan Pleiter G 22 May 1996 2014
19 Stephen McCann G 9 July 1997 2015

Captains

  • 2013-14 Tom Smail (C)
  • 2014-15 Kieren Webster (C), Rhys Dumpleton (A), Ryan Smith (A)
  • 2015-16 Jordan Grover (C), Jordan Williams (A), David Mahood (A)

Head coaches

The first Head Coach for the Perth Pelicans was Darin Bryce.

See also

References

  1. ^ "AJIHL Update". Ice Hockey WA. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Perth Rosters For Web" (PDF). Western Australian Ice Hockey Association. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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