Perth Sharks

The Perth Sharks 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.

Perth Sharks
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 managerAustralia Gill McLean
Head coachAustralia Markus Frankenberger
CaptainAustralia Alastair Punler
Franchise history
2013–presentPerth Sharks
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2015)
AJIHL Championships0
Current season

Team history

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

The Perth Sharks played their first Australian Junior Ice Hockey League game on Monday October 21, 2013 against the Perth Pelicans. The Sharks team included national draft players Remy McGuiness from South Australia, Anthony Barnes and Jordan Millen from Queensland.[2]

Logo and uniform

2013-2014

The follow-up season in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League saw a lot of change via expansion and renaming of its existing teams.[3] The changes were made in response to the National Hockey Leagues concern about the AJIHL using their team names and logos but also recognised the opportunity to create a new history for the teams through creating their own identity. In October 2013 the league expanded to six teams with two teams from Perth, the Sharks and the Pelicans, joining for the start of the 2013–14 season.[4]

Players

Current roster

For the 2015–16 AJIHL season[5]

#NatNamePosDate of BirthAcquired
2AustraliaTomek SakF26 June 19952013
4AustraliaBrad CampbellF17 March 19952013
13AustraliaAlastair PunlerD12 February 19962013
16AustraliaBenedik StolzeF26 July 19962013
17AustraliaBruno StolzeF26 July 19962013
23AustraliaConnor KnapmanD2 May 19982014
24AustraliaHarry TannerF13 July 19982014
25AustraliaBenjamin KellyF17 March 19962015
26AustraliaAdam SheppardD3 June 19982015
28ChinaOscar ZhuF4 May 19992015
29AustraliaCharlie TennantF12 April 19982015
31United KingdomAdam BridgeF2 March 19992015
32AustraliaSean McLeanF7 March 19982014
33AustraliaKevin Mateiu F10 August 19952015
36AustraliaKym WhiteD4 April 19952014
20AustraliaMark McCannG18 November 19952013
10AustraliaHayden StobbsG12 June 19982015

Captains
  • 2013-14
  • 2014-15 James Woodman (C), Tomek Sak (A), Alastair Punler (A)
  • 2015-16 Alastair Punler (C), Tomek Sak (A), Bruno Stolze (A)
  • 2016-17 Alastair Punler (C), Ryan Smyth (A), Jamie Campbell (A)

Head coaches

The first head coach for the Perth Sharks was Mike Johnston.

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. "Perth Rosters For Web" (PDF). Western Australian Ice Hockey Association. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. Macdougall, Andrew (22 August 2013). "New look for Melbourne and the AJIHL". On the Fly Hockey. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. "AJIHL National Junior League Kicks Off in Perth". Ice Hockey WA. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. Stephenson, Scott (30 November 2015). "AJIHL Season Preview: Perth Sharks". Ice Hockey Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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