Adelaide Adrenaline
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| Adelaide Adrenaline | |
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| City | Thebarton, South Australia |
| League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Home arena | Ice Arena |
| Colours | |
| General manager | Charlie Vaughton |
| Head coach |
 Ryan O'Handley |
| Captain |
Greg Oddy |
| Website | Adelaideadrenaline.com.au |
| Franchise history | |
| 2008 | Adelaide A's |
| 2009–present | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 0 |
| Conference Championships | 0 |
| Goodall Cups | 1 (2009) |
The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).
History
The club was formed at the start of July 2008 to replace the Adelaide Avalanche after they folded in June. In a deal with the AIHL the A's picked up the Avalanche's team list and fulfilled the existing game schedule for the remainder of the 2008 season.[1] After the 2008 season the A's were renamed the Adelaide Adrenaline for the upcoming 2009 season.
Season by season results
| Season | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28* | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 90 | 107 | 32 | 6th | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 117 | 75 | 47 | 3rd | Won semi-finals vs. Melbourne Ice, 6–1 Won Goodall Cup final vs. Newcastle North Stars, 3–2 (SO) |
| 2010 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 107 | 92 | 39 | 4th | Won semi-finals vs. Newcastle North Stars, 7–6 Lost Goodall Cup final vs. Melbourne Ice, 4–6 |
| 2011 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 117 | 94 | 48 | 4th | Lost semi-final vs. Melbourne Ice, 3–8 |
| 2012 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 96 | 76 | 43 | 2nd, Easton | Lost semi-final vs. Newcastle North Stars, 4–5 |
| 2013 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 125 | 124 | 35 | 6th | Did not qualify |
- *In a deal with the AIHL previous games played by the Adelaide Avalanche were carried over to the A's.
Current roster
Logo used for the 2008 season.
Team roster for the 2013 AIHL season[2][3]
| # | Nat | Name | Pos | Date of Birth | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 |  | Luc-Olivier Blain | F | 16 November 1989 | 2013 | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
| 4 | | Tyson Boyd | F | 1993 | 2013 | |
| 29 | | Russel Brewer | G | 1990 | 2013 | |
| 17 | | Nick Clark | D | 29 May 1987 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 12 | | Corstens, DarrenDarren Corstens | F | 8 October 1990 | 2010 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 16 | | Darge, WehebeWehebe Darge | F | 4 December 1991 | 2012 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 14 | | James David | F | 1994 | 2013 | North Brighton, South Australia, Australia |
| | Kayne Fedor | F | 1994 | 2013 | ||
| 27 | | Ben Gebert | D | 19 April 1986 | 2012 | |
| 29 | | Andrew Glass | G | 4 April 1989 | 2011 | |
| 8 | | Greer, SeanSean Greer | D | 4 March 1990 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 22 | | Harding, JoshuaJoshua Harding | D | 27 August 1985 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
 | Haywood, MatthewMatthew Haywood | F | 27 December 1990 | 2013 | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 |  | Huber, CharlieCharlie Huber | F | 13 May 1988 | 2012 | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany |
| 23 | | Huxley, DavidDavid Huxley | D | 4 February 1988 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 2 | | Jayson James | D | 1995 | 2013 | |
| | Keane, JamesJames Keane | F | 26 October 1984 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 39 | | Peter King | G | 8 June 1988 | 2012 | Wodonga, Victoria, Australia |
| 2 | | David Manning | F | 28 March 1988 | 2011 | Blackwood, South Australia, Australia |
| 10 | | Oddy, GregGreg Oddy | F | 24 July 1980 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 11 | | Brit Ouellette | F | 31 August 1986 | 2013 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| 9 | | Travis Ouellette | F | 17 February 1989 | 2013 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| 35 | | Parry, RickRick Parry | G | 2 November 1987 | 2013 | Kauri, New Zealand |
| 6 | | Phillips, KevinKevin Phillips | D | 5 January 1986 | 2013 | Beverley, England, United Kingdom |
| 19 |  | Josef Rezek | F | 5 June 1990 | 2011 | |
| 20 | | Denis Ristic | F | 1994 | 2013 | Mitchell Park, South Australia, Australia |
| 28 | | Carson Sinclair | D | 17 December 1993 | 2012 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 20 | | Dillan Wallace | F | 1994 | 2013 | |
| 18 | | Aaron Widger | F | 30 September 1990 | 2010 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 7 | | Andrey Zolotarev | D/F | 7 August 1990 | 2009 | Chisinau, Moldavian SSR, USSR |
Leaders
Team captains
- Greg Oddy - 2008 - present
Head coaches
- John Botterill, 2008–2010
- Mike Gainer, 2010–2012
- Ryan O'Handley 2012–present[4]
References
- ↑ "Ice ArenA Media Release". Ice ArenA. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ↑ "2013 Adelaide Adrenaline Team Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ↑ "Adelaide Adrenaline Roster". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Team Roster". Adelaide Adrenaline. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
External links
- Adelaide Adrenaline Hockey Website
- Adelaide Adrenaline Hockey blog
- Adelaide Adrenaline Hockey Message Board
- AIHL official site
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