Kane Easterbrook

Kane Easterbrook
Born	(1988-06-23) 23 June 1988
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Right
NZIHL team Former teams	Dunedin Thunder Botany Swarm Gold Coast Blue Tongues Southern Stampede
National team	New Zealand
Playing career	2006–present

Kane Easterbrook (born 23 June 1988) is a New Zealand ice hockey player currently playing for the Dunedin Thunder in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. He is also a member of the New Zealand national ice hockey team.

Playing career

Easterbrook first signed with the Botany Swarm of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) in 2006.^[1] Easterbrook joined the team as the third goalie and did not play a game during that season. ^[2] The following season he competed in one game for the season, acting as backup goaltender for Zak Nothling.^[3] The Swarm went on to win the 2007 NZIHL playoffs, earning Easterbrook his first NZIHL Championship.^[1] Easterbrook continued to play for the Swarm until 2010, winning the NZIHL Championship again in 2008 and 2010.^[1] During the course of this time Easterbrook Trained and Play Junior A Tier 2 in Canada in the regions of Alberta, Quebec and Ontario for the years of 2008-2011. In 2011 Easterbrook moved to Australia and signed with the Gold Coast Blue Tongues of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).^[1] During his first season in the AIHL Easterbrook competed in six games and finished with a save percentage of 0.844.^[1] Easterbrook remained with the Blue Tongues for the 2012 AIHL season however he did not play with the team. Which then the management staff deiced to use three other goaltenders for their games as a result of Easterbrook pulling out for the season.^[4] Then in 2013 called back to then NZIHL once again after a Year off from playing, To be signed with the Southern Stampede (NZIHL) to be the starting goaltender 2013. Kane and the team were unsuccessful of obtaining the NZIHL cup, After posting a career playing challenge he was then Obtained as a Equal Playing Time Goalie by the Dunedin Thunder for the 2014 season. During the course on the 2014 season Easterbrook Split the staring rights with fellow partner, Dunedin Thunder were successful of making it to the grand final after completing the season at 2nd in the league, however the Dunedin Thunder would lose the grand final in game two of a three game series. Easterbrooks Achievement for the year would see him gather at least a shutout for the last three seasons in the NZIHL and also Three verses the same team at the rivals same home venue.

Easterbrook was first called up to represent New Zealand in 2012 where he joined the national senior team to compete in the 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A being held in Reykjavík, Iceland.^[5] New Zealand finished last and were relegated to Division II Group B for the following year, while Easterbrook finished the tournament with a save percentage of 0.844.^[5] Playing in Div2.A would pose to be a challenge as the Ice Blacks did not have the strongest team possible nor the original chosen, Kane's first game of the world championship verse Iceland was a lose 4-0, with a Shots on of 43 to the Ice Blacks 6. This level of opponents would continue until the end of the tournament.

Personal life

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References