Adelaide Adrenaline
| Adelaide Adrenaline | |
|---|---|
 2017 AIHL season | |
 | |
| City | Adelaide, South Australia |
| League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Home arena | Ice Arena |
| Colours | |
| General manager |
 Eric Balnar |
| Head coach |
 Sami Mantere |
| Captain |
 David Huxley |
| 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 Adelaide, South Australia. They are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team plays its home games at the Ice Arena, located in the suburb of Thebarton. The team were founded in 2008 as the Adelaide A's to replace the Adelaide Avalanche who had folded mid-season. They changed their to the Adrenaline the following season. The Adrenaline's best result in the regular season was in the 2012 season where they finished second in their conference and second overall. The team have qualified for the playoffs on four occasions, winning the Goodall Cup in 2009 and finishing runners-up in 2010.
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 | T | 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 |
| 2014 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 94 | 90 | 43 | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | 28 | 11 | 3 | – | 3 | 11 | 109 | 111 | 42 | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | 28 | 5 | 1 | – | 4 | 18 | 83 | 127 | 21 | 8th | 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
Team roster for the 2017 AIHL season[2][3]
| # | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | | Casey Babineau | D | R | 25 | 2017 | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 28 | | Nathaniel Benson | F | L | 16 | 2017 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 73 | | Steve Best | F | R | 25 | 2015 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 27 | | Tyson Boyd | F | 24 | 2015 | Australia | |
| 6 | | Zachary Boyle | D | L | 21 | 2017 | |
| 20 | | Graham Charbonneau | F | L | 35 | 2014 | Lancaster, Ontario, Canada |
| 12 | | Corstens, DarrenDarren Corstens (A) | F | R | 26 | 2010 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 11 | | Cameron Critchlow (A) | F | L | 25 | 2017 | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| 7 | | Ryan Foll | F | L | 21 | 2015 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 1 | | Glen Forbes-White | G | L | 2017 | Australia | |
| 27 | | Ben Gebert | D | R | 31 | 2017 | |
| 3 | | Jordan Geyer | D | L | 2016 | ||
| 8 | | Greer, SeanSean Greer (A) | D | R | 27 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 49 |  | Jamie Holland | F | 29 | 2016 | England | |
| 23 | | Huxley, DavidDavid Huxley (C) | D | R | 29 | 2010 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| | James Keane | F | R | 32 | 2017 | Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 39 | | Peter King | G | L | 29 | 2012 | Wodonga, Victoria, Australia |
 | Ales Kratoska | F | L | 22 | 2017 | ||
| 13 | | Cole MacMillan | F | L | 26 | 2016 | Winsloe, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| 17 | | Marcel McGuiness | F | R | 18 | 2016 | Australia |
| 14 | | Remy McGuiness | F | R | 20 | 2014 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 58 | | Morgan McNeill | D | L | 27 | 2017 | Days Corner, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| 35 | | Matt Murphy | G | L | 26 | 2017 | Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada |
| 10 | | Oddy, GregGreg Oddy | F | R | 37 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 18 | | Dylan Pope | F | 18 | 2017 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 19 | | Josef Rezek | F | L | 27 | 2011 | České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
| 16 | | Jake Riley | F | R | 17 | 2016 | |
| | Seb Woodlands | G | L | 2017 |
Leaders
Team captains
- Greg Oddy, 2008–2016[4]
- David Huxley, 2017–present[5]
Head coaches
- John Botterill 2008–2010
- Mike Gainer 2010–2012
- Ryan O'Handley 2012–2015
- Trevor Walsh 2015-2016
- Sami Mantere 2017 [6]
References
- ↑ "Ice ArenA Media Release" (PDF). Ice ArenA. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ↑ "Adelaide Adrenaline". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "Adelaide Adrenaline". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "Greg Oddy". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "David Huxley". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "Team Roster". Adelaide Adrenaline. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
External links
- Adelaide Adrenaline Hockey Website
- Adelaide Adrenaline Hockey blog
- Adelaide Adrenaline Hockey Message Board
- AIHL official site