Canterbury Red Devils Explained

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Team:	Canterbury Red Devils
City:	Christchurch
League:	New Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded:	2005
Operated:	2005–present
Arena:	Alpine Ice Sports Centre
Colours:	Red, white, black
Gm:	Graham Tappin
Coach:	Anatoly Khorozov
Captain:	Chris Eaden
Championships1 Type:	NZIHL Champion
Championships1:	4 (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Reg Season Titles:	4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2014)

The Canterbury Red Devils is an ice hockey team based in Christchurch, New Zealand and are members of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. The club plays their home games at the Alpine Ice Centre. Since their foundation in 2005 the team have won both the regular season title and the playoffs on four occasions with their most recent coming in the 2014 NZIHL season.

History

The Canterbury Red Devils were founded in 2005 and joined the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) for its inaugural season.^[1] In their debut season the Red Devils finished the regular season in last place and failed to qualify for the playoffs. They again missed the playoffs in 2006 after finishing third in the standings. In 2007 the Red Devils won their first regular season title, edging out the Botany Swarm on goal difference. The team advanced to their first finals appearance however lost to the Swarm. The Red Devils won their second regular season title in 2008 however, went on to lose to the Swarm in the final. In 2009 the team won their third straight regular season title and advanced to the final against the Southern Stampede. The Red Devils defeated the Stampede to claim their first playoffs title. The 2010 and 2011 seasons saw the Red Devils finish the regular season in third place, losing out to the second placed team only on head-to-head win ratio. The team returned to the playoffs in 2012, winning their second playoffs title after defeating the Stampede in the final. The Red Devils went on to win the 2013 and 2014 playoffs, defeating the Dunedin Thunder in both finals and also claiming their fourth regular season title in 2014. Following their 2014 playoffs win the Red Devils became the first NZIHL club to claim three titles in a row. The 2015 season saw the Red Devils finish the regular season in second place and lose to the Stampede in the finals.

Season by season results

width=60	Season	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=100	Regular Season Finish	width=300	Playoff Result	width=30
	6	0	–	0	–	6	17	38	2	4th	Did not qualify	^[2]
	6	1	–	1	–	4	22	26	9	3rd	Did not qualify	^[3]
	10	7	–	1	–	2	63	37	26	1st	Lost final (Botany Swarm)	^[4]
	12	9	–	2	–	1	93	48	32	1st	Lost final (Botany Swarm)	^[5]
	16	14	–	0	–	2	133	35	28	1st	Won final (Southern Stampede)	^[6]
	16	8	0	–	2	6	92	75	26	3rd	Did not qualify	^[7]
	16	10	1	–	1	4	77	62	33	3rd	Did not qualify	^[8]
	16	7	3	–	2	4	80	68	29	2nd	Won final (Southern Stampede)	^[9]
	16	9	2	–	1	4	93	63	32	2nd	Won final (Dunedin Thunder)	^[10]
	16	12	0	–	1	3	79	58	37	1st	Won final (Dunedin Thunder)	^[11]
	16	9	1	–	2	4	96	64	31	2nd	Lost final (Southern Stampede)	^[12]
	16	9	1	–	1	5	85	79	30	2nd	Lost final (Southern Stampede)	^[13]
	16	2	1	–	1	12	51	127	9	5th	Did not qualify	^[14]
2018	16	1	1	–	0	14	58	125	5	5th	Did not qualify	^[15]
2019	16	2	0	–	1	13	33	96	7	5th	Did not qualify	^[16]
2020	8	1	0	–	0	7	26	68	3	3rd	Playoffs not held	^[17]
2021	16	2	1	–	1	12	56	109	9	5th	Playoffs cancelled	^[18]
	16	7	2	–	0	7	62	60	25	3rd	Lost semifinal (West Auckland Admirals)	^[19]
	16	3	1	–	3	9	60	82	14	4th	Did not qualify	^[20]

NZIHL Awards

• NZIHL champions 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
• NZIHL Minor Premiership: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
• Toa Kauhunga Riri Tio: New Zealand Ice Hockey League#Toa Kauhanga Riri Tio
• NZIHL Finals MVP: Justin Findlay (2009), Valeri Konev (2012), Takumi Ledbetter (2013), Dale Harrop (2014)
• NZIHL League MVP: Janos Kaszala (2007), Chris Eaden (2009, 2012, 2022)
• NZIHL Rookie of the year: Dale Harrop (2007), Dan Nicholls (2008), Ryan Ruddle (2009), Jerreau Hohaia (2011), Jake Ratcliffe (2013), Jacob Carey (2021), Lachlan Hodge (2023)
• NZIHL Top Scorer: Janos Kaszala (2007, 2008), Chris Eaden (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2022)
• NZIHL Best Goaltender: Justin Findlay (2009), Michael Coleman (2014)
• NZIHL Best Defenceman: Hayden Argyle (2007), Mitchell Oak (2010), Dan Nicholls (2011), Terry Watt (2013)
• Team MVP - Canterbury Red Devils: Troy Crittenden (2005), Andreas Ericcson (2006), Janos Kaszala (2007, 2008), Paris Heyd (2009), Justin Findlay (2010), Kyle Papai (2011), James Kirkwood (2012), Brett Spiers (2013), Chris Eaden (2014, 2017), Dean Tonks (2015), James Archer (2016), Jaxson Lane (2018), Adam Goss (2019), Petr Pospisil (2021), Joe Orr (2022), Dan Nicholls (2023)

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team roster for the 2021 NZIHL season^[21]

		Name			Age	Acquired	Birthplace
91		Timothy Carey	G	L	18	2020
52		Niall Fanning	G	L	24	2018
37		Lilly Forbes	G	L	18	2020	Rangiora, New Zealand
30		Kyle Koke	G	L		2020
16		Robert Banks	D	R	34	2017	Erie, United States of America
66		Kalven Crockford	D	L	29	2020
11		George Hopkins	D	L	24	2019
10		Taehun Kang	D	R	20	2021
24		Josh Louw	D	R	25	2014
58		Brendan Lund	D	R	25	2021
77		Daniel Monk	D	L	26	2019
95		Brandon Muller	D	L	29	2021
7		Daniel Nicholls	D	R	31	2008	Christchurch, New Zealand
27		Mason Rees	D	R	21	2016	Christchurch, New Zealand
25		Harry Tappin	D	R	21	2019
86		Logan Willis	D	R	19	2021
21		Bradley Apps	F	R	26	2011	Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
26		Michael Atkinson	F	R	28	2021
93		Haydn Boul	F	R	20	2021
9		Shaun Brown	F	L	24	2015
94		Jacob Carey	F	R	17	2021	Christchurch, New Zealand
14		Liam Dallimore	F	R	25	2013	Oxford, United Kingdom
69		Alex Damm	F	R	25	2016	Christchurch, New Zealand
43		Chris Eaden	F	R	31	2007	Christchurch, New Zealand
10		Jackson Fontaine	F	R	17	2020
55		Vaclav Gelner	F	L	37	2021
12		Matheson Graham	F	L	21	2018
75		Kieran Higgins	F	R	19	2019
74		Harry Louw	F	R	18	2020
40		Petr Pospisil	F	L	33	2020
61		Anton Purver	F	R	34	2008	Christchurch, New Zealand
87		Justin Saisho	F	R	27	2021
20		Nik Stefanissin	F	L	35	2010
66		Jack Swift	F	L	20	2019
22		Luke Tappin	F	R	18	2019
13		Timothy Thomas	F	R	18	2019
4		Dean Tonks	F	L	32	2015	Birmingham, United Kingdom

Team captains

• Hayden Argyle, 2012–2015^[22]
• James Archer, 2016
• Chris Eaden, 2017

Head coaches

• Jonathon Whitehead, 2010^[23]
• János Kaszala, 2011^[24]
• Anatoli Khorozov, 2012–2013^[25]
• Stacey Rout, 2014^[26]
• Anatoli Khorozov, 2015^[25]
• Matthew Sandford, 2016–2017^[27]
• Anatoli Khorozov, 2018^[25]

General managers

• Jake Lane, 2012–2015^[28]
• Martin Jeffreys, 2016^[29]
• Sherry Peck, 2017^[30]
• Jake Lane, 2018^[28]

External links

• Canterbury Red Devils

Notes and References

1. Web site: Red Devils . https://web.archive.org/web/20120602215347/http://reddevils.co.nz/about/reddevils . dead . 2 June 2012 . Canterbury Red Devils . 2016-04-25 .
2. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2004 - 2005 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920094912/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2004 . 20 September 2016 . live .
3. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2005 - 2006 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920101421/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2005 . 20 September 2016 . live .
4. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2006 - 2007 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920102506/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2006 . 20 September 2016 . live .
5. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2007 - 2008 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160328233640/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2007 . 28 March 2016 . live .
6. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2008 - 2009 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160328232706/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2008 . 28 March 2016 . live .
7. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2009 - 2010 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160331124823/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2009 . 31 March 2016 . live .
8. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2010 - 2011 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920103048/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2010 . 20 September 2016 . live .
9. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2011 - 2012 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920105939/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2011 . 20 September 2016 . live .
10. Web site: 2013 New Zealand Ice Hockey League . New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160509095446/http://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/20/index.html . 9 May 2016 . live .
11. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2013 - 2014 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920095802/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2013 . 20 September 2016 . live .
12. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2014 - 2015 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329023455/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2014 . 29 March 2016 . live .
13. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2015 - 2016 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329023455/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2014 . 29 March 2016 . live .
14. Web site: NZIHL Team Standings 2016 - 2017 . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329023455/http://www.eliteprospects.com/standings.php?league=NZIHL&startdate=2014 . 29 March 2016 . live .
15. Web site: 2018 New Zealand Ice Hockey League . 2022-03-31 . stats.iihf.com.
16. Web site: 2019 New Zealand Ice Hockey League . 2022-03-31 . stats.iihf.com.
17. Web site: 2020 New Zealand Ice Hockey League . 2022-03-31 . stats.iihf.com.
18. Web site: 2021 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I . 2022-03-31 . stats.iihf.com.
19. Web site: 2022 New Zealand Ice Hockey League . 2022-03-31 . stats.iihf.com.
20. Web site: 2023 New Zealand Ice Hockey League . 2022-03-31 . stats.iihf.com.
21. Web site: Canterbury Red Devils at eliteprospects.com . 2022-03-31 . www.eliteprospects.com . en.
22. Web site: Hayden Argyle . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 .
23. Web site: Jonathon Whitehead . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 .
24. Web site: János Kaszala . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 .
25. Web site: Anatoli Khorozov . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 .
26. Web site: Stacey Rout . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 .
27. Web site: Matthew Sandford . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 .
28. Web site: Jake Lane . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 .
29. Web site: Martin Jeffreys . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 .
30. Web site: Sherry Peck . Elite Prospects . 2016-04-25 .