Perth Sharks Explained

Team Name:Perth Sharks
Current:2016–17 AJIHL season
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League:Australian Junior Ice Hockey League
Founded:2013
Arena:Xtreme Ice Arena
City:Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Colours:(2013-2014)

(2014-present)
Owner:Western Australian Ice Hockey Association
Gm: Gill McLean
Coach: Markus Frankenberger
Captain: Alastair Punler
Name1:Perth Sharks
Dates1:2013–present
Championships1 Type:AJIHL Championships
Championships1:0
Reg Season Titles:1 (2015)

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.

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]

Name Date of Birth Acquired
2 2013
4 2013
13 2013
16 2013
17 2013
23 2014
24 2014
25 2015
26 2015
28 2015
29 2015
31 2015
32 2014
33 2015
36 2014
20 2013
10 2015

Captains

Head coaches

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AJIHL Update . Ice Hockey WA . 31 July 2013 . 20 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215051237/http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-update . 15 February 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Perth Rosters For Web . . 21 October 2013 . 17 September 2015 .
  3. Web site: New look for Melbourne and the AJIHL . On the Fly Hockey . Andrew . Macdougall . 22 August 2013 . 2 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140218224635/http://ontheflyhockey.com/new-look-for-melbourne-and-the-ajihl/ . 18 February 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: AJIHL National Junior League Kicks Off in Perth . Ice Hockey WA . 21 October 2013 . 2 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226182948/http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-national-junio . 26 February 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: AJIHL Season Preview: Perth Sharks . Ice Hockey Australia . Scott . Stephenson . 30 November 2015 . 3 December 2015.