Australia men's national junior ice hockey team
Association | Ice Hockey Australia |
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General Manager | Martin Jones |
Head coach | Markus Frankenberger |
Assistants | Josef Rezek |
Captain | Kayne Fedor |
Most games | Aubyn Martin (19) |
Most points | Michael Beaton (24) |
IIHF code | AUS |
Team colors | |
First international | |
Romania 10 - 2 Australia (Bucharest, Romania; 3 March 1983) |
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Biggest win | |
Australia 16 - 0 Bulgaria (Belgrade, Serbia; 18 January 2008) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Yugoslavia 21 - 1 Australia (Esbjerg, Denmark; 22 March 1987) |
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IIHF World U20 Championship | |
Appearances | 15 (first in 1983 Group C) |
Best result | 20th overall (1983) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
20-51-1 |
The Australian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Australia. The team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division II.
History
The men's junior team played its first game on 3 March 1983 against Romania which they lost 10 – 2. They played five other games in 1983 against Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania losing every game. The following year Australia played four games, again losing every game and achieving their largest ever loss with a 21 – 1 defeat by Yugoslavia. Australia did not play again until 1987 where they again lost all their games. The team took a longer break, not returning to international play until 2000 where they recorded their first win against Iceland, outscoring them 8 – 4. In 2008 Australia achieved their highest winning margin with a 16 – 0 win over Bulgaria.[1] Australia finished first in the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division III tournament and gained promotion to Division II of the 2011 tournament.[2]
Roster
From the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3][4]
# | Name | Pos | Date of Birth | Club |
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19 | Saxon Air | F | 25 March 1995 | Sydney Heat |
4 | Anthony Barnes | F | 17 September 1996 | Boondall Buccaneers |
6 | Zachary Boyle | D | 12 May 1996 | Adelaide Adrenaline |
2 | Jamie Campbell | D | 6 June 1996 | West Coast Lightning |
10 | Kayne Fedor (C) | F | 13 April 1996 | Adelaide Adrenaline |
24 | Sam Hodic | F | 19 August 1996 | Melbourne Ice |
15 | Casey Kubara | F | 6 April 1996 | Sydney Ice Dogs |
17 | David Mahood | D | 23 September 1996 | West Coast Lightning |
23 | James Marino | F | 12 July 1997 | Canterbury Eagles |
14 | Remy McGuiness | F | 17 March 1997 | Adelaide Adrenaline |
25 | Nicholas Novysedlak | G | 11 August 1995 | Brisbane Whalers |
8 | Daniel Pataky | D | 24 January 1996 | Reach Rebels |
13 | Alastair Punler | D | 12 February 1996 | West Coast Lightning |
11 | Yucca Reinecke (A) | F | 5 July 1995 | Reach Rebels |
21 | Tomas Sak (A) | F | 26 June 1995 | Cockburn Hawks |
16 | Luke Shafren | D | 25 November 1995 | Newcastle North Stars |
20 | Charlie Smart | G | 30 May 1996 | West Coast Lightning |
12 | Kieren Webster | D | 12 July 1997 | West Coast Lightning |
22 | Jordan Williams | F | 7 March 1995 | Northern Vikings |