Adelaide Adrenaline
| Adelaide Adrenaline | |
|---|---|
 2016 AIHL season | |
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| City | Thebarton, South Australia |
| League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Home arena | Ice Arena |
| Colours | |
| General manager |
 Mickey Sutherland |
| Head coach |
 Trevor Walsh |
| Captain |
Greg Oddy |
| 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 in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).
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
Logo used for the 2008 season.
Team roster for the 2016 AIHL season[2][3]
| # | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  | T.J. Battani | F | R | 27 | 2016 | Armada, Michigan, United States |
| 17 | | Steve Best | F | R | 24 | 2015 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 27 | | Tyson Boyd | F | 23 | 2015 | Australia | |
| 1 | | Russel Brewer | G | L | 26 | 2016 | Australia |
| 20 | | Graham Charbonneau | F | L | 34 | 2014 | Lancaster, Ontario, Canada |
| 12 | | Corstens, DarrenDarren Corstens | F | R | 26 | 2010 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 9 | | Darge, WehebeWehebe Darge | F | L | 25 | 2012 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 24 | | Ted Fabijan | F | L | 19 | 2016 | Australia |
| 18 | | Kayne Fedor | F | L | 20 | 2013 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 5 | | Zack Firlotte | D | L | 30 | 2016 | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| 4 | | Ryan Foll | D | L | 20 | 2015 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 3 | | Jordan Geyer | D | L | 2016 | ||
| 8 | | Greer, SeanSean Greer | D | R | 26 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 22 | | Harding, JoshuaJoshua Harding | D | L | 31 | 2008 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 21 |  | Jamie Holland | F | 28 | 2016 | England | |
| 23 | | Huxley, DavidDavid Huxley | D | R | 28 | 2010 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 39 | | Peter King | G | L | 28 | 2012 | Wodonga, Victoria, Australia |
| 13 | | Cole MacMillan | F | L | 25 | 2016 | Winsloe, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| 15 | | Marcel McGuiness | F | R | 17 | 2016 | Australia |
| 14 | | Remy McGuiness | F | R | 19 | 2014 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 6 | | Gabriel O'Connor | D | R | 25 | 2016 | Beloeil, Quebec, Canada |
| 24 | | Sam O'Neill-Hodges | G | L | 2016 | South Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | | Oddy, GregGreg Oddy (C) | F | R | 36 | 2009 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 2 | | Dion Palmer | D | L | 2016 | ||
| 11 |  | Nicola Pau | F | L | 32 | 2015 | Milan, Italy |
| 19 | | Josef Rezek | F | L | 26 | 2011 | České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
| 16 | | Jake Riley | F | R | 16 | 2016 | |
| 18 | | Andrey Zolotarev | D | L | 26 | 2016 | Chişinău, Moldova |
Leaders
Team captains
- Greg Oddy - 2008 - present
Head coaches
- John Botterill, 2008–2010
- Mike Gainer, 2010–2012
- Ryan O'Handley 2012–2015
- Trevor Walsh 2015-Current[4]
References
- ↑ "Ice ArenA Media Release" (PDF). Ice ArenA. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ↑ "Adelaide Adrenaline". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "Adelaide Adrenaline". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "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
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