The Adelaide Generals are an Australian junior ice hockey team based in Adelaide, South Australia playing in the second tier of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League referred to as AJIHL Tier 2. They represent the first junior ice hockey team from South Australia as part of the proposed 2nd expansion of the AJIHL, which is the most elite level for ice hockey at a national level for ages between 16–20 years old.
| Adelaide Generals | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| League | Australian Junior Ice Hockey League |
| Founded | 2 September 2015 |
| Home arena | Ice Arena |
| Colours | (2015–present) |
| Owner(s) | Ice Hockey South Australia |
| General manager |  Jason Gyer |
| Head coach | Neil Boyle |
| Captain | Ryan Foll |
| Franchise history | |
| 2015–present | Adelaide Generals |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2 (2018), (2019) |
| AJIHL Championships | 1 (2017) |
 Current season | |
Team history edit
South Australia began posting recruitment for a team into the AJIHL as early as 16 March 2014 when a poster for tryouts was announced via a social media account stating try outs were to begin on 30 March 2014 in preparation for the 2014–15 AJIHL season.[citation needed]
At the beginning of the 2015–16 AJIHL season, a proposal for the next expansion in the AJIHL was made by Ice Hockey Australia to include teams from the Australian states of Queensland and South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. A Wild Card entry was created in the AJIHL playoffs structure but no further public information would be made available for months but plans to form junior teams in each of these states was underway.[1]
At 18:00 on 21 January 2016, the official announcement of the AJIHL Tier 2 competition was made and details of the team roster and competition times were released.[2]
Players edit
Current roster edit
| # | Nat | Name | Pos | Shoots | Date of Birth | Acquired | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | |
Dylan Pope | F | Right | 29 September 1998 | 2015 | [1] |
| 12 | |
Marcel McGuiness | F | Right | 27 July 1999 | 2015 | [2] |
| 16 | |
Aaron Grubb | F | Right | 15 November 1998 | 2015 | [3] |
| 18 | |
Nick Ruffino | F | Right | 11 September 1997 | 2015 | |
| 24 | |
Damon Hoad | 2015 | [4] | |||
| 5 | |
Kyle Clark | 2015 | ||||
| 51 | |
Taylor Ewers | 2015 | ||||
| 55 | |
Rory Hellwig | 2015 | ||||
| 63 | |
Ryan Foll | F | Left | 2015 | ||
| 75 |  |
Ambrose Foster | F | Right | 5 March 1999 | 2015 | |
| 6 | |
Zach Boyle | D | Left | 12 May 1996 | 2015 | |
| 83 | |
Jordan Geyer | F | Right | 26 October 1997 | 2015 | |
| 87 | |
Brandon Taylor | Left | 2015 | |||
| 90 | |
Theodore Fabijan | Left | 2015 | |||
| 45 | |
Charlie Wragg | G | 2015 | |||
| 78 | |
Tyler Duchene | G | Catch Left | 2015 |
Captains edit
The first captain for the Adelaide Generals was Ryan Foll
Head coaches edit
The first head coach for the Adelaide Generals was Neil Boyle.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "League Schedule". Ice Hockey Australia. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "AJIHL Wild Card Tournament Announced". Ice Hockey News Australia. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.