The Perth Pelicans 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.

Perth Pelicans
CityPerth, Western Australia, Australia
LeagueAustralian Junior Ice Hockey League
Founded2013
Home arenaXtreme Ice Arena
Colours(2013-2014)
     
(2014-present)
       
Owner(s)Western Australian Ice Hockey Association
General managerAustralia Julia Pulner
Head coachAustralia Darin Bryce
CaptainAustralia Jordan Grover
Franchise history
2013–presentPerth Pelicans
Championships
Regular season titles0
AJIHL Championships0
Current season

History

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Tryouts for the new Perth Pelicans team began on 2 September 2014 with a mandatory fitness assessment, held on 2 September 2014 at Kingsway Christian College for 8pm, and 2 ice sessions.[1]

The Perth Pelicans played their first Australian Junior Ice Hockey League game on Monday October 21, 2013 against the Perth Sharks. The Pelicans team included national draft player Liam Hall from Queensland.[2]

The first team

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The players from the first game the Perth Pelicans played in their inaugural season in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League, October 21, 2013.[2]

For the 2013–14 AJIHL season

# Nat Name Pos Date of Birth Acquired
9   Tom Smail (Captain) D - 2013
19   Stephen McCann G - 2013
17   David Mahood D - 2013
18   Aaron Dumpleton F - 2013
5   Ronan Devahasdin F - 2013
14   Zane Cunliff F - 2013
20   Chris Shade D - 2013
1   Rowan Sobey G - 2013
13   Blake Georgeff F - 2013
12   Kieren Webster F - 2013
11   Matt Armstrong F - 2013
16   Rhys Dumpleton F - 2013
15   Lyndon Lodge F - 2013
3   Jordan Grover D - 2013
2   Jonathon Spalding F - 2013
10   Liam Hall F - 2013

Players

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Current roster

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For the 2015–16 AJIHL season

# Nat Name Pos Date of Birth Acquired
2   Jonathan Spalding F 17 April 1996 2015
3   Jordan Grover F 16 June 1995 2015
4   Alistair Lambers F 2015
12   Kieren Webster F 12 July 1997 2015
15   Lyndon Lodge F 12 November 1997 2015
17   David Mahood D 23 September 1996 2015
21   Zac Hickey D 23 March 1998 2015
22   Stuart Raine F 12 August 1998 2015
23   Jordan Williams F 7 March 1997 2015
24   Joshua Santana F 4 April 1998 2015
25   Brenden Parker D 25 June 1997 2015
27   Lachlan Dwyer D 3 February 1999 2015
29   Ben Willcocks D 20 April 1999 2015
33   Craig Houston D 26 April 1997 2015
35   Gabe Devereux - Smith D 10 September 1998 2015
6   Dathan Pleiter G 22 May 1996 2014
19   Stephen McCann G 9 July 1997 2015

Captains

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  • 2013-14 Tom Smail (C)
  • 2014-15 Kieren Webster (C), Rhys Dumpleton (A), Ryan Smith (A)
  • 2015-16 Jordan Grover (C), Jordan Williams (A), David Mahood (A)

Head coaches

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The first Head Coach for the Perth Pelicans was Darin Bryce.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AJIHL Update". Ice Hockey WA. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Perth Rosters For Web" (PDF). Western Australian Ice Hockey Association. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.