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West Auckland Admirals

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West Auckland Admirals
CityAuckland
LeagueNew Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded2005
Operated2005–present
Home arenaParadice Avondale
ColoursBlue, navy blue, yellow, black
       
General managerKelly Schultz
Head coachCameron Stephen
CaptainJustin Daigle
Websitewww.westaucklandadmirals.co.nz
Championships
Regular season titles1
NZIHL Champion1

The West Auckland Admirals is an ice hockey team based in Auckland, New Zealand, and are members of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. The Team has always been based out of the Paradice Ice in Avondale, Auckland which in itself has a proud 41-year operating history. In 2011 the rink completed a massive renovation which brought it to international standards and allowed the Admirals team to install their very own changing room (something not that common among NZ ice hockey clubs).

History

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2022 West Auckland Admirals

The West Auckland Admirals were founded in 2005 and joined the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) for its inaugural season.[1] In their debut season the Admirals finished the regular season in second place and advanced to the finals where they went on to lose to the Southern Stampede.[2] From 2006 to 2009 the Admirals failed to qualify for the finals, finishing in last place in 2006 and 2007 and in fourth in 2008 and 2009 ahead of the newest club in the league, the Dunedin Thunder.[3][4][5][6] In 2010 the Admirals returned to the finals after finishing the regular season in second place.[7] The team however went on to lose to the Botany Swarm in the finals.[7] The following season the Admirals finished the regular season in last place, recording only two wins in their sixteen game season.[8] The team slightly improved in the 2012 season with a fourth place finish, nine points ahead of the last placed Botany Swarm.[9] From 2013 to 2015 the Admirals finished the regular season in last place.[10][11][12] In 2016 the Admirals narrowly missed out on making the finals finishing in 3rd place and in 2017 the team made the finals again eventually losing to defending champions SkyCity Stampede.[13] In 2018 the Admirals won the championships against the SkyCity Stampede.

After two disrupted seasons due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Admirals returned to the Ice in 2022 where they went onto finish first place in the regular season. This would be the first time the Admirals would host a home finals series in Avondale, where they eventually lost to defending champions the SkyCity Stampede.


Players and personnel

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The 2022 Players Kit

Current roster

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2022 Team Roster

GOALTENDERS
# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 New Zealand Gavin Croft G L 18 2022 Auckland, New Zealand
34 Hungary Csaba Kercso Magos Jnr. G L 30 2015 Jászberény, Hungary
54 New Zealand Jaiden Pert G L 21 2020 Auckland, New Zealand
55 Barr Barr G L 19 2023 Haifa, ISR
DEFENSEMEN
# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
7 New Zealand Sebastian Chamberlin D R 17 2022
8 New Zealand Mason Kennedy D R 25 2021
9 New Zealand Flynn Hayward-Jones (A) D R 20 2019
14 New Zealand Gareth McLeish D R 36 2005 Auckland, New Zealand
18 New Zealand Alex Regan D L 21 2017
23 Canada Benjamin Stephen D L 18 2020
26 New Zealand Oliver Hay D R 25 2023 Auckland, New Zealand
29 Canada Riley Smith D L 23 2023 Chilliwack, BC, CAN
37 New Zealand Nash Hayward-Jones D R 18 2021
40 Canada Zachary Stephen D L 20 2020
47 Canada Justin Daigle (C) D R 36 2014 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
FORWARDS
# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
2 New Zealand Tayler Kennedy F R 28 2021
4 Canada Sebastian Stephen F L 17 2022
6 New Zealand Frazer Ellis (A) F R 28 2011 Auckland, New Zealand
10 New Zealand Andrei Serikov F L 18 2020
13 New Zealand Andrew Hart F R 36 2014 Auckland, New Zealand
15 New Zealand Vincenco Cistrone F R 31 2013
17 New Zealand Dale Harrop (A) F R 27 2017 Christchurch, New Zealand
18 New Zealand Dylan Dickson F R 30 2008
20 New Zealand Ben Taylor F R 19 2023
21 New Zealand Sam Moses F R 32 2012 Nelson, New Zealand
22 New Zealand Jordan Challis F R 31 2021
24 New Zealand Caleb Chamberlin F R 19 2020
27 New Zealand Nicholas Henderson F R 34 2010 New Plymouth, New Zealand
28 New Zealand Scott Henry F R 28 2021 Auckland, New Zealand
30 New Zealand Leon Quigley F L 19 2020
33 New Zealand Max Vesper F R 21 2017
35 New Zealand Taylor Rooney F R 25 2015
2022 TEAM STAFF
# Nat Name Position Birthplace
New Zealand Kelly Schultz General Manager Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand Alex Schultz Team Manager Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand Natalie de Vere Team Staff Auckland, New Zealand
Canada Cameron Stephen Head Coach Canada
New Zealand Matthew Roxborough Asst. Coach Auckland, New Zealand

Season by season results

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Season GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA PTS Regular Season Finish Playoff - Birgel Cup Ref
2005 6 2 – 4 – 0 31 22 14 2nd Lost final (Southern Stampede) [2]
2006 6 1 – 1 – 4 17 27 7 4th Did not qualify [3]
2007 10 0 – 0 – 10 29 60 0 4th Did not qualify [4]
2008 12 3 – 2 – 7 48 64 15 4th Did not qualify [5]
2009 16 3 – 2 – 11 40 99 8 4th Did not qualify [6]
2010 16 7 2 – 1 6 74 22 26 2nd Lost final (Botany Swarm) [7]
2011 16 1 0 – 1 14 51 110 4 5th Did not qualify [8]
2012 16 5 2 – 1 8 74 81 20 4th Did not qualify [9]
2013 16 1 0 – 0 15 48 131 3 5th Did not qualify [10]
2014 16 1 3 – 0 12 62 86 9 5th Did not qualify [11]
2015 16 4 1 – 0 11 65 94 14 5th Did not qualify [12]
2016 16 8 1 – 1 6 79 66 27 3rd Did not qualify [14]
2017 16 10 0 – 2 4 107 48 32 2nd Lost final (Skycity Stampede) [15]
2018 17 13 1 – 1 4 83 51 39 2nd Won final (Skycity Stampede) [13]
2019 16 5 2 – 3 6 59 52 22 3rd Lost final (Skycity Stampede) [16]
2020 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 – Playoffs not held [17]
2021 16 9 0 – 0 7 57 56 25 3rd Playoffs cancelled [18]
2022 18 12 1 – 2 3 66 38 34 1st Lost final (Skycity Stampede)

Franchise Scoring Leaders

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Top 10 - Including Playoffs

Stats are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season

# PLAYER GP G A TP PPG PIM PERIOD YEARS
1. Nicholas Henderson (D/RW) 189 86 97 183 0.97 164 2009-2023 14
2. Justin Daigle (D) 126 54 113 167 1.33 120 2013-2023 10
3. Frazer Ellis (F) 165 68 71 139 0.84 212 2010-2023 13
4. Gareth McLeish (D/F) 242 26 64 90 0.37 256 2004-2023 19
5. Robert Chamberlain (F) 142 40 36 76 0.54 262 2004-2017 13
6. Travis McMaster (C) 71 28 48 76 1.07 60 2008-2015 6
7. Andrew Spiller (D) 69 22 52 74 1.07 54 2015-2019 4
8. Andrew Hart (F) 170 39 34 73 0.43 373 2004-2023 17
9. Dale Harrop (C) 84 22 43 65 0.77 78 2016-2022 6
10. Blake Jackson (D/F) 147 19 40 59 0.40 172 2007-2021 12

Franchise all-time most appearances

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Top 10 - Including Playoffs

Stats are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season

# PLAYER GP G A TP PPG PIM PERIOD YEARS
1. Gareth McLeish (D/F) 242 26 64 90 0.37 256 2004-2023 19
2. Nicholas Henderson (D/RW) 189 86 97 183 0.97 164 2009-2023 14
3. Andrew Hart (F) 170 39 34 73 0.43 373 2004-2023 17
4. Frazer Ellis (F) 165 68 71 139 0.84 212 2010-2023 13
5. Nick Craig (D) 158 14 27 41 0.26 87 2009-2021 12
6. Blake Jackson (D/F) 147 19 40 59 0.40 172 2007-2021 12
7. Steven Huish (F) 145 22 35 57 0.39 62 2004-2017 11
8. Dylan Dickson (RW) 145 25 25 50 0.34 58 2008-2023 14
9. Robert Chamberlain (F) 142 40 36 76 0.54 262 2004-2017 13
10. Justin Daigle (D) 126 54 113 167 1.33 120 2013-2023 10

Team Staff History

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SEASON LEAGUE HEAD COACH ASST COACH GM/SM
2022-2023 NZIHL Cameron Stephen Matthew Roxborough Kelly Schultz
2021-2022 NZIHL Cameron Stephen Matthew Roxborough Kelly Schultz
2020-2021 NZIHL Cameron Stephen Matthew Roxborough Tim Ellis
2019-2020 NZIHL
2018-2019 NZIHL Csaba Kercso-Magos Rodney McMillin Tim Ellis
2017-2018 NZIHL Csaba Kercso-Magos Rodney McMillin Tim Ellis
2016-2017 NZIHL
2015-2016 NZIHL Csaba Kercso-Magos Justin Daigle

Rodney McMillin

Shawn Henry
2014-2015 NZIHL Csaba Kercso-Magos Justin Daigle

Chris Jefferies

Shawn Henry
2013-2014 NZIHL Chris Belanger Darren Woodacre Shawn Henry
2012-2013 NZIHL Karl Peni Alex Luggen Shawn Henry
2011-2012 NZIHL Rodney McMillin Jonathan Albright

Karl Peni

2010-2011 NZIHL Jonathan Albright Rodney McMillin
2009-2010 NZIHL Rodney McMillin Jonathan Albright
2008-2009 NZIHL Mike Parsons
2007-2008 NZIHL
2006-2007 NZIHL
2005-2006 NZIHL
2004-2005 NZIHL Anatoli Khorozov

Team Captaincy History

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SEASON “C” CAPTAIN(S) “A1” ALTERNATE CAPTAIN “A2” ALTERNATE CAPTAIN “A3” ALTERNATE CAPTAIN
2022-2023 Justin Daigle Frazer Ellis Garthe McLeish Flynn Hayward- Jones
2021-2022 Justin Daigle Frazer Ellis Dale Harrop
2020-2021 Justin Daigle Nick Craig Frazer Ellis
2019-2020 Justin Daigle
2018-2019 Justin Daigle Andrew Spiller Blake Jackson
2017-2018 Justin Daigle
2016-2017 Nick Craig Blake Jackson Andrew Spiller
2015-2016 NZIHL
2014-2015 Justin Daigle Garthe McLeish Nicholas Henderson
2013-2014 Robert Chamberlain Travis McMaster Nick Craig
2012-2013 Gareth McLeish James Herbert Robert Chamberlain

References

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