Australia men's national junior ice hockey team
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 III.
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. Australia finished first in the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division III tournament and gained promotion to Division II of the 2011 tournament.Players and personnel
Current roster
From the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.# | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | |
F | R | Sydney Wolf Pack | |||
F | L | Carleton Place Jr. Canadians | |||
F | R | Adelaide Generals | |||
D | Brisbane Blitz | ||||
F | R | Sicamous Eagles | |||
G | R | Adelaide Generals | |||
F | R | Windsor Aces | |||
F | R | ||||
D | L | ||||
D | R | Brisbane Blitz | |||
F | R | Steele County Blades | |||
F | L | Perth Sharks | |||
F | L | Sydney Wolf Pack | |||
F | L | Brisbane Blitz | |||
F | R | Tranås AIF J20 | |||
D | R | Sydney Sabres | |||
F | R | Sydney Sabres | |||
D | L | Whitby Fury | |||
F | R | Sydney Wolf Pack | |||
G | L | Detroit Fighting Irish |
Current team staff
For the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships- Head coach: David Ruck
- Assistant coach: Jason Kvisle
- Team manager: Gill McLean
- Team leader: Paul Kelly
- Equipment manager: John Lavery
- Team medical officer: Tristan Foo
International competitions