Login
Login

Sydney Wolf Pack

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox ice hockey team

|team = Sydney Wolf Pack

|current = 2016–17 AJIHL season

|bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#435fc8 5px solid; border-bottom:#435fc8 5px solid;

|text_color = #000000

|logo = Sydney_Wolf_Pack_logo_AJIHL.jpg

|logosize = 200px

|league = Australian Junior Ice Hockey League

|founded = 18 September 2012

|arena = Penrith Ice Palace

|city = Sydney

|uniform_image=

| colours =

| owner = New South Wales Ice Hockey Association

| GM = Miranda Ransome
Nabil Fahmy

| coach = Andrew Reynolds
Steve Ransome

| captain = Dylan Alavert

| website =

| name1 = Sydney Maple Leafs

| dates1 = 2012–2013

| name2 = Sydney Wolf Pack

| dates2 = 2013–present

| championships1_type = AJIHL Championships

| championships1 = 2 (2013), (2015)

| reg_season_titles =

}}

The Sydney Wolf Pack are an Australian junior ice hockey team based in Sydney playing in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. They represent one of the two junior ice hockey teams from New South Wales 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.

Team history

=AJIHL=

The Sydney Maple Leafs were founded 18 September 2012 following the announcement by Ice Hockey Australia of the formation of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League.{{cite web | url=http://hewittsports.com/?p=6820 | title=AJIHL Teams Announced | publisher=Hewitt Sports Network |first=Andrew |last=Hewitt | date=20 September 2012 | access-date=22 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206033305/http://hewittsports.com/?p=6820 |archive-date=6 December 2012 |url-status=live}} The team is controlled by the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association. On 14 October 2012 it was announced that Sydney Bears player Steven Adams and Paul Kelly had signed on as coaches for the 2012–13 AJIHL season.{{cite web | url=http://hewittsports.com/?p=7236 | title=AJIHL rosters finalised | publisher=Hewitt Sports Network |first=Andrew |last=Hewitt | date=14 October 2012 | access-date=20 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402215904/http://hewittsports.com/?p=7236 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |url-status=live}}

The first team in club history:

For the 2012–13 AJIHL season{{cite web | url=http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=411613&seasonid=9998 | title=Sydney Maple Leafs | publisher=Pointstreak Sports Technologies | date= | access-date=20 October 2012 }}

class="wikitable sortable" style=width:60em style="text-align:center"
#NatNamePosDate of BirthAcquiredBirthplace
19align="left"| {{sort|Air|Saxon Air}}Falign="left"| {{dts|25 March 1995}}2012align="left"| Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
17align="left"| {{sort|Austin|Spencer Austin}}Dalign="left"| {{dts|5 March 1992}}2012align="left"| Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
18align="left"| {{sort|Barlow|Nolan Barlow}}Falign="left"| {{dts|16 September 1994}}2012
6align="left"| {{sort|Braun|Adrian Braun}}Falign="left"| {{dts|3 June 1994}}2012
20align="left"| {{sort|Burgess, D|Dylan Burgess}}Galign="left"| {{dts|8 March 1994}}2012
1align="left"| {{sort|Burgess, J|Jake Burgess}}Galign="left"| {{dts|26 June 1994}}2012
13align="left"| {{sort|Clemie|Scott Clemie}}Falign="left"| {{dts|16 December 1994}}2012align="left"| Scunthorpe, England, United Kingdom
9align="left"| {{sort|Cook|Sam Cook}}Dalign="left"| {{dts|26 July 1993}}2012align="left"| Sydney, Australia
12align="left"| {{sort|Crowe|Dexter Crowe}}Falign="left"| {{dts|3 June 1996}}2012align="left"| Sydney, Australia
25align="left"| {{sort|Hughes|Jonathan Hughes}}Galign="left"| {{dts|7 June 1995}}2012
5align="left"| {{sort|Chris|Chris Johnson}}F2012
11align="left"| {{sort|Keating|James Keating}}Falign="left"| {{dts|2 March 1992}}2012
16align="left"| {{sortname|Tyler|Kubara}}Falign="left"| {{dts|28 November 1994}}2012align="left"| Wombarra, New South Wales, Australia
15align="left"| {{sort|Lammert|Samuel Lammert}}Falign="left"| {{dts|26 July 1994}}2012align="left"| Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
3align="left"| {{sort|Lee|Ilman Lee}}Dalign="left"| {{dts|3 March 1994}}2012
7align="left"| {{sort|Major|Riley Major}}Dalign="left"| {{dts|9 January 1996}}2012
2align="left"| {{sort|Poole|Kieran Poole}}Falign="left"| {{dts|20 February 1996}}2012
8align="left"| {{sort|Rose|Cameron Rose}}Dalign="left"| {{dts|28 January 1994}}2012
10align="left"| {{sort|Ryan|Jayden Ryan}}Falign="left"| {{dts|21 October 1992}}2012

=AJIHL expansion=

The follow-up season in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League saw a lot of change via expansion and renaming of its existing teams. The Sydney Maple Leafs were renamed the Sydney Wolf Pack in September 2013.{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/sydneywolfpack | title=Formerly the Sydney Maple Leafs | publisher=Sydney Wolf Pack | date=25 September 2013 | access-date=2 February 2014 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/SydneySabres | title=Coaches Welcome the Sydney Sabres | publisher=Sydney Sabres | date=25 September 2013 | access-date=2 February 2014 }} The changes were made in response to the National Hockey Leagues concern about the AJIHL using their team names and logos but also recognised the opportunity to create a new history for the teams through creating their own identity. In October 2013 the league expanded to six teams with two teams from Perth, the Sharks and the Pelicans, joining for the start of the 2013–14 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-national-junio | title=AJIHL National Junior League Kicks Off in Perth | publisher=Ice Hockey WA | date=21 October 2013 | access-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226182948/http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-national-junio |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=live}}

Logo and uniform

=2012–2013 Sydney Maple Leafs=

File:Sydney Maple Leafs Logo.png

In their first year, and the inaugural AJIHL season, the Sydney Maple Leafs wore a uniform that resembled the NHL namesake Toronto Maple Leafs. The key difference with the logo design was the exclusion of the word Toronto within the leaf emblem. The jersey design and uniform otherwise bore close resemblance to the Toronto Maple Leaf design, with the AJIHL logo used for shoulder crests.{{cite web | last = Hewitt | first = Andrew | title = Maple Leafs Break Through As Lightning Crack | url = http://hewittsports.com/maple-leafs-break-lightning-crack/ | accessdate = 17 September 2015 }}

=2013–present Sydney Wolf Pack=

File:Sydney Wolf Pack Uniform 2015.png

Season by season results

=2012 – 2013=

In the inaugural season of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League, the Sydney Wolf Pack began as the Sydney Maple Leafs. The beginning of the regular season saw the team not winning a game with the closest contest being an overtime loss to the Sydney Lightning. The Sydney Maple Leafs would record their first win as a club on 8 December 2012 against the Sydney Lightning in a 2–1 victory. Both goals scored in this historic win were scored by forward Dexter Crowe in the 2nd period about 5 minutes apart.{{cite web | url=http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=2089879 | title=Official Game Sheet | publisher=Pointstreak Sports Technologies | date=12 August 2012 | access-date=9 August 2015 }}

After starting off without a win, the Sydney Maple Leafs would go on to win 4 out of their last 6 games, one of which was in overtime.

In the post season finals, the Sydney Maple Leafs would continue their improved from by defeating the Sydney Lightning by a convincing 7–2 scoreline in the semi-finals. The finals series would be against the Melbourne Red Wings in a best of 3 format. The Sydney Maple Leafs won the series 2–1 after winning the final game of the series 1–0 from a first period goal by forward Scott Clemie.{{cite web | url=http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=2164487 | title=Official Game Sheet | publisher=Pointstreak Sports Technologies | date=10 March 2013 | access-date=9 August 2015 }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
width=60|Season

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|SOW|Shootout wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|SOL|Shootout losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=100|Finish

2012–13144002082434523rd

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
width=60|Finals

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=100|Finish

2013 Finals43101249AJIHL Champions

=2013 – 2014=

The follow-up season in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League saw a lot of change via expansion and renaming of its existing teams. The Sydney Maple Leafs were renamed the Sydney Wolf Pack in September 2013. The changes were made in response to the National Hockey Leagues concern about the AJIHL using their team names and logos but also recognised the opportunity to create a new history for the teams through creating their own identity. In October 2013 the league expanded to six teams with two teams from Perth, the Sharks and the Pelicans, joining for the start of the 2013–14 season.

The finals format of a best of 3 was discontinued and the league adopted a gold-silver-bronze format which saw the 4th place Sydney Wolf Pack miss out on post season competition.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
width=60|Season

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|SOW|Shootout wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|SOL|Shootout losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=100|Finish

2013–14156010172145494th

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
width=60|Finals

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=100|Finish

2014 Finals0000000Did not play

=2014 – 2015=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
width=60|Season

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|SOW|Shootout wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|SOL|Shootout losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=100|Finish

2014–15157020082430344th

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
width=60|Finals

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=100|Finish

2015 Finals2210087AJIHL Champions

Players

=Current roster=

For the 2016–17 AJIHL season{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/IceHockeyNSW/posts/1294440657296017 | title=AJIHL rosters finalised | publisher=Ice Hockey NSW | date=29 November 2016 | accessdate=8 January 2017 }}

class="wikitable sortable" style=width:60em style="text-align:center"
#NatNamePosDate of BirthAcquiredBirthplace
2align="left"| {{sort|Alex|Alex Ross}}Falign="left"|2016
4align="left"| {{sort|James|James Urweiss}}Falign="left"|2016
5align="left"| {{sort|Zvonicek|Luke Zvonicek}}Falign="left"| {{dts|30 August 1996}}2015
6align="left"| {{sort|Dylan|Dylan Lavery}}Falign="left"|2015
7align="left"| {{sort|Harry|Harry Good}}Falign="left"|2015
8align="left"| {{sort|Matthew|Matthew Kopp}}Dalign="left"|2016
9align="left"| {{sort|Alberic|Alberic Benjamin}}Falign="left"| {{dts|4 June 2000}}2016Calgary, Alberta, Canada
11align="left"| {{sort|Tom|Tom Roberts}}Dalign="left"|2015
12align="left"| {{sort|James|James Merinoe}}Dalign="left"|2016
13align="left"| {{sort|Lachlan|Lachlan McKenzie}}Falign="left"|2016
14align="left"| {{sort|Alex|Alex Elias}}Dalign="left"|2015
15align="left"| {{sort|Daniel|Danny Blazevic}}Dalign="left"|2015
16align="left"| {{sort|Luca|Luca Tramonte}}Falign="left"|2016
17align="left"| {{sort|Brendan|Brendan Kong}}Falign="left"| {{dts|14 April 1994}}2014
18align="left"| {{sort|Nicholas|Nicholas Weiland}}Dalign="left"|2016
19align="left"| {{sort|Liam|Liam Chalker}}Dalign="left"|2016
37align="left"| {{sort|Jake|Jake Knott}}Falign="left"| {{dts|21 June 1996}}2013
1align="left"| {{sort|Ignacy|Ignacy Benjamin}}Galign="left"| {{dts|15 March 1999}}2016

==Captains==

  • 2014–15 Scott Clemie (C), Patrick Nadin (A)
  • 2015–16 Patrick Nadin (C)
  • 2016–17 Jake Knott(C), Luke Zvonicek (A), Brenden Kong (A)

Head coaches

The first head coach for the Sydney Maple Leafs in the inaugural year for the AJIHL was Steven Adams.{{cite web | last = Hewitt | first = Andrew | title = AJIHL Rosters Finalised | url = http://hewittsports.com/ajihl-rosters-finalised/ | accessdate = 17 September 2015 }}

Awards and trophies

File:Sydney Wolf Pack 2015 AJIHL Champions.png

See also

{{Portal|Ice hockey}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Australian Junior Ice Hockey League}}

{{Ice hockey in Australia}}

{{Sydney Sports Teams}}

Category:Australian Junior Ice Hockey League

Category:Ice hockey teams in Australia

Category:Sports clubs and teams in Sydney

Category:2012 establishments in Australia

Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2012