Casey Minson
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Casey Minson is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Vikings in the Western Australian Super League.
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
(AIHL) in 2004. After finishing the 2004 season with the Avalanche he moved to British Columbia
, Canada
to play for the Osoyoos Storm in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
for the 2004-05 season. Minson stayed with the Storm for 35 games of the regular season before moving to the Penticton Vees
of the British Columbia Hockey League
. Following the end of the 2004-05 season Minson moved back to Australia and joined the Newcastle North Stars
of the Australian Ice Hockey League. He continued to play for the North Stars for the next two seasons and also joined their junior team who plays in the East Coast Super League
(ECSL) for part of the 2008 season. Starting the 2008-09 season Minson moved to Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
, Canada and joined the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs of the Chinook Hockey League
. Minson played eight games for the Chiefs before moving to Turkey to join Anka SK
of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
. After the end of the Northern Hemispheres 2008-09 season Minson returned to Australia and rejoined the Newcastle North Stars as well as playing three games in the ECSL for the Ice Breakers and the North Stars. After the Australian 2009 season Minson moved to Germany and joined SC Forst of the Bavarian Landesliga
for whom he played for the whole 2009-10 season. Minson returned to Australia after the end of the 2009-10 season and rejoined the North Stars for the 2010 AIHL season
. He played for the North Stars for majority of the season before moving back to his home state of Western Australia and joining the West Coast Avalanche of the Western Australian Super League and Senior A for the last few games of the season. Starting the 2011 season Minson moved across to another team in the Super League, the Vikings.
Minson was first called up to represent Australia in 2004 where he joined the national under-20 team
to compete in the 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament being held in Sofia
, Bulgaria
. Australia won the tournament, gaining promotion to Division II for the following year while Minson finished the tournament with three assists and twelve penalties in minutes. The following year he was again called up to the under-20 to compete in the 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B tournament. Australia narrowly avoided relegation, finishing just ahead of Belgium
and Minson scored his first international goal, finishing with two goals and an assist for the tournament. In 2008 he moved up the national senior team to compete in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Newcastle, Australia. Australia won the tournament and earned promotion to Division I for the following year. Minson rejoined the Australian team to compete in the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament. Australia failed to win any of their Division I games and were relegated back to Division II for the next year.
, Western Australia
, Australia. He is the owner of the Xtreme Ice Arena in Mirrabooka, Western Australia
.
International
Playing career
Minson first played for the Adelaide AvalancheAdelaide Avalanche
The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:...
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
(AIHL) in 2004. After finishing the 2004 season with the Avalanche he moved to British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to play for the Osoyoos Storm in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...
for the 2004-05 season. Minson stayed with the Storm for 35 games of the regular season before moving to the Penticton Vees
Penticton Vees
The Penticton Vees are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League...
of the British Columbia Hockey League
British Columbia Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...
. Following the end of the 2004-05 season Minson moved back to Australia and joined the Newcastle North Stars
Newcastle North Stars
The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars...
of the Australian Ice Hockey League. He continued to play for the North Stars for the next two seasons and also joined their junior team who plays in the East Coast Super League
East Coast Super League
The East Coast Super League , is a Junior A ice hockey league of six clubs in New South Wales, Australia. The league was which was formed in 2002 by New South Wales Ice Hockey...
(ECSL) for part of the 2008 season. Starting the 2008-09 season Minson moved to Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Fort Saskatchewan is a city in Alberta, Canada, located northeast of downtown Edmonton, Alberta's capital city, along the North Saskatchewan River. Fort Saskatchewan is part of the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area and is one of 24 municipalities on the Capital Region Board...
, Canada and joined the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs of the Chinook Hockey League
Chinook Hockey League
The Chinook Hockey League is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, but includes teams from other provinces. The ChHL is one of two Allan Cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada, the other is Ontario's Major League Hockey.-Teams:*Bentley...
. Minson played eight games for the Chiefs before moving to Turkey to join Anka SK
Anka sk
The sports club Anka Spor Kulübü is a professional men's and women’s, young and PW ice hockey teams from Ankara, Turkey, The men participate in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig and the women in the Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League, Turkish Young's Ice Hockey League and Turkish PW Ice Hockey...
of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
The Turkish Ice Hockey Super League is the highest level of ice hockey in Turkey. It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Unlike the National Hockey League, the Super League is not divided into conferences;...
. After the end of the Northern Hemispheres 2008-09 season Minson returned to Australia and rejoined the Newcastle North Stars as well as playing three games in the ECSL for the Ice Breakers and the North Stars. After the Australian 2009 season Minson moved to Germany and joined SC Forst of the Bavarian Landesliga
Bavarian ice hockey leagues
The Bavarian ice hockey leagues are part of the German ice hockey league system and form the tiers four to six of the league system in the state of Bavaria...
for whom he played for the whole 2009-10 season. Minson returned to Australia after the end of the 2009-10 season and rejoined the North Stars for the 2010 AIHL season
2010 AIHL season
The 2010 AIHL season is the 11th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . It ran from 24 April 2010 until 22 August 2010, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 28 and 29 August.-League business:...
. He played for the North Stars for majority of the season before moving back to his home state of Western Australia and joining the West Coast Avalanche of the Western Australian Super League and Senior A for the last few games of the season. Starting the 2011 season Minson moved across to another team in the Super League, the Vikings.
Minson was first called up to represent Australia in 2004 where he joined the national under-20 team
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:...
to compete in the 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament being held in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. Australia won the tournament, gaining promotion to Division II for the following year while Minson finished the tournament with three assists and twelve penalties in minutes. The following year he was again called up to the under-20 to compete in the 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B tournament. Australia narrowly avoided relegation, finishing just ahead of Belgium
Belgium men's national junior ice hockey team
The Belgian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Belgium. The team represents Belgium at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division II....
and Minson scored his first international goal, finishing with two goals and an assist for the tournament. In 2008 he moved up the national senior team to compete in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Newcastle, Australia. Australia won the tournament and earned promotion to Division I for the following year. Minson rejoined the Australian team to compete in the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament. Australia failed to win any of their Division I games and were relegated back to Division II for the next year.
Personal life
Minson was born on 10 October 1985 in FremantleFremantle
Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, Australia. He is the owner of the Xtreme Ice Arena in Mirrabooka, Western Australia
Mirrabooka, Western Australia
Mirrabooka is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.Mirrabooka is the Aboriginal name for the constellation most commonly known as the Southern Cross....
.
Career statistics
Regular season and postseason| Regular season | Postseason | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004-05 | Osoyoos Storm | KIJHL Kootenay International Junior Hockey League The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League... |
35 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004-05 | Penticton Vees Penticton Vees The Penticton Vees are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League... |
BCHL British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... |
13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 2005 AIHL season The 2005 AIHL season was the 6th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 4th in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.... |
Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars... |
AIHL Australian Ice Hockey League The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors.... |
24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 2006 AIHL season The 2006 AIHL season was the 7th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 5th in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.The Melbourne Ice mathematically clinched their first ever V.I.P... |
Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 2007 AIHL season The 2007 AIHL season was the 8th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 6th in which the Goodall Cup will be awarded to the league champions.... |
Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 2008 AIHL season The 2008 AIHL season is the 9th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 7th in which the Goodall Cup will be awarded to the league champions.The season opened 19 April 2008 with games in Newcastle, Adelaide and Penrith.... |
Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 26 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | ECSL North Stars | ECSL East Coast Super League The East Coast Super League , is a Junior A ice hockey league of six clubs in New South Wales, Australia. The league was which was formed in 2002 by New South Wales Ice Hockey... |
7 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008-09 | Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs | Chinook HL Chinook Hockey League The Chinook Hockey League is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, but includes teams from other provinces. The ChHL is one of two Allan Cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada, the other is Ontario's Major League Hockey.-Teams:*Bentley... |
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 2009 AIHL season The 2009 AIHL season is the 10th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League. The season opens on 25 April 2009 with games in Liverpool and Canberra. Newcastle North Stars won the V.I.P... |
Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 23 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | ECSL Ice Breakers | ECSL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | ECSL North Stars | ECSL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009-10 | SC Forst | Landesliga Bavarian ice hockey leagues The Bavarian ice hockey leagues are part of the German ice hockey league system and form the tiers four to six of the league system in the state of Bavaria... |
16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010 2010 AIHL season The 2010 AIHL season is the 11th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . It ran from 24 April 2010 until 22 August 2010, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 28 and 29 August.-League business:... |
Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | West Coast Avalanche | Senior A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | West Coast Avalanche | Super League | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Vikings | Super League | 14 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Australia U/20 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:... |
2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2005 | Australia U/20 | 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Australia | 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |