Jordan Gavin
Encyclopedia
Jordan Gavin is an Australian ice hockey
and inline hockey
player currently playing for the Canberra Knights
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
.
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
(AIHL) in 2006. During the 2006 AIHL season
Gavin recorded a personal best of 12 points, six goals and six assists. The following season he repeated his best, again with six goals and six assists. Gavin is currently in his sixth season with the Knights and is playing in the 2011 AIHL season
.
Gavin was first called up to represent Australia in 2011 where he joined the national senior team to compete at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A
tournament which was being held in Melbourne
, Australia. Australia won the tournament and Gavin finished the tournament with one goal and six penalties in minutes.
As a inline hockey
player Gavin has played for the national inline hockey team
on four occasions. In 2008 he represented Australia at the 2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship Division I
tournament, scoring seven goals. At the 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I tournament he scored six goals and three assists and finished with a plus-minus of +5. The following year Gavin represented Australia for the third year in a row in the Division I tournament, finishing with four points in six games. In 2011 he competed at the 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I
tournament being held in Ostrava
, Czech Republic
. Australia finished fourth after losing to Austria in the bronze medal game and Gavin finished the tournament with three goals and one assist.
, Australian Capital Territory
, Australia
.
International
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
and inline hockey
Inline hockey
Inline hockey, often referred to as roller hockey in the United States, is a sport similar to ice hockey but played with inline skates. Like its parent sport, skaters on two teams use hockey sticks to direct a disk-shaped puck into the opponent's goal; however, various details of the game, such as...
player currently playing for the Canberra Knights
Canberra Knights
The Canberra Knights are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre in Phillip, a suburb of Australia's capital city, Canberra....
in 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....
.
Playing career
Gavin first played for the Canberra KnightsCanberra Knights
The Canberra Knights are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre in Phillip, a suburb of Australia's capital city, Canberra....
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 2006. During the 2006 AIHL season
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...
Gavin recorded a personal best of 12 points, six goals and six assists. The following season he repeated his best, again with six goals and six assists. Gavin is currently in his sixth season with the Knights and is playing in the 2011 AIHL season
2011 AIHL season
The 2011 AIHL season is the 12th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . It ran from 14 April 2011 until 28 August 2011, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 3 and 4 September. The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Ried trophy after finishing first in the regular season standings with 65 points...
.
Gavin was first called up to represent Australia in 2011 where he joined the national senior team to compete at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A
2011 IIHF World Championship Division II
The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II were international Ice Hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested from 4–10 April 2011 in Melbourne, Australia and Group B was contested from 10–16 April 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia...
tournament which was being held in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia. Australia won the tournament and Gavin finished the tournament with one goal and six penalties in minutes.
As a inline hockey
Inline hockey
Inline hockey, often referred to as roller hockey in the United States, is a sport similar to ice hockey but played with inline skates. Like its parent sport, skaters on two teams use hockey sticks to direct a disk-shaped puck into the opponent's goal; however, various details of the game, such as...
player Gavin has played for the national inline hockey team
Australia men's national inline hockey team
The Australia men's national inline hockey team represents Australia in international inline hockey competitions. They are controlled by Ice Hockey Australia for events organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation and by Skate Australia for events organised by the International Roller...
on four occasions. In 2008 he represented Australia at the 2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship Division I
2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
The 2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship is the 12th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It took place between June 21 and June 29, 2008. The 2008 Championship marked the return of Canada to the international stage....
tournament, scoring seven goals. At the 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I tournament he scored six goals and three assists and finished with a plus-minus of +5. The following year Gavin represented Australia for the third year in a row in the Division I tournament, finishing with four points in six games. In 2011 he competed at the 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I
2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I
-Group B:All times are local .- Playoff Round :-Quarterfinals:All times are local .-Placement round:All times are local .-Semifinals:All times are local .-Bronze medal game:Time is local ....
tournament being held in Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. Australia finished fourth after losing to Austria in the bronze medal game and Gavin finished the tournament with three goals and one assist.
Personal life
Gavin was born on 22 September 1982 in CanberraCanberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Career statistics
Ice hockey
Regular season and playoffs| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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... |
Canberra Knights Canberra Knights The Canberra Knights are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre in Phillip, a suburb of Australia's capital city, Canberra.... |
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.... |
12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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.... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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.... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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:... |
Canberra Knights | AIHL | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Australia | 2011 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II were international Ice Hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested from 4–10 April 2011 in Melbourne, Australia and Group B was contested from 10–16 April 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Inline hockey
International| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Australia Australia men's national inline hockey team The Australia men's national inline hockey team represents Australia in international inline hockey competitions. They are controlled by Ice Hockey Australia for events organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation and by Skate Australia for events organised by the International Roller... |
2008 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I 2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship The 2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship is the 12th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It took place between June 21 and June 29, 2008. The 2008 Championship marked the return of Canada to the international stage.... |
6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7.5 | |
| 2010 | Australia | 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I -Group D:All times are local .-Bracket:-Quarter-finals:All times are local .-5/6 placement:Time is local .-7/8 placement:Time is local .-Semi-finals:All times are local .-Bronze medal game:... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Australia | 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I -Group B:All times are local .- Playoff Round :-Quarterfinals:All times are local .-Placement round:All times are local .-Semifinals:All times are local .-Bronze medal game:Time is local .... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |