Lliam Webster
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Lliam Webster is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
.
, Canada where he joined the Selkirk Steelers
of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League
for the 2003-04 season. Webster played only one game for the Steelers and returned to Australia where he joined the Melbourne Ice
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
for the 2004 AIHL season
. Following the end of the 2004 season Webster returned to Canada to join the Aurora Tigers
of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. He played ten games for the Tigers before being moved to the Thornhill Thunderbirds
of the same league. Webster again moved back to Australia following the end of the season to compete in his second season for the Ice. For the 2005-06 season Webster joined Sport
of the Finnish Mestis
league and also their under-20 team which compete in the Jr. A I-divisioona league. After the end of the season Webster returned to Australia to play for the Ice in the 2006 season before returning to Finland to rejoin Sport. During the 2006-07 season Webster only played one game for sport. After the end of the season he played exclusively for the Melbourne Ice before joining the Hannover Pferdeturm Towers of the German Regionalliga
. He the returned to Australia to play for the Ice and was promoted as team captain for the 2010 season.
Webster was first called up to represent Australia in 2001 where he joined the national under-18 team
to compete at the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
. Webster played again for the under-18 team in 2002 at the Asian Oceanic U18 Championships and in 2003 at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships
. In 2004 Webster joined the national senior team to compete at the Ice Hockey World Championships
. In 2008 he equally recorded the most goals in the Division II Group B
tournament with five. At the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A
tournament Webster was named the Australian alternate captain.
, Victoria
, Australia.
International
Melbourne Ice
The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash...
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
Webster first played ice hockey for the Melbourne Jets in 2001. He continued to play for the Jets until the end of the 2003 season. Following the completion of the 2003 season Webster moved to Selkirk, ManitobaSelkirk, Manitoba
Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515....
, Canada where he joined the Selkirk Steelers
Selkirk Steelers
For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .The Selkirk Steelers are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada...
of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The MJHL is one of eleven Junior 'A' Hockey Leagues in Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League ....
for the 2003-04 season. Webster played only one game for the Steelers and returned to Australia where he joined the Melbourne Ice
Melbourne Ice
The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash...
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....
for the 2004 AIHL season
2004 AIHL season
The 2004 AIHL season was the 5th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 3rd in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.The West Sydney Ice Dogs won their first Goodall Cup defeating the Newcastle Northstars in the championship game....
. Following the end of the 2004 season Webster returned to Canada to join the Aurora Tigers
Aurora Tigers
The Aurora Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, and the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:The Aurora...
of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. He played ten games for the Tigers before being moved to the Thornhill Thunderbirds
Thornhill Thunderbirds
The Thornhill Thunderbirds were a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team from Thornhill, Ontario. They played in the Central Junior B Hockey League.-History:...
of the same league. Webster again moved back to Australia following the end of the season to compete in his second season for the Ice. For the 2005-06 season Webster joined Sport
Sport (Vaasa)
Sport, known by its full name as Hockey Team Vaasan Sport OY, is a Finnish ice hockey team based at Vaasa Arena in Vaasa. The team was established in 1939 as IF Sport .- History :Vaasan Sport was founded in 1939...
of the Finnish Mestis
Mestis
Mestis, , is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.The league was established in 2000 to replace the first division. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed in 2000...
league and also their under-20 team which compete in the Jr. A I-divisioona league. After the end of the season Webster returned to Australia to play for the Ice in the 2006 season before returning to Finland to rejoin Sport. During the 2006-07 season Webster only played one game for sport. After the end of the season he played exclusively for the Melbourne Ice before joining the Hannover Pferdeturm Towers of the German Regionalliga
Regionalliga
Regionalliga is a designation in Germany for sports leagues, which are led by one or more regional federations. Regionalligen often fall below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga of a given sport...
. He the returned to Australia to play for the Ice and was promoted as team captain for the 2010 season.
Webster was first called up to represent Australia in 2001 where he joined the national under-18 team
Australia men's national U-18 ice hockey team
The Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia and represents Australia in international under-18 ice hockey competitions. Australia plays in Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championships.-History:...
to compete at the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
The IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was an annual event held by the International Ice Hockey Federation each at the start of every year for national under-18 ice hockey teams from Asia and Oceania...
. Webster played again for the under-18 team in 2002 at the Asian Oceanic U18 Championships and in 2003 at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships
2003 IIHF World U18 Championships
-Final standings: and are relegated to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :-External links:*...
. In 2004 Webster joined the national senior team to compete at the Ice Hockey World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
. In 2008 he equally recorded the most goals in the Division II Group B
2008 IIHF World Championship Division II
The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A...
tournament with five. 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 Webster was named the Australian alternate captain.
Personal life
Webster was born on 19 February 1986 in MelbourneMelbourne
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...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 2003–04 | Selkirk Steelers Selkirk Steelers For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .The Selkirk Steelers are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada... |
MJHL Manitoba Junior Hockey League The Manitoba Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The MJHL is one of eleven Junior 'A' Hockey Leagues in Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League .... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Melbourne Ice Melbourne Ice The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash... |
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.... |
6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Aurora Tigers Aurora Tigers The Aurora Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, and the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:The Aurora... |
OPJHL Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the... |
10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Thornhill Thunderbirds Thornhill Thunderbirds The Thornhill Thunderbirds were a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team from Thornhill, Ontario. They played in the Central Junior B Hockey League.-History:... |
OPJHL | 24 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 21 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Sport Sport (Vaasa) Sport, known by its full name as Hockey Team Vaasan Sport OY, is a Finnish ice hockey team based at Vaasa Arena in Vaasa. The team was established in 1939 as IF Sport .- History :Vaasan Sport was founded in 1939... |
Mestis Mestis Mestis, , is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.The league was established in 2000 to replace the first division. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed in 2000... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Sport U/20 | Jr. A I-divisioona | 30 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 23 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sport | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 16 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 21 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hannover Pferdeturm Towers | Regionalliga Regionalliga Regionalliga is a designation in Germany for sports leagues, which are led by one or more regional federations. Regionalligen often fall below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga of a given sport... |
18 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 22 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 26 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AIHL Totals | 135 | 108 | 126 | 234 | 353 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Australia U/18 Australia men's national U-18 ice hockey team The Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia and represents Australia in international under-18 ice hockey competitions. Australia plays in Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championships.-History:... |
2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Australia U/18 | 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 19th and final IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships. It took place between 10 and 15 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was won by China, who claimed their second title by defeating all five other nations... |
5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | |
| 2003 | Australia U/18 | 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships Division IIIA 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships -Final standings: and are relegated to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :-External links:*... |
3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Australia | 2004 IIHF World Championship Division IIA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2005 | Australia | 2005 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 4 to April 16, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 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:... |
2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division IIA 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were held in Vancouver, Kelowna, and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The championships began on December 26, 2005, and finished on January 5, 2006. Games were played at GM Place and the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in... |
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | |
| 2006 | Australia | 2006 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from March 27 to April 29, 2006. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2007 | Australia | 2007 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played at Zagreb, Croatia from April 11, 2007, through April 17, 2007. Group B was played at Seoul, Korea from April 2, 2007, through April 8, 2007.-Group A:... |
4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2008 | Australia | 2008 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 IIHF World Championship Division IA 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I The 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 11–17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2010 | Australia | 2010 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was... |
5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | |
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |