Vladimir Rubes
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Vladimir Rubes (born 8 September 1970) is an Australian ice hockey player and coach. He is currently plays for and coaches the Sydney Bears
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
and is the current head coach of the Australian men's national ice hockey team.
of the Sunshine Hockey League
in 1993. He played six games for the West Palm Beach Blaze during the 1993-94 season before being traded to the Daytona Beach Sun Devils
of the same league. Rubes finished the remainder of the season with the Sun Devils, playing 41 games and scoring 33 points. For the start of the 1998-99 season in North America he joined the Memphis RiverKings
of the Central Hockey League
, scoring 44 points in 56 games of the regular season. In 2000 Rubes moved to Australia where he joined the Sydney Bears
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
(AIHL). The following season with the Bears Rubes was given the position of coach as well as remaining a player for the team. He has continued to represent the Bears as a player-coach and in the 2011 AIHL season
Rubes was also named the teams alternate captain. Rubes has also previously played in the Czech Republic 2. Division and the Major Junior League.
He was first called up to represent Australia in 2000 where he joined the national senior team to compete in the 2000 IIHF World Championship Pool D tournament being held in Reykjavik
, Iceland
. Australia finished third and were promoted to Division II for the following year after a change of format in the World Championship program. Rubes finished the tournament with four goals and two points in his four games. The following years Rubes was called up to represent Australia in the new Division II tournament. He was only played for one of the five games, managing to score a single goal. After a couple of years out of the Australian team Rubes was recalled to the national team to compete in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A being held in Jaca
, Spain
. Australia finished third in the standings while Rubes finished with the most points of the tournament with twelve and was named the tournaments best forward. After the 2004 World Championships Rubes was a permanent member of the national team, representing Australia at every World Championship until his final appearance in 2009.
. Rubes also picked up the role as coach of the Sydney Bears while at the same time remaining as a player for the team. In his first season as coach of the Bears the team finished runners up in the AIHL final. The Bears improved on their second place finish in 2001, finishing the 2002 AIHL season
first in the regular season standings and winning the Goodall Cup
playoffs. In 2003 Rubes was appointed head coach of the national under-18 team. Rubes continued to serve as the head coach of the national under-18 team until the end of the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships
. He was replaced by Newcastle North Stars
player Robert Starke
. In 2007 Rubes coached the Bears to win their second Goodall Cup
, defeating the North Stars in the final. In 2011 he was appointed head coach of the Australian men's national ice hockey team. Under Rubes Australia competed in the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Melbourne
, Australia
. Australia won the tournament and gained promotion to Division I for the following year.
, Czechoslovakia
. He currently lives in Freshwater, New South Wales
, Australia with his wife, Martina, and two children.
International
Sydney Bears
The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that...
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....
and is the current head coach of the Australian men's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
Rubes first played for the West Palm Beach BlazeWest Palm Beach Blaze
The West Palm Beach Blaze were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in West Palm Beach, Florida. They played in the Sunshine Hockey League, later renamed the Southern Hockey League, from 1992–1996. They played their games at the West Palm Beach Auditorium, which is now known as the...
of the Sunshine Hockey League
Sunshine Hockey League
The Sunshine Hockey League was a low-minors professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 to 1995. The league was based in Florida and consisted of five teams in its inaugural 1992-93 season....
in 1993. He played six games for the West Palm Beach Blaze during the 1993-94 season before being traded to the Daytona Beach Sun Devils
Daytona Beach Sun Devils
The Daytona Beach Sun Devils were a franchise in the defunct Sunshine Hockey League The Sun Devils began play in the league's first season in 1992-93 and remained with the SuHL until 1995 when the league changed its name to Southern Hockey League. After the 1995-96 season both the team and the...
of the same league. Rubes finished the remainder of the season with the Sun Devils, playing 41 games and scoring 33 points. For the start of the 1998-99 season in North America he joined the Memphis RiverKings
Memphis RiverKings
The Mississippi RiverKings are a professional minor league ice hockey team. The RiverKings are a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League, playing their first nineteen seasons from the 1992–93 season to the 2010–11 season in the Central Hockey League The Mississippi RiverKings...
of the Central Hockey League
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
, scoring 44 points in 56 games of the regular season. In 2000 Rubes moved to Australia where he joined the Sydney Bears
Sydney Bears
The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that...
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). The following season with the Bears Rubes was given the position of coach as well as remaining a player for the team. He has continued to represent the Bears as a player-coach and 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...
Rubes was also named the teams alternate captain. Rubes has also previously played in the Czech Republic 2. Division and the Major Junior League.
He was first called up to represent Australia in 2000 where he joined the national senior team to compete in the 2000 IIHF World Championship Pool D tournament being held in Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. Australia finished third and were promoted to Division II for the following year after a change of format in the World Championship program. Rubes finished the tournament with four goals and two points in his four games. The following years Rubes was called up to represent Australia in the new Division II tournament. He was only played for one of the five games, managing to score a single goal. After a couple of years out of the Australian team Rubes was recalled to the national team to compete in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A being held in Jaca
Jaca
Jaca is a city of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Australia finished third in the standings while Rubes finished with the most points of the tournament with twelve and was named the tournaments best forward. After the 2004 World Championships Rubes was a permanent member of the national team, representing Australia at every World Championship until his final appearance in 2009.
Coaching career
Rubes started his coaching career in 2001 when he was appointed as the assistant coach of the Australian men's national under-18 ice hockey team who at the time were playing in the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 ChampionshipsIIHF 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...
. Rubes also picked up the role as coach of the Sydney Bears while at the same time remaining as a player for the team. In his first season as coach of the Bears the team finished runners up in the AIHL final. The Bears improved on their second place finish in 2001, finishing the 2002 AIHL season
2002 AIHL season
The 2002 AIHL season is the 3rd season of the Australian Ice Hockey League .-League business:The 2002 season saw the league expand from three teams to six with the introduction of the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, and the West Sydney Ice Dogs....
first in the regular season standings and winning the Goodall Cup
Goodall Cup
The Goodall Cup is the championship trophy of the Australian Ice Hockey League ice hockey in Australia. The Goodall Cup has been contested as the national senior men's ice hockey trophy in Australia since 1909, making it the fifth oldest known ice hockey trophy still being awarded, after the...
playoffs. In 2003 Rubes was appointed head coach of the national under-18 team. Rubes continued to serve as the head coach of the national under-18 team until the end of the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships
2006 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Ängelholm and Halmstad, Sweden. The championships began on April 12, 2006 and finished on April 22, 2006. Games were played at Ängelholms Ishall in Ängelholm and Sannarps Isstadion in Halmstad...
. He was replaced by 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...
player Robert Starke
Robert Starke
Robert Starke is an Canadian Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Newcastle North Stars in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:...
. In 2007 Rubes coached the Bears to win their second Goodall Cup
Goodall Cup
The Goodall Cup is the championship trophy of the Australian Ice Hockey League ice hockey in Australia. The Goodall Cup has been contested as the national senior men's ice hockey trophy in Australia since 1909, making it the fifth oldest known ice hockey trophy still being awarded, after the...
, defeating the North Stars in the final. In 2011 he was appointed head coach of the Australian men's national ice hockey team. Under Rubes Australia competed in the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament 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
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...
. Australia won the tournament and gained promotion to Division I for the following year.
Personal life
Rubes was born of 8 September 1970 in PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. He currently lives in Freshwater, New South Wales
Freshwater, New South Wales
Freshwater, is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Freshwater is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region...
, Australia with his wife, Martina, and two children.
Playing career
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 | ||
| 1993-94 | West Palm Beach Blaze West Palm Beach Blaze The West Palm Beach Blaze were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in West Palm Beach, Florida. They played in the Sunshine Hockey League, later renamed the Southern Hockey League, from 1992–1996. They played their games at the West Palm Beach Auditorium, which is now known as the... |
SuHL Sunshine Hockey League The Sunshine Hockey League was a low-minors professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 to 1995. The league was based in Florida and consisted of five teams in its inaugural 1992-93 season.... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | Daytona Beach Sun Devils Daytona Beach Sun Devils The Daytona Beach Sun Devils were a franchise in the defunct Sunshine Hockey League The Sun Devils began play in the league's first season in 1992-93 and remained with the SuHL until 1995 when the league changed its name to Southern Hockey League. After the 1995-96 season both the team and the... |
SuHL | 41 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Memphis RiverKings Memphis RiverKings The Mississippi RiverKings are a professional minor league ice hockey team. The RiverKings are a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League, playing their first nineteen seasons from the 1992–93 season to the 2010–11 season in the Central Hockey League The Mississippi RiverKings... |
CHL Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs.... |
56 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002 2002 AIHL season The 2002 AIHL season is the 3rd season of the Australian Ice Hockey League .-League business:The 2002 season saw the league expand from three teams to six with the introduction of the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, and the West Sydney Ice Dogs.... |
Sydney Bears Sydney Bears The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that... |
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.... |
13 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 2003 AIHL season The 2002 AIHL season is the 4th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League .-Regular season:-Playoffs:The playoffs were held at Sydney's Glaciarium... |
Sydney Bears | AIHL | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 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.... |
Sydney Bears | AIHL | 18 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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.... |
Sydney Bears | AIHL | 23 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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... |
Sydney Bears | AIHL | 25 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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.... |
Sydney Bears | AIHL | 24 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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.... |
Sydney Bears | AIHL | 26 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 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... |
Sydney Bears | AIHL | 19 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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:... |
Sydney Bears | AIHL | 22 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 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... |
Sydney Bears | AIHL | 24 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Australia | 2000 IIHF World Championship Pool D | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Australia | 2001 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Australia | 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Australia | 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Australia | 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Australia | 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Australia | 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Coaching career
| Team | | Year | | Regular season | | Post season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | T | OTW | OTL !! L !! Pts !! Finish !! Result | ||||||
| Sydney Bears Sydney Bears The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that... |
2001 2001 AIHL season The 2001 AIHL season is the second season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . The Adelaide Avalanche finished first after the regular season and also won the championship final, defeating the Sydney Bears 10–7... |
16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 2nd | Lost final, 7–10 (Adelaide Avalanche Adelaide 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:... ) |
| 2002 2002 AIHL season The 2002 AIHL season is the 3rd season of the Australian Ice Hockey League .-League business:The 2002 season saw the league expand from three teams to six with the introduction of the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, and the West Sydney Ice Dogs.... |
15 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 25 | 1st | Won final, def. Adelaide Avalanche | |
| 2003 2003 AIHL season The 2002 AIHL season is the 4th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League .-Regular season:-Playoffs:The playoffs were held at Sydney's Glaciarium... |
6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5th | Did not qualify | |
| 2004 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.... |
29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 3rd | Lost semi-final, 4–5 (West Sydney Ice Dogs) | |
| 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.... |
26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 4th | Lost semi-final, def. by Adelaide Avalanche | |
| 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... |
28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 5th | Did not qualify | |
| 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.... |
28 | 14 | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 4th | Won semi-final, 4–1 (Adelaide Avalanche Adelaide 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:... ) Won final, 4–3 (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... ) |
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| 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.... |
28 | 20 | — | 0 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 1st | Lost semi-final, 5–7 (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... ) |
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| 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... |
24 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 7th | Did not qualify | |
| 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:... |
24 | 12 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 3rd | Lost semi-final, 1–2 (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... ) |
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| 2011 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... |
28 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8th | Did not qualify | |
| Team | Role | Competition | G | W | T | OTW | OTL !! L !! Pts !! Finish !! Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia U/18 | Assistant coach | 2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3rd | |
| Assistant coach | 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 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 2nd | ||
| Head coach | 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 6 | 1st | Promoted to Division II for 2004 | |
| Head coach | 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6th | Relegated to Division III for 2005 | |
| Head coach | 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 10 | 1st | Promoted to Division II for 2006 | |
| Head coach | 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 4 | 3rd | ||
| Australia | Head coach | 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1st | Promoted to Division I Group B for 2012 |