Sydney Sabres

The Sydney Sabres 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 Lightning were founded 18 September 2012 following the announcement by Ice Hockey Australia of the formation of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. The team is controlled by the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association. On 14 October 2012 it was announced that Jason Kvisle as coach for the 2012–13 AJIHL season with Jimmy Dufour as his assistant.

The Sydney Lightning played the first ever AJIHL game against the Melbourne Blackhawks at the Medibank Icehouse on 21 October 2012. The Lightning we defeated by the Blackhawks by a score of 5–3.

The first goal ever scored in the AJIHL was by Daniel Pataky of the Sydney Lightning.

The first team in club history: For the 2012–13 AJIHL season # Nat Name Pos Date of birth Acquired Birthplace7 F 2012 3 D 2012 8 F 2012 20 G 2012 Sydney, Australia17 D 2012 6 F 2012 Sydney, Australia14 F 2012 Sydney, Australia19 F 2012 5 D 2012 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia25 G 2012 11 F 2012 Johannesburg, South Africa18 F 2012 9 F 2012 1 G 2012 Sydney, Australia4 F 2012 Sydney, Australia15 D 2012 12 D 2012 Sydney, Australia16 F 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 Lightning were renamed the Sydney Sabres 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.

Logo and Uniform

2012–2013 Sydney Lightning

In their first year, and the inaugural AJIHL season, the Sydney Lightning wore a uniform that resembled the NHL namesake Tampa Bay Lightning. The jersey design and uniform bore close resemblance to the Tampa Bay Lightning design, with the AJIHL logo used for shoulder crests.

2013–present Sydney Sabres

Season-by-season results SeasonFinishPlayoff2012–13 14 5 3 0 6 45 41 21 3rd Lost semi-final vs. Sydney Maple Leafs, 2–7

Players

Current roster

For the 2016–17 AJIHL season # Nat Name Pos Date of birth Acquired 2 2016 3 2016 5 2016 6 F 2015 7 D 2015 8 F 2015 9 F 2015 10 F 2015 11 2016 12 2016 13 2016 15 D 2015 16 D 2015 17 2016 18 F 2015 19 F 2016 37 2016 98 F 2014 1 G 2015

Captains

Head coaches The first Head Coach for the Sydney Lightning in the inaugural year for the AJIHL was Jason Kvisle.

2012–13 Jason Kvisle 2013–14 Jason Kvisle 2014–15 Jason Kvisle 2015–16 Jason Kvisle 2016–17 Jason Kvisle 2017–18 Jason Kvisle

Sydney Sabres

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