The Perth Pelicans are an Australian junior ice hockey team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. They represent one of the two junior ice hockey teams from Western Australia currently playing in the AJIHL, which is the most elite level for ice hockey at a national level for ages between 16 and 20 years old.
History Tryouts for the new Perth Pelicans team began on 2 September 2014 with a mandatory fitness assessment, held on 2 September 2014 at Kingsway Christian College for 8pm, and 2 ice sessions.
The Perth Pelicans played their first Australian Junior Ice Hockey League game on Monday October 21, 2013 against the Perth Sharks. The Pelicans team included national draft player Liam Hall from Queensland.
The first team The players from the first game the Perth Pelicans played in their inaugural season in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League, October 21, 2013.
For the 2013–14 AJIHL season # Nat Name Pos Date of birth Acquired 9 D - 2013 19 G - 2013 17 D - 2013 18 F - 2013 5 F - 2013 14 F - 2013 20 D - 2013 1 G - 2013 13 F - 2013 12 F - 2013 11 F - 2013 16 F - 2013 15 F - 20133 D - 2013 2 F - 2013 10 F - 2013
Players Current roster For the 2015–16 AJIHL season # Nat Name Pos Date of birth Acquired 2 F 2015 3 F 2015 4 F 2015 12 F 2015 15 F 2015 17 D 2015 21 D 2015 22 F 2015 23 F 201524 F 2015 25 D 201527 D 201529 D 201533 D 2015 35 D 20156 G 2014 19 G 2015
Captains 2013-14 Tom Smail (C) 2014-15 Kieren Webster (C), Rhys Dumpleton (A), Ryan Smith (A) 2015-16 Jordan Grover (C), Jordan Williams (A), David Mahood (A)
Head coaches The first Head Coach for the Perth Pelicans was Darin Bryce.
2013-14 Darin Bryce 2014-15 Darin Bryce 2015-16 Darin Bryce
See also
Australian Junior Ice Hockey League Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Whalers Perth Sharks Sydney Sabres Sydney Wolf Pack Ice Hockey Australia Ice Hockey New South Wales Australian Women's Ice Hockey League Australian Ice Hockey League Jim Brown Trophy Goodall Cup Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy
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