Botany Swarm

The Botany Swarm is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in East Auckland, New Zealand. The team is a member of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL). The team was founded in 2005 as the South Auckland Swarm. Their name was changed prior to the 2007 season due to it being similar to one of the other teams and to better reflect the area in Auckland where their home rink is located (in the suburb of Botany Downs). They play their home games out of the Paradice Ice Skating Botany Rink known as The Hive.

Botany Swarm
2019 NZIHL season
CityAuckland, New Zealand
LeagueNew Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded2005 (2005)
Home arenaParadice Ice Skating Botany
ColoursWhite, Maroon, Black, Yellow
       
General managerPhilippa Kaisser
Head coachMichelle Cox
CaptainAndrew Hay
WebsiteBotany Swarm
Franchise history
2005-2007South Auckland Swarm
2007-present;Botany Swarm
Championships
Birgel Cup4 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)

History

2017 season

May 7, 2017, the Swarm announced that after 11 seasons, head coach Andreas Kaißer has stepped down, and will be replaced by former Swarm alumnus Brandon Contratto. However due to personal reasons Brandon was unable to commit to the role. Former assistant coach Jeff Boehme took the role of head coach for the 2017 season.

The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2017 season: Petr Zítka from the Czech Republic, Ryan Widmar from Illinois, Maximilian Hadraschek from Germany and Alex Mitsionis from Ohio.

2018 season

December 10, 2017, the Swarm announced that Ian Wannamaker was appointed as the new head coach. Ian Wannamaker played for the Botany Swarm from 2007-2015 and represented New Zealand from 2010-2013, 2015.

December 23, 2017, the Swarm announced that assistant coach of the Kelowna Rockets Travis Crickard was appointed as the new assistant coach.

The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2018 season: Declan Weir an Irish Canadian, Harry Ferguson from Scotland, Colin Langham from Georgia and Lucas Bombardier from Vermont.

May 26, 2018, Alexandr Polozov played his 100th game for the Botany Swarm against the Canterbury Red Devils.

June 9, 2018, Jordan Challis played his 150th game for the Botany Swarm against the Dunedin Thunder.

July 21, 2018, Logan Fraser played his 50th game for the Botany Swarm against the Dunedin Thunder.

August 5, 2018, The Botany Swarm had their 200th NZIHL game.

2019 season

February 22, 2019, Travis Crickard appointed Botany Swarm General Manager/CEO.

February 24, 2019, Joel Rindelaub appointed Botany Swarm Interim Assistant General Manager.

The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2019 season: Andrea Ricca from Italy, Corey McEwen born in Cardiff and now living in Toronto, Corey Morgan from New Jersey and Daniel Iasenza from Montreal.

May 11, 2019, Michelle Cox appointed Botany Swarm Head Coach.

June 9, 2019, Andrew Hay played his 200th game for the Botany Swarm against the West Auckland Admirals.

Players

Current roster

Team roster for the 2018 NZIHL Season[1]

2018 NZIHL Botany Swarm Roster
#NatNamePosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
6Michael Attwell (A)FL292009Johannesburg, South Africa
19KC BallFR452005Mission, British Columbia, Canada
2Matas BarakauskasDL292018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
32Barr BialikGL172019Haifa, Israel
22Jordan Challis (A)FR282007Auckland, New Zealand
9Eric ChungDR232019Takapuna, New Zealand
5Edward CommonsDR272019Auckland, New Zealand
24Logan FraserDR222014Auckland, New Zealand
37Grace HarrisonGL232015Auckland, New Zealand
13Andrew Hay (C)DR352005Auckland, New Zealand
21Joshua HayFR322005Auckland, New Zealand
20Oliver HayDR232013Auckland, New Zealand
26Thomas HeatherDL242013Auckland, New Zealand
1Michael HopkinsonGL292013Auckland, New Zealand
11Richard HopkinsonFR282016Auckland, New Zealand
14Daniele IasenzaFR242019Montreal, Quebec, Canada
18Kyle JonssonFR242013Auckland, New Zealand
27Maxim KaluzhnyFR312015Vladivostok, Russia
28Ondrej KozakFR332014Rakovník, Czech Republic
34Antony LoganFR182019Albany, New Zealand
17Stephen MawsonDR292016Whangarei, New Zealand
7Corey McEwenFR282019Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
33Jake McIntyreFR192019Auckland, New Zealand
4Corey MorganDL242019Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
31Rick ParryGL332019Kauri, New Zealand
10Aleksander PolozovFL342016Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
30Maia RataGL382018Auckland, New Zealand
15Mak RawiriDR212019Manukau, New Zealand
3Andrea RiccaDL312019Pinerolo, Italy
29Joel RindelaubFR332018St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
25Remy SandoyDR282018Auckland, New Zealand
36Zac SnoadFR182019Auckland, New Zealand
23Leith ThompsonDR342005Auckland, New Zealand
8Robin VortanovFR232014Auckland, New Zealand
35Ian WannamakerFL392007Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
12Sam WebbFL212019Auckland, New Zealand

Franchise scoring leaders

There are the top ten point scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season.

# Player Seasons Pos GP G A Pts PIM
1 KC Ball2005-18F1847311819182
2 Jordan Challis2007-18F1576481145383
3 Alex Polosov2010-14, 2016-18F1136275137327
4 Brandon Contratto2013-15F475966125105
5 Joshua Hay2005-13, 2017-18F1195455109343
6 Michael Attwell2009-17F131355792182
7 Andrew Hay2005-18D190186482243
8 Ian Wannamaker2007-15D104433881149
9 Charlie Huber2005-11, 2015F7340418152
10 Lyle Idoine2005-12F90284573302

Franchise all-time most appearances

There are the top ten player who have made the most appearances in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season.

# Player Seasons Pos RS Games PS Games
1 Andrew Hay2005-18D1906
2 KC Ball2005-18F1843
3 Jordan Challis2007-18F1572
4 Leith Thompson2005-18D1422
5 Michael Attwell2009-17F1310
6 Joshua Hay2005-13, 2017-18F1193
7 Alex Polosov2010-14, 2016-18F1130
8 Ian Wannamaker2007-15D1044
9 Samuel Boniface2007-10, 2012–13, 2015F982
10 Lyle Idione2005-12F903

Technical staff

Current as of 24 June 2019

2018 NZIHL Botany Swarm Staff
Position Name[2]
Head Coach Michelle Cox
Assistant Coach Corey McEwen
General Manager Philippa Kaisser
Physiotherapist Sankaran Duntellu
Team Staff Michael Attwell

Leaders

Team captains
# Name From To
1 Rene Aish 4 June 20057 August 2005
2 George Pilgrim 9 June 200610 September 2006
3 Andrew Hay 26 May 2007Current

Head coaches
# Manager From To Played Won Overtime Won Tied Overtime Lost Lost GF GA Win %
1 Andreas Kaisser 4 June 20054 September 2011 88552931942127870.27%
2 Philip Lyle 9 June 201227 August 2012 18300213539620.37%
3 Andreas Kaisser 25 May 20137 August 2016 64226082831130744.79%
4 Jeff Boehme 26 May 20176 August 2017 1641029539533.33%
5 Ian Wannamaker 26 May 201810 October 2018 16500110598633.33%

References
  1. "2018 Botany Swarm Roster" (PDF). NZIHF. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. "2018 Botany Swarm Roster" (PDF). NZIHF. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.