Australia men's national inline hockey team

The Australia men's national inline hockey team represents Australia in international inline hockey competitions. They are controlled by Ice Hockey Australia for events organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation and by Skate Australia for events organised by the International Roller Sports Federation. Australia plays in Division I of the IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship and Group C at the FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships.

Australia

Association	Ice Hockey Australia Skate Australia
General Manager	Martin Jones
Head coach	Stuart Philps
Team colors
IIHF code	AUS
IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1996)
Best result	9th (in 2000)

Governing bodies

The Australia men's inline hockey team is controlled by two governing bodies. Ice Hockey Australia controls the Australian team in events organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1] They are the governing body for all ice hockey in Australia also responsible for fielding teams in international ice hockey tournaments.[2] Skate Australia controls the Australian team in all other inline hockey tournaments through their umbrella association Inline Hockey Australia and are the recognised national federation for roller sports in Australia by the International Roller Sports Federation.[3][4][5][6] Skate Australia is the controlling body of roller sports in Australia including artistic roller skating, inline speed skating, roller hockey, roller derby, skateboarding and aggressive inline skating.[7]

History

Australia men's national inline hockey team

Medal record
Men's IIHF Inline Hockey
World Championships
	2003 Germany	Division I
	2014 Czech Republic	Division I
	2015 Finland	Division I
	2017 Slovakia	Division I

In 1996 Australia first competed in the inaugural IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship held in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.[8] Australia finished tenth out of the 11 teams competing. In 2000 Australia finished with their best result and finished ninth overall at the World Championship. Australia continued to compete in the annual World Championships missing only the 2002 tournament.[8]

Following the split of the World Championship in 2003 into two division, Top division and Division I, Australia was relegated into Division I. They finished with their best result in the Division I tournament finishing third behind Japan and Brazil.[9] In 2006 Australia suffered their worst ever finish at the World Championships finishing 14th out of 16 teams.[10]

International competitions

IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship

1996 – 10th[8] 1997 – 11th[8] 1998 – 14th[8] 1999 – No tournament held 2000 – 9th[8] 2001 – 10th[8] 2002 – Did not participate[8] 2003 – 11th (3rd in Division I)[9] 2004 – 13th (5th in Division I)[11] 2005 – 13th (5th in Division I)[10] 2006 – 14th (6th in Division I)[10]

2007 – 12th (4th in Division I)[10] 2008 – 12th (4th in Division I)[12] 2009 – 13th (5th in Division I)[13] 2010 – 12th (4th in Division I)[14] 2011 – 12th (4th in Division I)[15] 2012 – 13th (5th in Division I)[16] 2013 – 12th (4th in Division I)[17] 2014 – 10th (2nd in Division I)[18] 2015 – 10th (2nd in Division I)[19] 2017 – 11th (3rd in Division I)[20]

Roster

From the 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I[21]

#	Name	Pos	S/G	Date of Birth	Team
49	Matthew Anderson	F	R	5 March 1991	Bayswater Falcons
73	Steve Best	F	R	29 March 1992	Adelaide Aliens
9	Antony Collins	D	R	3 July 1985	Raptors
32	Liam Finning	G	R	13 October 1994	Skaters Network
79	Brenton Fitzgerald	F	R	13 April 1988	Dogs
19	Jordan Gavin	D	R	22 September 1982	ACT
24	Kaden Goulds	D	R	12 March 1992	Stars
68	Michael Haynes	F	L	11 March 1986	Sydney Suits
3	Mitchell Henning	F	R	2 November 1997	Brisbane Kings
36	Michael James	G	L	15 March 1990	Inferno
17	Liam Jeffries	F	R	3 February 1990	Stars
15	Sean Jones	D	L	26 May 1985	Mission Snipers
8	Jayden Ryan	F	R	31 October 1992	Sydney Suits
10	Adam St Clair	D	R	17 January 1991	Adelaide Aliens
14	Cameron Todd	D	R	21 July 1994	Pirates

References

1. "Australian Teams: National Senior Men's Inline Team". Ice Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
2. "About Ice Hockey Australia". Ice Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
3. "Australia". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
4. "About ILHA". Inline Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
5. "Skating Competitions". Skate Australia. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
6. "National Federations". International Roller Sports Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
7. "About Us". Skate Australia. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
8. "IIHF In-Line Hockey World Championship Rankings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
9. "The 2003 IIHF World In-Line Hockey Championship, Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
10. "IceTimes Volume 11 Number 3" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. June 2007. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
11. "The 2004 IIHF World In-Line Hockey Championship, Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
12. "2008 IIHF In-Line World Championship DIV I Group C+D" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
13. "2009 Final Ranking" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
14. "2010 IIHF In-Line World Championship DIV I Group C+D" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
15. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
16. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
17. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
18. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
19. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
20. "Tournament Progress - Playoff Round" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
21. "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

External links

• Ice Hockey Australia