What league does Melbourne Ice play in?

Melbourne Ice play in the AIHL.

When was Melbourne Ice founded?

Melbourne Ice was founded in 2002 in Melbourne, VIC, AUS, Australia.

Where is Melbourne Ice based?

Melbourne Ice is based in Melbourne, VIC, AUS.

Who is the head coach of Melbourne Ice?

The head coach of Melbourne Ice is Alexander Gardner.

Who is the captain of Melbourne Ice?

The captain of Melbourne Ice is Austin McKenzie.

What arena does Melbourne Ice play in?

Melbourne Ice play their home games at O'Brien Group Arena in Melbourne, VIC, AUS.

What are the team colors of Melbourne Ice?

The team colors of Melbourne Ice are Navy + White + Red.

Melbourne Ice

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2021-2022

2021-2022 Season

Melbourne Ice were 5-15-0 in the 2021-22 AIHL season with 13 points, 5th overall.

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2021-2022 Melbourne Ice Roster

Melbourne Ice — 2021-2022 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Greg Davis (G)	49	1977	Melbourne, AUS	6'1"	196	L
	#36	Michael James (G)	36	1990		6'1"	187	L
	#35	Chris Leetham (G)	43	1983		6'0"	159	L
	#74	Bryan Mackenzie (G)	-			-	-	-
DEFENSEMEN
	#45	Samuel Bartlett (D)	21	2005	Woodend, AUS	6'1"	194	L
	#27	Zachary Boyle (D/F)	30	1996	Adelaide, AUS	6'0"	165	L
	#6	Nathan Cachia (D)"A"	31	1995	Smithers, BC, CAN	6'2"	205	R
	#4	Lachlan Cincotta (D)	23	2003	Melbourne, AUS	6'0"	185	L
	#92	Charlie Davis-Tope (D)	25	2001		-	-	-
	#8	Andrew Erzen (D)	37	1989	Melbourne, AUS	5'10"	181	L
	#10	Jeff Hu (D)	24	2002		6'2"	198	R
	#23	Jacob Laver (D)	22	2003	Melbourne, AUS	6'2"	165	R
	#72	Daniel Machin (F)	-			-	-	-
	#51	Matt Nikitin (D/F)	21	2005		6'1"	179	L
		Cooper Porter (D)	21	2005	Melbourne, AUS	5'11"	143	L
	#86	Joshua Van Douwen (D)	23	2003	Melbourne, AUS	-	-	R
FORWARDS
	#21	Sebastian Bergström (LW)	32	1994	Stockholm, SWE	5'11"	181	L
	#17	Mac Caruana (F)	28	1998	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'8"	165	L
	#90	Robert Clark (F)	31	1995		6'2"	203	R
	#26	Ryan Foll (F)	30	1996	Adelaide, AUS	6'1"	203	L
	#24	Sam Hodic (F)"A"	30	1996		5'11"	187	L
		Boyuan Huang (F)	24	2002		-	-	-
	#15	Jermaine Joyce (D/F)	32	1994	Christchurch, NZL	5'11"	176	R
	#44	Sai Lake (F)	21	2004	Melbourne, AUS	5'3"	154	L
	#77	Paul Lazzarotto (F)	32	1994	Melbourne, AUS	6'0"	187	R
	#81	Austin McKenzie (RW)"C"	33	1993	Clayton, AUS	6'1"	170	R
		Nicholas Munro (F)	22	2004		5'10"	137	L
	#14	Tim Nikitin (F)	23	2003		-	-	-
	#91	Christian Pansino (F)	25	2001	Melbourne, AUS	6'1"	198	R
	#3	Josef Rezek (F)	36	1990	Ceske Budejovice, CZE	5'10"	196	L
	#11	Samuel Sweatman (F)	24	2002		5'7"	130	L
	#18	Josh Walt (F)	30	1996	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	205	R
Position: G: 3, D: 11, F: 14Av Age: 25.19 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2021-2022 Melbourne Ice Staff

Head CoachAlexander Gardner
Asst. CoachMichael Flaherty
Asst. CoachBrent Laver
Team ManagerTom Harward
Dir. of Player DevelopmentGlenn Page
Franchise OwnerPeter Jon Hartshorne
Senior AdvisorPaul Watson

Team Staff History

2021-2022 Melbourne Ice Captains

"C"

Austin McKenzie

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2021-2022 Melbourne Ice Demographics

Melbourne Ice Facts

Plays in: Australian Ice Hockey League
Team Colors: Navy + White + Red
Town: Melbourne, VIC, AUS Map
Founded: 2002

2021-2022 Melbourne Ice Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Melbourne Ice: 992 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Blackhawks Ice Hockey Club (IHV Premier)
Braves Ice Hockey Club (IHV Premier)
Demons Ice Hockey Club (IHV Premier)
Melbourne Glaciers (AJIHL)
Melbourne Jets (IHV Premier)
Melbourne Sharks (IHV Premier)
Saints Monarchs Ice Hockey Club (IHV Premier)

Arena Information

Arena Name: O'Brien Group Arena
Location: Melbourne
Capacity: 1 200
Construction Year: 2010

Melbourne Ice Games

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Latest Transactions

Melbourne Ice — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/18/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jed Lake (F)	Vernon Vipers	Details
09/01/2026	Confirmed	leaving	John Aonso (D)	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	Details
08/26/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tyrone Bronte (F)	Pee Dee IceCats	Details
08/05/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Simon Després (D)	Fort Wayne Komets	Details
07/04/2026	Extension		David Booth (F)		Details
06/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Tyrone Bronte (F)	Pensacola Ice Flyers	Details
06/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Simon Després (D)	Fife Flyers	Details
06/06/2026	Confirmed	joining	John Aonso (D)	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	Details

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Melbourne Ice History and Standings

Melbourne Ice — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	AIHL	30	13	12	-	2	3	150	142	44	1.47	7	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	AIHL	28	20	2	-	2	4	183	103	68	2.43	1	Champion
2023-2024	AIHL	30	18	7	-	2	3	154	99	61	2.03	2	Final loss
2022-2023	AIHL	26	10	16	-	0	0	144	165	30	1.15	7	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	AIHL	20	3	15	-	2	0	54	116	13	0.65	5	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	AIHL	28	6	19	-	3	0	90	140	24	0.86	7	-
2017-2018	AIHL	28	7	15	-	2	4	87	114	29	1.04	7	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	AIHL	28	22	3	-	2	1	132	75	71	2.54	1	Champion
2015-2016	AIHL	28	19	3	-	3	3	127	71	66	2.36	1	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	AIHL	28	15	7	-	5	1	121	83	56	2	2	Final loss
2013-2014	AIHL	28	14	8	0	3	3	104	88	51	1.82	2	Final loss
2012-2013	AIHL	28	16	8	-	1	3	147	93	53	1.89	4	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	AIHL	24	15	6	-	3	0	109	68	51	2.13	2	Champion
2010-2011	AIHL	28	18	2	-	3	5	146	93	65	2.32	1	Champion
2009-2010	AIHL	24	15	5	-	3	1	122	65	52	2.17	2	Champion
2008-2009	AIHL	24	15	6	-	0	3	113	77	48	2	2	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	AIHL	28	17	9	-	1	1	124	91	54	1.93	2	Semifinal loss
2006-2007	AIHL	28	14	7	-	4	3	92	69	53	1.89	2	Semifinal loss
2005-2006	AIHL	28	21	5	-	0	2	109	72	65	2.32	1	Semifinal loss
2004-2005	AIHL	26	9	13	0	2	2	100	96	33	1.27	6	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AIHL	20	5	12	1	2	0	53	71	20	1	5	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	AIHL	6	2	4	0	-	-	20	32	4	0.67	4	Semifinal loss
2001-2002	AIHL	16	2	14	0	-	-	30	54	4	0.25	6	Did not make playoffs

Melbourne Ice Tournament Statistics

Melbourne Ice — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2011-2012	TTCL	2	2	0	-	0	0	20	7	6	3	1	-

Melbourne Ice Retired Numbers

#7 Vincent Hughes (D)

Melbourne Ice Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Melbourne Ice — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Dillon Lawrence (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	10	7	4	11	2
2.	Lachie Hodge (D)	2026-2027	Iron County Yeti	USPHL Premier	8	6	4	10	35
3.	Alexei Rayzman (F)	2026-2027	Iron County Yeti	USPHL Premier	8	5	4	9	0
4.	Austin Albrecht (F)	2026-2027	Fresno Falcons	FPHL	4	4	5	9	5
5.	Chris Schutz (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	12	5	2	7	4
6.	Patrick Klöpper (F)	2026-2027	Selber Wölfe	Oberliga	12	2	5	7	12
7.	Jed Lake (F)	2026-2027	Vernon Vipers	BCHL	13	4	2	6	0
8.	Jeff Solow (D)	2026-2027	Mid-South Monarchs	FPHL	3	0	2	2	0
9.	Tyrone Bronte (F)	2026-2027	Pee Dee IceCats	SPHL	3	1	0	1	0
10.	Roman Kraemer (F)	2026-2027	Twin City Thunderbirds	FPHL	0	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Melbourne Ice — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	27.39
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	29.63
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	26.48
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	25.72
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	25.19

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lliam Webster (F)	407	214	272	486
2.	Tommy Powell (F)	384	175	301	476
3.	Matt Armstrong (F)	227	156	225	381
4.	Jason Baclig (F)	189	148	189	337
5.	Joey Hughes (F)	185	135	184	319

Franchise All-Time Goals

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lliam Webster (F)	407	214	272	486
2.	Tommy Powell (F)	384	175	301	476
3.	Matt Armstrong (F)	227	156	225	381
4.	Jason Baclig (F)	189	148	189	337
5.	Joey Hughes (F)	185	135	184	319

Franchise All-Time Assists

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tommy Powell (F)	384	175	301	476
2.	Lliam Webster (F)	407	214	272	486
3.	Matt Armstrong (F)	227	156	225	381
4.	Jason Baclig (F)	189	148	189	337
5.	Joey Hughes (F)	185	135	184	319

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Lliam Webster (F)	407	214	486	1149
2.	Vincent Hughes (D)	173	10	61	704
3.	Joey Hughes (F)	185	135	319	664
4.	Jamie Bourke (F)	133	56	149	430
5.	Matt Armstrong (F)	227	156	381	370

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lliam Webster (F)	407	214	272	486
2.	Tommy Powell (F)	384	175	301	476
3.	Austin McKenzie (F)	306	55	70	125
4.	Matt Armstrong (F)	227	156	225	381
5.	Todd Graham (D)	225	29	116	145

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	David Booth (F)	23	48	91	3.96
2.	Chris Schutz (F)	14	28	53	3.79
3.	Austin Albrecht (F)	21	26	68	3.24
4.	Patrick Klöpper (F)	14	14	38	2.71
5.	Artem Klein (F)	13	10	31	2.38

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jason Baclig (F)	2010-2011	AIHL	28	36	32	68	2.43	20
2.	Austin Albrecht (F)	2023-2024	AIHL	21	26	42	68	3.24	20
3.	David Booth (F)	2024-2025	AIHL	14	34	30	64	4.57	12
4.	Joakim Erdugan (F)	2024-2025	AIHL	28	19	45	64	2.29	28
5.	Jason Baclig (F)	2012-2013	AIHL	28	23	39	62	2.21	12

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jason Baclig (F)	2010-2011	AIHL	28	36	32	68	2.43	20
2.	David Booth (F)	2024-2025	AIHL	14	34	30	64	4.57	12
3.	Kolton Shindle (F)	2024-2025	AIHL	24	33	27	60	2.50	47
4.	Kolton Shindle (F)	2025-2026	AIHL	25	29	25	54	2.16	43
5.	Chris Schutz (F)	2022-2023	AIHL	14	28	25	53	3.79	2

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joakim Erdugan (F)	2024-2025	AIHL	28	19	45	64	2.29	28
2.	Joakim Erdugan (F)	2025-2026	AIHL	27	14	43	57	2.11	53
3.	Austin Albrecht (F)	2023-2024	AIHL	21	26	42	68	3.24	20
4.	Jason Baclig (F)	2012-2013	AIHL	28	23	39	62	2.21	12
5.	Mac Caruana (F)	2025-2026	AIHL	30	19	38	57	1.90	24

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Melbourne Ice — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Vincent Hughes (D)	2006-2007	AIHL	15	0	8	8	0.53	152
2.	Joey Hughes (F)	2011-2012	AIHL	18	18	20	38	2.11	142
3.	Chris Frank (D)	2012-2013	AIHL	18	7	9	16	0.89	136
4.	Greg Garvie (D)	2008-2009	AIHL	14	0	3	3	0.21	134
5.	Lliam Webster (F)	2015-2016	AIHL	24	5	18	23	0.96	133