Team Facts
Plays in New Zealand Ice Hockey League Town Auckland Founded 2005

2021-2022 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#42 Matt Canaday (G) 32 1990 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 6'2" 170 L
#29 Grace Harrison (G) 26 1997 Auckland, NZL 5'9" 143 L
#25 Joel Messenger (G) 18 2004 6'0" 174 L
#1 Connor Parr (G) 21 2002 5'10" 174 R
DEFENSEMEN
#20 Luka Arandjus (D) 17 2005 5'9" 176 L
#9 Edward Commons (D) 29 1993 5'5" 143 R
#3 Logan Fraser (D/F) 25 1998 5'11" 176 R
#13 Andrew Hay (D)   “C” 37 1985 Auckland, NZL 6'0" 201 R
#21 Oliver Hay (D) 26 1997 Auckland, NZL 6'0" 187 R
#28
Ondrej Kozak (D/F) 35 1987 Rakovnik, CZE 6'0" 181 R
#78
Daylan Lipanovich (D/F) 27 1995 Las Vegas, NV, USA 6'0" 183 R
#47 Stephen Mawson (D) 32 1991 6'2" 198 R
#2 Blake McCombe (D) 27 1995 6'3" 287 L
#00 Jon Parenteau (D) 27 1995 6'2" 209 L
#24 Remy Sandoy (D/RW) 30 1992 Auckland, NZL 6'4" 201 R
#4 Luke Simon (D) 18 2004 5'11" 187 R
#7 Zac Snoad (D) 21 2002 Auckland, NZL 6'0" 229 R
#36 Tomas Tappin (D) 29 1994 Christchurch, NZL 6'2" 203 R
#85 Stefan Thüler (D) 38 1985 5'10" 168 L
FORWARDS
#6
Michael Attwell (C)   “A” 31 1991 6'1" 196 R
#77 Eric Chung (F) 26 1997 5'9" 154 R
#14 Reid Cole (F) 30 1992 6'1" 194 L
#17
Ivan Dalmatau (F) 18 2005 6'0" 163 L
#96 Ethan Doeg (F) 21 2002 6'1" 209 R
#22 John Franich (F) 34 1988 5'8" 196 R
#87 Joshua Hay (RW) 34 1988 6'0" 192 R
#89 Max Hill (F) 23 1999 5'8" 154 R
#63 Ritchie Hopkinson (F)   “A” 30 1992 Auckland, NZL 5'5" 150 L
#18 Kyle Jonsson (C) 27 1996 Auckland, NZL 5'10" 170 R
#34 Sebastien Ong (F) 19 2004 5'9" 163 L
#10
Alexander Polozov (F) 37 1986 Kohtla-Järve, EST 5'9" 179 L
#27 Gavin Pucket (F) 30 1992 5'8" 198 R
#56 Mak Rawiri (C) 23 1999 6'1" 187 R
#15 Alex Soncodi (F) 19 2003 5'11" 148 R
#16 Josh Steen (F) 17 2005 5'10" 172 R
#5 Ben Taylor (F) 19 2003 5'8" 150 R
#8 Robin Vortanov (RW) 25 1997 6'0" 181 R
#33 Sam Webb (F) 24 1999 5'10" 196 L
#46 Josh Whitston-Lee (F) 26 1997 5'9" 174 R
Position: G: 2, D: 15, F: 16 | Av Age: 25.55 years | Av Ht: 5'11" | Av Wt: 184 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 33 players
3 players
2 players
1 player Experience Botany Swarm: 1 922 GP
Team Captains
“C” Andrew Hay “A” Michael Attwell
Ritchie Hopkinson
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Paradice at Botany Downs Location Auckland Capacity 400 Construction Year 1999
Games
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
05/11/2019
05/11/2019 Confirmed Joining Andrea Ricca (D) Joining from Como
04/03/2018
04/03/2018 Confirmed Leaving Jermaine Joyce (D) Leaving for Melbourne Mustangs
07/20/2017
07/20/2017 Confirmed Leaving Maximilian Hadraschek (F) Leaving for ERC Sonthofen
07/06/2017
07/06/2017 Confirmed Leaving Ryan Widmar (F) Leaving for Söderhamn/Ljusne HC
05/19/2017
05/19/2017 Confirmed Joining Petr Zítka (D) Joining from No team
05/19/2017 Confirmed Joining Ryan Widmar (F) Joining from IFK Strömsund
05/19/2017 Confirmed Joining Maximilian Hadraschek (F) Joining from ERC Sonthofen 1999
06/04/2016
06/04/2016 Confirmed Joining Sami Saastamoinen (F) Joining from GrIFK
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
South Auckland Swarm
2004-2005 NZIHL 6 2 2 2 - - 21 20 11 1.83 3 Did not make playoffs
2005-2006 NZIHL 6 5 0 1 - - 25 17 15 2.50 1 Final loss
Botany Swarm
2006-2007 NZIHL 10 8 1 1 - - 44 28 26 2.60 2 Champion
2007-2008 NZIHL 12 8 3 1 - - 65 35 31 2.58 2 Champion
2008-2009 NZIHL 16 7 2 7 - - 71 70 16 1.00 3 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 NZIHL 16 10 - 3 1 2 76 50 34 2.13 1 Champion
2010-2011 NZIHL 16 12 - 3 0 1 94 44 37 2.31 1 Champion
2011-2012 NZIHL 16 3 - 11 0 2 45 82 11 0.69 5 Did not make playoffs
TTCL 2 0 - 2 0 0 8 14 0 0.00 3 -
2012-2013 NZIHL 16 7 - 3 2 4 110 77 30 1.88 3 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 NZIHL 16 5 - 7 2 2 71 70 21 1.31 4 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 NZIHL 16 4 - 9 1 2 67 87 16 1.00 3 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 NZIHL 16 6 - 9 1 0 63 73 20 1.25 4 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 NZIHL 16 4 - 9 1 2 53 95 16 1.00 4 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 NZIHL 16 5 - 10 0 1 59 86 16 1.00 4 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 NZIHL 16 10 - 5 0 1 81 49 31 1.94 2 Semifinal loss
2019-2020 NZIHL 4 0 - 4 0 1 7 26 1 0.25 2 -
2020-2021 NZIHL 16 10 - 6 2 0 66 58 25 1.56 - Playoffs Cancelled
2021-2022 NZIHL 18 8 - 8 1 1 61 58 21 1.17 4 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 NZIHL 7 7 - 0 0 0 42 16 18 2.57 - -
Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Corey McEwen (F) 2022-2023 Peterborough Phantoms NIHL 42 18 30 48 10
2. Joakim Sigvant (F) 2022-2023 Motala AIF Division 3 18 13 14 27 8
3. Alex Mitsionis (F) 2022-2023 Bollnäs IS Division 3 19 16 10 26 10
4. Corey McEwen (F) 2022-2023 Peterborough Phantoms NIHL Cup 21 7 17 24 6
5. Maximilian Hadraschek (F) 2022-2023 Ravensburg Towerstars DEL2 49 9 14 23 12
6. Teemu Rantanen (D) 2022-2023 KaVo III-divisioona 13 10 9 19 0
7. Ryan Widmar (F) 2022-2023 Mosinee Papermakers GLHL 5 0 10 10 2
8. Brandon Contratto (D) 2022-2023 Waterford Sharks MIHL 6 1 8 9 4
9. Maxime Bettez (D) 2022-2023 KSF Denmark3 6 3 3 6 2
10. Jordan Challis (F) 2022-2023 New Zealand WC D2B 5 2 2 4 2
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. K.C. Ball (F) 202 79 129 208
2. Alexander Polozov (F) 158 75 97 172
3. Jordan Challis (F) 170 68 85 153
4. Michael Attwell (F) 179 59 86 145
5. Brandon Contratto (D) 47 59 66 125
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. K.C. Ball (F) 202 79 129 208
2. Alexander Polozov (F) 158 75 97 172
3. Jordan Challis (F) 170 68 85 153
4. Michael Attwell (F) 179 59 86 145
5. Brandon Contratto (D) 47 59 66 125
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. K.C. Ball (F) 202 79 129 208
2. Alexander Polozov (F) 158 75 97 172
3. Michael Attwell (F) 179 59 86 145
4. Jordan Challis (F) 170 68 85 153
5. Andrew Hay (D) 245 20 75 95
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Jordan Challis (F) 170 68 153 445
2. Alexander Polozov (F) 158 75 172 416
3. Oliver Hay (D) 121 16 64 390
4. Joshua Hay (F) 122 54 110 345
5. Lyle Idoine (F) 90 28 73 302
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Andrew Hay (D) 245 20 75 95
2. K.C. Ball (F) 202 79 129 208
3. Michael Attwell (F) 179 59 86 145
4. Jordan Challis (F) 170 68 85 153
5. Alexander Polozov (F) 158 75 97 172
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Petr Stepanek (F) 6 13 18 3.00
2. Evan Mackintosh (F) 15 17 41 2.73
3. Brandon Contratto (D) 47 59 125 2.66
4. Andrew Hamburg (F) 16 8 35 2.19
5. Lucas Bombardier (F) 10 8 21 2.10
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Brandon Contratto (D) 2012-2013 NZIHL 16 25 29 54 3.38 10
2. Evan Mackintosh (F) 2012-2013 NZIHL 15 17 24 41 2.73 72
3. Brandon Contratto (D) 2013-2014 NZIHL 16 21 18 39 2.44 63
4. Andrew Hamburg (F) 2014-2015 NZIHL 16 8 27 35 2.19 22
5. Alexander Polozov (F) 2010-2011 NZIHL 16 15 19 34 2.13 67
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Brandon Contratto (D) 2012-2013 NZIHL 16 25 29 54 3.38 10
2. Brandon Contratto (D) 2013-2014 NZIHL 16 21 18 39 2.44 63
3. Evan Mackintosh (F) 2012-2013 NZIHL 15 17 24 41 2.73 72
4. Ian Wannamaker (D) 2009-2010 NZIHL 16 17 3 20 1.25 24
5. Alexander Polozov (F) 2009-2010 NZIHL 15 16 11 27 1.80 57
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Brandon Contratto (D) 2012-2013 NZIHL 16 25 29 54 3.38 10
2. Andrew Hamburg (F) 2014-2015 NZIHL 16 8 27 35 2.19 22
3. Evan Mackintosh (F) 2012-2013 NZIHL 15 17 24 41 2.73 72
4. K.C. Ball (F) 2012-2013 NZIHL 16 10 24 34 2.13 0
5. Alexander Polozov (F) 2010-2011 NZIHL 16 15 19 34 2.13 67
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Oliver Hay (D) 2016-2017 NZIHL 13 1 7 8 0.62 103
2. Lyle Idoine (F) 2011-2012 NZIHL 16 3 3 6 0.38 83
3. Evan Mackintosh (F) 2012-2013 NZIHL 15 17 24 41 2.73 72
4. Alexander Polozov (F) 2010-2011 NZIHL 16 15 19 34 2.13 67
5. Lyle Idoine (F) 2009-2010 NZIHL 16 6 8 14 0.88 66
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 5'11" 179 lbs 25.46
2021-2022 View roster 5'11" 184 lbs 25.55
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 180 lbs 25.93
2018-2019 View roster 5'11" 180 lbs 27.39
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