What league does Brisbane Lightning play in?

Brisbane Lightning play in the AIHL.

When was Brisbane Lightning founded?

Brisbane Lightning was founded in 2022 in Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Where is Brisbane Lightning based?

Brisbane Lightning is based in Brisbane, QLD.

Who is the head coach of Brisbane Lightning?

The head coach of Brisbane Lightning is Nathan Deyell.

What arena does Brisbane Lightning play in?

Brisbane Lightning play their home games at Iceworld Olympic Ice Rink - Boondall in Brisbane, QLD.

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2025-2026 Season

Brisbane Lightning are 9-20-1 in the 2025-26 AIHL season with 27 points, 9th overall.

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2025-2026 Brisbane Lightning Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#70	Dillon Dewar (G)	22	2003	Perth, AUS	6'6"	209	R
	#31	Jakob Doornbos (G)	25	2001	Perth, AUS	6'2"	181	L
	#41	Steve Harris (G)	48	1978	Burlington, ON, CAN	6'1"	194	L
	#37	Ethan Meyer (G)	20	2006		-	-	-
DEFENSEMEN
	#77	Hunter Boland (D)	18	2007	Brisbane, AUS	6'0"	165	R	Junior
	#22	Alex Campbell (D/F)	22	2004	Carlisle, ON, CAN	5'11"	176	R
	#2	Onrii Dalgity (D)	21	2004	Brisbane, AUS	6'0"	187	R
	#81	Alex DeGraaf (D)	19	2007	Cleveland, AUS	5'11"	181	R
	#51	Pierrick Hoehe (D)	31	1994	Strasbourg, FRA	5'10"	161	L
	#15	Thomas Kiliwnik (D)	26	2000	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	5'10"	168	R
	#17	Luka Ouimette (D)	20	2006	Brisbane, AUS	6'0"	170	R
	#26	Neil Pretorius (D)	22	2004	Johannesburg, RSA	6'4"	216	R
	#12	Mikko Rippon (D)	20	2006	Nottingham, GBR	6'5"	209	R
	#13	Zach Shankar (D)	29	1997	Prescott, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	L	PTO
	#55	Eric Walker (D)	33	1993	Castlegar, BC, CAN	6'2"	194	L
FORWARDS
	#20	Harley Anderson (F)	29	1997	Gold Coast, AUS	6'3"	198	L
	#9	Anthony Barnes (F)	30	1996	Brisbane, AUS	6'2"	216	R
	#21	Hugh Campbell (F)	20	2006	Toowoomba, AUS	6'2"	220	L
	#84	Julian Fodor (F)	26	2000	Brisbane, AUS	6'5"	216	R
	#87	Batu Gendunov (F/D)	27	1999	Irkutsk, RUS	6'6"	243	L
	#7	Pat Girouard (F)	-		Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'2"	181	-
	#88	Zachery Gumm (F)	25	2001	Oxley, AUS	6'0"	174	R
	#27	Grant Hebert (C)	29	1997	St. Andrews West, ON, CAN	6'3"	192	L	26/27
	#28	Bryce Hodges (F)	19	2007	Brisbane, AUS	6'5"	251	L
	#42	Tanner Hopps (F/D)	26	2000	North Delta, BC, CAN	5'11"	181	L
	#91	Josh Labrie (F)	35	1991	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	181	L
	#47	Jack Mollee (F)	19	2007	Brisbane, AUS	5'10"	187	R
	#44	Ozzy Partridge (F)	18	2008	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'10"	159	L
	#2	Shai Rabinowitz (C)	37	1989	Sydney, AUS	5'11"	185	R
	#18	Arum Rapchuk (W)	24	2002	Halifax, NS, CAN	5'9"	148	L
	#78	Sacha Rapchuk (F)	22	2004	Halifax, NS, CAN	6'3"	198	R
	#19	Jackson Staneke (F)	19	2007	Brisbane, AUS	5'8"	143	R
	#24	Aaron Wanat (F)	33	1993	Cheektowaga, NY, USA	5'7"	185	R

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 18Av Age: 25.44 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 190 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Brisbane Lightning Staff

Head CoachNathan Deyell

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Brisbane Lightning Demographics

Brisbane Lightning Facts

Plays in: Australian Ice Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Brisbane, QLD Map
Founded: 2022

2025-2026 Brisbane Lightning Roster Facts

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Experience

Brisbane Lightning: 1 423 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Brisbane Lightning (AWIHL (W))

Arena Information

Arena Name: Iceworld Olympic Ice Rink - Boondall
Location: Boondall, QLD, AUS
Capacity: 200
Construction Year: 2001
Secondary Arena: Iceworld Olympic Ice Rink - Acacia Ridge

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Brisbane Lightning History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	AIHL	30	8	20	-	1	1	166	218	27	0.9	9	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	AIHL	28	11	11	-	1	5	131	157	40	1.43	5	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	AIHL	30	9	16	-	4	1	85	124	36	1.2	3	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	AIHL	26	9	15	-	1	1	156	136	30	1.15	6	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	AIHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Bryce Hodges (F)	2026-2027	Butte Irish	NA3HL	6	3	0	3	16
2.	Nico Hemming (F)	2026-2027	EC Eisbären Balingen	Landesliga	1	2	0	2	6
3.	Mikko Rippon (D)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	2	1	1	2	0
4.	Jules Sturny (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	4	0	1	1	0
5.	Hunter Boland (D)	2026-2027	EV Regensburg U20	DNL U20 Div. II	3	0	0	0	8
6.	Neil Pretorius (D)	2026-2027	American International College	NCAA III	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Chance Adrian (F)	2026-2027	Mid-South Monarchs	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Zach Shankar (D)	2026-2027	Mid-South Monarchs	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Batu Gendunov (F)	2026-2027	Nagoya Orques	XHL	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Grant Hebert (F)	2026-2027	Norfolk Admirals	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	25.44
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	24.21
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	25.08
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	27.65

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tanner Hopps (F)	54	67	96	163
2.	Batu Gendunov (F)	76	49	62	111
3.	Sacha Rapchuk (F)	113	41	68	109
4.	Grant Hebert (F)	22	26	47	73
5.	Julian Fodor (F)	84	40	31	71

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tanner Hopps (F)	54	67	96	163
2.	Batu Gendunov (F)	76	49	62	111
3.	Sacha Rapchuk (F)	113	41	68	109
4.	Julian Fodor (F)	84	40	31	71
5.	Alex Campbell (D)	23	31	27	58

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tanner Hopps (F)	54	67	96	163
2.	Sacha Rapchuk (F)	113	41	68	109
3.	Batu Gendunov (F)	76	49	62	111
4.	Aaron Wanat (F)	111	17	50	67
5.	Grant Hebert (F)	22	26	47	73

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Sacha Rapchuk (F)	113	41	109	218
2.	Aaron Wanat (F)	111	17	67	120
3.	Neil Pretorius (D)	75	5	33	105
4.	Patrik Popovics (F)	33	14	27	105
5.	Kasey Kulczycki (F)	14	9	24	86

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sacha Rapchuk (F)	113	41	68	109
2.	Arum Rapchuk (F)	113	24	41	65
3.	Aaron Wanat (F)	111	17	50	67
4.	Thomas Kiliwnik (D)	97	2	28	30
5.	Julian Fodor (F)	84	40	31	71

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Grant Hebert (F)	22	26	73	3.32
2.	Jules Sturny (F)	10	12	32	3.20
3.	Tanner Hopps (F)	54	67	163	3.02
4.	Jordan McTaggart (F)	18	22	49	2.72
5.	Zach Shankar (D)	25	20	66	2.64

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tanner Hopps (F)	2025-2026	28	34	83
2.	Tanner Hopps (F)	2024-2025	26	33	80
3.	Grant Hebert (F)	2025-2026	22	26	73
4.	Carson Miller (F)	2024-2025	26	23	66
5.	Zach Shankar (D)	2025-2026	25	20	66

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tanner Hopps (F)	2025-2026	28	34	83
2.	Tanner Hopps (F)	2024-2025	26	33	80
3.	Grant Hebert (F)	2025-2026	22	26	73
4.	Alex Campbell (D)	2025-2026	17	25	45
5.	Carson Miller (F)	2024-2025	26	23	66

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Tanner Hopps (F)	2025-2026	28	49	83
2.	Tanner Hopps (F)	2024-2025	26	47	80
3.	Grant Hebert (F)	2025-2026	22	47	73
4.	Zach Shankar (D)	2025-2026	25	46	66
5.	Carson Miller (F)	2024-2025	26	43	66

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Kasey Kulczycki (F)	2022-2023	14	24	86
2.	Sacha Rapchuk (F)	2022-2023	26	16	79
3.	Eric Walker (D)	2025-2026	15	11	74
4.	Patrik Popovics (F)	2023-2024	19	15	68
5.	Sacha Rapchuk (F)	2023-2024	29	16	63