What league does Dunedin Thunder play in?

Dunedin Thunder play in the NZIHL.

When was Dunedin Thunder founded?

Dunedin Thunder was founded in 2008 in Dunedin, NZL, New Zealand.

Where is Dunedin Thunder based?

Dunedin Thunder is based in Dunedin, NZL.

Who is the head coach of Dunedin Thunder?

The head coach of Dunedin Thunder is János Kaszala.

Who is the captain of Dunedin Thunder?

The captain of Dunedin Thunder is Gints Leitis.

What arena does Dunedin Thunder play in?

Dunedin Thunder play their home games at Dunedin Ice Stadium in Dunedin, NZL.

Who is the general manager of Dunedin Thunder?

The general manager of Dunedin Thunder is Guillaume Leclancher.

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2015-2016 Season

Dunedin Thunder were 2-14-0 in the 2015-16 NZIHL season with 6 points, 5th overall.

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2015-2016 Dunedin Thunder Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#88	Jonas Barakauskas (G)	31	1994		6'1"	198	L
	#60	Kane Easterbrook (G)	38	1988		6'1"	176	R
	#1	Villem-Henrik Koitmaa (G)	35	1990	Tallinn, EST	5'11"	183	L
	#55	Daniel Lee (G)	29	1997	Christchurch, NZL	6'1"	187	L
	#29	Hunter Waugh (G)	30	1996	Dunedin, NZL	5'10"	187	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#6	Matas Barakauskas (D)	35	1991		6'1"	236	L
	#9	Brandon Contratto (D/F)	36	1990	West Bloomfield, MI, USA	5'9"	168	R
	#76	Tristan Darling (D)	32	1994	Dunedin, NZL	6'3"	198	R
	#98	Nicholas Donaldson (D)	31	1995		6'0"	187	R
	#2	David Ferrari (D)	42	1984	Melbourne, AUS	6'2"	190	R
	#11	George Hopkins (D)	28	1998	Melbourne, AUS	6'4"	176	R
	#35	Noah Leahy (D)	29	1997	Dunedin, NZL	6'3"	187	L
	#25	Guillaume Leclancher (D)	37	1989	Maisons-Alfort, FRA	6'1"	205	L
	#81	Benedict Roth (D/F)	30	1996	Dunedin, NZL	6'1"	185	L
	#19	Regan Wilson (D)"A"	33	1993	Dunedin, NZL	5'10"	174	R
FORWARDS
	#5	Felipe Aguirre (F)	28	1998		5'9"	154	R
	#27	Monty Brown (F)	29	1997		6'2"	194	R
	#12	Tom Carson-Pratt (C)	28	1998		5'10"	161	L
	#21	Dylan Devlin (F)	29	1997	Dunedin, NZL	5'10"	170	R
	#10	Matt Enright (F)	42	1984	Oxford, GBR	5'9"	152	R
	#96	Lachlan Frear (F/D)	29	1996		5'10"	207	R
	#71	Ryan Gruszka (C)"A"	30	1996	Belle River, ON, CAN	5'11"	170	R
	#8	Connor Harrison (RW/LW)"A"	33	1993	Arrowtown, NZL	6'1"	198	R
	#22	Shaun Harrison (F)	32	1994	Auckland, NZL	6'1"	183	R
	#16	Jacob Hurring (F)	29	1997	Dunedin, NZL	6'3"	194	L
	#18	Liam Kinney (F)	28	1997		6'0"	170	R
	#23	Gints Leitis (RW/LW)"C"	34	1992	Riga, LAT	6'1"	203	L
	#40	Gareth Lloyd (F)	34	1992		5'9"	165	R
	#66	Jaime Meeuws (F)	30	1996		5'8"	176	R
	#90	Joe Orr (LW)	30	1996	Dunedin, NZL	5'9"	165	R
	#77	Joel Scott (LW)	30	1996	New Plymouth, NZL	6'2"	196	L
	#94	Otto Sillanpää (F)	31	1994	Säkylä, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#13	Jaan Turia (F)	28	1998	London, GBR	5'9"	159	R

Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 14Av Age: 21.59 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 185 lbsCompare with other teams »

2015-2016 Dunedin Thunder Staff

Head CoachJános Kaszala
Asst. CoachJeff Avery
Asst. CoachAndre Robichaud
General ManagerGuillaume Leclancher
Team ManagerPete Hurring
Video CoachJames van Leeuwen

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2015-2016 Dunedin Thunder Captains

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Dunedin Thunder Facts

Plays in: New Zealand Ice Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Dunedin, NZL Map
Founded: 2008

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Dunedin Thunder: 886 GP

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Arena Name: Dunedin Ice Stadium
Location: Dunedin
Capacity: 1 500
Construction Year: 2003

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Dunedin Thunder History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Phoenix Thunder
2025-2026	NZIHL	16	9	7	-	0	0	85	72	27	1.69	2	Final loss
2024-2025	NZIHL	16	9	6	-	1	0	79	66	29	1.81	3	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	NZIHL	18	3	11	-	1	3	71	103	8	0.44	5	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NZIHL	18	4	11	-	2	1	52	96	11	0.61	5	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NZIHL	16	2	13	-	0	1	43	78	7	0.44	5	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NZIHL	16	5	8	-	1	2	64	74	16	1	4	Playoffs Cancelled
Dunedin Thunder
2019-2020	NZIHL	8	3	5	-	0	0	35	50	9	1.13	2	-
2018-2019	NZIHL	16	4	10	-	2	0	45	75	16	1	4	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	NZIHL	16	6	8	-	1	1	72	73	21	1.31	3	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	NZIHL	16	6	7	-	3	0	73	60	24	1.5	3	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NZIHL	16	2	14	-	0	0	44	94	6	0.38	5	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NZIHL	16	5	11	-	0	0	66	108	15	0.94	4	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NZIHL	16	10	5	-	0	1	72	67	31	1.94	2	Final loss
2012-2013	NZIHL	16	8	4	-	4	0	87	66	32	2	2	Final loss
2011-2012	NZIHL	16	8	5	-	1	2	77	65	28	1.75	3	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NZIHL	16	3	11	-	2	0	78	108	13	0.81	4	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NZIHL	16	3	8	-	4	1	71	84	18	1.13	4	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NZIHL	16	1	15	0	-	-	42	142	2	0.13	5	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NZIHL	12	1	11	0	-	-	30	91	4	0.33	5	Did not make playoffs

Dunedin Thunder Retired Numbers

#16 Gino Heyd (F)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Miska Autio (D)	2026-2027	Amsterdam Tigers	Eredivisie	1	2	0	2	0
2.	Morgan Blair (D)	2026-2027	East Texas Baptist Univ.	ACHA II	5	1	1	2	4
3.	Jordane Fazende (F)	2026-2027	Avignon	-	1	1	0	1	0
4.	Charles-Alexandre Plaisir (F)	2026-2027	Waterloo Maroons	LHSE	1	0	1	1	0
5.	Shaun Thomson (D)	2026-2027	West Chester Wolves (Premier)	USPHL Premier	2	0	1	1	0
6.	Sebastian Stephen (F)	2026-2027	TUS	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Ryan Wonfor (D)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Thunder	NIHL 2	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Jordane Fazende (F)	2026-2027	Avignon	Division 3	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	24.31
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	25.29
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	23.76
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	23.74
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.65

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gino Heyd (F)	166	144	148	292
2.	Matt Enright (F)	164	81	68	149
3.	Cole Beckstead (F)	47	36	76	112
4.	Ian Audas (F)	89	55	55	110
5.	Joe Orr (F)	174	52	45	97

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gino Heyd (F)	166	144	148	292
2.	Matt Enright (F)	164	81	68	149
3.	Ian Audas (F)	89	55	55	110
4.	Joe Orr (F)	174	52	45	97
5.	Cole Beckstead (F)	47	36	76	112

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gino Heyd (F)	166	144	148	292
2.	Cole Beckstead (F)	47	36	76	112
3.	Matt Enright (F)	164	81	68	149
4.	Tristan Darling (D)	160	22	57	79
5.	Ian Audas (F)	89	55	55	110

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Gino Heyd (F)	166	144	292	323
2.	Tristan Darling (D)	160	22	79	297
3.	Damian Watson (F)	34	16	30	174
4.	Joe Orr (F)	174	52	97	155
5.	Regan Wilson (D)	201	8	31	128

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Regan Wilson (D)	201	8	23	31
2.	Joe Orr (F)	174	52	45	97
3.	Gino Heyd (F)	166	144	148	292
4.	Matt Enright (F)	164	81	68	149
5.	Tristan Darling (D)	160	22	57	79

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Cole Beckstead (F)	47	36	112	2.38
2.	Luke Stegmann (D)	30	33	69	2.30
3.	Jean-Philippe Bertrand (F)	16	18	35	2.19
4.	Samuel Loiselle (D)	15	13	30	2.00
5.	Gints Leitis (F)	14	13	27	1.93

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Luke Stegmann (D)	2025-2026	16	18	41
2.	Cole Beckstead (F)	2024-2025	16	12	41
3.	Cole Beckstead (F)	2025-2026	16	15	40
4.	Gino Heyd (F)	2014-2015	16	18	38
5.	Gino Heyd (F)	2017-2018	17	15	36

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Gino Heyd (F)	2010-2011	16	19	32
2.	Connor Harrison (F)	2012-2013	15	19	24
3.	Luke Stegmann (D)	2025-2026	16	18	41
4.	Gino Heyd (F)	2014-2015	16	18	38
5.	Jean-Philippe Bertrand (F)	2010-2011	16	18	35

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Cole Beckstead (F)	2024-2025	16	29	41
2.	Cole Beckstead (F)	2025-2026	16	25	40
3.	Luke Stegmann (D)	2025-2026	16	23	41
4.	Cole Beckstead (F)	2023-2024	15	22	31
5.	Gino Heyd (F)	2017-2018	17	21	36

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Yvan Kerneis (D)	2010-2011	13	15	101
2.	Ryan Gruszka (F)	2015-2016	13	22	75
3.	Damian Watson (F)	2009-2010	13	12	69
4.	Pierre-Luc Coulombe (D)	2016-2017	15	7	63
5.	Hassan Saeed (D)	2010-2011	16	21	57