Botany Swarm
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The Botany Swarm is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in East Auckland, New Zealand. The team is a member of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL). The team was founded in 2005 as the South Auckland Swarm. Their name was changed prior to the 2007 season due to it being similar to one of the other teams and to better reflect the area in Auckland where their home rink is located (in the suburb of Botany Downs). They play their home games out of the Paradice Ice Skating Botany Rink known as The Hive.
History
2017 Season
7 May 2017, the Swarm announced that after 11 seasons, head coach Andreas Kaißer has stepped down, and will be replaced by former Swarm alumnus Brandon Contratto. However for personal reasons Brandon was unable to commit to the role. Former assistant coach Jeff Boehme took the role of head coach for the 2017 season.
The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2017 season: Petr Zítka from the Czech Republic, Ryan Widmar from Illinois, Maximilian Hadraschek from Germany and Alex Mitsionis from Ohio.
2018 Season
10 December 2017, the Swarm announced that Ian Wannamaker was appointed as the new head coach. Ian Wannamaker played for the Botany Swarm from 2007-2015 and represented New Zealand from 2010-2013, 2015.
23 December 2017, the Swarm announced that assistant coach of the Kelowna Rockets Travis Crickard was appointed as the new assistant coach.
The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2018 season: Declan Weir an Irish Canadian, Harry Ferguson from Scotland, Colin Langham from Georgia and Lucas Bombardier from Vermont.
26 May 2018, Alexandr Polozov played his 100th game for the Botany Swarm against the Canterbury Red Devils.
9 June 2018, Jordan Challis played his 150th game for the Botany Swarm against the Dunedin Thunder.
21 July 2018, Logan Fraser played his 50th game for the Botany Swarm against the Dunedin Thunder.
5 August 2018, The Botany Swarm had their 200th NZIHL game.
2019 Season
22 February 2019, Travis Crickard appointed Botany Swarm General Manager/CEO.
24 February 2019, Joel Rindelaub appointed Botany Swarm Interim Assistant General Manager.
The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2019 season: Andrea Ricca from Italy, Corey McEwen born in Cardiff and now living in Toronto, Corey Morgan from New Jersey and Daniel Iasenza from Montreal.
11 May 2019, Michelle Cox appointed Botany Swarm Head Coach.
9 June 2019, Andrew Hay played his 200th game for the Botany Swarm against the West Auckland Admirals.
2021 Season
The roster included goaltender Grace Harrison,[1][2] one of only two women competing in the league.
Season by season results
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| 2005 | 6 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 3rd | Did not qualify | [3] |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 1st | Lost final (Southern Stampede) | [3] |
| 2007 | 10 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 2nd | Won final (Canterbury Red Devils) | [3] |
| 2008 | 12 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 65 | 35 | 31 | 2nd | Won final (Canterbury Red Devils) | [3] |
| 2009 | 16 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 7 | 71 | 70 | 16 | 3rd | Did not qualify | [3] |
| 2010 | 16 | 10 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 76 | 50 | 34 | 1st | Won final (West Auckland Admirals) | [3] |
| 2011 | 16 | 12 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 94 | 44 | 37 | 1st | Won final (Southern Stampede) | [3] |
| 2012 | 16 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 11 | 45 | 82 | 11 | 5th | Did not qualify | [3] |
| 2013 | 16 | 7 | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | 110 | 77 | 30 | 3rd | Did not qualify | [3] |
| 2014 | 16 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | 71 | 70 | 21 | 4th | Did not qualify | [3] |
| 2015 | 16 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 9 | 67 | 87 | 16 | 3rd | Did not qualify | [3] |
| 2016 | 16 | 6 | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | 63 | 73 | 20 | 4th | Did not qualify | [3] |
| 2017 | 16 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 9 | 53 | 95 | 16 | 4th | Did not qualify | [3] |
| 2018 | 16 | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | 59 | 86 | 16 | 4th | Did not qualify | [3] |
| 2019 | 16 | 10 | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 81 | 49 | 31 | 2nd | Lost semifinal (West Auckland Admirals) | [3] |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 2nd | Playoffs not held | [3] |
| 2021 | 14 | 6 | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | 54 | 51 | 22 | – | Playoffs cancelled | [4] |
Players
Current roster
Team roster for the 2018 NZIHL Season[5]
| # | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". (A) | F | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2009 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 19 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2005 | Mission, British Columbia, Canada |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2018 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 32 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | G | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Haifa, Israel |
| 22 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". (A) | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2007 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Takapuna, New Zealand |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 24 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2014 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 37 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | G | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2015 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". (C) | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2005 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 21 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2005 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 20 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2013 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 26 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2013 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 1 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | G | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2013 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2016 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 14 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 18 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2013 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 27 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2015 | Vladivostok, Russia |
| 28 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2014 | Rakovník, Czech Republic |
| 34 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Albany, New Zealand |
| 17 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2016 | Whangārei, New Zealand |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| 33 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States |
| 31 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | G | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Kauri, New Zealand |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2016 | Kohtla-Järve, Estonia |
| 30 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | G | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2018 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Manukau, New Zealand |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Pinerolo, Italy |
| 29 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2018 | St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States |
| 25 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2018 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 36 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 23 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2005 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2014 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 35 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2007 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| 12 | Template:Flagicon | Script error: No such module "sort". | F | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2019 | Auckland, New Zealand |
Franchise scoring leaders
There are the top ten point scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season.
| # | Player | Seasons | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon KC Ball | 2005-18 | F | 184 | 73 | 118 | 191 | 82 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Jordan Challis | 2007-18 | F | 157 | 64 | 81 | 145 | 383 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Alex Polosov | 2010-14, 2016-18 | F | 113 | 62 | 75 | 137 | 327 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Brandon Contratto | 2013-15 | F | 47 | 59 | 66 | 125 | 105 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Joshua Hay | 2005-13, 2017-18 | F | 119 | 54 | 55 | 109 | 343 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Michael Attwell | 2009-17 | F | 131 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 182 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Hay | 2005-18 | D | 190 | 18 | 64 | 82 | 243 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Ian Wannamaker | 2007-15 | D | 104 | 43 | 38 | 81 | 149 |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Charlie Huber | 2005-11, 2015 | F | 73 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 52 |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Lyle Idoine | 2005-12 | F | 90 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 302 |
Franchise all-time most appearances
There are the top ten player who have made the most appearances in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season.
| # | Player | Seasons | Pos | RS Games | PS Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Hay | 2005-18 | D | 190 | 6 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon KC Ball | 2005-18 | F | 184 | 3 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Jordan Challis | 2007-18 | F | 157 | 2 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Leith Thompson | 2005-18 | D | 142 | 2 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Michael Attwell | 2009-17 | F | 131 | 0 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Joshua Hay | 2005-13, 2017-18 | F | 119 | 3 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Alex Polosov | 2010-14, 2016-18 | F | 113 | 0 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Ian Wannamaker | 2007-15 | D | 104 | 4 |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Samuel Boniface | 2007-10, 2012–13, 2015 | F | 98 | 2 |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Lyle Idione | 2005-12 | F | 90 | 3 |
Technical staff
Current as of 24 June 2019
| Position | Name[6] |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Michelle Cox |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Corey McEwen |
| General Manager | Template:Flagicon Philippa Kaisser |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Sankaran Duntellu |
| Team Staff | Template:Flagicon Michael Attwell |
Leaders
Team captains
| # | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Rene Aish | 4 June 2005 | 7 August 2005 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon George Pilgrim | 9 June 2006 | 10 September 2006 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Hay | 26 May 2007 | Current |
Head coaches
| # | Manager | From | To | Played | Won | Overtime Won | Tied | Overtime Lost | Lost | GF | GA | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Andreas Kaisser | 4 June 2005 | 4 September 2011 | 88 | 55 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 421 | 278 | 70.27% |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Philip Lyle | 9 June 2012 | 27 August 2012 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 96 | 20.37% |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Andreas Kaisser | 25 May 2013 | 7 August 2016 | 64 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 311 | 307 | 44.79% |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Jeff Boehme | 26 May 2017 | 6 August 2017 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 95 | 33.33% |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Ian Wannamaker | 26 May 2018 | 10 October 2018 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 59 | 86 | 33.33% |
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External links
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