The Southern Ice Hockey League is the top ice hockey competition in the lower half of the South Island of New Zealand. Teams from Albury, Queenstown, Alexandra, Gore, Maniototo and Dunedin compete in a range of various grades. Tournaments are held throughout the region for each grade.

National Team Coaching Appointment Advertisement 2010
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Skate of Origin 2009. Game Report now available.

Schedule

SIHL Tournaments 2010

Grades

Senior Non-Checking
The senior non-checking grade is open to players of all ages. No direct body checking is allowed in this competition. Teams from Queenstown, Alexandra, Dunedin, Gore and Maniototo compete.

Open
This is the top contact grade in the southern region. Teams from Queenstown, Dunedin and Gore compete.

Juniors
The Junior grade is open to players under 19 years of age. This grade is checking. Juniors currently compete in the open grade.

Midgets
The Midget grade is open to players under 16 years of age. This grade is checking. Teams from Gore, Alexandra, Maniototo, Queenstown and Dunedin compete.

Peewees
The Peewees grade is open to players under 13 years of age. This grade is non-checking. Teams from Gore, Alexandra, Dunedin, Maniototo, and Queenstown compete.

Nationals and the New Zealand Ice Hockey League
The Southern Ice Hockey League fields teams at the NZIHF National Ice Hockey Championships in all grades (Peewee, Midget, Junior, Women and SNC). The Southern Ice Hockey League premier teams are the Southern Stampede and Dunedin Thunder.

Representative teams

The Southern Ice Hockey League fields teams at the NZIHF National Ice Hockey Championships in all grades (Peewee, Junior, Women). Southern midgets compete in a National League during the season. The teams are called the “Southern Knights”.

Southern Knights action photos
Nationals 2006 – Southern Knights Peewees (external link)
Nationals 2006 – Southern Knights Midgets (external link)
Nationals 2006 – Southern Knights Juniors (external link)
Nationals 2006 – Southern Knights Women (external link)

Southern Knights team photos
Southern Knights Peewees 2006
Southern Knights Midgets?/Juniors? 2006

Southern Stampede and Dunedin Thunder
The premier teams of the Southern Ice Hockey League are the Southern Stampede who won the New Zealand Ice Hockey League(NZIHL) in 2005 and 2006 and the new Dunedin Thunder team who will entered the NZIHL for the first time in 2008.>

Contact

SIHL Secretary
Susan Dale
86 Frank St
Gore
Phone: 03 208 6178
Cell: 027 430 4619
Email: sdale@ispnz.co.nz

SIHL President
Daryl Soper
33 Burns St
Mataura
Phone: 03 203 8963
Fax: 03 203 8960
Email: ma_pasoper@hotmail.com

SIHL Treasurer
Marita Soper
33 Burns St
Mataura
Phone: 03 203 8963
Fax: 03 203 8960
Email: ma_pasoper@hotmail.com

SIHL Statistician/Registrar
Joyce Miller
Email: secretary@dunedinicehockey.co.nz
Phone: 03 454 4946