Dunedin Ice Hockey Association

If you are interested in trialling for the Dunedin based NZIHL team, trainings start this Tuesday January 22nd at 7pm untill 8:30pm. The cost is $10 per session. This is for junior level players and up. Right now this is for locally based players, but if you are an out of town player and wish to attend, feel free to. The team is currently working on getting weekend ice times so the players who are out of town can attend more easily. For further details, contact Jackie Christos or visit the NZIHL team forum topic.

Thanks to Ryan Wick for the information.

The Southern Stampede have been featured on a news clip on FreezeTV in Australia. It includes an interview with local Dunedin player Simon Christos. Visit the Photos and Videos forum topic to view the footage.

Congratulations to Dunedin players Simon Christos and James van Leeuwen who have been selected for the 2008 New Zealand Ice Blacks 30 man training squad … Ice Blacks squad

Official: The Southern Ice Hockey League is fielding a second team in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) for 2008. The team will be based in Dunedin and is likely to have “Stars” in the team name and have green coloured uniforms. Any questions regarding the team should be forwarded to Jackie Christos. More information will be posted as available … Dunedin based NZIHL team

Game three of the Stanley Keg series took place on July 31st. The Jets were looking to finally gain a win and get back into the series after losing a heartbreaker in game two. However, standing in their way of that win was the replenished Sharks who were refreshed and had Jacques back after a one game suspension. Kemp got right back into it from where he left off in game one, no not fighting, scoring. He lit the lamp two minutes into the game with a rifle of a shot set up by Andre. Two minutes later, Jacques made it a 2-0 lead for the sharks with another sniper, this time unassisted. Paavo, fresh on from a line change, made it 3-0 with seven minutes to go in the 1st period. … Read more

The Sharks started off the game with #9 Richard Sykes poking in a goal past Nick Metzger who was replacing Aaron Bryant for the Jets. James van Leeuwen #4 blasted a shot from the point to lead the Sharks into a 2-0 lead early in the first period. But the Sharks weren’t done yet, Joe Sales #16 came flying down the ice, in true Canadian form he cut hard behind the net with the puck to find his fellow Canadian line mate Ryan Wick # 14, who was forcefully entering the slot area with a sexy back (YA) he received the pass and batted it home to make it a 3-0 lead on the Jets. The Jets had a enough at this point as Bode #12 received a beaut of a pass from line mate Chris Sangster # 16 and snuck it past Toby Schuck, making it 3-1 going into the second period.Late in the second period the Sharks managed to increase their lead by #13 Paavo Huhtinen slipping one in from a pass by #8 Stephen King. The Jets answered with a remarkable give and go combination from Simon Christos #11 to Damien Watson #5, who slammed one home past Toby. The period ended with the Jets down by two, and the sharks looking tried.

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