Adelaide A's

Adelaide A's

Hockey team
team = Adelaide A's

logosize = 125px
city = Thebarton, South Australia
league = AIHL
conference =
division =
founded = 2000
operated =
arena = Ice ArenA
colours = Red, black and white
coach = John Botterill
GM =
affiliates =
parentclub =
farmclub =
name1 = Adelaide Avalanche
dates1 = 2000-2008
name2 = Adelaide A's
dates2 = 2008-present

The Adelaide A's are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia and play in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The club was formed at the start of July, 2008 after Adelaide Avalanche folded in June. The A's picked up the Avalanche's team list and will fulfil the existing game schedule for the remainder of the 2008 seasoncite web | url = http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/3856/graphics/080701_A%27s_Release.pdf | title = Ice ArenA Media Release | publisher = Ice ArenA | date = | accessdate = 2008-07-10] .

History

Along with the Sydney Bears and Canberra Knights, the Avalanche were one of the founding members of the AIHL in 2000. They finished first out of the three teams that year and claimed the inaugural AIHL championship. In 2001, the club enjoyed the same success in winning their second consecutive title.

In 2002, the Melbourne Ice, Western Sydney Ice Dogs, and Newcastle North Stars joined the AIHL, expanding it to six teams. The Goodall Cup, Australia's top prize in ice hockey, also became part of the AIHL that year. Adelaide again finished first in the overall standings but lost to the Bears in the Goodall Cup final.The Avalanche finished the 2003 season with their fourth straight minor premiership but lost to the Ice Dogs in the first round of a newly introduced four-team playoff system. They would lose in the semifinals again in 2004 to the North Stars in double overtime after Newcastle denied Adelaide a fifth minor premiership in a row.

As two more teams—the Brisbane Blue Tongues and Central Coast Rhinos—entered the league in 2005, the Avalanche returned to dominance by finishing first overall in the regular season standings. The "curse of the minor premiers" once again came back to haunt the team, however. Despite winning through to the Goodall Cup final for the first time in three years, they were defeated 3-1 by the North Stars in that game.The Avalanche have retooled for 2006 in the quest for their first-ever Goodall Cup, with their current roster boasting Mighty Roos players Greg Oddy and brothers Ben & Luke Thilthorpe. They finished second after the regular season and hosted the finals series, beating the Ice Dogs 5-2 to reach the final but losing the final 0-4 to the North Stars.

Members of the Adelaide Avalanche were featured on episode 11 of Network Ten's "Cyber Shack TV" on 10 October 2006. Both David Huxley and Brad Wanchulak played and reviewed the new "NHL 2K6" on Xbox 360.

The Avalanche came into financial difficulties in 2008, and after being able to host several game at the start of the season, could not meet its road commitments, forcing the team to withdraw from the remainder of the season on June 17th. On June 24th, the team's list was resurrected as the "Adelaide A's" after the Ice ArenA secured the license to submit the team into the AIHL. The A's will play the remainder of the Avalanches game schedule for 2008.

Championships

The club is arguably the most successful team in the short history of the AIHL, winning five minor premierships (V.I.P. Cup) and one championships (AIHL) in nine years.

:AIHL Championship: 2000

:V.I.P. Cup: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.adelaideavalanche.com/ Adelaide Avalanche's website]
* [http://www.theaihl.com.au Australian Ice Hockey League]


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