Gold Coast Blue Tongues

Hockey team
team = Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues

logosize = 250px
city = Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland
league = AIHL
conference =
division =
founded = 2005
operated =
arena = Iceland Ice Skating Rink
colours = Green, blue and white
coach = Kevin Sands
GM = David Emblem
affiliates =
parentclub =
farmclub =
name1 = Brisbane Blue Tongues
dates1 = 2005-2007
name2 = Gold Coast Blue Tongues
dates2 = 2008-present

The Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues ref|name, formerly known as the Brisbane Blue Tongues are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Iceland in Bundall, a the Gold Coast, Queensland.

The name "Blue Tongues" is a reference to the blue-tongued lizard which is found in large numbers in the Brisbane suburbs. The lizard is featured in the team's logo.

The Blue Tongues, along with the Central Coast Rhinos, were part of the AIHL's expansion for the 2005 season.

On June 6, 2006, the Blue Tongues announced that former NHL forward Rob Zamuner would join the team for at least the remainder of the 2006 season. Zamuner is a veteran of 13 NHL seasons and has played for such teams as the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning.

At the start of the 2007 season the Blue Tongues signed former New York Islanders draft pick Tyrone Garner to replace leaving veteran goaltender Milan Novysedlak. Garner made his NHL debut in the 1998/99 season, playing 3 games for the Calgary Flames. In the time since Garner has played in the AHL, ECHL and in Germany.

In 2008, the Blue Tongues announced their relocation from the Ice World in Boondall, Queensland to Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland, for sponsorship reasons and to bring the players closer together, due to many of the import players already living on the Gold Coast ref|move.

From April 1, 2008, Bartercard came on board as the naming sponsor for the "Blue Tongues"ref|sponsor.

Team Information

Management

upporters' Club

The Brisbane Blue Tongues Supporters' Club is a volunteer club run by the supporters for the supporters. It was the first AIHL supporters' club created and has led the way for the formation of other similar supporter clubs in the AIHL. More information can be found on the [http://www.lizardinsider.com/ official site] .

Current Positions

References

# cite web
author = Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues
url = http://bluetongues.com.au
title = Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues Official Site
publisher = Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues
date = April 22, 2008
# cite web
author = Adam Gardini
url = http://www.lizardinsider.com
title = Lizard Insider
publisher =
date = February 4, 2008
# cite web
author = Sam Hansen
url = http://bluetongues.com.au
title = Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues
publisher = Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues
date = April 22, 2008

External links

* [http://bluetongues.com.au/ Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues Official Site]
* [http://www.lizardinsider.com/ Lizard Insider - Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues Supporters Club]
* [http://www.hockeypulse.com.au/ Hockeypulse - Australian Ice Hockey News and Discussion Forums]
* [http://www.theaihl.com.au/ Australian Ice Hockey League]
* [http://www.iha.org.au Ice Hockey Australia]
* [http://www.cunningcrow.com/bluetongues/ Blue Tongues game highlights]