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Adelaide Adrenaline
Adelaide Adrenaline logo.png
City Adelaide, South Australia
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Founded 2008
Operated 2008–present
Home arena IceArenA
Affiliates Adelaide Generals
Franchise history
2008 Adelaide A's
2009–present Adelaide Adrenaline

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The Adelaide Adrenaline is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team is a member of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team was founded in 2008 as the Adelaide A's to replace the defunct Adelaide Avalanche who folded mid-season. The team plays its home games at the IceArenA, located in the suburb of Thebarton. The Adrenaline are one time Goodall Cup champions from 2009.

History

Original logo used for the 2008 season

The team was formed at the start of July 2008 to replace the Adelaide Avalanche after they folded in June. In a deal with the AIHL the A's picked up the Avalanche's team list and fulfilled the existing game schedule for the remainder of the 2008 season.[1] After the 2008 season the A's were renamed the Adelaide Adrenaline for the upcoming 2009 season. The Adrenaline's best result in the regular season came in the 2012 season when they finished second in their conference and second overall. The team have qualified for the playoffs on four occasions, winning the Goodall Cup in 2009 and finishing runners-up in 2010.

The 2009 season saw the newly named Adrenaline perform strongly in the regular season. Adelaide won 16 of 24 matches and finished third in the league table, qualifying for the finals weekend in Newcastle.[2] 29 August 2009, the Adrenaline played the Melbourne Ice in the semi-final at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium. Adelaide took an early lead in the first period thanks to a Sami Mantere goal and never looked back from that point. The Adrenaline ended up winning the match 6–1 with Sami Mantere, Jeremy Beirnes and Mike Werner all scoring braces.[3] 30 August 2009, the Adrenaline came up against the Newcastle North Stars in the AIHL Championship final in front of 950 people. It was a match where power plays provided the opportunities to break down stubborn defences with three of the four goals scored during regulation time coming with a man advantage. After a scoreless third period the two teams could not be separated on 2-2 and the match advanced to overtime. Cassian Delsar stepped up and scored the winner in overtime to claim the Adrenaline's first ever title and the finals MVP.[4] Adelaide was presented with the brand new H Newman Reid Trophy for winning the AIHL Championship. The trophy replaced the Goodall Cup, which had been withdrawn from the competition before the start of the season. The Goodall Cup returned the following season and the Adrenaline championship title win was backdated and Adelaide was awarded the Cup. The H Newman Reid Trophy became the premiership title prize instead.[5]

In the 2010 season, the Adrenaline again reached the AIHL finals weekend by finishing fourth in the league standings.[6] Adelaide drew the North Stars in the semi-finals in a reply of the previous season's final. In a vastly different kind of match compared to the final in 2009, the Adrenaline outshot the North Stars to beat Newcastle 7-6 to reach their second Goodall Cup final in a row. In the final Adelaide come up against home team, the Melbourne Ice. In front of a packed Melbourne Icehouse, Adelaide put up a good performance but ultimately fell short and lost the final 4–6.[7]

Ahead of the 2017 season, the Adrenaline announced a club re-brand with a new logo, uniform and digital design and assets. The re-brand was released with a new team hashtag ‘#OneBeat’.[8] The new logo was a stylised ‘A’ shaped by a heartbeat line presentation. In addition to the new primary logo, the Adrenaline revealed a new secondary logo to be used as shoulder patches on jerseys. The circular badge features the South Australian piping shrike emblematic bird at its heart on a white background. Surrounding piping shrike is the team name in full ‘Adelaide Adrenaline Ice Hockey Club’ on a navy background. The emblem is boarded by a red and yellow border to complete the team’s entire colour palette.[9] The new kits kept the traditional primary blue home colour and white away.[10]

On 13 May 2018, Adelaide, AIHL and Australian ice hockey legend, Greg Oddy announced his retirement. Over the course of 19 years Oddy became a superstar of the local game. Upon his retirement, Oddy held four AIHL all-time records for appearances (615), goals (268), assists (347) and points (615). Greg held the points record for the Australian national team (118). Oddy was a leader for the Adrenaline and Adelaide Avalanche. He captained both teams for 11 seasons combined (2005-2016). He won 3 Goodall Cups (2 with the Avalanche and 1 with the Adrenaline) and 3 gold medals with the national team. Oddy was Adelaide's last remaining foundation player still playing in 2018. Oddy's family built the Adrenaline and Avalanche teams and his contribution to South Australian hockey, the AIHL, the national team and the Adrenaline will not be forgotten.[11][12]

On 11 January 2020, The Adrenaline announced former player and head coach Sami Mantere had been re-appointed as head coach for the 2020 season. Sami replaced outgoing head coach, Jim Fuyarchuk, who held the position for the last two seasons.[13] However, due to the postponement and eventual cancellation of the 2020 AIHL season, Sami was never in charge of a game in his second stint as Adrenaline head coach.[14][15] The 2021 season followed 2020 in being cancelled by the AIHL, the Adrenaline went a second year without playing a game.[16]

During the two season hiatus, in October 2021, the AIHL began an expression of interest process to find a new licensee for the Adelaide Adrenaline license, following former holders, the South Australian Ice Sports Federation, relinquishing the license at the conclusion of the 2019 season.[17] The process took five months, and in February 2022 the new license holder was announced as Benny Gebert and Glen Foll.[18] Foll and Gebert were then appointed directors of the club and took on the roles of Hockey Operations Manager and Club Operations Manager respectfully.[19]

The Adrenaline were all ready to return to the ice in 2022 following the announcement of the 2022 AIHL season going ahead in December 2021.[20] Games were slated for the Adrenaline in the official schedule release by the league in February 2022.[21] However, the Adrenaline made it publicly known that they were locked in ongoing negotiations with the new management of the Adelaide IceArenA and had not yet secured an ice time agreement for games and training. The IceArenA management released a signed letter making public a list of grievances with the AIHL and stated it would be difficult for the venue to support the league.[22] On 20 March 2022, the Adrenaline rejected the IceArenA’s offer, stating the offer was both unviable and non-equitable.[23] Following the collapse of the negotiation process and due to a lack of alternative rink facility options in South Australia, the Adrenaline confirmed the team would withdraw from the 2022 AIHL season and hoped to return to action in 2023.[24]

In 2023, ahead of the 2023 AIHL season the Adelaide Adrenaline released an updated version of their team logo with a modified colour scheme. The team's colours changed from navy blue, yellow, white and red to dark blue, red, gold and black. The new colour scheme brings the Adrenaline into line with two other Adelaide based sporting teams, baseball team Adelaide Giants and basketball team Adelaide 36ers. The logo promoted the colour red to become more prominent with the font changing, while the positioning of Adelaide and Adrenaline was switched.[25]

Season-by-season results

Adelaide Adrenaline all-time record
Season Regular season Finals Top points scorer
P W T L OW OL GF GA GD Pts Finish P W L GF GA Result Semi Final Preliminary Final Goodall Cup Final Name Points
20081 28 6 – 14 6 2 90 107 −17 32 6th – Flag of Sweden Peter Lindgren 29
2009 24 15 – 8 1 – 117 75 +42 47 3rd 2 2 – 12 5 Champion Won 6–1 (Ice) – Won 3–2 (North Stars) Flag of Finland Sami Mantere 33
2010 24 8 – 6 5 5 107 92 +15 39 4th 2 1 1 11 12 Runner-up Won 7–6 (North Stars) – Lost 4–6 (Ice) Flag of Australia Greg Oddy 41
2011 28 12 – 9 5 2 117 94 +23 48 4th 1 – 1 3 8 Semi-finalist Lost 3–8 (Ice) – – Flag of the Czech Republic Josef Rezek 36
2012 24 13 – 8 1 2 96 76 +20 43 2nd, Easton 1 – 1 4 5 Semi-finalist Lost 4–5 (North Stars) – – Flag of Australia Greg Oddy 46
2013 28 8 – 12 3 5 125 124 +1 35 6th – Flag of Australia Greg Oddy 37
2014 28 10 22 10 5 1 94 90 +4 43 5th – Flag of Canada Brett Liscomb 36
2015 28 11 – 11 3 3 109 111 −2 42 5th – Flag of Australia Wehebe Darge 44
2016 28 5 – 18 1 4 83 127 −44 21 8th – Flag of Australia Wehebe Darge 52
2017 28 6 – 18 1 3 85 142 −57 23 8th – Flag of Canada Cameron Critchlow 43
2018 28 3 – 20 2 3 62 151 −89 16 8th – Flag of the Czech Republic Ales Kratoska 36
2019 28 0 – 26 0 2 71 188 −117 2 8th – Flag of the Czech Republic Ales Kratoska 31
2020 2020 and 2021 AIHL seasons were cancelled and not contested
2021
2022 Withdrew from 2022 AIHL season
2023 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Totals 324 97 2 160 33 32 1156 1377 -221 6 3 3 30 30
1 In a deal with the AIHL, previous games results and statistics for the Adelaide Avalanche were carried over to the A's for the 2008 season.
2 Despite there being no ties in the AIHL, since the introduction of the shootout in 2006, the Adrenaline were awarded two ties against the Brave and Bears for game cancellations due to a bus crash involving the traveling Adrenaline players and coaching staff en route to Canberra.[26][27]
Champions Runners-up Third place

Championships

1 Champions (1): 2009
1 Runners-Up (1): 2010
1 Premiers (0):
1 Runners-Up (1): 2012

References

  1. ↑ "Ice ArenA Media Release". Ice ArenA. http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/3856/graphics/080701_A%27s_Release.pdf.  (dead link)
  2. ↑ "AIHL 2008-2009 Standings". eliteprospects.com. https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/aihl/2008-2009. 
  3. ↑ "Adrenaline vs Ice 2009 Semi-Final Boxscore". Australian Ice Hockey League. 29 August 2009. https://theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=728515. 
  4. ↑ Merk, Martin (14 September 2009). "Champion with Adrenaline". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3789&cHash=15ba9ff867c2bb00aa3c836345859148. 
  5. ↑ Lambert, Peter (31 March 2010). "AIHL Welcomes Back Goodall Cup". Australian Ice Hockey League. https://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=43763. 
  6. ↑ "AIHL 2009-2010 Standings". eliteprospects.com. https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/aihl/2009-2010. 
  7. ↑ Merk, Martin (22 September 2010). "Melbourne grabs Aussie title". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4968&cHash=807aa8a03d0eb213e70cf22a4fed3f7f. 
  8. ↑ "Adrenaline reveal new logo". Adelaide Adrenaline. 1 December 2016. http://adrenaline.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=6063&leagueid=25106&page=97797. 
  9. ↑ "Adrenaline unveil new logo". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 1 December 2016. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2016/12/01/adrenaline-unveil-new-logo/. 
  10. ↑ "2017 Adelaide Adrenaline Jersey revealed". Adelaide Adrenaline. 19 March 2017. http://adrenaline.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=6063&leagueid=25106&page=99334. 
  11. ↑ "Oddy steps away from the AIHL". Adelaide Adrenaline. 13 May 2018. http://adrenaline.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=104095&clientID=6063&leagueID=25106. 
  12. ↑ Greenwood, Rob (18 May 2018). "Adelaide Adrenaline great Greg Oddy retires after 19 years in Australian Ice Hockey League". The West Australian. https://thewest.com.au/sport/other-sports/adelaide-adrenaline-great-greg-oddy-retires-after-19-years-in-australian-ice-hockey-league-ng-48646106e3be0e534e5aebc564756d8b. 
  13. ↑ "Sami Mantere Appointed As Head Coach". Adelaide Adrenaline. 11 January 2020. http://adrenaline.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientID=6063&leagueID=25106&page=108852. 
  14. ↑ Turik, David (12 March 2020). "AIHL Statement on the AIHL Season and the Coronavirus". Australian Ice Hockey League. https://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=109612. 
  15. ↑ "2020 Update: 2020 AIHL season cancelled". Australian Ice Hockey League. 29 July 2020. https://www.facebook.com/theAIHL/photos/a.117555264850/10158518308314851. 
  16. ↑ "2021 Season Update". Australian Ice Hockey League. 2 February 2021. https://www.facebook.com/theAIHL/photos/a.117555264850/10158980020694851. 
  17. ↑ "AIHL seeks new license holder for the Adrenaline". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 13 October 2021. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2021/10/13/aihl-seeks-new-licence-holder-for-the-adrenaline/. Retrieved 20 March 2022. 
  18. ↑ "AIHL announces new licensee for the Adrenaline and future expansion plans". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 13 February 2022. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2022/02/13/aihl-announces-new-licensee-for-the-adrenaline-and-future-expansion-plans/. Retrieved 3 April 2022. 
  19. ↑ "AIHL announces new licensee for the Adrenaline and future expansion plans". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 13 February 2022. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2022/02/13/aihl-announces-new-licensee-for-the-adrenaline-and-future-expansion-plans/. Retrieved 3 April 2022. 
  20. ↑ "AIHL to return in 2022". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 6 December 2021. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2021/12/06/aihl-to-return-in-2022/. Retrieved 20 March 2022. 
  21. ↑ "2022 AIHL schedule released". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 8 February 2022. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2022/02/08/2022-aihl-schedule-released/. Retrieved 20 March 2022. 
  22. ↑ "Adelaide Adrenaline yet to reach agreement with Adelaide Ice Arena". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 15 February 2022. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2022/02/15/adelaide-adrenaline-yet-to-reach-agreement-with-adelaide-ice-arena/. Retrieved 20 March 2022. 
  23. ↑ "Adelaide Adrenaline deem draft arena agreement as unviable". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 10 March 2022. https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2022/03/10/adelaide-adrenaline-deem-draft-arena-agreement-as-unviable/. Retrieved 20 March 2022. 
  24. ↑ "Adelaide Adrenaline withdraw from 2022 AIHL season". Adelaide Adrenaline. 27 March 2022. https://www.facebook.com/AdelaideAdrenaline/posts/5052208768134853. Retrieved 30 March 2022. 
  25. ↑ Collins, Lee (7 February 2023). "Adelaide Adrenaline unveil updated logo". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230208133757/https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2023/02/07/adelaide-adrenaline-unveil-updated-logo/. Retrieved 9 February 2023. 
  26. ↑ McIlroy, Tom (19 July 2014). "Adelaide Adrenaline team bus crashes forcing Canberra ice hockey game to be cancelled". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140806092405/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/adelaide-adrenaline-team-bus-crashes-forcing-canberra-ice-hockey-game-to-be-cancelled-20140719-zuu6d.html. 
  27. ↑ Mooney, Harrison (1 August 2014). "Australian hockey's CBR Brave upset after game for first place canceled due to bus crash". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305124940/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/australian-hockey-s-cbr-brave-upset-after-game-for-first-place-cancelled-due-to-bus-crash-154649539.html. 

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