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{{Infobox hockey team
| team = Central Coast Rhinos
| logo = Central Coast Rhinos Logo.png
| logosize = 125px
| city = [[Erina, New South Wales]]
| league = [[Australian Ice Hockey League|AIHL]] (2005-2008) International Cup (2009-2012)
| conference =
| division =
| founded = {{Start date|2005}}
| operated =
| arena = [[Erina Ice Arena]]
| colours = Red, black and white
| affiliates =
| parentclub =
| farmclub =
| name1 = Blue Haven Rhinos
| dates1 = 2005-2006
| name2 = Central Coast Rhinos
| dates2 = 2007-present
}}

The '''Central Coast Rhinos''' are a semi-professional ice hocke] team based in [[Erina, New South Wales]], Australia. The Rhinos were a member of the [[Australian Ice Hockey League]] for four seasons from 2005–2008, and the Australian International Ice Hockey Cup for four seasons from 2009–2012. The team have most recently been playing exhibition games against the [[Sydney Bears]]. The team plays its home games at Erina Ice World, located within Erina Fair Shopping Centre in Erina, New South Wales.

==History==
The team was formerly known as the '''Blue Haven Rhinos''' after the Blue Haven Pools company, whose sponsorship ended prior to the 2007 season. The Rhinos (along with the [[Brisbane Blue Tongues]]) were part of a two-team expansion to the AIHL in 2005 that saw the league grow to eight teams. While the Rhinos gained a healthy fan following in their inaugural season, on the ice the team was not successful and finished in last place, winning just 6 out of 26 regular season games.

The Rhinos left the AIHL before the start of the 2009 season after refusing to accept the AIHL's new licensing model and went on to join the newly formed [[Australian International Ice Hockey Cup]].<ref name="RHINOSJOINAIIHC">{{cite web | url=http://theotherhewitt.com/?p=1022 | title=10 – The magic number | publisher=The Other Hewitt | date=2011-11-29 | accessdate=2011-12-18 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6417DBxAy |archivedate=2011-12-18 |deadurl=no}}</ref> The Rhinos finished first in the inaugural tournament however lost to the Canadian Maples in the final. They again finished runners up in the two following years and in 2012 failed to qualify for the final after losing all four of their games.<ref name="2009 INTERNATIONAL CUP">{{cite web | url = http://www.australianicehockeycup.com.au/content.aspx?cid=6 | title = News | publisher = Australian International Ice Hockey Cup | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-08 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5opbrtra3 |archivedate=2010-04-08 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="CCR 2010FINAL">{{cite web | url = http://www.rhinos.com.au/news.php?a=details&id=155 | title = Rhinos Brilliant | publisher = Central Coast Rhinos | date = | accessdate = 2011-01-19 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vr54Y3VC |archivedate=2010-01-19 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="2011AIIHC">{{cite web | url=http://www.australianicehockeycup.com.au/ | title=2011 Australian International Ice Hockey Cup | publisher=Australian International Ice Hockey Cup | date= | accessdate=2011-08-07 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/60kZ707J1 |archivedate=2011-08-07 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="2012AIIHC">{{cite web | url=http://www.australianicehockeycup.com.au/index.html | title=2012 Australian International Ice Hockey Cup | publisher=Australian International Ice Hockey Cup | date= | accessdate=2012-09-06 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6ASmlw4Rj |archivedate=2012-09-06 |deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2013 the team was dropped from the Australian International Ice Hockey Cup in favour of a Canada versus United States style tournament.<ref name="RHINOSDROPPED">{{cite web | url=http://www.australianicehockeycup.com.au/ | title=Australian International Ice Hockey Cup | publisher=Australian International Ice Hockey Cup | date=2013-10-08 | accessdate=2013-10-08 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6KCuhXibw |archivedate=2013-10-08 |deadurl=no}}</ref> In November 2013 the team returned to play an exhibition game against the [[Sydney Bears]] which they went on to win 8–4. In March 2014 the Rhinos played a second exhibition game against the Bears at the Erina Ice Arena, losing the game 2–8.<ref name="201314EXHIBITIONGAMES">{{cite web | url=http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/08/bears-defeat-rhinos-in-game-2/ | title=Bears Defeat Rhinos in Game 2 | publisher=Ice Hockey News Australia | date=2014-03-08 | accessdate=2014-03-09 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6NwNjQu8P |archivedate=2014-03-09 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

==Season by season results==
[[Image:CCRhinos.jpg|100px|thumb|Old logo used when the Rhinos were sponsored by Blue Haven Pools company]]

===Australian Ice Hockey League===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
|-
!width=60|Season
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|T1|Ties}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|SOW|shoot-out wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|SOL|Shoot-out losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
!width=40|Finish
!width=180|Playoff
|-
|[[2005 AIHL season|2005]] || 26 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 17 || 67 || 148 || 19 || 8 ||style="text-align:left;"| Did not qualify
|-
|[[2006 AIHL season|2006]] || 28 || 6 || – || 1 || 0 || 22 || 93 || 158 || 18 || 7 ||style="text-align:left;"| Did not qualify
|-
|[[2007 AIHL season|2007]] || 28 || 2 || – || 1 || 1 || 24 || 71 || 142 || 9 || 8 ||style="text-align:left;"| Did not qualify
|-
|[[2008 AIHL season|2008]] || 28 || 6 || – || 1 || 1 || 20 || 73 || 129 || 21 || 8 ||style="text-align:left;"| Did not qualify
|}
:1 As of the [[2006 AIHL season]], all games will have a winner.

===Australian International Ice Hockey Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
|-
!width=60|Season
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime win}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime loss}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
!width=40|Finish
!width=230|Playoff
|-
|[[2009 Australian International Ice Hockey Cup|2009]] || 13 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 54 || 46 || '''21''' || 1st ||style="text-align:left;"| Lost to Canadian Maples in the final<ref name="2009 INTERNATIONAL CUP"/>
|-
|[[2010 Australian International Ice Hockey Cup|2010]] || 11|| || 5 || 0 ||? || ?|| ?|| || ||style="text-align:left;"| Lost to Canadian Maples in the final<ref name="CCR">{{cite web | url = http://www.rhinos.com.au/schedule.php | title = Game Schedule | publisher = Central Coast Rhinos | date = | accessdate = 2011-01-19 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vr5I1KDR |archivedate=2010-01-19 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="CCR 2010FINAL"/>
|-
|[[2011 Australian International Ice Hockey Cup|2011]] || 8 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 50 || 36 || '''16''' || 2nd ||style="text-align:left;"| Lost to the USA Eagles in the final<ref name="2011AIIHC"/>
|-
|[[2012 Australian International Ice Hockey Cup|2012]] || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 12 || 32 || '''0''' || 4th ||style="text-align:left;"| Did not qualify<ref name="2012AIIHC"/>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rhinos.com.au Official website]

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Australia]]

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