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Canterbury Red Devils
CityChristchurch
LeagueNew Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded2005
Operated2005–present
Home arenaAlpine Ice Sports Centre
ColoursRed, white, black
     
General managerNew Zealand Graham Tappin
Head coachNew Zealand Anton Purver
CaptainNew Zealand Shaun Brown
Websitereddevils.co.nz
Championships
Regular season titles4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2014)
NZIHL Champion4 (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014)

The Canterbury Red Devils is an ice hockey team based in Christchurch, New Zealand, and are members of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. The club plays their home games at the Alpine Ice Centre. Since their foundation in 2005 the team have won both the regular season title and the playoffs on four occasions with their most recent coming in the 2014 NZIHL season.

History

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The Canterbury Red Devils were founded in 2005 and joined the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) for its inaugural season.[1] In their debut season the Red Devils finished the regular season in last place and failed to qualify for the playoffs.[2] They again missed the playoffs in 2006 after finishing third in the standings.[3] In 2007 the Red Devils won their first regular season title, edging out the Botany Swarm on goal difference.[4] The team advanced to their first finals appearance however lost to the Swarm.[4] The Red Devils won their second regular season title in 2008 however, went on to lose to the Swarm in the final.[5] In 2009 the team won their third straight regular season title and advanced to the final against the Southern Stampede.[6] The Red Devils defeated the Stampede to claim their first playoffs title.[6] The 2010 and 2011 seasons saw the Red Devils finish the regular season in third place, losing out to the second placed team only on head-to-head win ratio.[7][8] The team returned to the playoffs in 2012, winning their second playoffs title after defeating the Stampede in the final.[9] The Red Devils went on to win the 2013 and 2014 playoffs, defeating the Dunedin Thunder in both finals and also claiming their fourth regular season title in 2014.[10][11] Following their 2014 playoffs win the Red Devils became the first NZIHL club to claim three titles in a row. The 2015 season saw the Red Devils finish the regular season in second place and lose to the Stampede in the finals.[12]

Season-by-season results

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Season GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA PTS Regular Season Finish Playoff Result Ref
20056006173824thDid not qualify[2]
20066114222693rdDid not qualify[3]
2007107126337261stLost final (Botany Swarm)[4]
2008129219348321stLost final (Botany Swarm)[5]
200916140213335281stWon final (Southern Stampede)[6]
20101680269275263rdDid not qualify[7]
201116101147762333rdDid not qualify[8]
20121673248068292ndWon final (Southern Stampede)[9]
20131692149363322ndWon final (Dunedin Thunder)[10]
201416120137958371stWon final (Dunedin Thunder)[11]
20151691249664312ndLost final (Southern Stampede)[12]
20161691158579302ndLost final (Southern Stampede)[13]
201716211125112795thDid not qualify[14]
2018 16 1 1 0 14 58 125 5 5th Did not qualify [15]
2019 16 2 0 1 13 33 96 7 5th Did not qualify [16]
2020 8 1 0 0 7 26 68 3 3rd Playoffs not held [17]
2021 16 2 1 1 12 56 109 9 5th Playoffs cancelled [18]
20221672076260253rdLost semifinal (West Auckland Admirals)[19]
20231631396082144thDid not qualify[20]
2024162121153115104thDid not qualify[21]
202516000164610405thDid not qualify[22]

NZIHL Awards

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  • NZIHL champions 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • NZIHL Minor Premiership: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
  • Toa Kauhunga Riri Tio: New Zealand Ice Hockey League#Toa Kauhanga Riri Tio
  • NZIHL Finals MVP: Justin Findlay (2009), Valeri Konev (2012), Takumi Ledbetter (2013), Dale Harrop (2014)
  • NZIHL League MVP: Janos Kaszala (2007), Chris Eaden (2009, 2012, 2022)
  • NZIHL Rookie of the year: Dale Harrop (2007), Dan Nicholls (2008), Ryan Ruddle (2009), Jerreau Hohaia (2011), Jake Ratcliffe (2013), Jacob Carey (2021), Lachlan Hodge (2023)
  • NZIHL Top Scorer: Janos Kaszala (2007, 2008), Chris Eaden (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2022)
  • NZIHL Best Goaltender: Justin Findlay (2009), Michael Coleman (2014)
  • NZIHL Best Defenceman: Hayden Argyle (2007), Mitchell Oak (2010), Dan Nicholls (2011), Terry Watt (2013)
  • Team MVP - Canterbury Red Devils: Troy Crittenden (2005), Andreas Ericcson (2006), Janos Kaszala (2007, 2008), Paris Heyd (2009), Justin Findlay (2010), Kyle Papai (2011), James Kirkwood (2012), Brett Spiers (2013), Chris Eaden (2014, 2017), Dean Tonks (2015), James Archer (2016), Jaxson Lane (2018), Adam Goss (2019), Petr Pospisil (2021), Joe Orr (2022), Dan Nicholls (2023)

Players and personnel

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Current roster

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Team roster for the 2026 NZIHL season

Active rosterCoaching staff
Goaltenders
  • 23 England Daniel Reason
  • 52 New Zealand Niall Fanning
  • 91 New Zealand Lucas Duggan
  • 91 New Zealand Timothy Carey

Defencemen

  • 3 New Zealand Aaron Byfield
  • 8 New Zealand Shaun Brown (C)
  • 11 New Zealand George Hopkins
  • 22 New Zealand Luke Tappin (A)
  • 24 New Zealand Joshua Louw
  • 29 United States Micah Clark (I)
  • 42 Russia Shamil Daudov
  • 55 New Zealand Logan Willis
  • - Republic of Ireland Craig Hayes
Forwards
  • 4 New Zealand Jack Barton
  • 7 New Zealand Garth Henare
  • 10 New Zealand Harry Campbell
  • 12 Canada Mikael Guerin
  • 13 New Zealand Jaan Turia
  • 15 England Nicky Dodwell
  • 16 New Zealand Timothy Thomas
  • 21 United States Michael Morrissey (I)
  • 27 New Zealand Mason Rees (A)
  • 28 New Zealand Joel Keogh-Cope
  • 44 New Zealand Peter Zhang
  • 48 Estonia Fabian Hast (I)
  • 71 New Zealand Seamus Gallagher
  • 75 New Zealand Kieran Higgins
  • 77 New Zealand Eli Seo Jun Paek
  • 81 New Zealand Harry Louw
  • 88 Canada Alex Gagnon (I)
  • 93 New Zealand Haydn Boul
  • 95 United States Caleb Hance (AF)
  • 96 New Zealand Oliver Carian
  • - New Zealand Jacob Wallace
Head Coach
  • New Zealand Anton Purver

Coaches

  • New Zealand Ivar Hoglund (AC)
  • New Zealand Micheal Atkinson (TM)



Legend
(C) Captain
(A) Alternate Captain
(I) Import player
(AF) Affiliate player




Last updated on: 19 July 2026
Elite Prospects NZIHL

Team captains

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  • Hayden Argyle, 2012–2015[23]
  • James Archer, 2016
  • Chris Eaden, 2017

Head coaches

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  • Jonathon Whitehead, 2010[24]
  • János Kaszala, 2011[25]
  • Anatoli Khorozov, 2012–2013[26]
  • Stacey Rout, 2014[27]
  • Anatoli Khorozov, 2015[26]
  • Matthew Sandford, 2016–2017[28]
  • Anatoli Khorozov, 2018[26]

General managers

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  • Jake Lane, 2012–2015[29]
  • Martin Jeffreys, 2016[30]
  • Sherry Peck, 2017[31]
  • Jake Lane, 2018[29]

References

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  25. "János Kaszala". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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  27. "Stacey Rout". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  28. "Matthew Sandford". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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  31. "Sherry Peck". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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