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Dunedin Thunder

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Dunedin Thunder
CityDunedin
LeagueNew Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded2008
Operated2008–present
Home arenaDunedin Ice Stadium
ColoursGreen, yellow, white, black
       
Head coachFrance Guillaume Leclancher
CaptainNew Zealand Regan Wilson
Websitewww.dunedinthunder.co.nz
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2013)
NZIHL Champion0

The Dunedin Thunder, currently the Phoenix Thunder for sponsorship reasons, is a men's ice hockey team based in Dunedin, New Zealand, and are members of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. The club plays their home games at the Dunedin Ice Stadium. The Thunder were founded in 2008 and joined the league as an expansion team. The clubs won their first regular season title in 2013 and have finished as runner-up in the playoffs in 2013 and 2014, losing on both occasions to the Canterbury Red Devils.

History

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The Dunedin Thunder playing against the West Auckland Admirals, July 2021

The Dunedin Thunder were founded in 2008 and joined the New Zealand Ice Hockey League, expanding the league to five teams.[1] In their debut season the Thunder finished the regular season in last place, managing only one win from their 12 games.[2] The team repeated their last place finish in the 2009 season, again finishing the season with only a single win.[3] The Thunder improved from 2010 to 2012, finishing the regular season in fourth on two occasions and third in the 2012 season.[4][5][6] In 2013 the Thunder claimed their first regular season title after finishing on 32 points and edging out the Canterbury Red Devils only on win percentage.[7] The team advanced to the final against the Red Devils however lost the game 3–7.[7] The following season the Thunder returned to the finals after finishing the regular season in second place.[8] The team however went on to lose for the second year in a row to the Red Devils.[8] In the 2015 season the Thunder finished the regular season in fourth place and failed to qualify for the playoffs.[9]

Season-by-season results

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Season GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA PTS Finish Playoff Ref
2008121–0–11309145thDid not qualify[2]
2009161–0–154214225thDid not qualify[3]
20101634–187184184thDid not qualify[4]
20111632–01178108134thDid not qualify[5]
20121681–257765283rdDid not qualify[6]
20131684–048766321stLost final (Canterbury Red Devils)[7]
201416100–157267312ndLost final (Canterbury Red Devils)[8]
20151650–01166108154thDid not qualify[9]
20161620–014449465thDid not qualify[10]
20171663–077360243rdDid not qualify[11]
20181661–187273213rdDid not qualify[12]
20191642–0104575164thDid not qualify[13]
2020*830–05355092ndPlayoffs not held[14]
2021* 14 3 1 – 2 8 50 71 13 4th Playoffs not held [15]
2022 16 2 0 - 1 13 43 78 7 5th Did not qualify [16]
2023 16 2 2 - 1 11 49 94 11 5th Did not qualify [17]
2024 16 1 1 3 11 58 100 8 5th Did not qualify [18]

*The 2020 and 2021 seasons were truncated due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Players and personnel

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Current roster

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Team roster for the 2026 NZIHL season

Dunedin Thunder roster - 2026 NZIHL season
Active rosterCoaching staff
Goaltenders
  • 30 New Zealand Isaac Koh
  • 30 New Zealand Daniel Lee
  • 41 New Zealand James Moore
  • 58 New Zealand Toby Schuck

Defencemen

  • 6 Malaysia Austin Goh (AF)
  • 18 New Zealand Shaun Thomson
  • 19 New Zealand Regan Wilson (C)
  • 20 New Zealand Edward Lawrence
  • 22 New Zealand Max Hurring
  • 72 Canada Samuel Loiselle (I)
  • 90 New Zealand Lachlan Boniface
  • 91 New Zealand Morgan Blair
  • 93 Canada Luke Stegmann (I)
 Forwards
  • 3 New Zealand Ollie Rout
  • 7 New Zealand William Bary
  • 9 New Zealand Joe Orr (A)
  • 11 New Zealand Thomas Clark
  • 17 Japan Katsuto Ikai
  • 24 New Zealand Jack Lewis
  • 25 New Zealand Sef Johnston
  • 26 New Zealand Tristan Darling
  • 27 New Zealand Ian Audas (A)
  • 31 New Zealand Pax Kollar
  • 34 New Zealand Jackson Sam
  • 37 New Zealand Luc Taillon
  • 43 New Zealand Chris Eaden
  • 45 New Zealand Cody Byck
  • 55 United States Rayne Walsh (AF)
  • 88 Canada Cole Beckstead (AF)
 Head Coach
  • France Guillaume Leclancher

Coaches

  • New Zealand Graeme Darling (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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  • Andre Robichaud, 2013–2014[19]
  • Gino Heyd, 2015[20]
  • Gints Leitis, 2016


Head coaches

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  • James van Leeuwen, 2010–2011[21]
  • János Kaszala, 2012–2016[22]
  • Matt Hladun, 2017–present[23]

General managers

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  • Drew McMillian, 2014 [24]
  • Pete Hurring, 2015 [25]
  • Guillaume Leclancher, 2016 [26]
  • Alexis Robin, 2017 [23]
  • Dave Richards, 2023–present

References

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  1. ↑ Zielger, Claire (23 August 2012). "Distinction for all seasons". Hewitt Sports Network. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "NZIHL Team Standings 2007 - 2008". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "NZIHL Team Standings 2008 - 2009". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 "NZIHL Team Standings 2009 - 2010". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 "NZIHL Team Standings 2010 - 2011". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 "NZIHL Team Standings 2011 - 2012". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "2013 New Zealand Ice Hockey League". New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "NZIHL Team Standings 2013 - 2014". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  9. 1 2 "NZIHL Team Standings 2014 - 2015". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand Ice Hockey League Final Ranking" (PDF). IIHF. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand Ice Hockey League Round Robin" (PDF). IIHF. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand Ice Hockey League Round Robin" (PDF). IIHF. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "New Zealand Ice Hockey League Round Robin" (PDF). IIHF. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand Ice Hockey League Round Robin" (PDF). IIHF. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "2021 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "2022 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I".
  17. ↑ "2023 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I".
  18. ↑ "2024 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I".
  19. ↑ "Andre Robichaud". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "Gino Heyd". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  21. ↑ "James van Leeuwen". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  22. ↑ "János Kaszala". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  23. 1 2 "Team Roster" (PDF). New Zealand Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  24. ↑ "Drew McMillian". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  25. ↑ "Pete Hurring". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  26. ↑ "Guillaume Leclancher". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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