The Perth Sharks are an Australian

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team based in

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playing in the

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. They represent one of the two junior ice hockey teams from Western Australia currently playing in the

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, which is the most elite level for ice hockey at a national level for ages between 16–20 years old.

Team history

Tryouts for the new Perth Sharks team began on 2 September 2014 with a mandatory fitness assessment, held on 2 September 2014 at Kingsway Christian College, and two ice sessions. The Perth Sharks played their first

game on Monday October 21, 2013 against the

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. The Sharks team included national draft players Remy McGuiness from

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, Anthony Barnes and Jordan Millen from Queensland.

Logo and uniform

2013-2014

The follow-up season in the

saw a lot of change via expansion and renaming of its existing teams. The changes were made in response to the

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s concern about the

using their team names and logos but also recognised the opportunity to create a new history for the teams through creating their own identity. In October 2013 the league expanded to six teams with two teams from

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, the Sharks and the

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, joining for the start of the 2013–14 season.

Players

Current roster

''For the 2015–16 AJIHL season''

Captains

* 2013-14 * 2014-15 James Woodman (C), Tomek Sak (A), Alastair Punler (A) * 2015-16 Alastair Punler (C), Tomek Sak (A), Bruno Stolze (A) *

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Alastair Punler (C), Ryan Smyth (A), Jamie Campbell (A)

Head coaches

The first head coach for the Perth Sharks was Mike Johnston. * 2013-14 Mike Johnston * 2014-15 David Ruck * 2015-16 David Ruck *

Markus Frankenberger

References

{{Perth Sports Teams Australian Junior Ice Hockey League Ice hockey teams in Australia Ice hockey clubs established in 2013 Sports clubs and teams in Perth, Western Australia 2013 establishments in Australia