South Australia Ice Hockey Association

South Australia Ice Hockey Association
Official website

Sport	Ice hockey
Jurisdiction	South Australia
Affiliation	Ice Hockey Australia
President	Steve Newbound
Secretary	Nicola Reese
www.icehockeysa.com.au

The South Australia Ice Hockey Association, currently trading as Ice Hockey South Australia is the governing body of ice hockey in South Australia, Australia. The South Australia Ice Hockey Association is a branch of Ice Hockey Australia.

Background

The South Australia Ice Hockey Association (SAIHA) was formed as the South Australian state branch for Ice Hockey Australia. It is responsible for organising the five state leagues across the three different age groups.^[1]^[2] It is also responsible for selecting the state teams to compete in the national tournaments.^[2]

SAIHA operates its leagues out of the Ice Arena in Thebarton, Adelaide, South Australia.^[1] Teams are fielded in the leagues by six clubs – the Adelaide Blackhawks Ice Hockey Club, Redwings Ice Hockey Club, Adelaide Falcons, Adelaide Ravens, Adelaide Tigers Ice Hockey Club, and the Adelaide Vintage Reds.^[3] The associations current president is Steve Wise.^[4]

Leagues

A Grade – the top senior league in South Australia
B Grade – the second tier senior league
C Grade – the third tier senior league
Grade A Junior – the top junior league in South Australia
Grade B Junior – the second tier junior league
Grade C Junior – the third tier junior league
Bantam Division – junior league open to players 16 and under
Peewee Division – junior league open to players 13 and under

2013 teams

Teams playing in the 2013 season:^[5]

A Grade

Adelaide Blackhawks
Adelaide Falcons
Adelaide Redwings
Adelaide Tigers

B Grade

Adelaide Blackhawks B
Adelaide Brokenwings
Adelaide Chiefs
Adelaide Falcons B
Adelaide Ravens
Adelaide Redwings B
Adelaide Tigers B1
Adelaide Tigers B2

C Grade

Adelaide Flyers
Adelaide Kings
Adelaide Knights
Adelaide Penguins
Adelaide Predators
Adelaide Rangers
Adelaide Sharks

Grade A Junior

Adelaide Oilers
Adelaide Panthers
Adelaide Penguins Junior A
Adelaide Senators

Grade B Junior

Adelaide Oilers Junior B
Adelaide Panthers Junior B
Adelaide Penguins Junior B
Adelaide Senators Junior B

Grade C Junior

Adelaide Oilers Junior C
Adelaide Panthers Junior C
Adelaide Penguins Junior C
Adelaide Senators Junior C

Bantam Division

Adelaide Panthers BT
Adelaide Penguins BT
Adelaide Oilers BT
Adelaide Senators BT

Peewee Division

Adelaide Oilers PW
Adelaide Panthers PW
Adelaide Penguins PW
Adelaide Senators PW

References

1 2 "Ice Hockey South Australia". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
1 2 "Junior Ice Hockey". South Australia Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
↑ "Club Contacts". South Australia Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
↑ "Contact & Board Members". South Australia Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
↑ "Ice Hockey South Australia". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2012-08-25.

External links

Ice Hockey South Australia

Ice hockey in Australia

National teams	Men's national team Women's national team Men's under-20 national team Men's under-18 national team Women's under-18 national team

National Leagues	Australian Ice Hockey League Australian Women's Ice Hockey League Australian Junior Ice Hockey League

Governing bodies	Ice Hockey Australia Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association New South Wales Ice Hockey Association Ice Hockey Queensland South Australia Ice Hockey Association Ice Hockey Tasmania Victorian Ice Hockey Association Western Australian Ice Hockey Association

Awards and Trophys	Goodall Cup Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy AJIHL Champions Trophy Brown Trophy Syd Tange Trophy Kurt DeFris Trophy Phillip Ginsberg Memorial Trophy John McCrae - Williamson Memorial Trophy

Former Awards and Trophys	F.C. Brown Memorial Shield Gower Cup

Ice Skating Venues In Australia	List of ice rinks in Australia Australian Capital Territory Phillip Ice Skating Centre New South Wales Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink Erina Ice Arena Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink Macquarie Ice Rink Penrith Ice Palace Sydney Ice Arena Queensland Ice World Boondall Gold Coast Iceland South Australia IceArenA Tasmania Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink Victoria O'Brien Group Arena Olympic Ice Skating Centre Western Australia Perth Ice Arena Xtreme Ice Arena Cockburn Ice Arena

Former Ice Skating Venues In Australia	Adelaide Glaciarium Hobart Glaciarium Melbourne Glaciarium Sydney Glaciarium Mowbray Park Ice Rink St. Moritz Ice Rink Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium Ringwood Ice Rink

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