Melbourne Glaciers
| Melbourne Glaciers | |
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 2016–17 AJIHL season
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| City | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| League | Australian Junior Ice Hockey League |
| Founded | 18 September 2012 |
| Home arena | O'Brien Group Arena |
| Colours | (2012-13) (2013-present) |
| Owner(s) | Victorian Ice Hockey Association |
| General manager |
 Glenn Foster |
| Head coach |
James Galdes |
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| Franchise history | |
| 2012–2013 | Melbourne Red Wings |
| 2013-present | Melbourne Glaciers |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2 ( 2013), ( 2016) |
| AJIHL Championships | 0 |
The Melbourne Glaciers are an Australian junior ice hockey team based in Melbourne, Victoria playing in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. They represent one of the two junior ice hockey teams from Victoria currently playing in the AJIHL, which is the most elite level for ice hockey at a national level for ages between 16–20 years old.
The Melbourne Red Wings were founded 18 September 2012 following the announcement by Ice Hockey Australia of the formation of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. The team is controlled by the Victorian Ice Hockey Association. On 14 October 2012 it was announced that Warren Porter had signed on as coach for the 2012–13 AJIHL season with Michael Flaherty as his assistant.
The first team in club history:
For the 2012–13 AJIHL season
The follow up season in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League saw a lot of change via expansion and renaming of its existing teams. The Melbourne Red Wings were renamed the Melbourne Glaciers on August 22, 2013. The changes were made in response to the National Hockey Leagues concern about the AJIHL 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, the Sharks and the Pelicans, joining for the start of the 2013–14 season.
In their first year, and the inaugural AJIHL season, the Melbourne Red Wings wore a uniform that resembled the NHL namesake Detroit Red Wings. The jersey design and uniform bore close resemblance to the Detroit Red Wings design, with the AJIHL logo used for shoulder crests.
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