Melbourne Whalers
| Melbourne Whalers | |
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 2015–16 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 |
 Adam Hill |
| Head coach |
 Michael Flaherty |
| Franchise history | |
| 2012–2013 | Melbourne Blackhawks |
| 2013–present | Melbourne Whalers |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 0 |
| AJIHL Championships | 0 |
The Melbourne Whalers 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 Blackhawks 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 former Australian player Doug Stevenson had signed on as coach for the 2012–13 AJIHL season.
The Melbourne Blackhawks played the first ever AJIHL game against the Sydney Lightning at the Medibank Icehouse on 21 October 2012. The Blackhawks defeated the Lightning by a score of 5-3.
The first goal ever scored in the AJIHL was by Daniel Pataky of the Sydney Lightning.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 Blackhawks were renamed the Melbourne Whalers in September 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.
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