Sydney Wolf Pack | |
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2016–17 AJIHL season | |
City | Sydney, New South Wales |
League | Australian Junior Ice Hockey League |
Founded | 18 September 2012 |
Home arena | Penrith Ice Palace |
Colours | |
Owner(s) | New South Wales Ice Hockey Association |
General manager |
Paul Kelly John Lavery |
Head coach |
Amelia Matheson Michelle Cox |
Franchise history | |
2012–2013 | Sydney Maple Leafs |
2013–present | Sydney Wolf Pack |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 0 |
AJIHL Championships | 2 (2013), (2015) |
The Sydney Wolf Pack are an Australian junior ice hockey team based in Sydney, New South Wales 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 Sydney Maple Leafs were founded September 18, 2012 following the announcement by Ice Hockey Australia of the formation of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. The team is controlled by the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association. On 14 October 2012 it was announced that Sydney Bears player Steven Adams and Paul Kelly had signed on as coaches for the 2012–13 AJIHL season.
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 Sydney Maple Leafs were renamed the Sydney Wolf Pack 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.