West Sydney Ice Dogs
| Sydney Ice Dogs | |
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 2016 AIHL season
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| City | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Operated | 2002-present |
| Home arena | Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink |
| Colours |
Burgundy, Bondi Blue, Cadmium Orange and White |
| General manager | Jason Juba |
| Head coach |
 Vlad Rubes |
| Captain |
Scott Stephenson
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| Website | http://www.icedogs.com.au/ |
| Franchise history | |
| 2002–2009 | Western Sydney Ice Dogs |
| 2009–present | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1 (2013) |
| Conference Championships | 0 |
| Goodall Cups | 2 (2004, 2013) |
Burgundy, Bondi Blue, Cadmium Orange and White
The Sydney Ice Dogs are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team was founded in 2002 as the Western Sydney Ice Dogs but changed its name to Sydney Ice Dogs in 2009. The club plays its home games at the Liverpool Catholic Club’s ice rink in New South Wales, a suburb of south-western Sydney.
The Ice Dogs (along with the Melbourne Ice and Newcastle North Stars) were part of a three-team expansion to the AIHL in 2002, joining the original teams Adelaide Avalanche (who disbanded in 2008), Canberra Knights and Sydney Bears.
Ice hockey in Western Sydney goes back to 1981, when the Blacktown Flyers were a foundation member of the New South Wales Superleague. While lasting for thirteen seasons, this league struggled to gain stability and folded, to be reborn in 1994 as the ECSL, however it too would be disbanded in 2000 with Western Sydney having no representative in the newly formed AIHL.
The region returned to the national ice hockey map in 2002 when the Ice Dogs joined the AIHL. John Wilson, owner of the Blacktown Ice arena funded the team and Anthony Wilson (his son) captained, managed and recruited for the team. The teams' first season was a success despite missing the semi-finals, finishing third out of six teams. It was not enough to make the finals, however, as a four-team playoff series would not be introduced until the 2003 season.
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