Botany Swarm

The Botany Swarm is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in East Auckland, New Zealand. The team is a member of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL). The team was founded in 2005 as the South Auckland Swarm. Their name was changed prior to the 2007 season due to it being similar to one of the other teams and to better reflect the area in Auckland where their home rink is located (in the suburb of Botany Downs). They play their home games out of the Paradice Ice Skating Botany Rink known as The Hive.

Botany Swarm
CityAuckland, New Zealand
LeagueNew Zealand Ice Hockey League
Founded2005 (2005)
Home arenaParadice Ice Skating Botany
ColoursWhite, maroon, black, yellow
       
General managerTravis Crickard
Head coachPhillip Fourie
CaptainAndrew Hay
Websitebotanyswarm.co.nz
Franchise history
2005-2007South Auckland Swarm
2007-present;Botany Swarm
Championships
Birgel Cup4 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
Current season

History

2017 season

7 May 2017, the Swarm announced that after 11 seasons, head coach Andreas Kaißer has stepped down, and will be replaced by former Swarm alumnus Brandon Contratto. However due to personal reasons Brandon was unable to commit to the role. Former assistant coach Jeff Boehme took the role of head coach for the 2017 season.

The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2017 season: Petr Zítka from the Czech Republic, Ryan Widmar from Illinois, Maximilian Hadraschek from Germany and Alex Mitsionis from Ohio.

2018 season

10 December 2017, the Swarm announced that Ian Wannamaker was appointed as the new head coach. Ian Wannamaker played for the Botany Swarm from 2007-2015 and represented New Zealand from 2010-2013, 2015.

23 December 2017, the Swarm announced that assistant coach of the Kelowna Rockets Travis Crickard was appointed as the new assistant coach.

The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2018 season: Declan Weir an Irish Canadian, Harry Ferguson from Scotland, Colin Langham from Georgia and Lucas Bombardier from Vermont.

26 May 2018, Alexandr Polozov played his 100th game for the Botany Swarm against the Canterbury Red Devils.

9 June 2018, Jordan Challis played his 150th game for the Botany Swarm against the Dunedin Thunder.

21 July 2018, Logan Fraser played his 50th game for the Botany Swarm against the Dunedin Thunder.

5 August 2018, The Botany Swarm had their 200th NZIHL game.

2019 season

22 February 2019, Travis Crickard appointed Botany Swarm General Manager/CEO.

24 February 2019, Joel Rindelaub appointed Botany Swarm Interim Assistant General Manager.

The Botany Swarm welcomed four new imports for the 2019 season: Andrea Ricca from Italy, Corey McEwen born in Cardiff and now living in Toronto, Corey Morgan from New Jersey and Daniel Iasenza from Montreal.

11 May 2019, Michelle Cox appointed Botany Swarm Head Coach.

9 June 2019, Andrew Hay played his 200th game for the Botany Swarm against the West Auckland Admirals.

2021 season

The roster included goaltender Grace Harrison,[1][2] one of only two women competing in the league.

Season by season results
Season GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA PTS Finish Playoff Ref
200562–2–22120113rdDid not qualify[3]
200665–0–12517151stLost final (Southern Stampede)[3]
2007108–1–14428262ndWon final (Canterbury Red Devils)[3]
2008128–3–16535312ndWon final (Canterbury Red Devils)[3]
2009167–2–77170163rdDid not qualify[3]
201016101–237650341stWon final (West Auckland Admirals)[3]
201116120–139444371stWon final (Southern Stampede)[3]
20121630–2114582115thDid not qualify[3]
20131672–4311077303rdDid not qualify[3]
20141652–277170214thDid not qualify[3]
20151641–296787163rdDid not qualify[3]
2016 16 6 1 – 0 9 63 73 20 4th Did not qualify [3]
2017 16 4 1 – 2 9 53 95 16 4th Did not qualify [3]
2018 16 5 0 – 1 10 59 86 16 4th Did not qualify [3]
2019 16 10 0 – 1 5 81 49 31 2nd Lost semifinal (West Auckland Admirals) [3]
2020 4 0 0 – 1 4 7 26 1 2nd Playoffs not held [3]
2021 14 6 2 – 0 6 54 51 22 – Playoffs cancelled [4]

Players

Current roster

Team roster for the 2018 NZIHL Season[5]

2018 NZIHL Botany Swarm Roster
#NatNamePosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
6South AfricaMichael Attwell (A)FL322009Johannesburg, South Africa
19CanadaKC BallFR482005Mission, British Columbia, Canada
2CanadaMatas BarakauskasDL322018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
32IsraelBarr BialikGL202019Haifa, Israel
22New ZealandJordan Challis (A)FR312007Auckland, New Zealand
9New ZealandEric ChungDR262019Takapuna, New Zealand
5New ZealandEdward CommonsDR302019Auckland, New Zealand
24New ZealandLogan FraserDR252014Auckland, New Zealand
37New ZealandGrace HarrisonGL262015Auckland, New Zealand
13New ZealandAndrew Hay (C)DR382005Auckland, New Zealand
21New ZealandJoshua HayFR342005Auckland, New Zealand
20New ZealandOliver HayDR262013Auckland, New Zealand
26New ZealandThomas HeatherDL262013Auckland, New Zealand
1New ZealandMichael HopkinsonGL322013Auckland, New Zealand
11New ZealandRichard HopkinsonFR312016Auckland, New Zealand
14CanadaDaniele IasenzaFR272019Montreal, Quebec, Canada
18New ZealandKyle JonssonFR272013Auckland, New Zealand
27RussiaMaxim KaluzhnyFR342015Vladivostok, Russia
28Czech RepublicOndrej KozakFR362014Rakovník, Czech Republic
34New ZealandAntony LoganFR202019Albany, New Zealand
17New ZealandStephen MawsonDR322016Whangarei, New Zealand
7United KingdomCorey McEwenFR302019Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
33New ZealandJake McIntyreFR212019Auckland, New Zealand
4United StatesCorey MorganDL272019Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
31New ZealandRick ParryGL352019Kauri, New Zealand
10EstoniaAleksander PolozovFL372016Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
30New ZealandMaia RataGL412018Auckland, New Zealand
15New ZealandMak RawiriDR242019Manukau, New Zealand
3ItalyAndrea RiccaDL342019Pinerolo, Italy
29United StatesJoel RindelaubFR362018St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
25New ZealandRemy SandoyDR302018Auckland, New Zealand
36New ZealandZac SnoadFR212019Auckland, New Zealand
23New ZealandLeith ThompsonDR372005Auckland, New Zealand
8New ZealandRobin VortanovFR262014Auckland, New Zealand
35CanadaIan WannamakerFL422007Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
12New ZealandSam WebbFL242019Auckland, New Zealand

Franchise scoring leaders

There are the top ten point scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season.

# Player Seasons Pos GP G A Pts PIM
1New Zealand KC Ball2005-18F1847311819182
2New Zealand Jordan Challis2007-18F1576481145383
3New Zealand Alex Polosov2010-14, 2016-18F1136275137327
4United States Brandon Contratto2013-15F475966125105
5New Zealand Joshua Hay2005-13, 2017-18F1195455109343
6New Zealand Michael Attwell2009-17F131355792182
7New Zealand Andrew Hay2005-18D190186482243
8New Zealand Ian Wannamaker2007-15D104433881149
9New Zealand Charlie Huber2005-11, 2015F7340418152
10New Zealand Lyle Idoine2005-12F90284573302

Franchise all-time most appearances

There are the top ten player who have made the most appearances in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NZIHL regular season.

# Player Seasons Pos RS Games PS Games
1New Zealand Andrew Hay2005-18D1906
2New Zealand KC Ball2005-18F1843
3New Zealand Jordan Challis2007-18F1572
4New Zealand Leith Thompson2005-18D1422
5New Zealand Michael Attwell2009-17F1310
6New Zealand Joshua Hay2005-13, 2017-18F1193
7New Zealand Alex Polosov2010-14, 2016-18F1130
8New Zealand Ian Wannamaker2007-15D1044
9New Zealand Samuel Boniface2007-10, 2012–13, 2015F982
10New Zealand Lyle Idione2005-12F903

Technical staff

Current as of 24 June 2019

2018 NZIHL Botany Swarm Staff
Position Name[6]
Head coach New Zealand Michelle Cox
Assistant coach Canada Corey McEwen
General Manager United Kingdom Philippa Kaisser
Physiotherapist Singapore Sankaran Duntellu
Team Staff New Zealand Michael Attwell

Leaders

Team captains
# Name From To
1 New Zealand Rene Aish 4 June 20057 August 2005
2 Canada George Pilgrim 9 June 200610 September 2006
3 New Zealand Andrew Hay 26 May 2007Current

Head coaches
# Manager From To Played Won Overtime Won Tied Overtime Lost Lost GF GA Win %
1 Germany Andreas Kaisser 4 June 20054 September 2011 88552931942127870.27%
2 New Zealand Philip Lyle 9 June 201227 August 2012 18300213539620.37%
3 Germany Andreas Kaisser 25 May 20137 August 2016 64226082831130744.79%
4 France Jeff Boehme 26 May 20176 August 2017 1641029539533.33%
5 New Zealand Ian Wannamaker 26 May 201810 October 2018 16500110598633.33%

References
  1. "Grace Harrison". eliteprospects.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. "2021 Team". botanyswarm.co.nz/. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. "Botany Swarm at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. "2021 New Zealand Ice Hockey League Div I". stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. "2018 Botany Swarm Roster" (PDF). NZIHF. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. "2018 Botany Swarm Roster" (PDF). NZIHF. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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