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{{ Infobox_national_hockey_team
| Name = Australia
| Badge = Ice Hockey Australia Logo.png
| Badge_size = 140px
| Nickname = Mighty Roos
| Association = [[Ice Hockey Australia]]
| General Manager =
| Coach = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Steve McKenna]]
| Asst Coach = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Robert Knesaurek]]
| Captain = [[Anthony Wilson (ice hockey)|Anthony Wilson]]
| Most games = [[Glen Foll]] (79)
| Top scorer =
| Most points = [[Greg Oddy]] (105)
| Home Stadium =
| IIHF Rank = 33
| IIHF max = 33
| IIHF max date = first in 2007
| IIHF min = 36
| IIHF min date = 2003

| Team_Colors =
| Jerseys = [[Image:Australia national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png|115px]]

| First game = {{ih|TCH}} 18 - 1 {{ih-rt|AUS}} <br>([[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley]], [[United States|USA]]; [[February 20]], [[1960]])
| Largest win = {{ih|AUS}} 58 - 0 {{ih-rt|NZL}}<br> ([[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Australia]]; [[March 14]], [[1987]])
| Largest loss = {{ih|KAZ}} 23 - 1 {{ih-rt|AUS}}<br> ([[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]]; [[March 15]], [[1993]])

| Olympic apps = 1
| Olympic first = [[Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]]
| Olympic medals =

| Record = 52-80-10
}}

The '''Australian National Ice Hockey Team''' is the national [[ice hockey]] team for [[Australia]]. As of [[2008]] the Australian team are ranked 33rd. The official nickname of Australia's national ice hockey team is the '''Mighty Roos'''.

Many Australian national team players are [[expatriate]]s of [[Canada]] and other hockey-playing nations, who have since become outright citizens of Australia or who hold [[dual citizenship]].

Australia's ice hockey team has participated in just one [[Winter Olympics]]: the [[1960 Winter Olympics|1960 Games]] in [[Squaw Valley, California]]. Australia lost both their games against powerhouses [[Czechoslovak national ice hockey team|Czechoslovakia]] (18-1) and eventual gold medalists, the [[American national men's hockey team|United States]] (12-1).

Australia has competed in the [[Ice Hockey Division II World Championships|Division II World Championships]] since [[2001]]. As of [[2007]] they are coached by [[Steve McKenna]], a former eight-year veteran of the [[National Hockey League]].

At the [[2007 IIHF World Championship Division II|2007 Division II World Championships]], Australia won three games and lost one, finishing second in their group behind host nation [[South Korea national ice hockey team|South Korea]] and narrowly missing promotion to [[Ice Hockey Division I World Championships|Division I]].

Australia hosted the [[2008 IIHF World Championship Division II#Group B|2008 IIHF World Championship Division II]] Group B, which was held in [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle, Australia]]. The Mighty Roos finished first and captured the [[gold medal]] by winning all five games and they have now have been promoted to [[Ice Hockey Division I World Championships|Division I]].

==Current roster==
[[Image:Team Australia ice hockey 2008.JPG|thumb|200px|Team Australia 2008]]
{|
!colspan=6 |<big>Goaltenders
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=15%|Player
!width=16%|Catches
!width=37%|Team
|-

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''1'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|England}}
|Stuart Denman
|align=center|L
|[[Melbourne Ice]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''20'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Matthew Ezzy
|align=center|L
|[[Newcastle Northstars]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''25'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|Olivier Martin
|align=center|L
|[[Adelaide Avalanche]]
|}

{|
!colspan=7 |<big>Defencemen
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=15%|Player
!width=16%|Shoots
!width=37%|Team
|-

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Anthony Wilson &ndash; [[Captain (ice hockey)|'''C''']]
|align=center|R
|[[West Sydney Ice Dogs]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''4'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|Robert Starke
|align=center|L
|[[Newcastle Northstars]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''5'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Joshua Harding
|align=center|L
|[[Adelaide Avalanche]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''9'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Aaron Clayworth
|align=center|R
|[[Canberra Knights]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''12'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Mark Rummukainen
|align=center|R
|[[Canberra Knights]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''17'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Andrew White
|align=center|R
|[[West Sydney Ice Dogs]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''18'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Brett Thomas
|align=center|L
|[[West Sydney Ice Dogs]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''23'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|Tyler Lovering
|align=center|L
|[[Penrith Bears]]

|}

{| class= width=75%
!colspan=7|<big>Forwards
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=15%|Player
!width=16%|Shoots
!width=37%|Team
|-

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''2'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Joseph Hughes
|align=center|R
|[[Melbourne Ice]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''6'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Thomas Powell
|align=center|R
|[[Melbourne Ice]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''8'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Casey Minson
|align=center|R
|[[Newcastle Northstars]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''10'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Greg Oddy &ndash; '''[[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|A]]'''
|align=center|R
|[[Adelaide Avalanche]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''11'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|Chris Sekura &ndash; '''A'''
|align=center|L
|[[West Sydney Ice Dogs]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''13'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Michael Gough
|align=center|R
|[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''14'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|Murray Wand
|align=center|L
|[[Penrith Bears]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''16'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|Brad Vigon
|align=center|R
|[[Melbourne Ice]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''19'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Scott Stephenson
|align=center|R
|[[West Sydney Ice Dogs]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''21'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Adrian Esposito
|align=center|R
|[[Penrith Bears]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''22'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Lliam Webster
|align=center|L
|[[EC Hannover Pferdeturm Towers]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''24'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
|Vladimir Rubes
|align=center|R
|[[Penrith Bears]]

|}

{| class= width=35%
!colspan=6 |<big>Management
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=35%|Position
!width=10%|
!!width=15%|Name
|-

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|Head Coach
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|[[Steve McKenna]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|Assistant Coach
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|Robert Knesaurek

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|Goalie Coach
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|Alain Shank

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|Team Manager
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|Ross Noga

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|Team Leader
|align=center|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Kevin Brown

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|Medical Officer
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|Fred Stevenson

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|Equipment Manager
|align=center|{{flagicon|Canada}}
|Ray Sheffield

|}

==World records==
Australia has the distinction of holding a world record for most goals and highest winning margin in a World Championship game; they defeated [[New Zealand national ice hockey team|New Zealand]] by a score of 58-0 in [[1987]].

==Olympics record==
* 1920-1956 - ''did not participate''
* [[Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] - 9th place
* 1964-present - ''did not qualify''

==World Championships record==

* 1930-1961 - ''did not participate''
* 1962 - 13th place (5th in Pool B)
* 1963-1973 - ''did not participate''
* 1974 - 21st place (7th in Pool C)
* 1975-1978 - ''did not participate''
* 1979 - 26th place (8th in Pool C)
* 1981-1986 - ''did not participate''
* 1987 - 25th place (1st in Pool D)
* 1989 - 24th place (8th in Pool C)
* 1990 - 27th place (2nd in Pool D)
* 1991 - ''did not participate''
* 1992 - 15th place (3rd in Pool C)
* 1993 - 23rd place (7th in Pool C)
* 1994 - 33rd place (13th in Pool C)
* 1995 - 36th place (16th in Pool C)
* 1996 - 36th place (8th in Pool D)
* 1997 - 34th place (6th in Pool D)
* [[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]] - 34th place (2nd in Pool D)
* [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] - 34th place (3rd in Pool D)
* [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] - 36th place (3rd in Pool D)
* [[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2001]] - 33rd place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
* [[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] - 36th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
* [[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]] - 36th place (4th in Division II, Group A)
* [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] - 33rd place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
* [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] - 31st place (2nd in Division II, Group A)
* [[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]] - 32nd place (3rd in Division II, Group B)
* [[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]] - 32nd place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
* [[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]] - 30th place (1st in Division II, Group B)

==See also==
*[[Australian Ice Hockey League]]

==External links==
*[http://www.iha.org.au Ice Hockey Australia]
*[http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/ National Teams of ice Hockey]

{{Australia national teams}}
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{{IIHF}}

[[Category:Ice hockey in Australia]]
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[[Category:National sports teams of Australia|Ice hockey]]

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