Botany Swarm
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The Botany Swarm is a team in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League
. It is based in Auckland, New Zealand and was founded in 2005 as the South Auckland Swarm. Their name was changed prior to the 2007 season due to it being similar to some of the other teams and to better reflect the area in Auckland where their home rink located. Botany Swarm are the 2007, 2008, and 2010 NZIHL champions.
New Zealand Ice Hockey League
The NZIHL is New Zealand’s national league. It is an amateur league that was formed in 2005 to develop the sport in the New Zealand and to give the top players regular competition against each other and to allow them to improve the skill level of the game domestically as well become more...
. It is based in Auckland, New Zealand and was founded in 2005 as the South Auckland Swarm. Their name was changed prior to the 2007 season due to it being similar to some of the other teams and to better reflect the area in Auckland where their home rink located. Botany Swarm are the 2007, 2008, and 2010 NZIHL champions.
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| League | NZIHL New Zealand Ice Hockey League The NZIHL is New Zealand’s national league. It is an amateur league that was formed in 2005 to develop the sport in the New Zealand and to give the top players regular competition against each other and to allow them to improve the skill level of the game domestically as well become more... |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Based in | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Home Ice | Paradice Botany |
| Colours | White, Maroon, Black, Yellow |
| Titles | 3 |
| Head coach | Andreas Kaiser |
| Captain | Andrew Hay |
Current roster
2011 NZIHL Season| # | Player | Import | Country of Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Zak Nothling | New Zealand | |
| 30 |  |
Csaba Kercso-Magos | Hungary |
| # | Player | Import | Country of Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  |
Lukas Birgel | Austria | |
| 13 | |
Andrew Hay (C) | New Zealand | |
| 17 | |
Dion Guest | New Zealand | |
| 23 | |
Leith Thompson | New Zealand | |
| 24 | |
Richard Idoine | New Zealand | |
| 25 | |
Jarrod Wood | New Zealand | |
| 26 | |
Corey Down | New Zealand | |
| 27 | |
Lyle Idoine | New Zealand | |
| 30 | |
Aaron Henderson | New Zealand |
| # | Player | Import | Country of Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | |
Keegan Harnett | New Zealand | |
| 5 |  |
Alex Slyshkov | Y | Ukraine |
| 6 | |
Michael Attwell | New Zealand | |
| 7 | |
Martin Lee | New Zealand | |
| 8 | |
Brian Moseley | New Zealand | |
| 11 |  |
Ian Wannamaker (A) | Canada | |
| 14 |  |
Georg 'Charlie' Huber (A) | Y | Germany |
| 15 | |
Sam Moses | New Zealand | |
| 16 |  |
Alex Polozov | Y | Estonia |
| 18 |  |
Joakim 'Ziggy' Sigvant | Y | Sweden |
| 19 | |
KC Ball | Y | Canada |
| 20 | |
James Currey | New Zealand | |
| 21 | |
Joshua Hay | New Zealand | |
| 22 | |
Jordan Challis | New Zealand |