{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox ice hockey team | team_name = Perth Pelicans |current = 2015–16 AJIHL season |bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#ecc511 5px solid; border-bottom:#3c7e91 5px solid; |text_color = #000000 | logo = Perth_Pelicans_Logo.png | logo_size = 200px | league = Australian Junior Ice Hockey League | founded = 2013 | arena = Xtreme Ice Arena | city = Perth, Western Australia, Australia |uniform_image= | colours = (2013-2014) <br /> {{Color box|#F4793E}} {{Color box|#000000}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} <br /> (2014-present) <br /> {{color box|#ecc511}} {{color box|#ffffff}} {{color box|#3c7e91}} {{color box|#000000}} | owner = Western Australian Ice Hockey Association | gm = {{flagicon|AUS}} Julia Pulner | coach = {{flagicon|AUS}} Darin Bryce | captain = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Grover | website = | name1 = Perth Pelicans | dates1 = 2013–present | championships1_type = AJIHL Championships | championships1 = '''0''' | reg_season_titles = '''0''' }}

The '''Perth Pelicans''' are an Australian junior ice hockey team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. They represent one of the two junior ice hockey teams from Western Australia currently playing in the AJIHL, which is the most elite level for ice hockey at a national level for ages between 16 and 20 years old.

==History== Tryouts for the new '''Perth Pelicans''' team began on 2 September 2014 with a mandatory fitness assessment, held on 2 September 2014 at Kingsway Christian College for 8pm, and 2 ice sessions.<ref name="Tryouts">{{cite web | url=http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-update | title=AJIHL Update | publisher=Ice Hockey WA | date=31 July 2013 | accessdate=20 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215051237/http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-update | archive-date=15 February 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Perth Pelicans played their first Australian Junior Ice Hockey League game on Monday October 21, 2013 against the Perth Sharks. The Pelicans team included national draft player '''Liam Hall''' from Queensland.<ref name="firstgame">{{cite web | url=http://www.icewa.com.au/userfiles/files/Perth%20Rosters%20for%20Web.pdf | title=Perth Rosters For Web | publisher=Western Australian Ice Hockey Association | date=21 October 2013 | accessdate=17 September 2015 }}</ref>

===The first team=== The players from the first game the Perth Pelicans played in their inaugural season in the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League, October 21, 2013.<ref name="firstgame">{{cite web | url=http://www.icewa.com.au/userfiles/files/Perth%20Rosters%20for%20Web.pdf | title=Perth Rosters For Web | publisher=Western Australian Ice Hockey Association | date=21 October 2013 | accessdate=17 September 2015 }}</ref>

<small>''For the 2013–14 AJIHL season''</small> {| class="wikitable sortable" style=width:60em style="text-align:center" |- !# !! Nat !! Name !! Pos !! Date of birth !! Acquired |- |9 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Smail|Tom Smail (Captain)}} || D ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |19 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|McCann|Stephen McCann}} || G ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |17 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Mahood|David Mahood}} || D ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |18 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Dumpleton|Aaron Dumpleton}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |5 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Devahasdin|Ronan Devahasdin}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |14 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Cunliff|Zane Cunliff}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |20 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Shade|Chris Shade}} || D ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |1 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Sobey|Rowan Sobey}} || G ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |13 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Georgeff|Blake Georgeff}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |12 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Webster|Kieren Webster}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |11 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Armstrong|Matt Armstrong}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |16 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Dumpleton|Rhys Dumpleton}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |15 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Lodge|Lyndon Lodge}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |3 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Grover|Jordan Grover}} || D ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |2 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Spalding|Jonathon Spalding}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |- |10 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Hall|Liam Hall}} || F ||align="left"| - || 2013 |}

==Players== ===Current roster=== <small>''For the 2015–16 AJIHL season''</small> {| class="wikitable sortable" style=width:60em style="text-align:center" |- !# !! Nat !! Name !! Pos !! Date of birth !! Acquired |- |2 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Jonathan|Jonathan Spalding}} || F ||align="left"| {{dts|17 April 1996}} || 2015 |- |3 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Jordan|Jordan Grover}} || F ||align="left"| {{dts|16 June 1995}} || 2015 |- |4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Alistair|Alistair Lambers}} || F ||align="left"| || 2015 |- |12 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Kieren|Kieren Webster}} || F ||align="left"| {{dts|12 July 1997}} || 2015 |- |15 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Lyndon|Lyndon Lodge}} || F ||align="left"| {{dts|12 November 1997}} || 2015 |- |17 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|David|David Mahood}} || D ||align="left"| {{dts|23 September 1996}} || 2015 |- |21 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Zac|Zac Hickey}} || D ||align="left"| {{dts|23 March 1998}} || 2015 |- |22 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Stuart|Stuart Raine}} || F ||align="left"| {{dts|12 August 1998}} || 2015 |- |23 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Jordan|Jordan Williams }} || F ||align="left"| {{dts|7 March 1997}} || 2015 |- |24 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Joshua|Joshua Santana}} || F ||align="left"| {{dts|4 April 1998}} || 2015 |- |25 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Brenden|Brenden Parker}} || D ||align="left"| {{dts|25 June 1997}} || 2015 |- |27 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Lachlan|Lachlan Dwyer}} || D ||align="left"| {{dts|3 February 1999}} || 2015 |- |29 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Ben|Ben Willcocks }} || D ||align="left"| {{dts|20 April 1999}} || 2015 |- |33 || {{flagicon|UK}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Craig|Craig Houston}} || D ||align="left"| {{dts|26 April 1997}} || 2015 |- |35 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Gabe|Gabe Devereux - Smith}} || D ||align="left"| {{dts|10 September 1998}} || 2015 |- |6 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Dathan|Dathan Pleiter}} || G ||align="left"| {{dts|22 May 1996}} || 2014 |- |19 || {{flagicon|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{sort|Stephen|Stephen McCann}} || G ||align="left"| {{dts|9 July 1997}} || 2015 |}

===Captains=== * 2013-14 '''Tom Smail''' (C) * 2014-15 '''Kieren Webster''' (C), Rhys Dumpleton (A), Ryan Smith (A) * 2015-16 '''Jordan Grover''' (C), Jordan Williams (A), David Mahood (A)

==Head coaches== The first Head Coach for the Perth Pelicans was Darin Bryce.

* 2013-14 Darin Bryce * 2014-15 Darin Bryce * 2015-16 Darin Bryce

==See also== {{Portal|Ice hockey}} *Australian Junior Ice Hockey League *Melbourne Glaciers *Melbourne Whalers *Perth Sharks *Sydney Sabres *Sydney Wolf Pack *Ice Hockey Australia *Ice Hockey New South Wales *Australian Women's Ice Hockey League *Australian Ice Hockey League *Jim Brown Trophy *Goodall Cup *Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Australian Junior Ice Hockey League}} {{Ice hockey in Australia}} {{Perth Sports Teams}}

Category:Australian Junior Ice Hockey League Category:Ice hockey teams in Australia Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2013 Category:Sports clubs and teams in Perth, Western Australia Category:2013 establishments in Australia