Scott Stephenson
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Scott Stephenson is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League
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(AIHL) in 2004. During his first season he played nine games, scoring one goal and recording four assists. In 2005 Stephenson moved to another AIHL club, the Central Coast Rhinos
where he played 20 games before moving back to the Ice Dogs. The following year Stephenson again switched back to Central Coast where he played the full season. In 2007 he moved back to the Ice Dogs and is currently in his seventh season with the team and is playing in the 2011 AIHL season
.
He has also been a member for the New South Wales State team in 2008 where he played four games in the Brown grade (23 & under).
Stephenson was first called up to represent Australia in 2002 where he joined the national under-18 team
to compete at the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship
. The following year he played for the under-18 team at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships
. In 2004 he moved up to the national under-20 team
to compete at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
. He again played for the under-20 team the following year before joining the national senior team for the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
. Stephenson has since represented Australia at four other world championships.
, New South Wales
, Australia
. His brother Todd
also plays ice hockey for the Sydney Ice Dogs and represents Australia at the Ice Hockey World Championships.
State play
International
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
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Playing career
Scott Stephenson first played for West Sydney Ice Dogs (now Sydney Ice Dogs) of the Australian Ice Hockey LeagueAustralian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
(AIHL) in 2004. During his first season he played nine games, scoring one goal and recording four assists. In 2005 Stephenson moved to another AIHL club, the Central Coast Rhinos
Central Coast Rhinos
The Central Coast Rhinos are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Erina, New South Wales, Australia that play in the Australian International Ice Hockey Cup. They are a former member Australian Ice Hockey League, playing in the league from 2005 to 2008...
where he played 20 games before moving back to the Ice Dogs. The following year Stephenson again switched back to Central Coast where he played the full season. In 2007 he moved back to the Ice Dogs and is currently in his seventh season with the team and is playing in the 2011 AIHL season
2011 AIHL season
The 2011 AIHL season is the 12th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . It ran from 14 April 2011 until 28 August 2011, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 3 and 4 September. The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Ried trophy after finishing first in the regular season standings with 65 points...
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He has also been a member for the New South Wales State team in 2008 where he played four games in the Brown grade (23 & under).
Stephenson was first called up to represent Australia in 2002 where he joined the national under-18 team
Australia men's national U-18 ice hockey team
The Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia and represents Australia in international under-18 ice hockey competitions. Australia plays in Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championships.-History:...
to compete at the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship
2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship
The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 19th and final IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships. It took place between 10 and 15 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was won by China, who claimed their second title by defeating all five other nations...
. The following year he played for the under-18 team at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships
2003 IIHF World U18 Championships
-Final standings: and are relegated to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :-External links:*...
. In 2004 he moved up to the national under-20 team
Australia men's national junior ice hockey team
The Australian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Australia. The team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division III.-History:...
to compete at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 26, 2003 and January 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland...
. He again played for the under-20 team the following year before joining the national senior team for the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
-Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #...
. Stephenson has since represented Australia at four other world championships.
Personal life
Stephenson was born on 12 July 1985 in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. His brother Todd
Todd Stephenson
Todd Stephenson is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:...
also plays ice hockey for the Sydney Ice Dogs and represents Australia at the Ice Hockey World Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL Australian Ice Hockey League The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors.... |
9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Central Coast Rhinos Central Coast Rhinos The Central Coast Rhinos are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Erina, New South Wales, Australia that play in the Australian International Ice Hockey Cup. They are a former member Australian Ice Hockey League, playing in the league from 2005 to 2008... |
AIHL | 20 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Central Coast Rhinos | AIHL | 24 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 25 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | Wilson Cup Wilson Cup (ice hockey) The Wilson Cup is an ice hockey trophy competition which is set up as a pre-season tournament to the Australian Ice Hockey League. It is contested between four top level teams based in New South Wales.-History:... |
5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 22 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 24 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AIHL Totals | 155 | 63 | 68 | 131 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
State play
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | New South Wales | Brown | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Australia U/18 Australia men's national U-18 ice hockey team The Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia and represents Australia in international under-18 ice hockey competitions. Australia plays in Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championships.-History:... |
2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 19th and final IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships. It took place between 10 and 15 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was won by China, who claimed their second title by defeating all five other nations... |
5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Australia U/18 | 2003 World U18 Championships Division III 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships -Final standings: and are relegated to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :- Table :-External links:*... |
3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Australia U/20 Australia men's national junior ice hockey team The Australian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Australia. The team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division III.-History:... |
2004 World Junior Championships Division III 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 26, 2003 and January 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland... |
5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Australia U/20 | 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division IIB 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005, at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States... |
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Australia | 2007 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played at Zagreb, Croatia from April 11, 2007, through April 17, 2007. Group B was played at Seoul, Korea from April 2, 2007, through April 8, 2007.-Group A:... |
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Australia | 2008 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 IIHF World Championship Division IA 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I The 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 11–17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Australia | 2010 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was... |
5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Australia | 2011 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II were international Ice Hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested from 4–10 April 2011 in Melbourne, Australia and Group B was contested from 10–16 April 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |