Thomas Powell (ice hockey)
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Thomas Powell is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
.
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
in 2004. During his first season he played 17 games, scoring 14 goals and recording eight points. He was named the AIHL
's MVP for the 2007 AIHL season
. Powell was promoted as alternate captain for the Ice in the 2011 AIHL season
.
He has also been a member of the Victorian State team in 2008, for which he played four games in the Brown grade (23 & under).
Powell was first called up to represent Australia in 2004 where he joined the national under-20 team
to compete at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
. He played again for the under-20 team in 2005 and 2006. In 2008 Powell joined the national senior team to compete at the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
. He has since represented Australia at two other world championships.
, New South Wales
, Australia
.
State play
International
Melbourne Ice
The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash...
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
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....
.
Playing career
Powell first played ice hockey for the Melbourne IceMelbourne Ice
The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash...
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
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....
in 2004. During his first season he played 17 games, scoring 14 goals and recording eight points. He was named the 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....
's MVP for the 2007 AIHL season
2007 AIHL season
The 2007 AIHL season was the 8th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 6th in which the Goodall Cup will be awarded to the league champions....
. Powell was promoted as alternate captain for the Ice 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...
.
He has also been a member of the Victorian State team in 2008, for which he played four games in the Brown grade (23 & under).
Powell was first called up to represent Australia in 2004 where he joined 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 played again for the under-20 team in 2005 and 2006. In 2008 Powell joined the national senior team to compete at the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 72nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries will participate in four levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2009 competition...
. He has since represented Australia at two other world championships.
Personal life
Powell was born on 12 February 1986 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...
.
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 | Melbourne Ice Melbourne Ice The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash... |
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.... |
17 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 23 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 23 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 23 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 25 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 26 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AIHL Totals | 147 | 74 | 93 | 167 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
State play
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Victoria | Brown | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Ice Hockey 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 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 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 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2006 | Australia U/20 | 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division IIA 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were held in Vancouver, Kelowna, and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The championships began on December 26, 2005, and finished on January 5, 2006. Games were played at GM Place and the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in... |
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 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 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |