Todd Stephenson
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Todd Stephenson is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League
.
. He continued to play for the Ice Dogs until the end of the 2007 AIHL season
. Following the end of the 2007 season he moved to Kamloops, British Columbia
, Canada
and joined the Kamloops Storm
of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
for the 2007–08. Stephenson moved back to Australia following the end of the season with the Storm and rejoined the Ice Dogs for the start of the 2008 AIHL season
.
During 2006 Stephenson was also a member of the Blacktown Flyers of the New South Wales Ice Hockey Midget League, where he played one game, scoring three goals and recording three assists. In 2008 Stephenson played for the New South Wales state team in the Brown grade (23 & under), playing four games and scoring two points.
Stephenson was first called up to represent Australia in 2004 where he joined national under-18 team
to play at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships
. He continued to play in the under-18 team for the next two years. In 2006 Stephenson also joined the national under-20 team
to compete at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
. The following year Stephenson played for the national under-20 team and also joined the men's senior national team. He has since represented Australia at the Ice Hockey World Championships
on three other occasions.
, New South Wales
, Australia
. His brother Scott
also plays ice hockey for the Sydney Ice Dogs and represents Australia at the Ice Hockey World Championships.
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....
.
Playing career
Stephenson first played ice hockey in 2004 when he joined the West Sydney Ice Dogs (now the 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....
. He continued to play for the Ice Dogs until the end of 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....
. Following the end of the 2007 season he moved to Kamloops, British Columbia
Kamloops, British Columbia
Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and joined the Kamloops Storm
Kamloops Storm
The Kamloops Storm are a junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at McArthur Park Arena.The Storm played in...
of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...
for the 2007–08. Stephenson moved back to Australia following the end of the season with the Storm and rejoined the Ice Dogs for the start of the 2008 AIHL season
2008 AIHL season
The 2008 AIHL season is the 9th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 7th in which the Goodall Cup will be awarded to the league champions.The season opened 19 April 2008 with games in Newcastle, Adelaide and Penrith....
.
During 2006 Stephenson was also a member of the Blacktown Flyers of the New South Wales Ice Hockey Midget League, where he played one game, scoring three goals and recording three assists. In 2008 Stephenson played for the New South Wales state team in the Brown grade (23 & under), playing four games and scoring two points.
Stephenson was first called up to represent Australia in 2004 where he joined 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 play at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships
2004 IIHF World U18 Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final standings: and are relegated to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:...
. He continued to play in the under-18 team for the next two years. In 2006 Stephenson also 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 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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...
. The following year Stephenson played for the national under-20 team and also joined the men's senior national team. He has since represented Australia at the Ice Hockey World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
on three other occasions.
Personal life
Stephenson was born on 9 June 1988 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 Scott
Scott Stephenson
Scott 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.... |
11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Blacktown Flyers | NSW Midget | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 26 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 26 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Kamloops Storm Kamloops Storm The Kamloops Storm are a junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at McArthur Park Arena.The Storm played in... |
KIJHL Kootenay International Junior Hockey League The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League... |
38 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 27 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 21 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AIHL Totals | 140 | 41 | 58 | 99 | 376 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 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:... |
2004 World U18 Championships Division IIB 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships -Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final standings: and are relegated to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Australia U/18 | 2005 World U18 Championships Division III 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships -Final standings: and are relegated to Division I for the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:- Group A in Maribor, Slovenia :-Group B in Sosnowiec, Poland :... |
5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |
| 2006 | Australia U/18 | 2006 World U18 Championships Division IIB 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Ängelholm and Halmstad, Sweden. The championships began on April 12, 2006 and finished on April 22, 2006. Games were played at Ängelholms Ishall in Ängelholm and Sannarps Isstadion in Halmstad... |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 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:... |
2006 World Junior 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 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | |
| 2007 | Australia U/20 | 2007 World Junior Championships Division IIA 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 2007 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Mora and Leksand, Sweden between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007. The venues were FM Mattsson Arena in Mora, and Ejendals Arena in Leksand... |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Australia | 20007 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:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Australia | 2010 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 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Australia | 2011 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |