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| Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues |
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| City: |
Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| League: |
AIHL |
| Founded: |
2005 |
| Home Arena: |
Iceland Ice Skating Rink |
| Colors: |
Green, blue and white |
| Head Coach: |
Kevin Sands |
| General Manager: |
David Emblem |
| Franchise history |
| 2005-2007: |
Brisbane Blue Tongues |
| 2008-present: |
Gold Coast Blue Tongues |
The Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues [1], formerly known as the Brisbane Blue Tongues are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Iceland in Bundall, a the Gold Coast, Queensland.
The name Blue Tongues is a reference to the blue-tongued lizard which is found in large numbers in the Brisbane suburbs. The lizard is featured in the team's logo.
The Blue Tongues, along with the Central Coast Rhinos, were part of the AIHL's expansion for the 2005 season.
On June 6, 2006, the Blue Tongues announced that former NHL forward Rob Zamuner would join the team for at least the remainder of the 2006 season. Zamuner is a veteran of 13 NHL seasons and has played for such teams as the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning.
At the start of the 2007 season the Blue Tongues signed former New York Islanders draft pick Tyrone Garner to replace leaving veteran goaltender Milan Novysedlak. Garner made his NHL debut in the 1998/99 season, playing 3 games for the Calgary Flames. In the time since Garner has played in the AHL, ECHL and in Germany.
In 2008, the Blue Tongues announced their relocation from the Ice World in Boondall, Queensland to Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland, for sponsorship reasons and to bring the players closer together, due to many of the import players already living on the Gold Coast [2].
From April 1, 2008, Bartercard came on board as the naming sponsor for the Blue Tongues[3].
[edit] Team Information
[edit] Management
[edit] Current Squad
| Goaltenders |
| Number |
|
Player |
Catches |
Acquired |
Place of Birth |
| 1 |
 |
Brenton Cooney |
Right |
2006 |
Australia |
|
 |
Milan Novysedlak |
Right |
2005 |
Slovakia |
| 29 |
 |
Tyrone Garner |
Left |
2007 |
Canada |
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|
Chris Flower |
Right |
2007 |
Australia |
[edit] Media Coverage
[edit] Television
As of the 2007 AIHL season Brisbane BlueTongues home games are being broadcast on the Brisbane community television station Briz 31 (UHF Channel 31). Games will be broadcast at 8:30pm Wednesday nights and then repeated at 5pm on Sundays. All the games are being filmed by BlueTongues supporter Mike from Cunning Crow Productions and commentated by BlueTongues Team Assistant Adrian Barclay.
[edit] Club History
[edit] Season by Season Record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime Win, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes, also note some games count as double points
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTW |
OTL |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Finish |
Playoffs |
| 2005 |
26 |
8 |
13 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
33 |
104 |
104 |
760 |
7th Overall |
Out of Playoffs |
| 2006 |
28 |
10 |
17 |
-- |
1 |
0 |
32 |
117 |
114 |
675 |
6th Overall |
Out of Playoffs |
| 2007 |
28 |
15 |
9 |
-- |
0 |
4 |
461 |
107 |
101 |
631 |
5th Overall |
Out of Playoffs |
1 - The AIHL imposed the loss of 3 competition points to the Blue Tongues as a result of the playing unregistered player Jani Pekkarinen.
[edit] Previous Players
[edit] Supporters' Club
The Brisbane Blue Tongues Supporters' Club is a volunteer club run by the supporters for the supporters. It was the first AIHL supporters' club created and has led the way for the formation of other similar supporter clubs in the AIHL. More information can be found on the official site.
[edit] Current Positions
[edit] References
[edit] External links
