Scott Stephenson

Scott Stephenson
Born (1985-07-12) 12 July 1985
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
AIHL team
Former teams
Sydney Ice Dogs
Central Coast Rhinos
National team  Australia
Playing career 2004present

Scott Stephenson (born 12 July 1985) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

Scott Stephenson first played for West Sydney Ice Dogs (now Sydney Ice Dogs) of the Australian Ice Hockey League (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.[1] In 2007 he moved back to the Ice Dogs and played for the team until the end of the 2013 AIHL season.[2] In January 2014 the Ice Dogs announced that Stephenson along with Tomas Manco would not be returning for the 2014 season.[3]

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).[1]

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.[4] The following year he played for the under-18 team at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5] In 2004 he moved up to the national under-20 team to compete at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[6] 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.[7] Stephenson has since represented Australia at five other world championships.[2]

Personal life

Stephenson was born on 12 July 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[2] His brother Todd also plays ice hockey for the Sydney Ice Dogs and represents Australia at the Ice Hockey World Championships.[8]

Career statistics

Scott Stephenson
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Ice hockey
IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
2002 Auckland
Ice Hockey World U18 Championships
2003 Mexico Division III
IIHF World U20 Championship
2008 Bulgaria Division III
Ice Hockey World Championships
2007 Korea Division II Group B
2008 Australia Division II Group B
2010 Mexico City Division II Group A
2011 Melbourne Division II Group A
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 9 1 4 5 2
2005 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 8 0 0 0 6
2005 Central Coast Rhinos AIHL 20 7 12 19 22
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 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
2011 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 25 5 17 22 30 1 1 0 1 2
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 U18 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship 5 8 5 13 2
2003 Australia U18 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III 3 4 2 6 2
2004 Australia U20 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III 5 6 2 8 6
2005 Australia U20 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B 5 1 3 4 0
2007 Australia 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 4 2 1 3 8
2008 Australia 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 5 0 1 1 6
2009 Australia 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A 5 0 0 0 2
2010 Australia 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 1 5 6 2
2011 Australia 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 4 1 0 1 0
2012 Australia 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B 5 3 0 3 2

References

  1. 1 2 "Scott Stephenson - Sydney". New South Wales Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  2. 1 2 3 "Scott Stephenson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. "Player Announcements". Sydney Ice Dogs. 2014-01-18. Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. "2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  5. "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  6. "2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  7. "2007 IIHF World Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  8. "Todd Stephenson scores hat-trick to help Australia win Silver". Sydney Ice Dogs. Archived from the original on 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
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