The Adelaide Generals are an Australian

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team based in

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playing in the second tier of the

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referred to as AJIHL Tier 2. They represent the first junior ice hockey team from South Australia as part of the proposed 2nd expansion of the

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, which is the most elite level for ice hockey at a national level for ages between 16–20 years old.

Team history

South Australia began posting recruitment for a team into the AJIHL as early as 16 March 2014 when a poster for tryouts was announced via a social media account stating try outs were to begin on 30 March 2014 in preparation for the 2014–15 AJIHL season. At the beginning of the

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, a proposal for the next expansion in the AJIHL was made by

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to include teams from the Australian states of

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and

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and the

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. A Wild Card entry was created in the AJIHL playoffs structure but no further public information would be made available for months but plans to form junior teams in each of these states was underway. At 18:00 on 21 January 2016, the official announcement of the AJIHL Tier 2 competition was made and details of the team roster and competition times were released.

Players

Current roster

Captains

The first captain for the Adelaide Generals was Ryan Foll * 2015–16 Ryan Foll (C), Marcel McGuiness (A), Zach Boyle (A) * 2016–17 Ryan Foll (C), Remy McGuiness (A), Zach Boyle (A)

Head coaches

The first head coach for the Adelaide Generals was Neil Boyle. * 2015–16 Neil Boyle * 2016–17 Neil Boyle

References