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TOPIC LIST

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PEOPLE AND TOPICS OF REALITY CHECK:

Glenn Grandy, former Melbourne Ice player; Blackhawks president and player

Icehouse, rink in Melbourne’s Docklands, established 2010

John Belic Melbourne Mustangs president

Robert Bannerman, AIHL Commissioner

James Morgan, ATC Productions chief

ATC Productions, broadcasters

Resolution Media, Ice: Road to Threepeat documentary makers

Fox Sports, Pay TV broadcaster

Adelaide Avalanche, former incarnation of Adelaide Adrenaline

Sydney Bears, foundation AIHL team

Canberra Knights, foundation AIHL team

West Sydney Ice Dogs, former name of the Sydney Ice Dogs, entered AIHL 2002

Newcastle North Stars, entered AIHL 2002

Melbourne Ice, entered AIHL 2002

Central Coast Rhinos, AIHL team 2005 - 2008

Brisbane Blue Tongues, AIHL team 2005 - 2007; re-named Gold Coast Blue Tongues 2008 - 2012

NHL , National Hockey League

Elite Prospects, hockey personnel website

Australian Rules Football; also ‘footy’, Australia’s indigenous game

Langwarrin, suburb, Victoria

Frankston, suburb, Victoria

Hollis, New Hampshire, Town, USA

Kevin Glanzman, Mustangs import, 2013

Jon Olthuis, Melbourne Mustangs import, 2013

Jack Wolgemuth, Melbourne Mustangs defenceman (import,America)  

Jason Baclig, Melbourne Ice import, 2010-

Jamie Bourke, Melbourne Mustangs forward

Joey Hughes, Melbourne Mustangs forward

Vinnie Hughes, Melbourne Mustangs defenceman

Mustangs/Ice rivalry

Melbourne Ice disunity

Andy McDowell, Melbourne Mustangs vice-president; IHA vice-president

Monash University

Cranbourne Secondary College

Sean Jones, Mustangs captain

Fraser Carson, Mustangs goalie

The Ashes, Cricket competition between England and Australia

Sled dogs

Ken McCoy, former Melbourne Mustangs team; Icehouse technician; father of Jack McCoy, Mustangs player.

Facebook

Gym

Alaska

Federal League, USA hockey league

Slapshot, famous hockey drama-comedy motion picture

College hockey, university competition in North America

Skype

AIHL Commission

Robert Bannerman, AIHL Commissioner

Calgary Flames, NHL team

Los Angeles Kings, NHL team

Chicago Blackhawks, NHL team

Brad Vigon, Melbourne Mustangs coach

Matt Armstrong, Melbourne Ice forward

Sara Armstrong, wife of Matt

Minor pro hockey, pressures of

Orleans, Ottawa, town in Canada

Major bantam, Canadian junior hockey level

Ontario Hockey League

NHL draft

IHL [International Hockey League]

SPHL [Southern Professional Hockey League]

Trevor Hocking, former AIHL import

Germany

Newcastle, city, New South Wales

Australian ice hockey, standard of

Permanent Resident status

Emma Poynton, Melbourne Ice president 2013-2014

Sydney Ice Dogs, AIHL team, formerly West Sydney Ice Dogs

Melbourne, way of life, standard of living

Olivier Martin, former goalie, Adelaide Adrenaline and Newcastle North Stars

Anthony Kimlin, former goalie, Gold Coast Blue Tongues, Sydney Ice Dogs

AIHL goalies

AIHL rinks, need for

Twitter

Mississippi Surge, SPHL team

Myles Harris, Melbourne Mustangs media manager; social media expert

John Belic, Melbourne Mustangs president

Lynette McDowell, Melbourne Mustangs official; wife of Andy

Brendan McDowell, Melbourne Mustangs forward; son of Andy

Mike McDowell, Melbourne Mustangs defenceman; son of Andy

Ice Hockey Victoria; administrative body

Goalie debate

Goodall Cup, chief trophy of Australian interstate hockey; now AIHL trophy

Dandenong Coliseum, former ice rink, outer south-eastern Melbourne

Ringwood Iceland, former ice rink, outer eastern Melbourne

Ice Hockey Australia, administrative body

Mark Baker, friend of Andy McDowell

Tom Harward, Melbourne Ice team manager

Sandy Gardner, former Melbourne Ice coach; Australian hockey great

Ice time

Training

Pakenham rink, proposed facility, far outer east of Melbourne

Andy Lamrock, former Melbourne Ice president, rink advocate

Dylan Moore, former Melbourne Ice defender

Canada v USA exhibition series, major stadium shows featuring AIHL and NHL players

Craig Douglas, Canada v USA exhibition series promoter

Kerry Goulet, Canada v USA exhibition series talent wrangler

Stop Concussions, anti-concussion campaign

American Hockey League

Allphones Arena, Sydney stadium, capacity 20,000

Zamboni, ice cleaning machine

Hisense Arena, Melbourne stadium, capacity 8000

Concussed, book by Kerry Goulet and Keith Primeau

Keith Primeau, former NHL player, co-author Concussed

Nathan Walker, Australian NHL prospect

Czech Republic

Washington Capitals, NHL team

Hershey Bears, American Hockey League team; Washington capitals affiliate

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne stadium, capacity 15,000

Winter Olympics

Imperial Hotel, Melbourne CBD hotel

Justin Bieber, Canadian-born entertainer; object of ridicule

Carey Price; Canadian goalie

John Raut Canberra Knights owner and Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre manager

Canberra Times, Fairfax news site, ACT

Mark Rummukainen, Canberra Knghts/Brave captain

Ian Warden, Canberra Times columnist

Alex Lata, AIHL deputy commissioner

Canberra campaign

Whitby Dunlops, Canadian hockey team

Timothy Noting, Sydney Ice Dogs goalie, Swedish import

Ron Kuprowsky, Sydney Ice Dogs coach

Robert Malloy, Sydney Ice Dogs captain

Doug Wilson Jnr, former Melbourne Ice import defenceman

Gold Coast, Queensland beach resort city

Canberra (CBR) Brave, AIHL team, established 2014

Allinsure, CBR Brave sponsor

Peter Chamberlain, CBR Brave chairman, All Insure director

Jamie Wilson, CBR administrator; Coordinate advertising agency director

Coordinate, Canberra advertising agency

Pete Lambert, former AIHL Commissioner; Newcastle media chief

AIHL Commissioners

Hockey in the Australian media

Canberra tourism

Official Sydney Ice Dogs Page

Adelaide Adrenaline, AIHL team 2010-; formerly Adelaide A’s and Adelaide Avalanche

Melbourne Heart, Australia A-League soccer team

Wayne Gretzky, NHL great

Next Level hockey school

Opportunities for local players

Goalie rules

Junior development

Mark Weber, Melbourne Ice founder; former AIHL administrator

Sharks, Victorian local team

College graduate hockey players

Brent Laver, Melbourne Ice coach

Red Deer, Alberta, Canadian town

Paul ‘Jaffa’ Watson, former Melbourne Ice coach

Hawthorn football club, AFL team

Anthony Klarica, sports psychologist

Values

Lliam Webster , Melbourne Ice captain; Australian representative

Tommy Powell, Melbourne Ice forward; Australian representative

Jaden Pine-Murphy, Melbourne Ice goalie; Australian representative

Youngstown, Ohio, American town

Mighty Roos, nickname, Australian national ice hockey team

Stephanie Hughes, girlfriend of Pat O’Kane

Viktor Gibbs-Sjodin, Melbourne Mustangs forward (Swedish import)

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne stadium, capacity 100,017

Harbourtown, Docklands outdoor mall

Nick Place, media proprietor, writer

Will Place, son of Nick Place; hockey player

Gustaf Huth, Melbourne Ice goalie (Import, Sweden)

Nick Does Hockey, Nick Place’s hockey blog

Glenn Mayer, Melbourne Ice assistant coach; former Ice player

Martin Kutek, Melbourne Mustangs defenceman

Sean Hamilton Steen, Sydney Bears forward (Import, Canada)

Oakleigh, ice rink, suburban Melbourne

Division Two, Group A World Championships

Josh Harding, Adelaide Adrenaline defenceman; Australian representative

Cameron Todd, Sydney Bears forward

Billy Cliff, Sydney Ice Dogs forward

Melbourne Derby

Marcus Wong, Melbourne Ice defenceman, brother of Chris

Colin Dowie, Sydney Ice Dogs assistant coach

Brad Andrlon, Sydney Ice Dogs assistant coach

Dion Dunwoodie, Sydney Ice Dogs interim coach; father of David

David Dunwoodie, Sydney Ice Dogs forward

Shane Rose, Sydney Ice Dogs president

Daily Telegraph, Sydney newspaper

Jamie Woodman, Perth Thunder defenceman

Jamie Campbell, Perth Thunder defenceman

Jordan Kyros, Perth Thunder forward

Simon Kudla, Perth Thunder forward

Dylan Forsythe, Perth Thunder coach

Chris Frank, former Melbourne Ice defenceman (Import, Canada)

Sweden/Swedish players

Dahlen Phillips, former Ice goalie

Calvin Klein

Perth Ice Arena, ice rink

FLAMING BIBLE CHURCH

Nathan Walker, Australian NHL prospect

John Raut, manager of the Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre, Canberra Knights manager

Mark Rummukainen, captain, Canberra Knights, CBR Brave

Alex Lata, AIHL Commissioner

Anthony Kimlin, former Gold Coast Blue Tongues and Sydney Ice Dogs goalie, 2013 playoffs Most Valuable Player

Gustav Huth, Melbourne Ice goalie (Swedish import)

Mark Weber, Melbourne Ice founder

Paul ‘Jaffa’ Watson, ATC Productions commentator; former Melbourne Ice coach

Sandy Gardner, former Melbourne Ice coach

Lliam Webster, Melbourne Ice captain

Tommy Powell, Melbourne Ice forward

Ron Kuprowsky, Sydney Ice Dogs coach

Glenn Mayer, Melbourne Ice assistant coach

Johan Steenberg, Melbourne Ice goalie coach

Sam Hodic, Melbourne Ice forward

Brendan McDowell, Melbourne Mustangs forward

Chris Wong, Melbourne Ice forward

David Dunwoodie, Sydney Ice Dogs forward

Shane Rose, Sydney Ice Dogs forward

Stan Scott, Perth Thunder coach/president/general manager

Jamie Woodman, Perth Thunder defenceman

Michael Forney, former Perth Thunder forward (American import)

Sean Hamilton, Melbourne Ice forward; former Perth Thunder forward

Jeff Smith, Melbourne Ice defenceman (Canadian import)

Josh Puls, Melbourne Ice patron and past president

James Meredith, Melbourne Ice trainer

Ian Webster, Melbourne Ice insider; former Melbourne Ice team manager; father of Lliam

Tim Johansson, Melbourne Ice forward (Swedish import)

Austin McKenzie, Melbourne Ice forward

Corey Toy, Perth Thunder defenceman (American import)

Mathieu Dugas, Perth Thunder goalie (Canadian import)

Mathieu Ouellette, CBR Brave forward (Canadian import)

Anton Kokkonen, CBR Brave forward (Finnish import)

Stephen Blunden, CBR Brave forward (Canadian import)

Jeff Grant, Melbourne Mustangs defenceman (American import)

Simon Barg, Sydney Ice Dogs forward

Andrew Petrie, Sydney Ice Dogs coach

Cameron Todd, Sydney Bears forward

Jeremy Brown, Melbourne Ice forward

Todd Graham, Melbourne Ice defenceman

Michael James, Melbourne Mustangs goalie

Greg Oddy, Adelaide Adrenaline forward and captain

Daniel Palmkvist, Sydney Bears goalie (Swedish import)

Tim Noting, Sydney Ice Dogs goalie (Swedish import)

Ryan O’Handley, Adelaide Adrenaline coach

Vlad Rubes, Sydney Bears coach; former coach of Australia

Mick Burslem, Melbourne Mustangs equipment manager

Andrew Fitzgerald, Melbourne Mustangs forward

Alex Hall, Melbourne Mustangs forward

Mark “Chuck” Connolly, Melbourne Mustangs assistant coach

Bryan Jeffrey, Melbourne Mustangs sponsor; MOAT Mental Health Services

Rob Cox, Perth Thunder co-owner

Ethan Cornford, Melbourne Mustangs forward

Kristian Schafer, hockey fan

Bear McPhail, former Canberra Knights coach; father of CBR Brave forward Chris McPhail

Petri Pitkanen, CBR Brave goalie

Garry Dore, Newcastle North Stars coach and general manager; Hunter Ice Skating Stadium general manager and part-owner

Rick Keyzer, former Blackhawks and Melbourne Ice player

Charlie Grandy, former Blackhawks and Australian defenceman

Michael Schlamp, Sydney Dogs captain

Wayne Hellyer, Sydney Bears president

The Stang, Melbourne Mustangs mascot

Chloe Meiers, Adelaide Adrenaline secretary

Brett Liscomb, Adelaide Adrenaline forward (Import, Canada)

Troy Robertson, Melbourne Mustangs defenceman

Sean and Terry O’Kane, parents of Pat O’Kane

Luke Read, Sydney Bears goalie

Clive Connelly, Ice Hockey Australia president

Andrew Shelton, businessman, founder of Icehouse ice rink

Jonathan Cornford, businessman, rink-builder

Dan Oakley, Melbourne Ice South Pole fan

Ross Howell, Melbourne Ice defenceman

Shona Green, Ice women’s team forward; Australian representative

Barb Watson, wife of Paul ‘Jaffa’ Watson

Zander Vigon, son of Brad Vigon

Stephen White, ATC Productions commentator

Michael Clough, ATC Productions commentator

Andrew Mercieca, photographer

Tania Chalmers, photographer

Michael Smith, Newcastle media volunteer

Leanne Dore, wife of Garry Dore; Hunter Ice Skating Stadium announcer

Marty The Moose, Newcastle North Stars mascot

Adam Geric, Newcastle North Stars forward (Import, Canada)

Cody Danberg, Newcastle North Stars forward (Import, Canada)

Brian Funes, Sydney Ice Dogs defenceman

Dane Ludolph, Sydney Bears forward, (import, USA)

Beau Taylor, NBewcastle North Stars forward

Terry Graham, father of Todd Graham, Melbourne Ice

Geoff Koop, CBR livestream commentator

Jeremy Carson, Melbourne Mustangs staff member; father of Fraser

Billy Cliff, Sydney Ice Dogs forward; Australian representative

Andrew Cox, Perth Thunder forward

Sean Greer, Adelaide defenceman

Malcolm Gladwell, author

Wehebe Darge, Adelaide Adrenaline forward

DJ Ferris, Melbourne Ice fan leader and volunteer

Tony Theobald, co-owner, Next Level Hockey

Graham Argue, former rink owner, Oakleigh

Damien Newland, Next Level Hockey school social media director

Mark Bradford, photographer, Newcastle

Louis Wetini, Newcastle North Stars official; father of Matt

Pablo Escobar, drug trafficker

Jack McCoy, Melbourne Mustangs player, son of Ken

Tom Cruise, actor

Chris Kubara, father of Tyler Kubara, Sydney Ice Dogs

Ric Del Basso, Perth Thunder defenceman

Paul Rewell, Perth Thunder media manager

Greg Wyshynski, Yahoo Sports Puck Daddy blogger

Jessica Schumman, communications and social media consultant

Adam ‘Nads’ Van Bael, Melbourne Mustangs fan leader

Samuel Hohneck, Melbourne Mustangs fan

Damian Bright, Melbourne Mustangs defenceman

Stephanie Puls, former Melbourne Ice media manager

Colleen Nash, hockey official; partner of Mick Burslem

Val Webster; hockey official; wife of Ian Webster

Lee Campbell, CBR Brave trainer

Mel Gibson, actor and producer

Sasky Stewart, hockey administrator; NHL employee

Mitch Bye, Sydney Ice Dogs forward

John Clewlow, Sydney Ice Dogs forward (Import, Canada)

Greg Spaetgens, Melbourne Mustangs announcer

Lachlan Bell, Melbourne Ice fan

Matthew Harvey, CBR Brave defenceman

Eric Scaresbrook, Sydney bears fan and social media worker

Jeff Klinck, referee

Janine Graham, wife of Terry; mother of Todd

Nigel Sherwin; Melbourne Ice volunteer; graphic designer

Rod Johns, Melbourne Mustangs administrator

Rick West, referee



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    • INTERVIEWS
    • REALITY CHECK TOPIC LIST
    • HOCKEY BASICS
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