Central Coast Rhinos | |
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City | Erina, New South Wales |
League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
Conference | Rurak |
Founded | 2005 |
Operated | 2005–2012 2022–present |
Home arena | Erina Ice Arena |
Colours | Deep sea blue, shadow blue, ice blue, red alert |
General manager | Ellis Southee |
Head coach | Ron Kuprowsky |
Captain | Robert Malloy |
Website | rhinos |
Franchise history | |
2005–06 | Blue Haven Rhinos |
2007–present | Central Coast Rhinos |
Championships | |
H Newman Reid Trophies | 0 |
Goodall Cups | 0 |
Current season |
The Central Coast Rhinos is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Erina, New South Wales, Australia. The team is a member of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team was founded in 2005 as an expansion AIHL team and played in the league for four seasons between 2005 and 2008 The Rhinos left the league in 2009 and joined the Australian International Ice Hockey Cup, where it competed for four seasons between 2009 and 2012. Central Coast were granted a provisional AIHL licence in 2022 to play exhibitions and were successful in re-joining the AIHL in 2023. The Rhinos home venue is the Erina Ice Arena, located within the Erina Fair Shopping Centre on the New South Wales Central Coast.