Ice Hockey NSW have announced their team roster for the New South Wales state 15 & under team which will compete at the 2025 Kurt Defris National Championship. The tournament will take place from 10 July to 15 July 2025 at Cockburn Ice Arena in Bibra Lake, Western Australia. Comparing the roster to the 2024 team, it includes seven returning players and twelve new signings, while ten players are released.
The new players include Roman Andrievskii, Alistair Booth, Ilan Hamilton, Yat Yin (Dieter) Lau, Candy Lu, Maxwell McNamara, Ashton Ng, Quentin Ng, Cody Parrott, Sacha Prugovecki, Lenny Thurston, and Pawynn Yimsiri. McNamara, Parrott, Prugovecki, and Thurston had all been part of the team’s reserve roster last year. Lukas Herink had also been announced as new member but withdrew prior to the tournament’s start.
The players not returning for 2025 include Hugo Arps, Aiden Downie, Toby Draper, Hudson Lesk, James McConnell, Louie Meagher, Poppy Noone, Ricky Resnik, Kai Stolee, and Jacob Zyl.
Last updated: 19 July 2025.
Roster
| No. | Player | Club | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alistair Booth | Liverpool Saints 15U | IHNSW |
| 8 | Pawynn Yimsiri | Norwest Emperors 15U | IHNSW |
| 11 | Cody Parrott | Sydney Bears 17U | IHNSW |
| 12 | Lenny Thurston | Newcastle Northstars 17U | IHNSW |
| 13 | Sacha Prugovecki | Liverpool Saints 17U | IHNSW |
| 16 | Ashton Ng | Ice Zoo Wolves 15U | IHNSW |
| 18 | Ilan Hamilton | Newcastle NorthRays | IHNSW |
| 22 | Yat Yin (Dieter) Lau | Sydney Bears 15U | IHNSW |
| 29 | Hamish Colquhoun | Newcastle Northstars 17U | IHNSW |
| 32 | Samuel Bryan | Newcastle Northstars 17U | IHNSW |
| 34 | Dmitry Tsyplakov | Sydney Bears 17U | IHNSW |
| 37 | Samuel Nalos | Liverpool Saints 17U | IHNSW |
| 41 | Roman Andrievskii (G) | Liverpool Saints 15U | IHNSW |
| 72 | Candy Lu (G) | Canterbury Eagles Women | IHNSW |
| 79 | Hayden Boyd (C) | Norwest Emperors 17U | IHNSW |
| 81 | Maxwell McNamara | Liverpool Saints 17U | IHNSW |
| 88 | Adam Milistenfer (A) | Norwest Emperors 15U | IHNSW |
| 90 | Quentin Ng | Sydney Bears 15U | IHNSW |
| 97 | Anakin Vandersteen (A) | Newcastle NorthRays | IHNSW |
Reserves
| Player | Club | Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Brockhoff | Newcastle NorthRays | IHNSW |
| Alexander Riley | Norwest Emperors 15U | IHNSW |
Staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Austin Matthews | Head coach |
| Jayden Ryan | Assistant coach |
| Kylie Boyd | Team manager |
| Sheree Parrott | Team manager |
| John Hamilton | Equipment manager |
Updates
- 15 June 2025: Quentin Ng moved from reserves to the main roster. Jayden Ryan added to the staff list.
- 8 July 2025: Player numbers added. John Hamilton and Sheree Parrott added to the staff list.
- 13 July 2025: Team captain labels added.
- 19 July 2025: Lukas Herink removed from the roster after withdrawing from the tournament.
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