The Central Coast Rhinos have released their roster for the 2026 Australian Ice Hockey League season. Comparing to the 2025 roster, it includes eighteen returning players and fifteen new signings, while thirty-one players are released.
The new players include Sangho Bae, Raphaël Bastille, Jamie Blazevic, Alexandre Boivin, Kesho Donald, Aiden Downie, Sean Ellison, Tanner Hamilton, Kanta Hashimoto, Bryce Kitching, Joshua Kowalczyk, Bryan Sautereau, Sam Sywak, Patrick Ward (from Newcastle Northstars), and Jacob Zyl.
The players dropped are Aziz Baazzi (to Central Coast Rhinos), Alan Becken, Estefano Bonfante, Logan Brodie (to Sydney Bears), Jayson Chalker, Corey Dang (to Perth Thunder), Cooper Davidson-Peacock, Greg Davis, Declan Downie, Glen Forbes-White, Alexandre Gauthier (to Sydney Bears), Justin Harrison, Marcus Henderson, Mitchell Jackson-Leghorn, David-James Jeremy, Dmitri Kuleshov (to Sydney Ice Dogs), Ivan Kuleshov (to Sydney Ice Dogs), Tomas Landa (to Sydney Bears), Matthew Last (to Melbourne Ice), Ryan Migliaccio, Yuexi Mu, Matt Musumeci (to Sydney Ice Dogs), Ruben Nalos (to Sydney Bears), David Quinn (to Sydney Ice Dogs), Shai Rabinowitz (to Brisbane Lightning), Gustav Remler-Jensen (to Sydney Bears), Gabriel Robledo, Jonatan Ruth, Paul Smith, Connor Wardlaw (to Sydney Bears), and Justin Wen.
Last updated: 6 June 2026.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos. | S/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riley White | G | L |
| 3 | Mackenzie Bolger | F | L |
| 4 | Brandon Mendham (IM) | D | R |
| 8 | Jamie Blazevic | F | L |
| 10 | Cameron Hughes | F | R |
| 11 | Sangho Bae (IM) | F | R |
| 13 | Patrik Dittrich | D | L |
| 14 | Nikolas Panayi | F | R |
| 16 | Tyler Kubara (A) | F | R |
| 17 | Tanner Hamilton | F | R |
| 18 | Raphaël Bastille (IM) | F | L |
| 19 | Saxon Air | F | R |
| 20 | Robert Malloy (C) | D | R |
| 22 | Aiden Downie | F | R |
| 23 | Henri Kohvakka | D | L |
| 27 | Stuart Cole-Clark | D | R |
| 28 | Bryan Sautereau (IM) | F | R |
| 29 | Anand Oberoi (IM) | G | L |
| 33 | Sean Ellison | G | L |
| 43 | Patrick Ward | D | R |
| 48 | Timothy Rye | F | R |
| 55 | Robert Kowalczyk | D | L |
| 71 | Sam Sywak | F | L |
| 75 | Gregory Chystyakov | F | – |
| 77 | Jacob Zyl | F | L |
| 83 | Danick Bouchard (A) (IM) | F | R |
| 90 | Hayden Sayers | F | R |
| 91 | Scott Dewar | D | R |
| – | Bryce Kitching | G | L |
| – | Joshua Kowalczyk | D | L |
Inactive
- Alexandre Boivin (IM) – Played ten games between April and May before leaving the club.
- Kesho Donald (IM) – Signed at the start of the season before being delisted without playing a game.
- Kanta Hashimoto (IM) – Played six games between April and May before leaving the club due to injury.
Staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ron Kuprowsky | Head coach |
| Derek Downie | Assistant coach |
Updates
- 19 April 2026: Mackenzie Bolger added to the roster.
- 24 April 2026: Raphaël Bastille added to the roster.
- 29 May 2026: Bryan Sautereau added to the roster.
- 6 June 2026: Sangho Bae added to the roster.
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