Anthony Kimlin

Anthony Kimlin
Date of birth	January 20, 1990
place of birth	Ipswich , Queensland , Australia
size	188 cm
Weight	90 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
2006-2007	Toronto City Blues
2007-2008	Toronto Marlboros
2008-2009	Dixie Beehives
2009-2010	Pickering Panthers Markham Waxers
2010-2011	Markham Waxers Hamilton Red Wings
2011-2016	Whitby Dunlops
2012	Gold Coast Blue Tongues
2013	Sydney Ice Dogs
since 2016	Sydney Bears

Anthony Kimlin (born January 20, 1990 in Ipswich , Queensland ) is an Australian ice hockey goalkeeper who has played for the Sydney Bears in the Australian Ice Hockey League since 2016 .

Career

Anthony Kimlin began his career as a hockey player with the Toronto City Blues and played the following years for other junior teams in Canada. In 2011 he moved to the Whitby Dunlops , the successor club to the two-time Allan Cup winner, who won the world championship title in 1958 as the Canadian national ice hockey team . Until 2016 he played the winter season for the team from the south of the province of Ontario , while he was active in the Australian Ice Hockey League in the North American summer . If he ran for the Gold Coast Blue Tongues in 2012 , he was in the 2013 Sydney Ice Dogs , with which he won the Goodall Cup, the Australian championship. In both years he was named the best goalkeeper in the league. In both years he had the best catch quota of all AIHL goalkeepers and in 2012 got the fewest goals against per game. He has been playing for the Sydney Bears since 2016 and was again named AIHL Goalkeeper of the Year in 2016 and 2018.

International

For Australia Kimlin was in the junior division at the U18 World Junior Championship Division II 2007 in goal.

In the men's area, he took part with the Australian team in the World Championships in Division I of 2012 and Division II in 2010 , 2013 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 and 2018 . In 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018 he was named the best player of his team and had the third best in 2010 and 2013, the second best in 2017 and 2018 and the best catch rate of all goalkeepers in the tournament in 2014 and 2016. In 2010 and 2017 he also achieved the second best goal against goals of the tournament. In 2016, 2017 and 2018 he was also voted the tournament's best goalkeeper.

Achievements and Awards

• 2012 Best goalkeeper in the Australian Ice Hockey League , fewest goals conceded per game and best catch rate
• 2013 Goodall Cup win with the Sydney Ice Dogs
• 2013 Best goalkeeper and best goalkeeper catch rate in the Australian Ice Hockey League
• 2014 Best catch quota at the World Cup of Division II, Group A.
• 2016 Promotion to Division II, Group A, at the World Championship Division II, Group B
• 2016 Best goalkeeper and best catch quota of the World Cup in Division II, Group B
• 2016 AIHL goalkeeper of the year
• 2017 Best Goalkeeper of the World Cup Division II, Group A.
• 2018 Best Goalkeeper of the World Cup Division II, Group A.
• 2018 AIHL goalkeeper of the year

Web links

• Anthony Kimlin at eliteprospects.com (English)