Greg Oddy

Greg Oddy
Date of birth	July 24, 1980
place of birth	Adelaide , Australia
size	185 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1998-2008	Adelaide Avalanche
1998-2001	La Ronge Ice Wolves
2002-2003	Romford Raiders
2006-2007	HYC Herentals
2008-2017	Adelaide Adrenaline

Greg Oddy (born July 24, 1980 in Adelaide ) is a former Australian ice hockey player who was under contract with Adelaide Adrenaline in the Australian Ice Hockey League since 2008 . He is the record goal scorer for the Australian national ice hockey team.

Career

Gregg Oddy began his career as a hockey player in his hometown with Adelaide Avalanche , where he played in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) until 2008 . With Avalanche he won the Australian Championship in 2000 and 2001 and the VIP Cup in 2007 as the winner of the main round of the AIHL. In the game-free Australian summer, which falls in the winter half of the northern hemisphere, he played from 1998 to 2001 with the La Ronge Ice Wolves in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , in 2002/03 with the Romford Raiders in the English Premier Ice Hockey League , the second highest in Britain League, and 2006/07 at HYC Herentals in the Belgian ice hockey Eredivisie . After Adelaide Avalanche had to stop playing in June 2008 for financial reasons, he moved to the successor club Adelaide Adrenaline , which in July 2008 initially took the place of Avalanche in the AIHL under the name Adelaide A's. With the A's he won the Goodall Cup in 2009 , which has been awarded to the AIHL champions since 2002. In 2003 and 2012 he was the AIHL's top scorer. Since 2011 he has been the team captain of the Adelaide Adrenaline. At the beginning of 2018 he was elected to the AIHL All-Star Team and then ended his career before the start of the 2018 season.

International

For Australia , Oddy took part in the U20-D World Cup 2000 in the junior division.

In the men's field, he was in his country's squad at the D-World Championships in 1998 , 1999 and 2000, and after the changes to the current division system at the World Championships in Division II in 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2011 , 2014 and 2015 as well as Division I 2009 and 2012 . In 2008, when the Australians were promoted to Division I for the first time, he was the top scorer (together with his compatriot Lliam Webster and the Chinese Wang Zhiqiang ) and the best template provider and thus also the top scorer of the tournament and consequently was not only the best striker of the tournament, but also awarded as the best player in his team. With well over 100 goals, he is the record scorer for the Australian national team, which he has been captain since 2011.

Achievements and Awards

• 2000 Promotion to Division II at the D World Championship
• 2000 Australian champion with Adelaide Avalanche
• 2001 Australian champion with Adelaide Avalanche
• 2003 top scorer of the AIHL
• 2007 Won the VIP Cup with Adelaide Avalanche
• 2008 Promotion to Division I at the World Championship Division II, Group B
• 2008 Top scorer, top scorer, best preparer and best striker of the World Cup of Division II, Group B
• 2009 Winner of the Goodall Cup with the Adelaide A's
• 2011 Promotion to Division I at the World Championship Division II, Group A.
• 2012 top scorer of the AIHL

Web links

• Greg Oddy at eliteprospects.com (English)