Kahu Joyce

Kahu Joyce
Date of birth	March 28, 1994
place of birth	Christchurch , New Zealand
size	185 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2010	Canterbury Red Devils
2012	West Auckland Admirals
2016-2017	Botany Swarm
since 2018	Mustangs IHC Melbourne Sharks

Jermaine "Kahu" Joyce (born March 28, 1994 in Christchurch ) is a New Zealand ice hockey player who has played for the Mustangs IHC in the Australian Ice Hockey League and the Melbourne Sharks in the Ice Hockey Victoria Premier League since 2018 .

Career

Kahu Joyce began his career with the Canterbury Red Devils , for whom he made his debut in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League in 2010 . After spending the 2012 season with league rivals West Auckland Admirals , he interrupted his career and only played for the Botany Swarm in the NZIHL again from 2016 . In 2018 he moved to Australia and has since played for the Mustangs IHC in the Australian Ice Hockey League and for the Melbourne Sharks in the lower class Ice Hockey Victoria Premier League, which he won with the club in 2018.

International

For New Zealand, Joyce played in the junior division at the U18 World Championships in 2010 and 2012 when he was voted the best defender of the tournament, in Division III and in 2011 in Division II and in the U20 World Championship in Division III in 2012 .

For the New Zealand men's national team , Joyce took part in the 2018 World Cup in Division II for the first time.

Achievements and Awards

• 2010 Promotion to Division II at the U18 World Championship Division III, Group B
• 2012 Best defender at the U18 World Cup, Division III, Group A.
• 2018 Ice Hockey Victoria Premier League win with the Melbourne Sharks

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
AIHL regular season	1	8th	0	0	0	54
AIHL playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-
NZIHL regular season	4th	44	4th	3	7th	42
NZIHL playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

(Status: end of the 2018 season)

Web links

• Kahu Joyce at eliteprospects.com (English)