David Dunwoodie

David Dunwoodie (born 13 November 1985) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

Dunwoodie first played for the Blacktown Bullets of the New South Wales Ice Hockey organisation in 2003. The following season he joined the Western Sydney Ice Dogs (now the Sydney Ice Dogs) of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) where he played fourteen games for the season. During the 2005 season Dunwoodie played eight games for the Ice Dogs before moving to play for the Central Coast Rhinos of the AIHL. Dunwoodie stayed with the Rhinos for the 2006 season playing 26 games and scoring 24 points. Following the end of the 2006 season he moved back to the Ice Dogs team for whom he is currently playing for in the 2012 AIHL season.

Dunwoodie was first called up to represent Australia in 2003 where he joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III Group A tournament being held in Mexico City, Mexico. Australia won the tournament, earning promotion to Division II for the following year while Dunwoodie finished with five goals and two assists for the tournament. In 2005 he moved up to the national under-20 team to play in the 2005 IIHF World U20 Championships Division II Group B tournament being held in Puigcerdà, Spain. Over the five games Dunwoodie failed to score any points, managing only to concede only 18 penalties in minutes, while Australia finished fifth only ahead of Belgium. In 2007 Dunwoodie was called up to play in the national senior team for the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament. Australia finished second just behind South Korea. Dunwoodie was again called up to the senior team in 2009 to play in the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament being held in Vilnius, Lithuania. Australia lost the tournament and were demoted to Division II for the following year.

Personal life

Dunwoodie was born on 13 November 1985 in Hamilton, New Zealand before moving to Australia. He first started playing ice hockey at the age of five after watching his father play for Canterbury.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season

Season

Team

League

GP

G

2004

Western Sydney Ice Dogs

AIHL

14

0

2005

Western Sydney Ice Dogs

AIHL

8

0

2005

Central Coast Rhinos

AIHL

17

2

2006

Central Coast Rhinos

AIHL

26

7

2007

Western Sydney Ice Dogs

AIHL

25

7

2008

Western Sydney Ice Dogs

AIHL

26

2

2009

Western Sydney Ice Dogs

AIHL

23

5

2010

Sydney Ice Dogs

AIHL

23

5

2011

Sydney Ice Dogs

AIHL

27

8

International

Year

Team

Comp

 

GP

G

A

Pts

PIM

2003

Australia U/18

2003 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III Group A

3

5

2

7

6

2005

Australia U/20

2005 IIHF World U20 Championships Division II Group B

5

0

0

0

18

2007

Australia

2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B

4

0

0

0

4

2009

Australia

2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A

5

0

0

0

2

References

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