John Oddy

John Oddy (born 11 April) is a former Australian ice hockey player who played for the Adelaide Avalanche in the Australian Ice Hockey League and the Peterborough Pirates in the British National League. He has also represented Australia at the IIHF World Championship. He has also played with the Al Ain Vipers of the Emirates Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

Oddy first played for the Peterborough Pirates of the British National League in 1998. In 1999 Oddy signed with the Adelaide Avalanche of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) and was part of the 2000 and 2001 Avalanche teams that won back-to-back AIHL championships. In 1998 Oddy made his first appearance on the national senior team in the 1998 IIHF World Championship Pool D tournament in Pretoria, South Africa. In 1999 Oddy again represented Australia in the World Championship Group D tournament. He made his third and last appearance for the national senior team in 2002 competing at the 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Cape Town, South Africa.

Personal life

Oddy was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season

Season

Team

League

GP

G

1998-99

Peterborough Pirates

BNL

32

9

1999

Adelaide Avalanche

AIHL

16

17

2005

Adelaide Avalanche

AIHL

7

5

2011-12

Al Ain Vipers

EIHL

9

4

International

Year

Team

Competition

 

GP

G

A

Pts

PIM

1998

Australia

1998 IIHF World Championship Pool D

5

5

5

10

6

1999

Australia

1999 IIHF World Championship Pool D

4

2

11

13

0

2002

Australia

2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A

5

1

4

5

30