Position Forward / Defenceman National team Australia Name David Dunwoodie Weight 90 kg | Shoots Right Website AIHL Profile Height 1.75 m | |
Born 13 November 1985 (age 38)
Hamilton, New Zealand ( 1985-11-13 ) AIHL team
Former teams CBR Brave
Sydney Ice Dogs
Central Coast Rhinos | ||
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David Dunwoodie (born 13 November 1985) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the CBR Brave in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). David can play as either a Forward or Defenceman.
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Club 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 won the 2013 AIHL Goodall Cup with the Sydney Ice Dogs in a convincing 6-3 victory over the Newcastle North Stars at the Medibank Icehouse, Melbourne.
In 2014, Dunwoodie helped the Ice Dogs finish fourth in the AIHL regular season before being eliminated in the Goodall Cup finals by the Melbourne Mustangs at the semi-finals stage. Dunwoodie however still won the 2014 AIHL Skater’s Network Local Player of the Year award for his outstanding season return of 20 goals and 33 assists for 53 points while David also picked up the AIHL Most Penalized Player award for his staggering 151 minutes spent in the penalty box.
5 February 2015, CBR Brave announced the signing of David and former teammate Tomas Manco from the Sydney Ice Dogs for the 2015 AIHL season. The Aussie pair will add depth to the Brave roster and are regarded as very good signings given David won the 2014 Australian Player of the Year award while at the Ice Dogs for the 2014 season.
9 May 2015, David made his debut for the CBR Brave in the round three clash over in Perth against the Perth Thunder. The Brave would go down in the match 3-4 after leading 3-2 close to the end of the second period.
International career
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 Puigcerda, 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.
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