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2023 Botany Swarm Team Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

The Botany Swarm are one of five ice hockey teams which make up the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL).<\/p>\n

The team is based in Auckland, New Zealand and was founded in 2005 as the South Auckland Swarm. The name was changed to the Botany Swarm prior to the 2007 season as the name was similar to one of the other teams in the league. The team have always trained out of the Paradice Ice Arena in Botany, so the name change reflected the Auckland region in which the home rink is located.<\/p>\n

The Botany Swarm team is made up of a tight, hard-working group of players, supported by an army of volunteers who eat, sleep and breathe the Swarm ethos \u2013 to be the best club in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. As a result of this culture, The Botany Swarm have successfully won the coveted NZIHL Championship four times in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011.<\/p>\n

Staff Directory<\/strong>
Co-Head Coach: Colin Vandeven
Co-Head Coach: Phillip Fourie
Team Manager: Quintin Steytler
Assistant Coach: Quintin Steytler<\/p>\n

Arena Info<\/strong>
The Botany Swarm have been based at the Paradice Ice Arena in Botany since their inception in 2005. The rink is located on the corner of Ti Rakau Road and Te Irirangi Drive in Botany. The local board area of Howick \u2013 in which the rink is situated, is ranked first in size out of the 21 local boards in Auckland and has a total of 3% of New Zealand\u2019s population. This makes it a large area to draw from.<\/p>\n

History and Accomplishments
<\/strong>2007: Champion
2008: Champion
2010: Champion
2011: Champion
2023: Runner Up<\/p>\n

Media Links<\/strong>
Website<\/a>
Facebook<\/a>
Instagram<\/a>
Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Jersey:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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