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We are excited to announce that our Botany Swarm family and supporters are now able to buy their tickets for each game through iTICKET. It’s a giant leap for our team and will ensure that buying tickets to each of the seven homes games through the season […]

The Botany Swarm management and team warmly welcome the following import players to their 2018 playing squad: Declan Weir is a 24-year-old Irish Canadian two way forward who is bound to bring some spontaneity to our squad. Born  in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, he currently plays for […]

During late March, the Botany Swarm based Ice Blacks departed New Zealand bound for their IIHF Division II B World Championship tournament in Granada, Spain. The players named to the Ice Blacks team were Andrew Hay, Alexandr Polozov, Jordan Challis, Kahu Joyce and Oliver Hay. The […]

The final 2018 playing team trials were held during early March – triallists spent four sessions on the ice over a period of two weeks while team management watched and judged the squad. The final 2018 Botany Swarm playing team will be chosen as a result […]

We are counting down to our first home Botany Swarm against the Canterbury Red Devils at The Hive on Saturday 26 May 2018 – it’s now less than 100 days away!! The full 2018 NZIHL schedule can be found here. The 2018 season is going to be […]

The Botany Swarm will be holding playing team trials during the early part of 2018. These trials will take the format of dry land fitness sessions in February followed by on-ice trials through March 2018. The 2018 team will be selected based on these fitness sessions […]

The Botany Swarm warmly welcomes Travis J. Crickard to the 2018 management team. Travis has been appointed as Botany Swarm Assistant Coach. Travis joins the Swarm next year from Kelowna, BC, Canada and the team are really privileged to have him on board to assist Head […]

The Botany Swarm warmly welcomes Ian Wannamaker to the 2018 management team. Ian has been appointed as Botany Swarm Head Coach. Ian is a well-known member of the Swarm team. For numerous years he has represented both on the ice as a player and on the […]