Billy Cliff

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Billy Cliff
Born (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 31)
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
AIHL team
Former teams		 Sydney Ice Dogs
Blacktown Flyers
National team  Australia
Playing career 2008–present

Billy Cliff (born 10 November 1992) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

Cliff first played for the Sydney Ice Dogs of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) in 2008.[1] During his first season Cliff competed in 24 games and managed to record four points including one goal and three assists. In 2010 as well as playing for the Ice Dogs in the AIHL Cliff signed on with the Blacktown Flyers of the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association.[1] Cliff continued to play for both the Flyers until the end of the 2011 season where he left the Flyers to play solely for the Ice Dogs. Starting the 2012 AIHL season Cliff was named an alternate captain for the Ice Dogs. He also played his best season in terms of points, scoring 29 points from 24 games.[1]

Cliff was first selected to represent Australia in 2009 where he joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A tournament being held in Taipei, Taiwan. Australia won the tournament and were promoted to Division II for the following year while Cliff recorded 13 points in his four games of the tournament.[2] The following year Cliff again joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B tournament. Australia finished last and were relegated back to Division III while Cliff recorded four points for his five games of the tournament.[3] In 2011 Cliff was selected for the national under-20 team to compete in the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B tournament. Cliff scored three points in five games while Australia finished the tournament in fifth.[4] In 2013 Cliff was selected for the national senior team to compete in the 2013 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Zagreb, Croatia.[5]

Personal life

Cliff was born on 10 October 1992 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He started playing ice hockey at the age of eight after moving to the sport from inline hockey.[6]

Career statistics

Billy Cliff
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Taipei Division III Group A
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 23 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
2009 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 16 1 1 2 45 — — — — —
2010 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 21 4 6 10 33 — — — — —
2011 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 22 5 6 11 12 1 0 0 0 0
2012 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 23 17 12 29 72 1 0 0 0 2
International
Year Team Competition   GP G A Pts PIM +/–
2009 Australia U18 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A 4 5 8 13 0 +18
2010 Australia U18 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B 5 2 2 4 2 –6
2011 Australia U20 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B 5 1 2 3 27 –5
2013 Australia 2013 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 1 2 3 4 +3

References

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