Joshua Harding
| Joshua Harding | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 August 1985 Adelaide, SA, AUS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AIHL team Former teams |
Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Avalanche Heerenveen Flyers FPS | ||
| National team |
 Australia | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Joshua Harding (born 27 August 1985) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Adelaide Adrenaline in the Australian Ice Hockey League.
Playing career
Harding first played for the Adelaide Tigers of the South Australian Ice Hockey league in 2002.[1] The following year he moved to the Adelaide Blackhawks of the same league before joining the Adelaide Avalanche of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) for the start of the 2004 season.[2][3] He continued to play for the Avalanche until the end of the 2006 season in Australia before moving to the Netherlands to play for the Heerenveen Flyers of the Dutch Eredivisie.[3][4] After the 2006-07 season in the Netherlands he returned to Australia to play for the Avalanche in the 2007 AIHL season. Harding then signed with FPS of the Finnish Suomi-sarja for the 2007-08 season, playing 34 games and scoring seven points.[3] He rejoined the Avalanche for his fifth season in the AIHL and continued to play for the team until the Avalanche folded operations.[3] Following the dissolution of the Avalanche Harding rejoined the newly formed Adelaide Adrenaline for the 2009 season.[3] In 2010 he played for both the Adelaide Adrenaline and the Adelaide Blackhawks and continued to play for both teams in 2011.[3][5] Harding was also named the Adrenaline's alternate captain.[3]
Harding was first called up to represent Australia in 2002 where he joined the national under-18 team to compete at the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship being held in Auckland, New Zealand. Australia finished second behind China and Harding scored nine points over the five games.[6] The following year he again played for the under-18 team to compete in the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A tournament being held in Mexico City, Mexico. Australia won the tournament, gaining promotion to Division II for the following year.[7] In 2004 Harding moved up to the national under-20 team to compete in the 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament which Australia went on to win after winning all five of their games.[8] Harding again competed in the under-20 for the World U20 Championships the following year before joining the senior national team in 2006 to compete in the 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Auckland, New Zealand.[9] Australia finished third behind China and South Korea men's national ice hockey team.[10] Harding represented Australia again at the World Championships again in the 2007 Division II Group B tournament, 2008 where he helped Australia again promotion to Division I, and in the 2009 Division I Group A tournament in which Australia were relegated back to Division II for the following year.[11][12][13] In 2012 Harding returned to the Australian senior team to compete in the 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament being held in Krynica, Poland. Australia finished last and were relegated to Division II Group A for the following year while Harding two points during his five games.[14]
Personal life
Harding was born on 27 August 1985 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.[3]
Career statistics
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Australia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Auckland | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2003 Mexico City | Division III Group A |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
| | 2004 Sofia | Division III |
| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Auckland | Division II Group B |
| | 2007 Seoul | Division II Group B |
| | 2008 Newcastle | Division II Group B |
- Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 23 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 23 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Heerenveen Flyers | Dutch Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Heerenveen Flyers | Eredivisie | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007-08 | FPS | Suomi-sarja | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Adelaide Adrenaline | AIHL | 21 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Adelaide Adrenaline | AIHL | 26 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Adelaide Blackhawks | A Grade | 7 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Adelaide Adrenaline | AIHL | 28 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Adelaide Blackhawks | A Grade | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Australia U/18 | 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Australia U/18 | 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Australia U/20 | 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | |
| 2005 | Australia U/20 | 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | |
| 2006 | Australia | 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Australia | 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Australia | 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Australia | 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship Div I Team Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III Group A Team Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Joshua Harding". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "Joshua Harding (AUS)". Eurohockey.net. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "Joshua Harding". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "2006 IIHF World Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "2007 IIHF World Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "2008 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "Division I Group A: Statistics". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Div. I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-29.