Melbourne Mustangs is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey team from Melbourne, Victoria.
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27 Facts About Melbourne Mustangs
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The Mustangs are based at the O'Brien Icehouse in the Docklands district of Melbourne.
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The Melbourne Mustangs are one time Goodall Cup and H Newman Reid Trophy winners.
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Melbourne Mustangs was founded in 2010 as the Mustangs Ice Hockey Club .
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Melbourne Mustangs third match at the Icehouse was an international exhibition against Canada's Kelowna.
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The AIHL imposed a condition of entry on the Mustangs that prevented them from incorporating 'Melbourne' into their name.
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Melbourne Mustangs appointed Steve Laforet as their inaugural head coach for the 2011 AIHL season.
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The Melbourne Mustangs registered their first ever AIHL victory on 16 April 2011.
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In 2012, during the off-season before the new season started, the annual AIHL general meeting sat and a decision was made to lift the restrictions on the Mustangs from using the geographical word 'Melbourne' from their brand with immediate effect.
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The Melbourne Mustangs appointed experienced Canadian Bill Wilkinson new head coach.
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Under Laforet, the Melbourne Mustangs registered five wins from eight matches but it was not enough to lift the team off the bottom of the Easton Conference at season's end.
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The Melbourne Mustangs would have to appoint a new head coach for the third season running.
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On 12 December 2012, the Melbourne Mustangs announced Brad Vigon as the new head coach of the team for 2013.
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The Melbourne Mustangs had completed a comprehensive consultation period with stakeholders, including fans, and selected a logo featuring a redesigned mustang horse, holding an ice hockey stick.
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The Melbourne Mustangs showed why form guides don't tell the final story in the final.
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Gibbs-Sjodin was named finals MVP after the match and the Melbourne Mustangs claimed their maiden AIHL championship and Goodall Cup.
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Melbourne Mustangs expressed his gratitude to the Mustangs organisation and advised he would still be seen around the rink in the future.
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In 2018, the Melbourne Mustangs welcomed a new head coach after Flaherty stepped-down from the position.
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The Melbourne Mustangs backed up their 2017 performance and again finished fourth in the league standings and qualified for the AIHL finals.
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The Melbourne Mustangs came up against the CBR Brave in the semi-finals in 2018.
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Melbourne Mustangs have had a total of five captains in the team's history.
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Melbourne Mustangs have had a total of eight head coaches in the team's history.
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Melbourne Mustangs have kept the same colours since foundation in 2010.
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Melbourne Mustangs have gone through one major re-brand to its name since it was founded in 2010.
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Since inception in 2010, the Mustangs have been based out of the Melbourne Icehouse, located in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne.
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