Vladimir Rubes
| Vladimir Rubes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 September 1970 Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AIHL team Former teams |
Sydney Bears Daytona Beach Sun Devils Memphis RiverKings West Palm Beach Blaze | ||
| National team |
 Australia | ||
| Playing career | 1993–present | ||
Vladimir Rubes (Czech: Vladimír Rubeš) (born 8 September 1970) is an Australian ice hockey player and coach. He is currently plays for and coaches the Sydney Bears of the Australian Ice Hockey League and is the current head coach of the Australian men's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
Rubes first played for the West Palm Beach Blaze of the Sunshine Hockey League in 1993.[1] He played six games for the West Palm Beach Blaze during the 1993-94 season before being traded to the Daytona Beach Sun Devils of the same league. Rubes finished the remainder of the season with the Sun Devils, playing 41 games and scoring 33 points.[1] For the start of the 1998-99 season in North America he joined the Memphis RiverKings of the Central Hockey League, scoring 44 points in 56 games of the regular season. In 2000 Rubes moved to Australia where he joined the Sydney Bears of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).[1] The following season with the Bears Rubes was given the position of coach as well as remaining a player for the team. He has continued to represent the Bears as a player-coach and in the 2011 AIHL season Rubes was also named the teams alternate captain.[1] Rubes has also previously played in the Czech Republic 2. Division and the Major Junior League.[2]
He was first called up to represent Australia in 2000 where he joined the national senior team to compete in the 2000 IIHF World Championship Pool D tournament being held in Reykjavík, Iceland. Australia finished third and were promoted to Division II for the following year after a change of format in the World Championship program.[3] Rubes finished the tournament with four goals and two points in his four games.[1] The following years Rubes was called up to represent Australia in the new Division II tournament. He was only played for one of the five games, managing to score a single goal.[4] After a couple of years out of the Australian team Rubes was recalled to the national team to compete in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A being held in Jaca, Spain.[5] Australia finished third in the standings while Rubes finished with the most points of the tournament with twelve and was named the tournaments best forward.[1] After the 2004 World Championships Rubes was a permanent member of the national team, representing Australia at every World Championship until his final appearance in 2009.[1]
Coaching career
Rubes started his coaching career in 2001 when he was appointed as the assistant coach of the Australian men's national under-18 ice hockey team who at the time were playing in the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships.[6] Rubes also picked up the role as coach of the Sydney Bears while at the same time remaining as a player for the team. In his first season as coach of the Bears the team finished runners up in the AIHL final. The Bears improved on their second-place finish in 2001, finishing the 2002 AIHL season first in the regular season standings and winning the Goodall Cup playoffs.[1] In 2003 Rubes was appointed head coach of the national under-18 team.[7] Rubes continued to serve as the head coach of the national under-18 team until the end of the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] He was replaced by Newcastle North Stars player Robert Starke.[8] In 2007 Rubes coached the Bears to win their second Goodall Cup, defeating the North Stars in the final. In 2011 he was appointed head coach of the Australian men's national ice hockey team. Under Rubes Australia competed in the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Melbourne, Australia. Australia won the tournament and gained promotion to Division I Group B for the following year.[9] The following year, competing in Division I Group B, Australia lost all of their games and were relegated back to Division II Group A.[10]
Personal life
Rubes was born of 8 September 1970 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He currently lives in Freshwater, New South Wales, Australia with his wife, Martina, and two children.[2][11]
Career statistics
Playing career
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Australia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2001 Majadahonda | Division II A |
| | 2004 Jaca | Division II A |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2005 Zagreb | Division II A |
| | 2006 Auckland | Division II B |
| | 2007 Seoul | Division II B |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Newcastle | Division II B |
- Regular season and postseason
| Regular season | Postseason | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993-94 | West Palm Beach Blaze | SuHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | Daytona Beach Sun Devils | SuHL | 41 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 56 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 13 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 18 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 23 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 25 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 24 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 26 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 19 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 22 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 24 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Australia | 2000 IIHF World Championship Pool D | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Australia | 2001 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Australia | 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Australia | 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Australia | 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Australia | 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Australia | 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Coaching career
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | T | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
| Sydney Bears | 2001 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 2nd | Lost final, 7–10 (Adelaide Avalanche) |
| 2002 | 15 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 25 | 1st | Won final, def. Adelaide Avalanche | |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5th | Did not qualify | |
| 2004 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 3rd | Lost semi-final, 4–5 (West Sydney Ice Dogs) | |
| 2005 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 4th | Lost semi-final, def. by Adelaide Avalanche | |
| 2006 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 5th | Did not qualify | |
| 2007 | 28 | 14 | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 4th | Won semi-final, 4–1 (Adelaide Avalanche) Won final, 4–3 (Newcastle North Stars) | |
| 2008 | 28 | 20 | — | 0 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 1st | Lost semi-final, 5–7 (Newcastle North Stars) | |
| 2009 | 24 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 7th | Did not qualify | |
| 2010 | 24 | 12 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 3rd | Lost semi-final, 1–2 (Melbourne Ice) | |
| 2011 | 28 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8th | Did not qualify | |
| Team | Role | Competition | G | W | T | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | Finish | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia U/18 | Assistant coach | 2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3rd | [12] |
| Assistant coach | 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 2nd | [13] | |
| Head coach | 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 6 | 1st | Promoted to Division II for 2004[7] | |
| Head coach | 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6th | Relegated to Division III for 2005[14] | |
| Head coach | 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 10 | 1st | Promoted to Division II for 2006[15] | |
| Head coach | 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 4 | 3rd | [16] | |
| Australia | Head coach | 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1st | Promoted to Division I Group B for 2012[9] |
| Head coach | 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6th | Relegated to Division II Group A for 2013 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Vladimir Rubes". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- 1 2 "Vlad Rubes". Sydney Bears. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ↑ "2000 IIHF World Senior Championship Pool D". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "2001 IIHF World Championship Div II,Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "Team Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- 1 2 "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- 1 2 "2011 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Div. I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ "2015 Player Announcements". Sydney Bears. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ↑ "2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-09-17.