The following is the official announcement from Ice Hockey Australia for the Australian Tier 2 Women’s Ice Hockey League: Series 1 competition.
Australian Tier 2 Women’s Ice Hockey League: Series 1
19 and 20 March 2016
Phillip Ice Rink, Irving Street, Phillip, ACT
Eligibility
– All players must be registered appropriately with Ice Hockey Australia (IHA).
– All teams must have paid all fees by the appropriate date(s) and have been sanctioned by their own State association as well as IHA.
– All players must be over 14 years old (documents may be required).
– All players under 18 years must wear mouth and neck guards.
– AWIHL players may participate upon the league organiser’s approval.
– Players who cannot play in a sportsman-like manner are not welcome and may be asked to leave the competition by officials or league organisers.
Teams
The four teams competing in our very first series are the White Dragons (VIC), Black Dragons (VIC, with WA and ACT), Bombers (NSW) and Canberra Pirates (ACT).
| White Dragons | Black Dragons | Bombers | Pirates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Alexandra Slade (G) | 6 – Caroline Dean | 2 – Fiona Moon | 1 – Jess McNeill |
| 2 – Natalie Efimoff | 13 – Sydney Fricker | 3 – Tessa James | 2 – Sarah El-Zein |
| 5 – Kate Harland | 22 – Carol Mayne | 7 – Jody Jenson | 4 – Maddie Prescott |
| 8 – Alicia Kelly | 23 – Sarah Kinninment | 8 – Rachell Camaligan | 6 – Eiland Kenyon |
| 9 – Norelle Owen | 24 – Ruth Brooks | 13 – Sara Edmonds | 7 – Emma McCarthy |
| 13 – Emma Heggie | 27 – Linda Mendham | 19 – Cheyenne Murphy | 8 – Jess Jones |
| 22 – Jessica Williams | 32 – Paula Keen (G) | 31 – Alexandra Stefan (G) | 9 – Hannah Butler |
| 24 – Shelley Alexander | 48 – Melanie Galdes | 33 – Mel Lloyd | 10 – Chantelle Taylor |
| 25 – Marie Stella | 50 – Emma Poynton | 38 – Francine Scott | 15 – Megan Parnell |
| 42 – Jacqueline Geelen | 82 – Kate Miao Jin | 47 – Christine Stefan | 22 – Trish Domanski |
| 54 – Bron Bird | 96 – Emma Steel | 50 – Lucinda Clutterbuck | 33 – Fiona Jeffery (G) |
| 81 – Farah Bostock | 97 – Alice Greenwood | 54 – Roxie Leu | 42 – Sarah Pilbeam |
| 77 – Elizabeth Wu | 44 – Sarah Christensen | ||
| 83 – Jill Murphy | 80 – Jane Weatherstone | ||
| 88 – Anneke Heubeck | 88 – Andrea Robold | ||
| 93 – Jessica McPherson |
Team coaches and managers
| White Dragons | Black Dragons | Bombers | Pirates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach – Stu Philps | Coach – Stu Philps | Coach – Michael Sinclair | Head Coach – Don MacDonald |
| Manager – Emma Poynton | Manager – Emma Poynton | Manager – Jane Craker | Assistant Coach – Pam Murray |
| Assistant Coach – Bear McPhail | |||
| Manager – Nat Relph |
Officials
We wish to thank all on-ice officials helping with the event. Please note that all off-ice officials are volunteers – we are very grateful for their help!
Game times
– Game duration will be 3 periods of 17 minutes, no stop time.
– There will be a 3 minute warm-up prior to each game.
– There will be a 2 minute break between periods.
– The ice hire time is strictly limited to 1 hour. Therefore, the clock will run to these times with no delay. Teams that are not ready for the puck drop will be penalized 1 or more goals, as the match referee deems appropriate.
Schedule
– Game 1: White Dragons – Bombers (12:25, 19 March 2016)
– Game 2: Black Dragons – Pirates (15:45, 19 March 2016)
– Game 3: White Dragons – Pirates (17:00, 19 March 2016)
– Game 4: Black Dragons – Bombers (18:15, 19 March 2016)
– Game 5: White Dragons – Pirates (06:30, 20 March 2016)
– Game 6: White Dragons – Black Dragons (07:45, 20 March 2016)
– Game 7: Bombers – Pirates (09:00, 20 March 2016)
– Game 8: White Dragons – Black Dragons (12:15, 20 March 2016)
– Game 9: Bombers – Black Dragons (15:45, 20 March 2016)
– Game 10: Bombers – Pirates (17:00, 20 March 2016)
It would be great if you and your friends could be at the rink and watch the games you don’t play in!
Facilities
Canned drinks or plastic bottles are permitted in the rink; glass is not permitted. Please note that rink management expects you consume only food and drinks you have purchased there. Please clean up any tape/rubbish before you leave the change room. There are no showers available!
Dinner
Tables have been reserved from 20.30 (or earlier) at the Hellenic Club (Matilda Street in Woden ACT 2606), a short walk from the rink, for a dinner on the Saturday night. Meals costs are not included in the fee!
League rules
This series will establish a Nation Division 2 Women’s Ice Hockey ladder. Points earned will decide the ladder rankings at the end of the regular games; 3 points will be allocated for a win, 2 points for a tie, and 1 point for a loss. Currently, another two series weekends and a finals weekend are envisaged.
Photography
We are very lucky to have Paul Furness in attendance to take photographs of the games for this series. If you contact him on paulfurness73 at gmail.com he will provide some low resolution photos for your team’s web pages. Paul would like to recoup some costs by selling some of the images from this weekend, so if you are interested in getting your hands on some great action shots, please email him.
We hope everyone has a fantastic competition, has lots of fun, bonds with their team, makes new friends, and plays in the positive competitive spirit we’ve intended!