2022–23 AWIHL season: 5 March 2023 results and standings

The final day of the 2022–23 Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League regular season has finished with wins for the Brisbane Lightning and Melbourne Ice. The Melbourne Ice claim the regular season title’s Keira Gower Memorial Shield after finishing at the top of the standings, three points clear of the second placed Sydney Sirens. It is the Melbourne Ice’s first regular season title since the 2018–19 season and sixth overall. The Brisbane Lightning’s win over the Adelaide Rush moves them into third place on the standings while the Perth Inferno drop to fourth.

The league now takes a one week break before returning on 18 March for the playoffs at the O’Brien Icehouse. In the semifinals the Melbourne Ice will take on the Perth Inferno and the Brisbane Lightning will play the Sydney Sirens.

Regular season

	1st	2nd	3rd	Final
Brisbane Lightning	3	1	2	6
Adelaide Rush	1	0	1	2

	1st	2nd	3rd	Final
Melbourne Ice	1	1	2	4
Perth Inferno	0	2	1	3

Standings

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	PTS
Melbourne Ice – q	12	8	1	1	2	27
Sydney Sirens – q	12	6	3	0	3	24
Brisbane Lightning – q	12	5	0	2	5	17
Perth Inferno – q	12	5	0	1	6	16
Adelaide Rush	12	2	0	0	10	6

Further information

• League website on IHA.org.au
• League statistics on eSportsdesk
• AWIHL game day program (4–5 March 2023)
• Livestreaming on Cluch.TV
• Season schedule
• AWIHL: Top five 2022/23 season highlights by Andrew MacDougall (The Inner Sanctum)