AWIHL
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Supporting our AIHL and AWIHL Photographers
Social media managers and others trying to promote the sport of ice hockey couldn’t tell the story of our sport without the phenomenal photographers. It is a great pleasure to put together this list of our togs from all over the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) and Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) so you…
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AWIHL Announces Melbourne Ducks as Newest Expansion Team
The Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) has announced the Melbourne Ducks will enter the competition provisionally this season with full admission thereafter. According to the announcement from AWIHL Commissioner Michaela Fellowes, the Ducks will play six ‘induction’ games during the 2024-25 season, and gain full admission for the 2025-26 campaign. Additionally, the league announced…
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AWIHL Medals Recap: Melbourne Ice lift Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy
The Melbourne Ice saved its best weekend for last, entering the weekend as the third seed and exiting as champions. Perth recorded its best season with silver, and the Adelaide Rush overcame a powerful Brisbane Lightning squad to earn bronze. Adelaide Rush v Brisbane Lightning The afternoon’s first game had the intensity of a gold…
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AWIHL Finals: Perth and Melbourne emerge victorious
Perth vs Brisbane The Perth Inferno and Melbourne Ice will face off tonight for the Gold Medal and Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy. Meanwhile, the Brisbane Lightning and Adelaide Rush will shake off disappointing semi-final results and play for Bronze. Both semi-final winners will be grateful to their respective goaltenders. The Brisbane Lightning bolted out of…
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Field hockey and ice hockey collaboration benefits Sydney Sirens
On January 27, 2024, the Sydney Sirens went for a walk as a team after losing to the Perth Inferno in Western Australia. The Sirens, defending champions of the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League, had played nine games, and lost every match. The Sirens came across the Hockeyroos, Australia’s national women’s field hockey team, playing…
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Adelaide Rush into First, Sydney Quells Lightning
It was a wild weekend of Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) action as a player safety situation took centre stage. Hockey Hype Australia brings you a quick wrap of the weekend’s action and implications heading towards Finals. First, we must address the situation at the Adelaide IceArenA, as it brought national media attention. After…
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AIHL and AWIHL Teams make Australasia’s Top-25 Best Performing Sports Teams
Platinum and GAIN LINE released their analysis of Australasia’s Best Sporting Teams (ABST) 2023, and two ice hockey teams made the list, with the AIHL’s CBR Brave climbing up five spots from last year to rank 15 this year, and the AWIHL’s Sydney Sirens appearing at 25 after not making last year’s list. According to…
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Getting the Ducks in a row – Melbourne’s bid for an AWIHL team
The Melbourne Ducks are making a bid to join the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) as an expansion franchise. With two exhibition games having already been played and another four left this season, Hockey Hype Australia checked in with Ducks Head Coach Jeremy Muir about the process, and expectations for the remaining four exhibition…
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Perth Inferno Bringing the Heat
As the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) exits its early season break, Hockey Hype Australia checks in with each of the five teams, highlighting a handful of players making an early impact. Today we continue our series with the Perth Inferno. The Perth Inferno split its opening weekend in Melbourne against the Ice with an impressive…
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Brisbane Lightning Striking Early and Often
As the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) exits its early season break, Hockey Hype Australia checks in with each of the five teams, highlighting a handful of players making an early impact. Yesterday we began with the Adelaide Rush, today we continue with the Brisbane Lightning. The Brisbane Lightning, in a scheduling quirk, begins its season…
