2018–19 AWIHL season

The 2018–19 AWIHL season is the 12th season of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL). It ran from 27 October 2018 until 10 March 2019. Five teams competed in 30 regular season games followed by 4 playoff games, making up the AWIHL Finals weekend. The Melbourne Ice claimed the double by winning both the premiership title for finishing top of the regular season standings and the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy championship title by winning the grand final. Sydney Sirens finished runner-up to both titles and the Adelaide Rush claimed the wooden spoon.

2018–19 AWIHL season
LeagueAustralian Women's Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration27 October 2018 – 10 March 2019
Regular season
PremiersMelbourne Ice
Season MVPSharna Godfrey
(Sydney Sirens)
Top scorerChristina Julien (37 points)
(Melbourne Ice)
Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy
ChampionsMelbourne Ice
(7th title)
  Runners-upSydney Sirens

Teams

In 2018–19 the AWIHL had five teams from five Australian state capital cities competing, stretching east to west of the continent.[1]

2018–19 AWIHL teams
TeamCityArenaHead CoachCaptain
Adelaide RushSouth Australia AdelaideIceArenAUnited Kingdom Jamie Holland
Brisbane GoannasQueensland BrisbaneBoondall IceworldAustralia Matthew GilpinAustralia Tracy Hocutt
Melbourne IceVictoria (state) MelbourneO'Brien Group ArenaAustralia Marcus Wong
Perth InfernoWestern Australia PerthCockburn Ice ArenaAustralia Paul Graham
Sydney SirensNew South Wales SydneyLiverpool Catholic Club Ice RinkAustralia Jeff Helbren

League Business

The AWIHL officially expanded for the first time on 9 August 2018, with the admission of expansion team Perth Inferno from Perth, Western Australia.[2] The official AWIHL gameday schedule was released at the end of August 2018. The season structure had changed from 2017–18 thanks to the addition of a fifth team, with each team now playing two of the four opponents in a four-game series with the other two teams being played twice during the season.[3]

Regular season

Fixtures & results

Running between 27 October 2018 and 24 February 2019, the AWIHL regular season consisted of 30 games in total, with teams playing 12 games each.[3]

October
October
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
127 October 201817:00Brisbane Goannas1–12Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
228 October 201813:15Brisbane Goannas0–7Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena

November
November
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
33 November 201817:00Melbourne Ice4–3Sydney SirensLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
44 November 201809:15Melbourne Ice3–1Sydney SirensLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
510 November 201816:00Perth Inferno11–4Adelaide RushIceArenA
611 November 201809:30Perth Inferno6–0Adelaide RushIceArenA
724 November 201816:00Brisbane Goannas3–5Adelaide RushIceArenA
824 November 201818:00Sydney Sirens9–2Perth InfernoCockburn Ice Arena
925 November 201807:00Sydney Sirens8–1Perth InfernoCockburn Ice Arena
1025 November 201809:30Brisbane Goannas1–2Adelaide RushIceArenA

December
December
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
111 December 201816:00Sydney Sirens4–3 (SO)Brisbane GoannasBoondall Iceworld
122 December 201807:00Sydney Sirens6–1Brisbane GoannasBoondall Iceworld
138 December 201817:00Perth Inferno3–9Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
149 December 201813:15Perth Inferno1–5Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
1515 December 201817:00Adelaide Rush1–6Sydney SirensLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
1616 December 201809:15Adelaide Rush0–8Sydney SirensLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink

January
January
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
1712 January 201916:00Adelaide Rush0–3Brisbane GoannasBoondall Iceworld
1813 January 201907:00Adelaide Rush5–6Brisbane GoannasBoondall Iceworld
1919 January 201918:00Melbourne Ice4–8Perth InfernoCockburn Ice Arena
2020 January 201909:30Melbourne Ice7–2Perth InfernoCockburn Ice Arena

February
February
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
212 February 201917:00Sydney Sirens6–7Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
222 February 201918:00Adelaide Rush2–10Perth InfernoCockburn Ice Arena
233 February 201909:30Adelaide Rush3–10Perth InfernoCockburn Ice Arena
243 February 201913:15Sydney Sirens4–3 (SO)Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
2516 February 201917:00Brisbane Goannas1–10Sydney SirensLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
2617 February 201909:15Brisbane Goannas0–8Sydney SirensLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
2723 February 201916:00Perth Inferno4–3Brisbane GoannasBoondall Iceworld
2823 February 201916:00Melbourne Ice10–3Adelaide RushIceArenA
2924 February 201907:00Perth Inferno4–2Brisbane GoannasBoondall Iceworld
3024 February 201909:30Melbourne Ice6–3Adelaide RushIceArenA

Key:

WinnerDraw

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Ice (C) 12 10 0 1 1 77 35 +42 31 2019 Joan McKowen Finals
2 Sydney Sirens 12 7 2 0 3 73 26 +47 25
3 Perth Inferno 12 7 0 0 5 62 56 +6 21
4 Brisbane Goannas 12 2 0 1 9 24 67 −43 7
5 Adelaide Rush 12 2 0 0 10 28 80 −52 6
Source: AWIHL Elite Prospects
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss or tie/draw; 0 points for regulation loss
(C) Champion

Player stats

The season's league leader statistics for skaters and goaltenders.[4][5]

Goals
No.NamePosG
1Canada Christina JulienForward24
2Australia Sharna GodfreyForward16
3Australia Bettina MeyersForward11
4United States Ashlie AparicioForward10
5United States Courtney MoultonForward8
Assists
No.NamePosA
1United States Elizabeth ScalaForward20
2Australia Sharna GodfreyForward18
3Australia Bettina MeyersForward15
4Canada Christina JulienForward13
5Australia Michelle Clark-CrumptonForward13
Points
No.NamePosP
1Canada Christina JulienForward37
2Australia Sharna GodfreyForward34
3United States Elizabeth ScalaForward32
4Australia Michelle Clark-CrumptonForward29
5Australia Bettina MeyersForward26
Penalty minutes
No.NamePosPIM
1United Kingdom Kirsty VenusDefender30
2Australia Isla MalcolmDefender22
3Canada Christina JulienForward18
4Australia Bettina MeyersForward18
5United States Courtney MoultonForward18
Save percentage
No.NamePosSV%
1Turkey Sera DogramaciGoaltender0.913
2Australia Ruth BrophyGoaltender0.904
3Australia Paula MorrisGoaltender0.900
4Australia Olivia LastGoaltender0.900
5Australia Ella LicariGoaltender0.892
Goals against average
No.NamePosGAA
1Australia Paula MorrisGoaltender1.33
2Turkey Sera DogramaciGoaltender2.20
3Australia Jenelle CarsonGoaltender2.71
4Australia Olivia LastGoaltender2.84
5Australia Ruth BrophyGoaltender3.00

Season awards

Below lists the 2018–19 AWIHL regular season award winners.[6]

Award Name Team
Skaters Network Most Valuable PlayerAustralia Sharna GodfreySydney Sirens
Best ForwardCanada Christina JulienMelbourne Ice
Best DefenceAustralia Amelia MathesonSydney Sirens
Best GoaltenderTurkey Sera DogramaciSydney Sirens
Nellie Gee Rookie of the YearAustralia Olivia LastSydney Sirens

Joan McKowen playoffs

The top four teams in the AWIHL regular season qualify for the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy playoffs. The playoffs is held on a single weekend and uses Australian conventions of being called Finals. The playoff system used by the AWIHL is a four team single game semi-finals and grand final system where the semi-final winners progress to the grand final and the losers playoff for third place. Semi-finals are played on the Saturday and the third place playoff and grand final is played on the Sunday.[7] The prize for being crowned AWIHL Champions for winning the grand final is the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy.[8]

In 2018–19, the Inferno, Sirens, Goannas and Ice qualified for the finals weekend.[9] The event was held on 9 March to 10 March 2019 in host city Adelaide at the IceArenA.[10] Sydney and Melbourne won the semi-finals on Saturday by comfortable margins to advance to the Joan McKowen grand final. On Sunday Perth defeated Brisbane in the third place playoff to finish their maiden season third with bronze medals. Melbourne beat Sydney to claim the championship title and lift the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy for a record seventh time.[11]

 
Semi-finalsJoan McKowen Final
 
      
 
9 March - Adelaide
 
 
Perth Inferno3
 
10 March - Adelaide
 
Sydney Sirens6
 
Sydney Sirens3
 
9 March - Adelaide
 
Melbourne Ice4
 
Brisbane Goannas2
 
 
Melbourne Ice9
 
Third place
 
 

10 March - Adelaide
 
 
Brisbane Goannas3
 
 
Perth Inferno6

Semi-finals
9 March 2019
10:00		Perth Inferno3–6
(1–2, 1–1, 1–3)		Sydney SirensIceArenA
Game reference
Keesha AtkinsGoaliesSera DogramaciReferee:
Gabby Aston
Linesmen:
Mitch Brown
Sam Ellis
0 – 1McOnie (Unassisted)
0 – 2McOnie (Cochrane)
(Sharp) Scala1 – 2
1 – 3Beaver (Chia, Embrey)
(C.Poole) M.Poole2 – 3
2 – 4McOnie (Unassisted)
2 – 5Walker (Unassisted)
(Unassisted) Scala3 – 5
3 – 6Godfrey (Matheson)
12 minPenalties8 min
40Shots43
9 March 2019
16:00		Brisbane Goannas2–9
(0–2, 2–5, 0–2)		Melbourne IceIceArenA
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Tina GirdlerGoaliesRuth BrophyReferee:
Dave Gal
Linesmen:
Ian Hunter
Josef Rezek
0 – 1Aparicio (Meyers)
0 – 2Aparicio (Meyers)
0 – 3Lo (Pullin)
0 – 4Julien (Unassisted)
0 – 5Pullin (Moore)
0 – 6van der Wolf (Diduszko)
(Hocutt) Roberts1 – 6
(MacDonald) Roberts2 – 6
2 – 7Julien (van der Wolf)
2 – 8Julien (Ellis)
2 – 9Carson (Ellis, Jones)
6 minPenalties12 min
15Shots40

Third place playoff
10 March 2019
13:30		Brisbane Goannas3–6
(0–2, 1–2, 2–2)		Perth InfernoIceArenA
Game reference
Taylah PearsonGoaliesElla LicariReferee:
Dave Gal
Linesmen:
Ian Hunter
Sam Ellis
0 – 1Cookson (Malcolm)
0 – 2Nottle (Minney-Smith)
0 – 3Clark-Crumpton (Moulton)
(Carbone) Roberts1 – 3
1 – 4Clark-Crumpton (Moulton, Sharp)
1 – 5Clark-Crumpton (Moulton)
(Wytrykusz, Roberts) Carbone2 – 5
(Haley) Brown3 – 5
3 – 6McMahon (Clark-Crumpton)
6 minPenalties24 min
32Shots37

Final
10 March 2019
18:00		Sydney Sirens3–4
(1–2, 2–0, 0–2)		Melbourne IceIceArenA
Game reference
Sera DogramaciGoaliesJenelle CarsonReferee:
Gabby Aston
Linesmen:
Josef Rezek
Mitch Brown
0 – 1Ellis (Meyers, Julien)
0 – 2Julien (Unassisted)
(Unassisted) Godfrey1 – 2
(Unassisted) McOnie2 – 2
(Matheson) Beaver3 – 2
3 – 3Scheuerlein (Aparicio)
3 – 4Meyers (Unassisted)
16 minPenalties24 min
41Shots34


Gold Silver Bronze
Victoria (state) Melbourne IceNew South Wales Sydney SirensWestern Australia Perth Inferno

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