The 2019–20 AWIHL season is the thirteenth season of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL). It ran from 26 October 2019 until 2 February 2020. Five teams competed in 30 regular season games followed by 4 playoff games, making up the AWIHL Finals weekend. The Sydney Sirens 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. Adelaide Rush finished runner-up to both titles and the Brisbane Goannas claimed the wooden spoon.
The official AWIHL gameday schedule was released at the end of September 2019. The season structure remained unchanged from 2018-19, with each team playing two of the four opponents in a four game series with the other two teams being played twice during the season.[2] The AWIHL announced on 4 October a new travel partnership with SportsLink Travel, that would provide the five teams in the league a cost equalisation program for airfares and bus transfers.[3] In November 2019, the league struck an agreement with Kayo Sports to stream a 'game of the week' and 20 minutes of highlights and player interviews for the 2019–20 season on Kayo's nationally available streaming service.[4]
Regular seasonedit
Fixtures & resultsedit
Running between 26 October 2019 and 19 January 2020, the AWIHL regular season consisted of 30 games in total.[5] On 17 January 2020, the AWIHL commission made the decision to treat the 12 January 2020 game between Melbourne Ice and Perth Inferno as a draw and award both teams 1 point each. Initially the Inferno were awarded 2 points for winning in overtime, however the game did not progress to a shootout and a 3v3 overtime period was played instead, against league regulations.[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 statsedit
The season's league leader statistics for skaters and goaltenders.[7][8]
Goals
No.
Name
Pos
G
1
Kayla Nielsen
Forward
17
2
Nadine Edney
Forward
17
3
Natasha Farrier
Forward
16
4
Nora Maclaine
Forward
13
5
Christina Julien
Forward
12
Assists
No.
Name
Pos
A
1
Kayla Nielsen
Forward
14
2
Nadine Edney
Forward
13
3
Natasha Farrier
Forward
12
4
Sharna Godfrey
Forward
12
5
Michelle Clark-Crumpton
Forward
11
Points
No.
Name
Pos
P
1
Kayla Nielsen
Forward
31
2
Nadine Edney
Forward
30
3
Natasha Farrier
Forward
28
4
Nora Maclaine
Forward
23
5
Sharna Godfrey
Forward
22
Penalty minutes
No.
Name
Pos
PIM
1
Tracy Hocutt
Forward
40
2
Sarah Dash
Defender
37
3
Nicole Jones
Forward
36
4
Rylie Ellis
Defender
34
5
Courtney Moulton
Forward
30
Save percentage
No.
Name
Pos
SV%
1
Tina Girdler
Goaltender
0.915
2
Makayla Peers
Goaltender
0.911
3
Jenelle Carson
Goaltender
0.893
4
Sasha King
Goaltender
0.882
5
Michelle Coonan
Goaltender
0.881
Goals against average
No.
Name
Pos
GAA
1
Tina Girdler
Goaltender
2.20
2
Makayla Peers
Goaltender
2.33
3
Joanne Phillis
Goaltender
2.57
4
Michelle Coonan
Goaltender
3.05
5
Jenelle Carson
Goaltender
3.13
Season awardsedit
Below lists the 2019–20 AWIHL regular season award winners.[9]
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 and grand final is played on the Sunday.[10] The prize for being crowned AWIHL Champions for winning the grand final is the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy.[11]
In 2019–20, the Sirens, Rush, Ice and Inferno qualified for the finals weekend. In late January 2020, the AWIHL released an annual finals promo video to promote the event as well as naming the officials for the weekend.[12][13] The event was held on 1 and 2 February 2020 in host city Melbourne at O’Brien Icehouse.[14] Sydney and Adelaide won on Saturday to advance to the Joan McKowen Final, with Perth and Melbourne heading to the third place playoff. Melbourne Ice won playoff on Sunday to secure third place for the season, Perth finishing fourth. In the grand final, Sydney Sirens produced a strong display to shutout the Rush and secure the Championship title and the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy.[15] It is the second championship title in Sirens history.[16][17]
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External linksedit
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The 2019 20 AWIHL season is the thirteenth season of the Australian Women s Ice Hockey League AWIHL It ran from 26 October 2019 until 2 February 2020 Five teams competed in 30 regular season games followed by 4 playoff games making up the AWIHL Finals weekend The Sydney Sirens 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 Adelaide Rush finished runner up to both titles and the Brisbane Goannas claimed the wooden spoon 2019 20 AWIHL seasonLeagueAustralian Women s Ice Hockey LeagueSportIce hockeyDuration26 October 2019 2 February 2020Regular seasonPremiersSydney SirensSeason MVPTash Farrier Adelaide Rush Top scorerKayla Nielsen 31 points Sydney Sirens Joan McKowen Memorial TrophyChampionsSydney Sirens 2nd title Runners upAdelaide RushAWIHL seasons 2018 192022 23 Contents 1 Teams 2 League Business 3 Regular season 3 1 Fixtures amp results 3 1 1 October 3 1 2 November 3 1 3 December 3 1 4 January 3 2 Standings 3 3 Player stats 3 4 Season awards 4 Joan McKowen playoffs 4 1 Semi finals 4 2 Third place playoff 4 3 Final 5 References 6 External linksTeams editIn 2019 20 the AWIHL had five teams from five Australian state capital cities competing stretching east to west of the continent 1 2019 20 AWIHL teams Team City Arena Head Coach CaptainAdelaide Rush nbsp Adelaide IceArenA nbsp Hayden Crafter nbsp Kirsty VenusBrisbane Goannas nbsp Brisbane Boondall Iceworld nbsp Darryl Dunsford nbsp Jess WytrykuszMelbourne Ice nbsp Melbourne O Brien Icehouse nbsp Marcus Wong nbsp Christina JulienPerth Inferno nbsp Perth Cockburn Ice Arena nbsp Paul Graham nbsp Courtney MoultonSydney Sirens nbsp Sydney Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink nbsp Jayden Ryan nbsp Stephenie CochraneLeague Business editThe official AWIHL gameday schedule was released at the end of September 2019 The season structure remained unchanged from 2018 19 with each team playing two of the four opponents in a four game series with the other two teams being played twice during the season 2 The AWIHL announced on 4 October a new travel partnership with SportsLink Travel that would provide the five teams in the league a cost equalisation program for airfares and bus transfers 3 In November 2019 the league struck an agreement with Kayo Sports to stream a game of the week and 20 minutes of highlights and player interviews for the 2019 20 season on Kayo s nationally available streaming service 4 Regular season editFixtures amp results edit Running between 26 October 2019 and 19 January 2020 the AWIHL regular season consisted of 30 games in total 5 On 17 January 2020 the AWIHL commission made the decision to treat the 12 January 2020 game between Melbourne Ice and Perth Inferno as a draw and award both teams 1 point each Initially the Inferno were awarded 2 points for winning in overtime however the game did not progress to a shootout and a 3v3 overtime period was played instead against league regulations 6 October edit OctoberGame Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap1 26 October 2019 16 00 Perth Inferno 4 7 Adelaide Rush IceArenA 1 2 27 October 2019 09 30 Perth Inferno 5 6 Adelaide Rush IceArenA 2 November edit NovemberGame Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap3 2 November 2019 16 00 Melbourne Ice 3 1 Brisbane Goannas Boondall Iceworld 3 4 2 November 2019 17 00 Perth Inferno 9 10 Sydney Sirens Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink 4 5 3 November 2019 09 30 Perth Inferno 3 7 Sydney Sirens Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink 5 6 3 November 2019 15 15 Melbourne Ice 1 3 Brisbane Goannas Boondall Iceworld 6 7 9 November 2019 17 30 Adelaide Rush 7 5 Perth Inferno Cockburn Ice Arena 7 8 10 November 2019 08 15 Adelaide Rush 4 3 Perth Inferno Cockburn Ice Arena 8 9 16 November 2019 17 00 Brisbane Goannas 1 12 Sydney Sirens Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink 9 10 17 November 2019 09 30 Brisbane Goannas 1 10 Sydney Sirens Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink 10 11 23 November 2019 16 00 Brisbane Goannas 1 7 Adelaide Rush IceArenA 11 12 23 November 2019 16 00 Sydney Sirens 3 2 Melbourne Ice O Brien Icehouse 12 13 24 November 2019 09 30 Brisbane Goannas 0 7 Adelaide Rush IceArenA 13 14 24 November 2019 13 15 Sydney Sirens 3 1 Melbourne Ice O Brien Icehouse 14 15 30 November 2019 16 00 Adelaide Rush 2 0 Brisbane Goannas Boondall Iceworld 15 December edit DecemberGame Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap16 1 December 2019 15 15 Adelaide Rush 6 2 Brisbane Goannas Boondall Iceworld 16 17 7 December 2019 16 00 Perth Inferno 4 6 Melbourne Ice O Brien Icehouse 17 18 7 December 2019 16 00 Sydney Sirens 3 4 SO Adelaide Rush IceArenA 18 19 8 December 2019 09 30 Sydney Sirens 6 5 SO Adelaide Rush IceArenA 19 20 8 December 2019 13 15 Perth Inferno 4 7 Melbourne Ice O Brien Icehouse 20 21 14 December 2019 20 30 Melbourne Ice 3 4 SO Sydney Sirens Penrith Ice Palace 21 22 15 December 2019 09 30 Melbourne Ice 7 5 Sydney Sirens Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink 22 January edit JanuaryGame Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap23 11 January 2020 16 00 Sydney Sirens 5 1 Brisbane Goannas Boondall Iceworld 23 24 11 January 2020 18 00 Melbourne Ice 7 2 Perth Inferno Cockburn Ice Arena 24 25 12 January 2020 12 30 Melbourne Ice 6 7 OT Perth Inferno Cockburn Ice Arena 25 26 12 January 2020 15 15 Sydney Sirens 7 4 Brisbane Goannas Boondall Iceworld 26 27 18 January 2020 16 00 Adelaide Rush 2 4 Melbourne Ice O Brien Icehouse 27 28 18 January 2020 18 00 Brisbane Goannas 1 4 Perth Inferno Cockburn Ice Arena 28 29 19 January 2020 12 30 Brisbane Goannas 1 9 Perth Inferno Cockburn Ice Arena 29 30 19 January 2020 13 15 Adelaide Rush 2 3 Melbourne Ice O Brien Icehouse 30 Key Winner DrawStandings edit Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Sydney Sirens C 12 8 2 0 1 1 75 41 34 29 2020 Joan McKowen Finals2 Adelaide Rush 12 8 1 0 1 2 59 36 23 273 Melbourne Ice 12 7 0 1 1 3 50 39 11 234 Perth Inferno 12 2 0 1 0 9 58 69 11 75 Brisbane Goannas 12 1 0 0 0 11 16 73 57 3Source AWIHL Elite ProspectsRules 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 edit The season s league leader statistics for skaters and goaltenders 7 8 GoalsNo Name Pos G1 nbsp Kayla Nielsen Forward 172 nbsp Nadine Edney Forward 173 nbsp Natasha Farrier Forward 164 nbsp Nora Maclaine Forward 135 nbsp Christina Julien Forward 12 AssistsNo Name Pos A1 nbsp Kayla Nielsen Forward 142 nbsp Nadine Edney Forward 133 nbsp Natasha Farrier Forward 124 nbsp Sharna Godfrey Forward 125 nbsp Michelle Clark Crumpton Forward 11 PointsNo Name Pos P1 nbsp Kayla Nielsen Forward 312 nbsp Nadine Edney Forward 303 nbsp Natasha Farrier Forward 284 nbsp Nora Maclaine Forward 235 nbsp Sharna Godfrey Forward 22Penalty minutesNo Name Pos PIM1 nbsp Tracy Hocutt Forward 402 nbsp Sarah Dash Defender 373 nbsp Nicole Jones Forward 364 nbsp Rylie Ellis Defender 345 nbsp Courtney Moulton Forward 30 Save percentageNo Name Pos SV 1 nbsp Tina Girdler Goaltender 0 9152 nbsp Makayla Peers Goaltender 0 9113 nbsp Jenelle Carson Goaltender 0 8934 nbsp Sasha King Goaltender 0 8825 nbsp Michelle Coonan Goaltender 0 881 Goals against averageNo Name Pos GAA1 nbsp Tina Girdler Goaltender 2 202 nbsp Makayla Peers Goaltender 2 333 nbsp Joanne Phillis Goaltender 2 574 nbsp Michelle Coonan Goaltender 3 055 nbsp Jenelle Carson Goaltender 3 13Season awards edit Below lists the 2019 20 AWIHL regular season award winners 9 Award Name TeamSkaters Network Most Valuable Player nbsp Natasha Farrier Adelaide RushBest Forward nbsp Kayla Nielsen Sydney SirensBest Defence nbsp Sarah Edney Sydney SirensBest Goaltender nbsp Michelle Coonan Adelaide RushNellie Gee Rookie of the Year nbsp Courtney Mahoney Brisbane GoannasJoan McKowen playoffs editThe 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 and grand final is played on the Sunday 10 The prize for being crowned AWIHL Champions for winning the grand final is the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy 11 In 2019 20 the Sirens Rush Ice and Inferno qualified for the finals weekend In late January 2020 the AWIHL released an annual finals promo video to promote the event as well as naming the officials for the weekend 12 13 The event was held on 1 and 2 February 2020 in host city Melbourne at O Brien Icehouse 14 Sydney and Adelaide won on Saturday to advance to the Joan McKowen Final with Perth and Melbourne heading to the third place playoff Melbourne Ice won playoff on Sunday to secure third place for the season Perth finishing fourth In the grand final Sydney Sirens produced a strong display to shutout the Rush and secure the Championship title and the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy 15 It is the second championship title in Sirens history 16 17 Semi finalsJoan McKowen Final 1 February Melbourne Perth Inferno8 2 February Melbourne Sydney Sirens14 Adelaide Rush0 1 February Melbourne Sydney Sirens3 Melbourne Ice2 Adelaide Rush4 Third place 2 February Melbourne Perth Inferno3 Melbourne Ice4 Semi finals edit 1 February 202015 00Perth Inferno8 14 3 6 3 6 2 2 Sydney SirensO Brien IcehouseGame referenceSydney FrickerGoaliesTina GirdlerReferees Grainge PhillipsCasper RusselhuberLinesmen Cien PereiraRob Lowery0 1S Edney N Edney Moulton Maclaine1 11 2Nielsen N Edney 1 3Nielsen Matheson N Edney Clark Crumpton Sharp Scala2 32 4Brunt Matheson Godfrey 2 5Godfrey Unassisted Unassisted Moulton3 53 6S Edney N Edney Moulton Malcolm Maclaine4 64 7Godfrey Matheson 4 8N Edney S Edney Chia 4 9Godfrey S Edney 4 10Badaoui Calabria Maclaine Moulton5 105 11Nielsen Chia 5 12S Edney Godfrey Maclaine Moulton Malcolm6 12 Maclaine Clark Crumpton7 12 Maclaine Scala8 128 13N Edney Godfrey Matheson 8 14Badaoui Unassisted 14 minPenalties12 min39Shots551 February 202017 30Melbourne Ice2 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 Adelaide RushO Brien IcehouseGame referenceJenelle CarsonGoaliesMichelle CoonanReferees Gabby AstonNick AirLinesmen Beth BowshallHamish Young Unassisted Ellis1 0 Aparicio Moore Julien2 02 1Lutz Farrier 2 2Farrier Lutz 2 3Lutz Farrier Ayris 2 4Farrier Lutz 16 minPenalties18 min28Shots28Third place playoff edit 2 February 202015 00Perth Inferno3 4 1 0 1 3 1 1 Melbourne IceO Brien IcehouseGame referenceSasha KingGoaliesMakayla PeersReferees Grainge PhillipsNick AirLinesmen Rob LoweryHamish Young Unassisted Maclaine1 01 1Julien Aparicio 1 2Gallacher Green Pullin Unassisted Sharp2 22 3Pullin Unassisted 2 4Aparicio Julien Scala Moulton Maclaine3 48 minPenalties20 min28Shots43Final edit 2 February 202017 30Adelaide Rush0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 Sydney SirensO Brien IcehouseGame referenceMichelle CoonanGoaliesTina GirdlerReferees Gabby AstonCasper RusselhuberLinesmen Beth BowshallCien Pereira0 1Cochrane Godfrey S Edney 0 2Matheson Calabria Walker 0 3S Edney Godfrey 16 minPenalties12 min23Shots32 Gold Silver Bronze nbsp Sydney Sirens nbsp Adelaide Rush nbsp Melbourne IceReferences edit 2019 20 AWIHL season Round 1 icehockeynewsaustralia com 26 October 2019 Retrieved 8 October 2022 2019 20 AWIHL season schedule icehockeynewsaustralia com 30 September 2019 Retrieved 8 October 2022 AWIHL partners with SportsLink Travel icehockeynewsaustralia com 4 October 2019 Retrieved 8 October 2022 Kayo to stream AWIHL Game of the Week icehockeynewsaustralia com 22 November 2019 Retrieved 8 October 2022 2019 AWIHL Schedule Australian Women s Ice Hockey League Retrieved 8 October 2022 Ice v Inferno game ruled a tie icehockeynewsaustralia com 17 January 2020 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