Australia women's national ice hockey team

The Australian women's national ice hockey team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia. As of 2011, Australia has 313 female players.[2] Australia is ranked 30th out of 34 countries in the IIHF World Ranking. Kathy Berg took the team to its highest point, being ranked 20th. She was the longest serving coach. Richo Padjen took over and the team started slipping down the rankings and hadn't been able to recover its former glory. In September 2015, an announcement was made on the Ice Hockey Australia website that Canadian Lindsay McAlpine will be the new coach. Replacing Lee Brown.[3] Lindsay McAlpine is expected to join the team for their first training camp in December.[4]

Australia
Nickname(s)Mighty Jills
AssociationIce Hockey Australia
General ManagerAlicia Kelly
Head coachStuart Philips
AssistantsPaul Graham
CaptainRylie Padjen
Most gamesRylie Padjen (50)
Shona Green (50)
Lucy Parrington (45)
Most points2016 Alivia DelBasso (19)
2013 Andrea Steranko (14)
2003 Stephanie Boxall (15)
Team colors     
IIHF codeAUS
Ranking
Current IIHF29 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF21 (2004)
Lowest IIHF30 (2018)
First international
Netherlands  2–0  Australia
(Hungary; 22 March 2000)
Biggest win
Australia  18–1  South Africa
(Sheffield, United Kingdom; 5 March 2007)
Biggest defeat
Denmark  12–1  Australia
(Vierumäki, Finland; 29 March 2008)
World Championships
Appearances17 (first in 2000)
Best result20th (2004)
International record (W–L–T)
33–30–3

History

In 2000 Australia first competed in the qualification tournament held for the right to participate in the 2001 Division I championships. Australia lost all three of their group matches and finished seventh out of eight after beating South Africa in the seventh place game.[5] The following year Australia again played in the qualification tournament in order to be promoted to Division I for the 2003 championships. Australia finished third in the group of five which saw Slovakia promoted to Division I for 2003.[5]

In 2003 the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) introduced a new format for the World Championships with the inclusion of second and third division. Australia was placed in the third division and gained promotion to the 2004 Division II tournament after winning four of their five games and finishing on top of the standings. The 2004 World Championships saw Australia relegated along with Great Britain from Division II to Division III for the 2005 tournament.[5]

At the 2005 World Championships Australia competed in Division III and narrowly avoided relegation to Division IV after finishing fifth out of six teams, beating only South Africa.[5] The next World Championship in 2007, Australia improved, again gaining promotion to Division II for the next years tournament.[6] Promotion to Division II however was again short as Australia finished last in the 2007 tournament and were relegated back to Division III.[7]

Olympic record

Australia's ice hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championships record
  • 2000 – 23rd place
  • 2001 – 21st place
  • 2003 – 21st place (1st in Division III, Promoted to Division II)
  • 2004 – 20th place (5th in Division II, Demoted to Division III)
  • 2005 – 25th place (5th in Division III)
  • 2007 – 22nd place (1st in Division III, Promoted to Division II)
  • 2008 – 21st place (6th in Division II, Demoted to Division III)
  • 2011 – 21st place (2nd in Division III)
  • 2012 – 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA)
  • 2013 – 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA)
  • 2014 – 26th place (6th in Division IIA, Demoted to Division IIB)
  • 2015 – 31st place (5th in Division IIB)
  • 2016 – 27th place (1st in Division IIB, Promoted to Division IIA)
  • 2017 – 26th place (6th in Division IIA)
  • 2018 – 25th place (4th in Division IIA)
  • 2019 – 28th place (6th in Division IIA, Demoted to Division IIB)
  • 2020 – 29th place (1st in Division IIB, Promoted to Division IIA)
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]

Team

Current roster

For the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B[9]

#NamePosS/GAgeClub
13Ashlie AparicioFL27Melbourne Ice
18Natalie AyrisDR21Adelaide Rush
8Anna BadaouiFR20Sydney Sirens
19Michelle Clark-CrumptonFL35Perth Inferno
15Stephanie CochraneFR30Sydney Sirens
5Natasha FarrierFR31Adelaide Rush
25Tina GirdlerGL32Sydney Sirens
17Sharna GodfreyFR32Sydney Sirens
22Jaimi GoonanDL28Brisbane Goannas
10Shona GreenFR34Melbourne Ice
2Remi HarveyDL26Sydney Sirens
11Eiland KenyonDL22Sydney Sirens
1Olivia LastGL16Rovaniemen Kiekko
7Isla MalcolmDR20Perth Inferno
12Georgia MooreDR33Melbourne Ice
9Rylie PadjenDL33Melbourne Ice
3Tess ReynoldsFR30Adelaide Rush
4Dannielle RobertsFR25Brisbane Goannas
21Kate TihemaFR22Lindenwood–Belleville

Staff

For the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B[9]

  • Head Coach: Stuart Philps
  • Assistant Coach: Paul Graham
  • General Manager: Alicia Kelly
  • Team Leader: Donald Reddish
  • Equipment Manager: Jaden Pine-Murphy
  • Physiotherapist: Shannon Spencer

References
  1. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/australia.html
  3. http://www.iha.org.au/nwt-momentum-gaining-for-first-training-camp/
  4. http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/tag/lindsay-mcalpine/
  5. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 215–223. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
  6. "2007 IIHF World Womens Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  7. "2008 IIHF World Women's Championship Div. II". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  8. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  9. "Australian Women's roster for 2020 World Championships". Ice Hockey News Australia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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