Australia women's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Australia women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the women's national under-18 ice hockey team of Australia. The team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

AssociationIce Hockey Australia
General ManagerCandice Mitchell
Head coachTamra Jones
AssistantsRemi Harvey
Gabe Robledo
CaptainLindsey Kiliwnik
Team colors     
First international
 New Zealand 2 – 2 Australia 
(Dunedin, New Zealand; 6 December 2013)
Biggest win
 Australia 10 – 0 Romania 
(San Sebastián, Spain; 29 January 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Poland 11 – 0 Australia 
(Radenthein, Austria; 7 January 2016)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2016)
Best result6th – Div. I Gr. B
(20th overall, 2018)
International record (W–L–T)
7–18–1

History

The Australia women's national under-18 ice hockey team was formed in 2012 in order to qualify and compete in the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.[1] The team held its first training camp in September 2012 in Adelaide, South Australia and in January 2013 held another training camp in Brisbane, Queensland. Tamra Jones was named as the team's first head coach with Jo Frankenberger as her assistant. Following the two camps, 14 players and one goalie were included on the team roster.[1] The team played their first game on 6 December 2013 against the New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team in Dunedin, New Zealand, tying 2-2.[2] It was part of a four-game series being held in Dunedin between the two teams.[2] Australia went on to lose the remaining three games of the series.[2] In December 2014 Australia hosted the New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team for a five-game series at the Medibank Icehouse in Melbourne.[3] The team won the series three games to two and were awarded the 2014 Trans-Tasman Cup.[3] They also recorded their largest international win in game four, defeating New Zealand 8–1.[3] In August 2015 Australia competed in two games against the Denmark women's national under-18 ice hockey team as part of their 2015 Denmark Tour which also included a training camp that had begun on 25 July.[4] Australia lost the opening game 2–12 with Natalie Ayris and Madison Poole scoring the team's two goals.[4] In the second game of the tour Australia lost 1–9 with Emily Davis-Tope scoring the only goal on the third period buzzer.[5]

In January 2016 the team debuted at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships where they played in the 2016 Division I Qualification tournament in Spittal an der Drau and Radenthein, Austria.[6] Australia was placed in Group B with Great Britain, Italy and Poland.[7] The team finished last in Group B's preliminary round after losing all three of their games and advanced to the seventh place classification game against Romania, who had finished last in Group A.[7] Australia defeated Romania following a shootout and finished the tournament in seventh place.[8][9] Kate Tihema was selected as best Australian player of the tournament.[10] The team started 2017 with a training camp in January in Copenhagen, Denmark ahead of the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group B Qualification tournament.[11] During the training camp Australia took on the Danish women's under-18 team in two exhibition games where they lost 3–5 and 0–3.[11][12] The team then traveled to San Sebastián, Spain for the start of their World Championship tournament.[13] At the tournament Australia took on hosts Spain, Mexico and Romania in a single round robin schedule.[13] Australia won the tournament after winning all three of their games which including their largest international win on record, defeating Romania 10–0.[13] As a result of the tournament win Australia earned promotion to Division I Group B for the 2018 World Championships.[13] Goaltender Keesha Atkins was selected as best Australian player of the tournament.[14]

In January 2018 Australia arrived in Katowice, Poland for the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group B tournament.[15] Prior to the start of the tournament the team played Denmark in an exhibition game which they lost 0–10.[16] Australia opened the Division I Group B tournament with a 1–6 loss to France.[15] They went on to lose their other four games of the tournament against China, Denmark, Great Britain and Poland, and finished the tournament in last place.[17] As a result, the team was relegated back to Division I Group B Qualification for 2019.[15] Captain Emily Davis-Tope was named best Australian player of the tournament.[18]

International competitions

Players and personnel

Current roster

For the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II Group A[19][20]

#NamePosS/GAgeClub
4Imogene AlexanderDL18HTI Stars
13Samantha BrophyFL17Brisbane Goannas
2Ebony Brunt (A)FL16Sydney Sirens
19Chloe CharlesFR17Brisbane Goannas
18Shania ChenowethFR19Adelaide Rush
21Niamh GallacherDR15Melbourne Ice
14Nikita HorvathFR19Canberra Pirates
10Kyniska HoyDR15Brisbane Goannas
3Lindsey Kiliwnik (C)FR18St. Mary's Academy Flames
25Olivia LastGL16RoKi Rovaniemi
16Molly LukowiakDL15Perth Inferno
12Imogen MacMahonFR17Penrith Flyers
5Courtney MahoneyFR15Brisbane Goannas
24Sienna NicholsonDR17New South Wales Bombers
6Liana NjirichFR17Perth Inferno
1Taylah PearsonGL18Brisbane Goannas
8Matilda PethrickDR15Mid Fairfield CT Stars
7Phoebe RobertsFR15Liverpool Saints
17Taylor RobitailleFR16Sherbrooke Phoenix
11Nikki Sharp (A)FL16Perth Inferno

Current team staff

For the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II Group A[20]

  • Head Coach: Tamra Jones
  • Assistant Coach: Remi Harvey
  • Assistant Coach: Gabe Robledo
  • General Manager: Candice Mitchell
  • Team Leader: Mark Stephenson
  • Team Medical Officer: Olivia Pickard

Game record

Date Location Versus Result Score Comments Reference
6 December 2013 Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand Draw 2-2 Exhibition
7 December 2013 Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand Loss Exhibition
8 December 2013 Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand Loss Exhibition
9 December 2013 Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand Loss Exhibition
3 December 2014 Melbourne, Australia New Zealand Loss 0-3 Exhibition [21]
4 December 2014 Melbourne, Australia New Zealand Loss 1-2 Exhibition [21]
5 December 2014 Melbourne, Australia New Zealand Win 2-1 Exhibition [21]
6 December 2014 Melbourne, Australia New Zealand Win 8-1 Exhibition [21]
7 December 2014 Melbourne, Australia New Zealand Win 4-3 (OT) Exhibition [21]
2 August 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark Loss 2-12 Exhibition [22]
3 August 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark Loss 1-9 Exhibition [22]
7 January 2016 Radenthein, Austria Poland Loss 0-11 2016 World Championships [23]
8 January 2016 Radenthein, Austria Italy Loss 0-8 2016 World Championships [23]
10 January 2016 Radenthein, Austria Great Britain Loss 2-3 2016 World Championships [23]
11 January 2016 Radenthein, Austria Romania Win 7-6 (SO) 2016 World Championships [23]
21 January 2017 Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark Loss 3-5 Exhibition [24]
21 January 2017 Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark Loss 0-3 Exhibition [24]
26 January 2017 San Sebastian, Spain Spain Win 3-1 2017 World Championships [25]
28 January 2017 San Sebastian, Spain Mexico Win 5-0 2017 World Championships [25]
29 January 2017 San Sebastian, Spain Romania Win 10-0 2017 World Championships [25]

References

  1. "National U18 Women's Program Media Release" (PDF). Ice Hockey Australia. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. "2013 New Zealand Women's Under 18 Development Team". New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. "Australia U18 Women win the International Series". Ice Hockey News Australia. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  4. "Australian U18 Women lose opener of 2015 Denmark Tour". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. "Denmark defeats Australian U18 Women in second game of Denmark Tour". Ice Hockey News Australia. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  6. "2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Qualification". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. "Tournament Progress - Preliminary Round" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  8. "Tournament Progress - Play-offs" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  9. "Final Ranking" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  10. "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  11. "Australian U18 Women lose exhibition game to Denmark". Ice Hockey News Australia. 21 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. "Denmark defeat Australia U18 Women in second exhibition match". Ice Hockey News Australia. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  13. "2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Champ. Div. I Gr. B Qual". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  14. "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  15. "2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  16. "Denmark shutout Australia U18 Women in exhibition game". Ice Hockey News Australia. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  17. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  18. "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  19. "Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  20. "Australian women's U18 roster for 2020 World Championships". Ice Hockey News Australia. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  21. "National Teams | Ice Hockey News Australia | Page 10". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  22. "National Teams | Ice Hockey News Australia | Page 6". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  23. IIHF. "STATISTICS". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  24. "National Teams | Ice Hockey News Australia". icehockeynewsaustralia.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  25. IIHF. "STATISTICS". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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