Melbourne Ice (Women)
The Melbourne Ice is an Australian amateur ice hockey team from Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 2005, the Ice have been a member of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) since inception in 2007. The Ice are based at the O'Brien Icehouse, located in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne. The team has won six Joan McKowen trophies and are four time league premiers.
| Melbourne Ice | |
|---|---|
 2016–17 AWIHL season | |
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| City | Melbourne, Victoria |
| League | Australian Women's Ice Hockey League |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Operated | 2005–present |
| Home arena | O'Brien Icehouse |
| Colours | (2005-2010) (2010-present) |
| Head coach | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marcus Wong |
| Captain | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Christina Julien |
| Affiliates | Melbourne Ice (AIHL) |
| Website | Melbourneice.com.au |
| Franchise history | |
| 2005–2010 | Melbourne Dragons |
| 2010–present | Melbourne Ice |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 5 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019) |
| Joan McKowen trophy | 7 (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) |
History
Founded in 2005, the Melbourne Dragons were one of four founding teams of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL). The Dragons participated in the Showcase Series in 2005/06 and 2006/07 before the formal AWIHL started in 2007/08. The Dragons joined the new league along with the Adelaide Assassins, Brisbane Goannas and Sydney Sirens.[1]
In 2010, the Dragons entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Melbourne Ice Hockey Club, who operate the Australian Ice Hockey League men's team. The agreement saw the Ice buy into the club as a minority partner, with the Dragons retaining majority share. The Dragons re-branded to the Melbourne Ice Women and started trading under the name Melbourne Ice.[2] The team also moved into the Olympic sized Henke Rink at the Melbourne Icehouse within the Docklands precinct of Melbourne.[3]
In 2011, the team won its first national championship and trophy. The Ice defeated the Sydney Sirens in the final to clinch the title and their maiden Joan McKowen Trophy. The Melbourne Ice placed second in the league standings at the end of the regular season with eight wins from twelve matches.[4] In the finals, the Ice came up against the Sydney Sirens in a two match series for the Joan McKowen Trophy. In game one, the Ice shutout the Sirens and secured a 1-0 victory. In game two, the Ice maintained the goal difference to win 2-1 in a shootout and claim the national championship and the Joan McKowen Trophy.[5]
The Ice became an AWIHL powerhouse in the 2010s.[6] After their first title in 2011 the team went on to win another six championships and five premierships in the following eight years, including four straight premiership-championship doubles between 2013 and 2016.[7] The last four Joan McKowen Trophy finals the Ice have contested, they have versed rivals Sydney Sirens. They have defeated the Sirens in every final match the two teams have faced each other. In 2019, the two teams met for the grand prize at the Adelaide IceArenA. The match was a tight affair with both team’s locked at three-all with one minute left in regulation time. The Ice won the match and the trophy through a Bettina Meyers goal with 36.7 seconds left on the clock.[8]
In 2019 the Melbourne Ice women were ranked 23rd in the Australasia Best Sporting Team (ABST) top twenty-five list. Produced by Platinum Asset Management and GAIN LINE Analytics, the list represents an analytical approach to measuring success in team sports in Australia and New Zealand within a rolling five year period.[9][10]
Season by season results
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place |
| Melbourne Dragons all-time record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Regular season | Finals weekend | |||||||||||||||
| P | W | T | L | OW | OL | Pts | Finish | P | W | L | Result | Semi-final | Preliminary final | 3rd place match | WL Trophy final | ||
| 2007/08 | Information not available | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09 | 12 | – | 3 | 9 | – | – | 3 | 4th | 2 | – | 2 | Fourth | Lost 1-5 (Sirens) | – | Lost 0-3 (Goannas) | – | |
| 2009/10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | – | – | 12 | 3rd | 1 | – | 1 | Semi-finalist | Lost 4-3 (Sirens) | – | |||
| Melbourne Ice all-time record | |||||||||||||||||
| Season | Regular season | Finals weekend | |||||||||||||||
| P | W | T | L | OW | OL | Pts | Finish | P | W | L | Result | Semi-final | Preliminary final | 3rd place match | JMK Trophy final | ||
| 2010/11 | 12 | 8 | – | 4 | – | – | 24 | 2nd | 2 | 2 | – | Champion | Won 1-0 (Sirens) | – | Won 2-1 (Sirens) | ||
| 2011/12 | 12 | 7 | – | 5 | – | – | 20 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | Runner-up | Won 7-3 (Adrenaline) | – | Lost 5-7 (Adrenaline) | ||
| 2012/13 | 14 | 12 | – | 2 | – | – | 36 | 1st | 2 | 2 | – | Champion | Won 3-2 (Adrenaline) | – | Won 3-2 (Adrenaline) | ||
| 2013/14 | 12 | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 32 | 1st | 2 | 2 | – | Champion | Won 2-0 (Adrenaline) | – | Won 2-0 (Adrenaline) | ||
| 2014/15 | 12 | 10 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1st | 2 | 2 | – | Champion | Won 2-8 (Adrenaline) | – | Won 6-0 (Sirens) | ||
| 2015/16 | 12 | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | Champion | Lost 2-8 (Sirens) | Won 7-4 (Goannas) | – | Won 7-6 (SO) (Sirens) | |
| 2016/17 | 12 | 5 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | Third | Lost 0-3 (Goannas) | – | Won 14-1 (Rush) | – | |
| 2017/18 | 12 | 8 | – | 4 | – | – | 24 | 2nd | 2 | 2 | – | Champion | Won 5-1 (Goannas) | – | Won 4-2 (Sirens) | ||
| 2018/19 | 12 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 31 | 1st | 2 | 2 | – | Champion | Won 9-2 (Goannas) | – | Won 4-3 (Sirens) | ||
| 2019/20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 23 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | Third | Lost 2-4 (Rush) | – | Won 4-3 (Inferno) | – | |
Championships
- West Lakes Trophy (repurposed as league premiership trophy in 2010)
Roster
Current for the 2018–19 AWIHL season[11]
| # | Nat | Name | Pos | Age | Acquired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Jenelle Carson | G | 22 | 2015 |
| 3 | | Kim Lo | D | 2017 | |
| 4 | | Taz Scully | D/F | 2018 | |
| 5 | | Georgia Carson | D | 29 | 2013 |
| 6 | | Hope Newman | F | 23 | 2015 |
| 8 | | Lauren Diduszko | D/F | 2018 | |
| 9 | | Isobel Cantrill | F | 20 | 2015 |
| 11 | | Julia Tran | D/F | 2018 | |
| 12 | | Georgia Moore | D | 33 | 2017 |
| 13 | | Ashlie Aparicio | F | 27 | 2016 |
| 14 |  | Bettina Meyer | F | 32 | 2017 |
| 15 | | Christine Dutton | D/F | 2017 | |
| 16 | | Ruth Brophy | G | 40 | 2015 |
| 17 | | Kristelle Van Der Wolf | F | 24 | 2013 |
| 18 | | Marnie Pullin | F | 17 | 2017 |
| 20 | | Ketta Scheuerlein | D/F | 2018 | |
| 22 | | Hollie Bolton | D | 26 | 2017 |
| 27 | | Rylie Padjen | D | 33 | 2013 |
| 29 | | Emily Page | F | 2018 | |
| 30 | | Julia Gabrielson | G | 2017 | |
| 71 | | Isabel Raymundo | D/F | 17 | 2018 |
| 77 | | Nicole Jones | F | 37 | 2015 |
| 91 | | Christina Julien (C) | F | 32 | 2016 |
Leaders
Captains
| Season | Captains | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Alternative | Alternative | |
| 2005-2007 | Information not available | ||
| 2008-09 | Lucy Parrington | ||
| 2010 | Information not available | ||
| 2011-12 | Shona Green |
Lucy Parrington | Nicole Tritter |
| 2012-13 | Shona Green |
Lucy Parrington | Nicole Tritter |
| 2013-14 | Shona Green |
Lucy Parrington | Christine Cockerell |
| 2014-15 | Shona Green |
Lucy Parrington | Christine Cockerell |
| 2015-16 | Shona Green |
Lucy Parrington | Georgia Carson |
| 2016-17 | Shona Green |
Georgia Carson | Rylie Padjen |
| 2018 | Information not available | ||
| 2019–20 | Christina Julien |
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Head coaches
| Season | Head coach | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| One | Two | Three | |
| 2005-2009 | Information not available | ||
| 2010-11 | Lee Brown | Tommy Powell | |
| 2011-12 | Lee Brown | Tommy Powell | |
| 2013-2014 | Information not available | ||
| 2015-16 | Jeremy Muir | ||
| 2016-17 | Jeremy Muir | ||
| 2017-18 | Marcus Wong | Mark Smith | Brent Laver |
| 2018-19 | Marcus Wong | Mark Smith | Laurie Piggot |
| 2019-20 | Marcus Wong | Mark Smith | Laurie Piggot |
Identity
Name and colours
Since 2010, the team have identified with the Melbourne Ice branding including the colours navy blue, crimson red and white.The colours are used in all aspects of the club including: uniforms, supporter merchandise, official media and digital design. Prior to 2010, when the team operated in the AWIHL as the Melbourne Dragons, the team identified with the colours indigo blue and white. The team has changed names once, in 2010 after the signing of the MoU between the Dragons and Ice. Since 2010 the team has identified as the Melbourne Ice.
| # | Colours | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Dragons | 2005 | 2009 | |
| 2 | Melbourne Ice | 2010 | Current |
Facilities
In 2010, after the Dragons re-branded to the Melbourne Ice, they moved into the newly completed $58m Melbourne Icehouse (Known as the O’Brien Icehouse for sponsorship reasons), located in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne.[12] The Ice have played all their home matches from the 2010/11 AWIHL season onwards at the Icehouse.[13] The Icehouse is the only twin ice-sheet facility in Australia.[14] The hockey rink within the facility is named the Henke Rink, in honour of Geoffrey Henke AO.[15] The Icehouse has an Olympic sized ice surface, café, bar, specialist winter sports gym, pro shop, corporate boxes and seating for 1,000 spectators as well as room for additional 500 standing attendance on match days.[16]
Prior to 2010, for five years, the Ice, when they were the Dragons, were based in Oakleigh South, Monash in the wider Melbourne metropolitan area.[17] Their home venue was the 300 capacity Olympic Ice Skating Centre (OISC), noted at the time for being a small rink, with its width two-thirds that of a regulation Olympic-sized rink.[17]
| Rink | Location | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Ice Skating Centre | Oakleigh South | 2005 | 2009 |
| Melbourne Icehouse | Docklands | 2010 | Current |
Broadcasting
Online video streaming: Kayo Sports (2019 - Current)
The Melbourne Ice are a part of the entire AWIHL broadcasting deal with Kayo Sports to show one weekly 'game of the week' match that includes 20 minutes of highlights with commentary and player interviews.[18][19]
See also
References
- "League History". Australian Women's Ice Hockey League. www.AWIHL.com.au. 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- "We are Melbourne Ice". Melbourne Ice. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "2010/2011 AWIHL Season". Sticks and Stones Photography. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "AWIHL Standings 2010/2011". www.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "AWIHL Finals 2011". www.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Melbourne Ice Womens Team". Melbourne Ice. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "AWIHL Finals Wrap Up: Melbourne Ice claim 2016 Finals". Ice Hockey Australia. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- Basso, Tom (29 March 2019). "Melbourne win record-breaking seventh AWIHL title". Ice Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "Australasia's Best Sporting Team 2019". www.platinum.com.au. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "AIHL and AWIHL clubs feature in Australasia's Best Sporting Team 2019". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Melbourne Ice 2018-2019 team roster". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- Boulton, Martin (27 June 2010). "Crushed Ice, anyone?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- "AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE (AWIHL): Melbourne Ice team profile". O'Brien Icehouse. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "National Ice Sports Centre". Department of Planning and Community Development, Government of Victoria. 17 October 2009. Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- "Official naming of the Henke Rink". National Ice Sports Centre. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- "Facilities". O'Brien Icehouse. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Brodie, Will (4 September 2011). "Ice hockey shoots, and scores". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- "AWIHL to be aired on Kayo Sports in 2019". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Kayo to stream AWIHL Game of the Week". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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