| 2015–16 AWIHL season | |
| League: | Australian Women's Ice Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | 24 October 2015 – 24 January 2016 |
| Pixels: | 220px |
| No Of Games: | 12 |
| No Of Teams: | 4 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Premiers |
| Season Champs: | Melbourne Ice |
| Top Scorer: | Sharna Godfrey |
| Finals: | Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy |
| Finals Champ: | Melbourne Ice |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Sydney Sirens |
| Nextseason Year: | 2016–17 |
| Prevseason Year: | 2014–15 |
| Seasonslistnames: | AWIHL |
The 2015–16 AWIHL season is the ninth season of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League. It will run from 24 October 2015 until 24 January 2016.
On Monday, 13 July 2015 it was announced that this season will see changes to the import rules, which were as follows:
1. Anyone that doesn't have Permanent Residency is an import, including New Zealanders.
2. Only 4 imports per roster, and only 2 can play per game.
3. No import goalies.[1]
The regular season begins on 24 October 2015 and will run through to 24 January 2016[2]
| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 October 2015 | 15:45 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 6 - 5 (SO) | http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=6104&leagueID=25754&gameID=1511501 | |||
| 2 | 24 October 2015 | 17:00 | 4 - 6 | Melbourne Ice | http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=6104&leagueID=25754&gameID=1511502 | |||
| 3 | 25 October 2015 | 08:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 4 - 3 (SO) | Acacia Ridge | http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=6104&leagueID=25754&gameID=1511503 | ||
| 4 | 25 October 2015 | 13:15 | 5 - 7 | Melbourne Ice | http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=6104&leagueID=25754&gameID=1511504 |
| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 5 December 2015 | 16:00 | 1 - 5 | Adelaide Adrenaline | http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=6104&leagueID=25754&gameID=1511513 | |||
| 14 | 5 December 2015 | 17:00 | 4 - 5 | Sydney Sirens | http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=6104&leagueID=25754&gameID=1511514 | |||
| 15 | 6 December 2015 | 10:00 | Melbourne Ice | 5 - 3 | http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=6104&leagueID=25754&gameID=1511516 | |||
| 16 | 6 December 2015 | 10:30 | 2 - 5 | Sydney Sirens | http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=6104&leagueID=25754&gameID=1511515 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; SW = Shootout Wins; SL = Shootout losses; L = Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GDF = Goal differential; PTS = Points
The regular season league standings are as follows:
| width=165 | Team | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 57 | -22 | 7 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[3]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharna Godfrey | Sydney Sirens | 12 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 12 | |
| Bethanie Kavanagh | Adelaide Adrenaline | 12 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | |
| Kath McOnie | Sydney Sirens | 12 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | |
| Alivia Del Basso | Melbourne Ice | 10 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | |
| Shona Powell | Melbourne Ice | 12 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 12 | |
| Carly Rolph | Melbourne Ice | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 26 | |
| Diana Glass | Adelaide Adrenaline | 11 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 30 | |
| Rosanna Routledge | Brisbane Goannas | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | |
| Stephanie Cochrane | Sydney Sirens | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | |
| Lucy Parrington | Melbourne Ice | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average[4]
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianna Elaya | Sydney Sirens | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.938 | 1.45 | |
| Claudia Tom | Adelaide Adrenaline | 3 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.903 | 2.56 | |
| Michelle Coonan | Sydney Sirens | 12 | 612 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0.868 | 3.01 | |
| Jenelle Carson | Melbourne Ice | 6 | 324 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0.891 | 3.06 | |
| Joanne Phillis | Brisbane Goannas | 10 | 523 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 0.879 | 3.27 |