Adelaide Rush Explained

Team:Adelaide Rush
Current:2023–24 AWIHL season
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League:Australian Women's Ice Hockey League
Arena:IceArenA
City: Adelaide, SA
Colours:(2005–2011)

(2011–2016)

(2016–present)
Coach: Joey McDougall
Captain: Natasha Farrier
Website:adelaiderush.com.au
Name1:Adelaide Assassins
Dates1:2005–2011
Name2:Adelaide Adrenaline
Dates2:2011–2016
Name3:Adelaide Rush
Dates3:2016–present
Championships1 Type:Joan McKowen trophy
Championships1:6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)
Reg Season Titles:2 (2010, 2012)

The Adelaide Rush is an Australian amateur ice hockey team from Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 2005 as the Adelaide Assassins, the Rush, who were also known as the Adrenaline for four years, have been a member of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) since inception in 2007. The Rush are based at the IceArenA in the central suburb of Thebarton in Adelaide. The team has won six Joan McKowen trophies and are two time league premiers.

History

Pre-AWIHL

The Adelaide Rush were founded in 2005 as the Adelaide Assassins.[1] The team joined the National Women's Program Showcase Series announced by Ice Hockey Australia in 2005.[2] The Showcase series would be an opportunity to build up to establishing a fully-fledged national women's league.[2] Adelaide competed in the two Showcase Series in 2006 and 2007.[3]

In early 2006, the Assassins appointed the Australian U18 national team assistant coach, Pier Martin, as their inaugural head coach for the 2006 Showcase Series.[4] Adelaide selected thirteen players in their first roster, including at least seven Australian internationals in Lucy Parrington, Jodie Walker, Serena Yu, Mel McLaren, Tash Farrier, Candice Mitchell and Tamra Jones.[4] The first Showcase began in February 2006 with five teams, Adelaide Assassins, Sydney Sirens, Brisbane Goannas, Canberra Ice Caps and Melbourne Flames.[5] Adelaide won the first Showcase Series, finishing top of the standings with 18 points from 12 games, defeating the Sirens by four points to the title.[5] In the second Showcase Series in 2006-07, the Assassins went undefeated to win the Showcase back-to-back. Adelaide was the first team to lift the West Lakes Trophy in 2007, which had been donated by Westlakes Trophies and Framing to the National Women's Program. The Assassins closest game in the second Showcase was a 6-4 victory over the Sydney Sirens on 11 February 2007.[6]

AWIHL

The newly formed Australian Women's Ice Hockey League had its inaugural season in the 2007–08 season, where the Adelaide Assassins would again win the championship. At this time the championship trophy awarded to the winners of the finals was the West Lakes Trophy, made by Westlakes Trophies and Framing.[7]

On August 8, 2011, the Adelaide Assassins merged with the Adelaide Adrenaline ice hockey club. The move was made to increase the exposure of women's hockey in Australia with the help of associating with an already well known brand with which they could share resources with.[8]

Before the 2016 season began, the Adrenaline were re branded as Adelaide Rush.

Club identity

Adelaide Assassins (2005-11)

The Assassins were founded with a red, black and white colour scheme. The team's uniforms were prodomantly red with black and white horizontal stripes.[3] The team's logo followed the same colour scheme with Adelaide Assassins spelt out in full with a customised typeface. The logo featured a black bullet swooshing from the top left to the bottom right.[9] [10]

Adelaide Adrenaline (2011-16)

On 8 August 2011, the Adelaide Assassins merged with the Adelaide Adrenaline ice hockey organisation as part of the wider AWIHL and Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) policy for teams to merge or sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreements to better align to the two leagues and share resources.[8] This resulted in the Assassins adopting the Adrenaline logo, colour scheme and uniforms.[3] Shifting from predominantly red to dark blue with red, yellow and white secondary colours. The new logo consisted of a hockey puck with AA on the face and a hand breaking through clutching a hockey stick.[11]

Adelaide Rush (2016-present)

On 12 July 2016, the Adelaide Adrenaline's men's and women's programs de-coupled, with the women's program becoming independent once more. The team updated its branding and name, adopting the name Adelaide Rush and new colour scheme of red and navy blue. The team uniforms would revert to predominantly red with a large blue horizontal blue stripe on the front. The new round 'badge' logo features a large red 'R' in its centre on a navy-blue background. This is surrounded by a red ring with navy blue trim with the team's name 'Adelaide Rush' and the year date '2016'.[12]

Players

Current roster

Team roster for the 2023-24 AWIHL season.[13] [14]

Leaders

Captains

The Rush have had six captains in the team's known history, including ten seasons with Candice Mitchell over two stints.[15]

Season Captain
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Candice Mitchell
Candice Mitchell
Candice Mitchell
Candice Mitchell
Candice Mitchell
Candice Mitchell
Candice Mitchell Bethanie Kavanagh Sari Lehmann
Candice Mitchell Bethanie Kavanagh Sari Lehmann
Candice Mitchell Bethanie Kavanagh Kate Tihema
Sari Lehmann Kelly Harris Kirsty Venus1
Ashley Pelkey Hannah Wright Candice Mitchell
Candice Mitchell
Kirsty Venus
Natalie Ayris
Natasha Farrier Kaitlyn Malthaner Kate Tihema
References:[16]

1 In 2016–17, the Rush had three alternative captains, rather than the normal two, Tess Reynolds was the third alternative captain.

Head coaches

The Rush have had seven head coaches in the team's known history, including Josef Rezek who had two stints as head coach.[17]

No. Name Term
1 Pier Martin 2006
2 John Botterill 2008–13
3 Josef Rezek 2013–16
4 Mitch Kelleher 2016–17
5 Josef Rezek 2017–18
6 Jamie Holland 2018–19
7 Hayden Crafter 2019–20
8 Joey McDougall 2022–Present
References:[4] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Broadcasting

Current:

Former:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: League History . Brisbane Goannas . 8 December 2023 . 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225145334/http://goannas.hockeysyte.com/xsyte/page/league_history . 25 February 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: National Women's League Annual Report 2005. Ice Hockey Australia. 26 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006191812/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/617881/Ice_Hockey_Annual_Report_2005.pdf. 6 October 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Australian Women's Ice Hockey League . Sticks & Stones Photography . 8 December 2023 . 2012 . Frank . Kutsche . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321024713/http://www.freewebs.com/fkutsche/awihlwomensicehockey.htm . 21 March 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Showcase Series Rosters . National Women's Program . 8 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060826130815/http://home.pacific.net.au/~navillus/index_files/Page495.htm . 26 August 2006 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2006 Showcase Series Results . National Women's Program . 8 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060826023209/http://home.pacific.net.au/~navillus/index_files/Page363.htm . 26 August 2006 . dead .
  6. Web site: 2006-2007 Showcase Series Results . National Women's Program . 8 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071111235234/http://home.pacific.net.au/~navillus/index_files/Page363.htm . 11 November 2007 . dead .
  7. Web site: Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) . 2009 . The National Women’s Program . home.pacific.net.au/~navillus . 16 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100112125748/http://home.pacific.net.au/~navillus/index_files/Page363.htm . 12 January 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Assassin's Look To a Brighter Future... . Rozleja . Michael . 26 September 2011 . Australian Women's Ice Hockey League . The National Women’s Program . 16 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003000014/http://www.awihl.com.au/2011/09/assassin%E2%80%99s-look-to-a-brighter-future/ . 2011-10-03 . dead .
  9. Web site: Original Adalaide Assassins Logo . National Women's Program . 10 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150226084224/http://home.pacific.net.au/~navillus/index_files/image1001.jpg . 26 February 2015 . dead .
  10. Web site: Updated Adalaide Assassins Logo . National Women's Program . 10 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630104724/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/xsyte-assets/images/X001-000019/large/0019_UG1225330180.gif . 30 June 2016 . dead .
  11. Web site: Adelaide Adrenaline Logo . Adelaide Adrenaline . 10 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210040930/https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/internationalhockey/images/4/47/Adelaide_Adrenaline_%282009%29_Logo.png/revision/latest?cb=20150710175327 . 10 December 2023 . live .
  12. Web site: Adelaide Adrenaline Women become the Adelaide Rush . icehockeynewsaustralia.com . Lee . Collins . 12 July 2016 . 10 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210042624/https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2016/07/12/adelaide-adrenaline-women-become-the-adelaide-rush/ . 10 December 2023 . live .
  13. Web site: Adelaide Rush 2023–24 roster . icehockeynewsaustralia.com . Lee . Collins . 17 October 2023 . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231017155007/https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2023/10/17/adelaide-rush-2023-24-roster/ . 17 October 2023 . live .
  14. Web site: Adelaide Rush Ice Hockey - PLAYER STATISTICS . Ice Hockey Australia . 9 December 2023 .
  15. Web site: Adelaide Rush Captaincy History . eliteprospects.com . 9 December 2023 .
  16. Web site: Mitchell, Candice (1981 -) . Legends of Australian Ice . Ross . Carpenter . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325133710/https://icelegendsaustralia.com/legends-2/bio_mitchell.html . 25 March 2023 . live .
  17. Web site: Adelaide Rush Team Staff History . eliteprospects.com . 9 December 2023 .
  18. Web site: Botterill, John (1956 -) . Legends of Australian Ice . Ross . Carpenter . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320140417/https://icelegendsaustralia.com/legends-2/bio_botterill.html . 20 March 2023 . live .
  19. Web site: Adelaide Assassins Roster 2010-11 . Pointstreak . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209010605/http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=226865&seasonid=6406 . 9 December 2023 . live .
  20. Web site: Adelaide Adrenaline Roster 2011-12 . Pointstreak . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209132949/http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=226865&seasonid=8120 . 9 December 2023 . live .
  21. Web site: Adelaide Adrenaline Roster 2012-13 . Pointstreak . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209133444/http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=226865&seasonid=10041 . 9 December 2023 . live .
  22. Web site: Adelaide Adrenaline Roster 2013-14 . Pointstreak . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209133756/http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=226865&seasonid=11533 . 9 December 2023 . live .
  23. Web site: Adelaide Adrenaline Roster 2014-15 . Pointstreak . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209134901/http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=226865&seasonid=13313 . 9 December 2023 . live .
  24. Web site: AWIHL signs streaming deal with Sportscast Australia . icehockeynewsaustralia.com . Lee . Collins . 24 October 2023 . 3 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031175901/https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2023/10/24/awihl-signs-streaming-deal-with-sportscast-australia/ . 31 October 2023 . live .
  25. Web site: AWIHL.TV launched ahead of 2023–24 season . icehockeynewsaustralia.com . Lee . Collins . 27 October 2023 . 3 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031113037/https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2023/10/27/awihl-tv-launched-ahead-of-2023-24-season/ . 31 October 2023 . live .
  26. Web site: AWIHL signs streaming deal with Cluch . icehockeynewsaustralia.com . Lee . Collins . 28 October 2022 . 3 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031115948/https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2022/10/28/awihl-signs-streaming-deal-with-cluch/ . 31 October 2022 . live .
  27. Web site: Cluch TV enters administration, sporting organisations left scrambling . theinnersanctum.com.au . Steve . Poletti . 28 September 2023 . 3 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231007044542/https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/cluch-tv-enters-administration-sporting-organisations-left-scrambling/ . 7 October 2023 . live .
  28. Web site: AWIHL to be aired on Kayo Sports in 2019 . icehockeynewsaustralia.com . Lee . Collins . 23 December 2018 . 16 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031151324/https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2018/12/23/awihl-to-be-aired-on-kayo-sports-in-2019/ . 31 October 2023 . live .
  29. Web site: Kayo to stream AWIHL Game of the Wee . icehockeynewsaustralia.com . Lee . Collins . 22 November 2019 . 16 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221013220652/https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2019/11/22/kayo-to-stream-awihl-game-of-the-week/ . 13 October 2022 . live .

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