Perth Inferno Explained
| Current: | 2023–24 AWIHL season |
| Bg Color: | background:#8565c4; border-top:#662d91 5px solid; border-bottom:#f05123 5px solid; |
| Team: | Perth Inferno |
| Logosize: | 220px |
| City: | Perth, Western Australia |
| League: | Australian Women's Ice Hockey League |
| Operated: | 2016–present |
| Arena: | Cockburn Ice Arena |
| Colours: | Purple, orange
|
| Owner: | Ice Hockey WA |
| Gm: | Deon Shearer |
| Coach: | Graham Hyde |
| Captain: | Chrystina Acker |
| Name1: | WA State Women’s Team |
| Dates1: | 2016–2018 |
| Name2: | Perth Inferno |
| Dates2: | 2018–present |
| Championships1 Type: | Joan McKowen trophy |
| Championships2 Type: | Gower Memorial Shield |
| Championships2: | 1 (2023–24) |
The Perth Inferno is an amateur ice hockey team based in Perth, Western Australia. The team is a member of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL), the highest level of women's ice hockey in Australia. The team was founded by Ice Hockey WA in 2016 as the Western Australian state women's team before adopting the Inferno identity and joining the AWIHL as an expansion team in 2018–19. Their home venue is Cockburn Ice Arena, located in south-west Perth. The Inferno have claimed one Gower Memorial Shield premiership.[1]
Championships
Champions (0):
Runners-up (1): 2024
Premiers (1): 2024
Runners-up (0):
Players
2019–20 roster
In August 2019, the Perth Inferno released the following roster for the 2019–20 AWIHL season. New players to the team included Sydney Fricker (WA Blaze), Heather Hayduk (WA Blaze), Rachel Kogiopoulos, Celeste Milner, Mariam Hall (WA Blaze), Molly Lukowiak and Sara Sammons.[2] Dropped from the roster were Celestine Adams, Keesha Atkins, Taylor Cookson, Katrina Dobo, Melissa Jetten, Ella Licari, Cara Minney-Smith, Shelley Pippo-Giuffre, Courtney Poole, Madison Poole and Tansy Thomas-Bland.
| | Name | Pos | Acquired | GP | PTS |
|---|
| – |  | | | 2018 | 10 | 5 |
| – |  | | | 2018 | 12 | 21 |
| – | | | | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| – | | | | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| – | | | | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 12 | 2 |
| – | | | | 2019 | 12 | 2 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 12 | 4 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| – | | | | 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 12 | 11 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 9 | 3 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| – | | | | 2019 | 8 | 17 |
| – |  | | | 2018 | 12 | 20 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 7 | 3 |
| – |  | | | 2018 | 7 | 5 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| – | | | | 2019 | 12 | 23 |
| – | | | | 2018 | 12 | 13 | |
Leadership and coaching
| Season | Club president | Head coach | Assistant coach |
|---|
| 2018–19 | Alicia Kelly | Paul Graham | Thomas Boschman |
| 2019–20 | Alicia Kelly | Paul Graham | Jason McMahon |
| 2020–21 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
Broadcasting
Current:
- Sportscast Australia (2023 - present) - On 24 October 2023, the AWIHL signed an agreement with Sportscast Australia to stream the 2023-24 AWIHL season. Launched as AWIHL.TV, every game of the regular and post-season would be available live and on-demand for free, with no region-locks, through the AWIHl.TV website and YouTube.[3] [4]
Former:
- Clutch.TV (2022-23) - On 22 October 2022, the AWIHL announced a streaming partnership with Australian streaming provider Clutch.TV for worldwide streaming rights for the 2022-23 AWIHL season. Every game of the regular and post-season would be available live and on-demand for free on the Clutch streaming platform. This partnership came to an abrupt end in September 2023, ahead of the new AWIHL season, when Clutch Pty Ltd, who operates Clutch.TV, entered administration and ceased all operations.[5] [6]
- Kayo Sports (2018-22) – The AWIHL signed a broadcasting deal with Fox Sports in 2018 to stream on their Kayo Sports platform, a weekly 'game of the week' and 20-minutes highlight package with commentary and player interviews each round of the 2018-19 AWIHL season. This agreement was extended in the 2019-20 season, but was put on hold during the COVID-19 Pandemic, when the AWIHL had to cancel two consecutive seasons.[7] [8]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: About: Perth Inferno . Ice Hockey Australia . 25 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324193101/http://www.iha.org.au/awihl/perth_inferno/inferno-about/ . 24 March 2023 . live .
- Web site: 2019-08-13. Perth Inferno 2019-20 roster. 2020-10-09. Ice Hockey News Australia. en-AU.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
