2008–09 AWIHL season

2008–09 AWIHL season
2008–09 AWIHL season
League	Australian Women's Ice Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	11 October 2008 – 1 February 2009
Number of games	12
Number of teams	4
Regular season
Premiers	Sydney Sirens
Top scorer	Rachel White (Sydney Sirens)
Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy
Champions	Adelaide Assassins
Runners-up	Sydney Sirens
AWIHL seasons
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 AWIHL season was the second season of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League. It ran from 11 October 2008 until 1 February 2009.

Regular season

The regular season begins on 11 October 2008 and will run through to 1 February 2009

October

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Recap
1	11 October 2008	12:00	Brisbane Goannas	5 - 5	Melbourne Dragons	Olympic Ice Skating Centre	[1] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
2	12 October 2008	12:00	Brisbane Goannas	4 - 4	Melbourne Dragons	Olympic Ice Skating Centre	[2] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
3	18 October 2008	17:00	Adelaide Assassins	1 - 4	Sydney Sirens	Penrith Ice Palace	[3] Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
4	19 October 2008	08:30	Adelaide Assassins	3 - 3	Sydney Sirens	Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink	[4] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine

November

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Recap
5	8 November 2008	16:00	Sydney Sirens	5 - 0	Brisbane Goannas	Brisbane	[5] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
6	8 November 2008	16:30	Melbourne Dragons	0 - 6	Adelaide Assassins	Ice Arena (Adelaide)	[6] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
7	9 November 2008	08:30	Sydney Sirens	3 - 2	Brisbane Goannas	Brisbane	[7] Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
8	9 November 2008	09:30	Melbourne Dragons	2 - 9	Adelaide Assassins	Ice Arena (Adelaide)	[8] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
9	22 November 2008	16:00	Melbourne Dragons	0 - 5	Sydney Sirens	Penrith Ice Palace	[9] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
10	22 November 2008	16:30	Brisbane Goannas	7 - 4	Adelaide Assassins	Ice Arena (Adelaide)	[10] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
11	23 November 2008	08:00	Melbourne Dragons	0 - 4	Sydney Sirens	Penrith Ice Palace	[11] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
12	23 November 2008	09:30	Brisbane Goannas	2 - 9	Adelaide Assassins	Ice Arena (Adelaide)	[12] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine

December

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Recap
13	6 December 2008	16:15	Sydney Sirens	13 - 3	Melbourne Dragons	Olympic Ice Skating Centre	[13] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
14	6 December 2008	16:00	Adelaide Assassins	5 - 3	Brisbane Goannas	Brisbane	[14] Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
15	7 December 2008	12:00	Sydney Sirens	6 - 0	Melbourne Dragons	Olympic Ice Skating Centre	[15] Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
16	7 December 2008	08:30	Adelaide Assassins	5 - 3	Brisbane Goannas	Brisbane	[16] Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine

January

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Recap
17	17 January 2009	16:30	Sydney Sirens	1 - 2	Adelaide Assassins	Ice Arena (Adelaide)	[17] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
18	17 January 2009	16:00	Melbourne Dragons	0 - 4	Brisbane Goannas	Brisbane	[18] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
19	18 January 2009	09:30	Sydney Sirens	2 - 2	Adelaide Assassins	Ice Arena (Adelaide)	[19] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
20	18 January 2009	08:30	Melbourne Dragons	4 - 4	Brisbane Goannas	Brisbane	[20] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
21	31 January 2009	16:00	Brisbane Goannas	2 - 5	Sydney Sirens	Penrith Ice Palace	[21] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
22	31 January 2009	16:15	Adelaide Assassins	9 - 3	Melbourne Dragons	Olympic Ice Skating Centre	[22] Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine

February

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Recap
23	1 February 2009	08:00	Brisbane Goannas	0 - 3	Sydney Sirens	Penrith Ice Palace	[23] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
24	1 February 2009	12:00	Adelaide Assassins	6 - 1	Melbourne Dragons	Olympic Ice Skating Centre	[24] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine

Standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GDF = Goal differential; PTS = Points

Win = 2 pts
Tie = 1 pt
Loss = 0 pts

The regular season league standings are as follows:^[1]

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Sydney Sirens	12	9	1	2	35	12	+23	20
Adelaide Assassins	12	8	2	2	51	25	+26	18
Brisbane Goannas	12	2	7	3	30	42	-12	7
Melbourne Dragons	12	0	9	3	19	56	-37	3

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes^[2]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Rachel White	Sydney Sirens	12	14	7	21	12
Natasha Farrier	Adelaide Assassins	7	13	5	18	16
K Miyachi	Adelaide Assassins	7	7	11	18	6
Kath McOnie	Sydney Sirens	12	8	10	18	2
Andrea Steranko	Brisbane Goannas	6	8	7	15	16
Lisa McMahon	Brisbane Goannas	11	8	7	15	0
Kaylee White	Sydney Sirens	12	6	5	11	12
Amelia Matheson	Sydney Sirens	12	5	6	11	4
Heidi Coe	Sydney Sirens	8	7	3	10	4
Sharna Godfrey	Brisbane Goannas	9	7	2	9	16

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: T = Ties; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average^[3]

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Alex Stefan	Sydney Sirens	7	330	5	0	2	7	3	0.950	1.08
Ashleigh Brown	Sydney Sirens	7	330	4	1	0	8	2	0.927	1.24
Belinda James	Adelaide Assassins	6	330	3	1	2	15	0	0.915	2.32
Jodie Walker	Melbourne Dragons	4	165	0	1	3	11	0	0.889	3.40
Sheryn Gillin	Brisbane Goannas	11	542	1	6	3	37	0	0.842	3.48

Playoffs

The finals series was hosted in Newcastle, New South Wales at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium over the weekend of 14–15 February 2015.^[4]^[5]

Semi Final Game 1

14 February 2009

Sydney Sirens

5 - 1
3

Melbourne Dragons

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium

5

Goals

1

Semi Final Game 2

14 February 2009

Adelaide Assassins

4 - 3
3

Brisbane Goannas

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium

Claudia Tom

Goalies

Kristy Bruske, Sheryn Gillin

4

Goals

3

23

Shots

28

Consolation final

15 February 2009
14:15

Brisbane Goannas

3 - 0
3

Melbourne Dragons

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium

Game reference

Goalies

Jodie Walker

3

Goals

0

Grand Final

15 February 2009

Sydney Sirens

2 - 3
3

Adelaide Assassins

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium

Ashleigh Brown

Goalies

Belinda James

2

Goals

3

References

^ "Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL)". National Women's Program. 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Australian Womens Ice Hockey League 2008-2009 Statistics". AWIHL. 20 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Australian Womens Ice Hockey League 2008-2009 Statistics: Goaltending Statistics". National Women's Program. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Australian Women's Ice Hockey League". Sticks + Stones. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "National Women's Program". National Women's Program. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

External links

[Standings2009-1] "Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL)". National Women's Program. 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[ScoringLeaders2009-2] "Australian Womens Ice Hockey League 2008-2009 Statistics". AWIHL. 20 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[GoalieLeaders2009-3] "Australian Womens Ice Hockey League 2008-2009 Statistics: Goaltending Statistics". National Women's Program. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[Finals2009-4] "Australian Women's Ice Hockey League". Sticks + Stones. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[Finals2009NWP-5] "National Women's Program". National Women's Program. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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v t e Australian Women's Ice Hockey League
Founded in 2005 Country: Australia (top tier) Website: awihl.org.au
Showcase Series	2006 2006–07
Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Teams	Adelaide Rush Brisbane Lightning Melbourne Ice Perth Inferno Sydney Sirens
Exhibition teams	Melbourne Ducks
Awards	Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy Stephanie Boxall Trophy West Lakes Trophy
Venues	Current Boondall Iceworld Cockburn Ice Arena IceArenA iceHQ Macquarie Ice Rink O'Brien Icehouse Former Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink Olympic Ice Skating Centre Penrith Ice Palace
Notable Figures and Organizations	Ice Hockey Australia Australian Women's Ice Hockey League Joan McKowen Liz Knox
Category Commons

Regular season

October

November

December

January

February

Standings

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Playoffs

Semi Final Game 1

Semi Final Game 2

Consolation final

Grand Final

See also

References

External links