NSW Womens Ice Hockey Info

I don’t normally post news about the Australian Womens Team, but I’m so proud of them, that I had to!

Our team won the Gold Medal in the Division III World Championships (being held in England), beating Britain 6-5 in a penalty shootout. They also defeated South Africa 21-0, Hungary 3-1, Belgium 8-2, and Korea 6-0. With their stunning performance, Australia is now promoted to Division II.

NSW players in attendance are Melissa Rulli, Rachael White, and Sandy Cameron.

Awesome work, girls, truly awesome! Winter Olympics 2010 - here we come!
There’s plans for a homecoming crowd at the Sydney International Terminal at 8:55am to cheer them home.

March 11th, 2007 | Category: National Womens Program | Comments Off

I attended the Sydney Sirens v Adelaide Assassins Saturday night game, and took lots and lots of photos.  The Assassins were quite strong on the night, beating Sydney 8 to 0.  Andrea Steranko for the Assassins had an amazing night, scoring most of the Assassins goals.  Melissa Rulli for the Sirens played a great game, was constantly contesting the puck, and was quite dangerous to the Assassins on the breakout.  Rachel White also played a good game in defence.

Game 2 on the Sunday morning was a much closer game, with Sydney skipping out to a 3-nil lead early, but the Assassins clawed their way back into the game, winning 5 to 3.

I’ve added lots of photos of the game to the Gallery.  Please contact me if you would like hard copies of any of the photos.

March 1st, 2007 | Category: Showcase Series | Comments Off

The Sydney Sirens’ final game for the 06/07 National Womens Showcase Series is being held on Saturday 10th Feb (this Saturday) at Penrith Ice Palace, with the puck to drop at 5:30pm.   If you’re curious  as to how our women are going,  we’re neck and neck with the Adelaide Assassins, and it’s them we’re playing, so it should be a cracker of a game.

Entry fees apply, which go towards the expenses incurred through the Series, and also to support the National Womens Team, who jet off to England to compete in the World Championships later in the year.

So, head on down, watch what’s sure to be a memorable game between the two biggest arch-rivals of the national league,  support our girls, and also the National Womens Team.  Don’t forget, Saturday 5:30pm at Penrith Ice Palace.

February 6th, 2007 | Category: National Womens Program, Showcase Series | Comments Off

UPDATE:  The Liverpool Saints have concluded their try-outs, with the provisional team announced on the LCC Saints Notices page.

Also, the Sydney Bears Womens Team tryouts are on Wednesday 14th Feb/21st/28th at 7:15pm, at Blacktown Ice Arena.

2007 Winter Season Tryouts 

The 2007 Winter Season is still about 4 months off, but already there are tryouts for teams.

The Liverpool Saints Womens Team had their second (and final) tryout last night (Monday 22/1), with a good attendance. There were a few interesting hopefuls turn up (with a few from Canberra, and Penrith), which would be quite beneficial to the team if they were selected and joined up. Good luck everyone who tried out. I think this year will shape up to be a pivotal year for the Saints Womens Team.

The Sydney Bears Ice Hockey Club has announced in the past week that the Sydney Bears Womens Team is re-forming for this season. Tryouts will be announced soon, and should be held around mid-February at Blacktown Ice Arena. If you’re interested, contact the Sydney Bears Ice Hockey Club for more info.

I have heard (from the girls that came up from Canberra last night) that there may not be an Ice Caps (Canberra) Womens Team for 2007, due to the availability of a number of the players from last year (overseas and otherwise committed). I certainly hope that this is not the case, as I enjoyed playing against the Canberrans last year. Let’s hope that the team forms once more.

Trials for the Central Coast Cyclones teams will be held on 21 and 28 February (I’m assuming this includes the Womens Team?) .

No news from Penrith, Canterbury Eagles, or Newcastle at this stage. If anyone has info on these teams, please let me know.

Cheers,

- bec

January 23rd, 2007 | Category: Open Womens, Winter League | Comments Off