The Adelaide Rush is a women's
ice hockey
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team in the
Australian Women's Ice Hockey League, which is the highest level national competition in
Australia. The team is based in
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
History
Before the AWIHL
The Adelaide Assassins were one of the four founding teams in the
Australian Women's Ice Hockey League, which officially began in
2007 after two showcase season were held previously.
As the Assassins, Adelaide won both the 2005–06 Showcase Series and the 2006–07 Showcase Series.
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.
On August 8, 2011, the Adelaide Assassins merged with the
Adelaide Adrenaline
The Adelaide Adrenaline is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team is a member of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team was founded in 2008 as the Adelaide A's to replace the defunct Adelaide ...
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.
Before the 2016 season began, the Adrenaline were re branded as Adelaide Rush.
Logo and uniform
2005–2009 Adelaide Assassins
In their first year, and the first Showcase Series that lead to the inaugural
AWIHL season, the Adelaide Assassins wore a predominantly red uniform with black and red stripes.
2010–2015 Adelaide Adrenaline
On August 8, 2011, the Adelaide Assassins merged with the
Adelaide Adrenaline
The Adelaide Adrenaline is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team is a member of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team was founded in 2008 as the Adelaide A's to replace the defunct Adelaide ...
ice hockey club and would use the same logo and a red variant of the
AIHL
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team.
Season by season results
Players
Current roster
''For the 2016–17 AWIHL season'':
Captains
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2010–11
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Candice Mitchell (C)
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2013–14 Candice Mitchell (C), Bethanie Kavanagh (A), Sari Lehmann (A)
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2014–15 Candice Mitchell (C), Bethanie Kavanagh (A), Sari Lehmann (A)
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2015–16 Candice Mitchell (C), Bethanie Kavanagh (A), Kate Tihema (A)
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2016–17 Sari Lehmann (C), Kelly Harris (A), Tess Reynolds (A), Kirsty Venus (A)
Head coaches
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2013–14 Josef Rezek
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2014–15 Josef Rezek
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2015–16 Josef Rezek
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2016–17 Mitch Kelleher
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2018–19 Jamie Holland
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2019–20 Hayden Crafter
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2020–20 Joey McDougall
See also
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Ice Hockey Australia
The Australian Ice Hockey Federation, currently trading as Ice Hockey Australia (IHA), is the official national governing body of ice hockey in Australia and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
It was first established in 190 ...
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Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy
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Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. Established in 2000, the AIHL is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia (a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation). The league is run by its own board of ...
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Australian Junior Ice Hockey League
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Jim Brown Trophy
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Goodall Cup
The Goodall Cup is a perpetual trophy that is, currently, annually awarded to the playoff champions of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The trophy is named after Australian born player John Edwin Goodall who originally donated the cup.
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References
External links
Australian Women's Hockey League official siteAdelaide Rush official siteBrisbane Goannas official siteMelbourne Ice official SiteSydney Sirens official Site
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