Adelaide Rush

The Adelaide Rush are a women's ice hockey 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.[1]

Adelaide Rush
2016–17 AWIHL season
City Thebarton, South Australia
LeagueAustralian Women's Ice Hockey League
Founded2006
Home arenaIce ArenA
Colours(2005–2011)
              
(2011–2015)
                   
(2016–present)
              
Owner(s)Adelaide Adrenaline
General managerNikki Brammer
Head coachMitch Kelleher
Websitehttp://www.adelaiderush.com.au
Franchise history
2005–2011Adelaide Assassins
2011–2015Adelaide Adrenaline
2016–presentAdelaide Rush
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2012)
AWIHL Championships6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)

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.[2]

As the Assassins, Adelaide won both the 2005–06 Showcase Series and the 2006–07 Showcase Series.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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 ice hockey club and would use the same logo and a red variant of the AIHL team.[4]

Season by season results

Players

Current Roster

For the 2016–17 AWIHL season:[5]

#NatNamePosDate of BirthAcquired
4Sarah Christiansen
6Samara Mihal
7Sara-Anne Lemanski
8Kelly Harris
9Sarah Teed
10Sari Lehmann
11Katrina Dobo
18Natalie Ayris
19Lily-Mae Edwards
22Tonii Larpent
44Sarah Wise
59Kirsty Venus
87Tess Reynolds
91Marina Nottle
29Tina GirdlerG
30Joanne PhillisG

Captains
  • 2010–11 Candice Mitchell (C)
  • 2013–14 Candice Mitchell (C), Bethanie Kavanagh (A), Sari Lehmann (A)
  • 2014–15 Candice Mitchell (C), Bethanie Kavanagh (A), Sari Lehmann (A)
  • 2015–16 Candice Mitchell (C), Bethanie Kavanagh (A), Kate Tihema (A)
  • 2016–17 Sari Lehmann (C), Kelly Harris (A), Tess Reynolds (A), Kirsty Venus (A)

Head Coaches
  • 2013–14 Josef Rezek
  • 2014–15 Josef Rezek
  • 2015–16 Josef Rezek
  • 2016–17 Mitch Kelleher
  • 2018–19 Jamie Holland
  • 2019–20 Hayden Crafter

See also

References
  1. Kutsche, Frank (2012). "Australian Women's Ice Hockey League". Sticks + Stones Photography. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. "League History". Australian Women's Ice Hockey League. www.AWIHL.com.au. 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. "Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL)". home.pacific.net.au/~navillus. The National Women’s Program. 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  4. Rozleja, Michael (26 September 2011). "Assassin's Look To a Brighter Future..." Australian Women's Ice Hockey League. The National Women’s Program. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  5. Adelaide Rush. "Adelaide Rush Players". Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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