Women's World Championship Division II, Group B
Australian Team
TOURNAMENT GUIDE
20 - 26
February 2023
Cape Town, South Africa
2023 IIHF
Acknowledgement Of Country
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Welcome Hockey Fans!
Welcome!
Ice Hockey Australia and the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League are proud of the players selected to represent Australia at the IIHF Division II-B Women’s World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa.
We encourage you - supporters, teammates and lovers of Hockey - to get behind the team and support them during the Championships.
Our Tournament Guide is designed to help you get to know the team and learn when and how to watch their games.
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In 2020, Australia won gold in the IIHF Division II-B Women’s World Championships held in Akureyri, Iceland However, due to COVID-19, all subsequent tournaments were cancelled, and Australia was denied promotion.
In 2022, Australia travelled to Zagreb, Croatia, intending to win gold once again and finally earn a promotion to Division II-A. Australia started its campaign positively with a 7-0 victory over Türkiye.
Next up, Australia defeated tournament hosts Croatia 13-0, dominating the shot count 61-5. The team followed that dominance with a 17-0 victory over South Africa and outshot the South Africans 77-6.
The fourth and final game saw the two undefeated teams in the tournament, Iceland and Australia, facing each other in a gold-medal match
Iceland scored first in the final minutes of the second period, but Australia equalised midway through the third. After a scoreless overtime, the game went to a penalty shootout, which Iceland won by the narrowest of margins.
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New Zealand returns to international play this year and rejoins the Division II-B competition Belgium also join the group after earning gold and promotion last year from Division III.
Unfortunately, Türkiye will not participate in this year’s tournament due to the devastating earthquakes.
Division II-B will be a round-robin tournament, as has been the case in recent years, with the top team after the round-robin matches earning gold and promotion, and the bottom team will be relegated to Division III.
Australia will first play tournament hosts South Africa, followed by Belgium, Croatia, and then New Zealand in its final game.
Whereas domestic and international border restrictions were in place last year, necessitating the cancellation of the AWIHL season, the AWIHL has resumed this year, and players enter the tournament in mid-season form
With all games of the tournament being streamed live and free via YouTube, it’s a great opportunity to show your support for our Senior Women’s Team in its quest for gold and promotion.
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First training session in South Africa
No. Player Pos. State Club/Affiliation 1 Sasha King G WA Perth Inferno 2 Remi Harvey D NSW Sydney Sirens 3 Lindsey Kiliwnik F QLD Brisbane Lightning 5 Marina Nottle F WA Perth Inferno 6 Chloe Walker D NSW Sydney Sirens 7 Isla Malcolm F WA Perth Inferno 8 Anna Badaoui F NSW WNIHL Elite (Solihull Vixens) 10 Sara Sammons F WA NCAA III (Anna Maria College) 11 Christine Dutton D VIC Melbourne Ice 12 Georgia Moore D VIC Melbourne Ice 13 Ashlie Aparicio F VIC Melbourne Ice 15 Stephenie Cochrane F VIC Melbourne Ice 16 Molly Lukowiak F WA Perth Inferno 17 Sharna Godfrey F NSW Sydney Sirens 18 Marnie Pullin D VIC Melbourne Ice 19 Michelle Clark-Crumpton F WA Perth Inferno 21 Kate Tihema F SA Adelaide Rush 22 Jaimi Goonan D QLD Brisbane Lightning 24 Katrina Rapchuk D QLD Brisbane Lightning 25 Imogen Perry G QLD Brisbane Lightning
Australia Team List - Players
Assistant Coach Jeffrey Helbren
Assistant Coach Jaden Pine-Murphy
Equipment Manager Lee Turner
Physiotherapist Shannon Spencer Team Manager Bronwyn Lukowiak
Chef de Mission Alicia Kelly
Australia Team List - Staff Australia Team List - Squad
Position Name
Head Coach Stuart Philps
Player Pos. State Club/Affiliation Ebony Brunt F ACT Sydney Sirens Paige Cameron F VIC Melbourne Ice Georgia Carson D VIC Melbourne Ice Tina Girdler G NSW Sydney Sirens Eiland Kenyon D ACT Sydney Sirens Georgia McLellan D WA Perth Inferno Kristelle Van Der Wolf F VIC Melbourne Ice
Australian Games
Note: All Dates and Times are AEDT (NSW/ACT/VIC/TAS) (SA: -0.5hr; QLD: -1hr; NT: -1.5hrs; WA: -3hrs)
Tuesday21February-05:00
Australia versus SouthAfrica
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Thursday23February-01:00
Belgium versus Australia
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Friday24February-05:00
Croatia versus Australia
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Sunday26February-23:00
Australia versus NewZealand
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For the full Tournament schedule, visit: https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwiib/schedule
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The Tournament Venue
The IIHF Women's Division II-B World Championships are being played at "The Ice Station' in Goodwood, Cape Town - on the ground of GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World.
There has been an Ice Rink in Goodwood since 1971 and the current facility has an Olympic-sized Ice Surface, used for Figure Skating and Ice Hockeyas well as by the General Public.
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"The Ice Station" - the Championships venue
IIHF Mobile Application
The IIHF has a Mobile App which provides Live Stats/Scoring and Tournament news for those on-the-go.
Tournament Guide Credits
Layout and Design: Scott Stevenson
Content Supplied By: Gordon Goodenough, Scott Stevenson Consultation Group: Michaela Fellowes, Gordon Goodenough, Mikahlia Holmes, Andrew Macdougall, Steven Poletti, Kylie Taylor
In creating this Tournament Guide, we would like to acknowledge the assistance and support of Bronwyn Lukowiak.
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Coach Stu Philps oversees training at the 2022 Championships.