In relation to the previous post, I noticed that the NSW training team for the 2009 JMK tournament, to be held at the Gold Coast rink from 13 to 16 June, has been announced by IHNSW via the website. According to the article, the squad will be announced once training starts.
The NSW team has been unbeatable these past two years. Lets hope that the team is equally successful this year.
Good luck girls!
I heard a rumour the other day that the schedule for the rest of the 2009 winter season has been completed by IHNSW, and have just confirmed this.
The complete Schedule for the rest of the 2009 season can be found on the IHNSW Womens Winter League page.
2009 Winter League Starts
The IHNSW Womens Winter League has started for 2009, with seven teams registered (! woot!), and the initial leaderboard is showing that Penrith Phantoms are still the team to beat. They’re currently on a 20-something win streak. However, they’re not having it all their way in the initial games - last night against the new Newcastle Northstars, Penrith had to recover from a 0-2 deficit to win the game 3-2.
Usually, a new team takes a few years to gather momentum, work out lines and such, but it looks like the Nortstars have hit the ice running - definitely a team to watch in 2009.
The other team to watch is the Liverpool Saints. Their new coach, and some great players with State and National talent, are really shaping the team up to vie for premiership.
The leaderboard can be found on the IHNSW website.
An Urgent Call for Players
I’ve been advised that the Penrith Phantoms are in an urgent need for a few extra players. They currently have only 8 players on the roster (and regularly play with 6) , and they’re finding it hard to play week on week with a short bench. Yeah yeah, it’s good to play a short bench once or twice (ya get lots of ice time!), but to play week on week is a bit much, even for star players!
So, if you’ve been thinking about registering and playing this season, join up with the Phantoms. If you’re a player on an existing team which has a full roster, consider transferring. It doesn’t matter if you’re a star, or developing player. If we can get two to three players join, that’d be ideal. Penrith Phantoms train at Penrith Ice Arena every Wednesday evening at 7:30pm. Kaylee White is the Coach.
If we don’t get some more players with the Phantoms, there’s talk of the Phantoms withdrawing from the competition! We don’t want to see that happen!
I received an email this morning from my team’s manager advising the dates and times for our first game this season - it starts in two weeks!
Tonight, I checked the IHNSW website for the schedule, and it’s been published. Only the first few weeks are up for the moment.
I’m going to try something new this year. I’m sure the majority of us are using Apple iPods and iPhones, so I’ve created a Calendar containing the details of each game as per the IHNSW Schedule.
You can download an .ICS file, and then “import” it into your favourite calendar program (Outlook, Apple iCal, Google Calendar, Evolution, etc). Apple iTunes can upload the Calendar to your iPod/iPhone if you have one, so you can view it through the device’s calendar app.
Please Note that the game details are subject to change, so you should ALWAYS confirm your game times with your coach and manager, rather than rely on this Calendar.
I will endeavour to keep the Calendar updated, as games are added or changed. If you find it useful to have, let me know. I may also split the calendar up into one for each team.
- bec
I was looking through the IHNSW website today, and noticed that the registered players for the 2009 Womens Winter League are slowly being added to the database. Nothing out of the ordinary.
What was interesting was that two new teams have popped up - the Newcastle Northstars (who have reformed after a few inactive years), and the Norwest Emperors (a new team for 2009)!
The Womens League is moving from strength to strength, and growing year on year.
So, welcome to the Newcastle Northstars, and the Norwest Emperors!
