Le hockey féminin en Australie

General Information

The first national women's ice hockey final was held in Sydney, Australia in February 1995. Interest in the sport is growing, and organizers are convinced of the viability of national competition. A development league started last year (1994-1995), and it consists of under-14, under-16, under-18, and under-21 women's teams. Girls as young as 11 and 12 years of age are taking over the ice, and they are developing well. With women's ice hockey being accepted as an Olympic sport, publicity officer, Carol Freeman, believes it is only going to get better in Australia.

Australia is not so icy!

[September 11, 1995]

Here is some first-hand information from an Australian internet user, and soon to be hockey player! :-)

Well, I live in the city of Canberra (population of approximately 300 000) which is about 300km south of Sydney. Things are usually quite progressive here, but ice hockey has kinda missed the boat, it seems! There is one ice rink here, and apparently a women's ice hockey team as well. I am starting a 20-week intensive skills course in hockey this Tuesday with about 15 others - it is part of an "Active Girls and Women" program being partly funded by the Government to encourage females to get out and try something different. So if this is happening here, I can only assume that there are bigger and better things happening in the other state capitals re. ice hockey and women. I don't know whether there are any teams up to international standard or not. I guess I'll find out as I go along, so if I discover anything exciting, I'll tell you.

• The Sanyo Mumma Bears of Canberra have been disbanded (apparently a couple of years ago). The Canberra women's ice hockey teamed was originally formed by a group of figure skaters. Women's ice hockey was only restarted in Canberra this year when the Warriors ice hockey team was formed. 1995 was their first season.
  
  
• A new women's team has been formed in Adelaide (South Australia), and they are coming to play the Warriors for the first time next Saturday 14th October 1995 (I will be there as a spectator and will take some photos for scanning).
  
  
• The Warriors often travel up to Sydney and vice versa to play against other women's teams. Sydney is only 2 1/2 hours drive away anyway.

List of Teams Within Australia

• Canberra Warriors, Canberra
• Canterbury Eagles, Sydney
• Canterbury Falcons, Sydney
• Warringah Bombers, Sydney
• Macquarie Bears, Sydney
• Blacktown Flyers, Sydney
• Adelaide
• Brisbane

Please send any corrections or additions to this list.

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