Calgary Inferno
The Calgary Inferno (previously known as Team Alberta, nickname "Honeybadgers", during the 2011–12 season) was a women's ice hockey team that joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) for the 2011–12 season. The team played its home games at Joan Snyder Rink (Arena B) at WinSport Canada in Calgary, Alberta.[1] After two seasons without an official name, in 2013 the team picked a moniker drawing from Calgary's National Hockey League franchise, the Calgary Flames,[2] with whom they had a partnership.[3] For the 2013-14 season, it was announced that all Inferno home-games would be streamed live by PCSN.tv.[4]
| Calgary Inferno | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| League | Canadian Women's Hockey League |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Folded | 2019 |
| Home arena | WinSport Canada |
| Colours | Red, yellow, black, white |
| General manager | Kristen Hagg |
| Head coach | Ryan Hilderman (co-coach) Mandi Duhamel (co-coach) |
| Media | PCSN.tv |
| Website | calgary.thecwhl.com |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 2 (2015–16, 2018–19) |
In 2019, the CWHL ceased operations, as well as all teams that it directly operated – including the Inferno.[5]
History
The Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) announced on April 19, 2011, that it would merge with the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL) for the 2011–12 season. The merger featured one team based in Edmonton and Calgary as a combination of the former WWHL franchises the Edmonton Chimos and Strathmore Rockies. The team would play their games in various locations around Alberta.[6] Strathmore Rockies founder, Samantha Holmes-Domagala, joined the sponsorship division of the CWHL to look after the requirements of the expansion team.[7] On July 21, 2011, philanthropist Joan Snyder donated $2 million to WinSport Canada with the goal of ensuring priority rink access to female hockey players at all levels and help expand the CWHL with the creation of Team Alberta. Part of the donation covered the new addition to the Athletic and Ice Complex at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary and serve as the future home to Hockey Canada. It also included four hockey rinks, one of which was called the Joan Snyder Rink.[8] Team Alberta would benefit with the allocation of free practice time, a dressing room exclusive to the club. The Joan Snyder Rink give priority to women's hockey bookings, but it also served as the Team Alberta's home rink.[9]
The first general manager was Samantha Holmes, while the first head coach was Jason Schmidt. On July 21, 2011, the franchise participated in its first CWHL Draft. With the third overall pick in the 2011 CWHL Draft, Team Alberta selected Meaghan Mikkelson.[10] With the first pick overall in the 2012 CWHL Draft, the team selected Hillary Pattenden. On October 28, 2011, Team Alberta played its first game in the CWHL versus the Burlington Barracudas. Laura Dostaler scored the first goal in Team Alberta history in a 4–2 victory.[11] Other goals were scored by Meghan Hunter, Jenna Cunningham and Courtney Sawchuk.
On September 23, 2013, after two years without an official name, the team was announced as the Calgary Inferno at the Calgary Flames' arena, Scotiabank Saddledome, prior to a pre-season game between the Flames and the New York Rangers.[2] On March 13, 2016, the Calgary Inferno defeated Les Canadiennes de Montreal in an 8–3 final to capture its first Clarkson Cup. Contested at Ottawa's Canadian Tire Centre, the first Clarkson Cup final held in an NHL arena, Blayre Turnbull, Brianne Jenner, Jessica Campbell and Rebecca Johnston each scored twice.[12] Goaltender Delayne Brian was recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the Clarkson Cup playoffs.[13]
On February 2, 2014, Danielle Stone broke two scoring records in Calgary Inferno franchise history. She began by topping Samantha Hunt's franchise record for most points in one season of 14 in a 2–1 shootout win against the Montreal Stars. In the same game, she set a new record for most points in one season by an Inferno rookie.[14] In that same game, Jessica Wong logged a goal, providing her with seven points in the first five games of her CWHL career, a new franchise record for the Inferno.
At the 3rd CWHL All-Star Game in 2017, Jillian Saulnier and Jess Jones both scored a hat trick,[15] becoming the first competitors in CWHL All-Star Game history to achieve the feat.
Season-by-season
| Year | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Final standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 66 | 5th |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 86 | 5th |
| 2013–14 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 62 | 70 | 3rd |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 84 | 64 | 2nd |
| 2015–16[16] | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 77 | 49 | 1st |
| 2016–17[16] | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 100 | 45 | 1st |
| 2017–18 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 96 | 70 | 3rd |
| 2018–19 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 111 | 54 | 1st |
Current roster
Updated August 8, 2018.[17]
Coaching staff
- Kristen Hagg: general manager
- Shannon Miller: head coach
Former staff
- Bob Bedier, assistant coach
- Tim Bothwell: head coach, 2012–14
- Erin Duggan: assistant coach, 2011–12
- Kevin Haller: head coach, 2014–15; assistant coach, 2012–14
- Samantha Holmes-Domagala & Matt Appelt: general manager, 2011–12[18]
- Gina Kingsbury: assistant coach
- Jason Schmidt: coach, 2011–12[19]
- Jeff Stevenson: general manager[20]
Scoring leaders
Year-by-year
| Season | Leader (F) | GP | G | A | Pts | Leader (D) | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| 2011-12[21] | Sam Hunt | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | Meaghan Mikkelson | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Jenna Cunningham(4) | Bianca Zuber (1) | Cunningham(2) |
| 2012-13[22] | Jenna Cunningham | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Meaghan Mikkelson Tara Watchorn | 23 22 | 3 3 | 4 4 | 7 7 | Cunningham (2) | None | Mikkelson (2) |
| 2013-14[23] | Danielle Stone | 24 | 15 | 10 | 25 | Tegan Schroeder | 24 | 1 | 9 | 10 | Stone (5) | Chelsea Purcell (1) | Jenna Cunningham (3) |
| 2014-15 | Rebecca Johnston | 24 | 17 | 20 | 37 | Jessica Wong | 24 | 2 | 11 | 13 | Jessica Campbell (5) | ||
| 2015–16 | Brianne Jenner | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 | Hayleigh Cudmore | 24 | 2 | 13 | 15 | Brittany Esposito (5) | Jillian Saulnier Rebecca Johnston Kristen Hagg (1) | Saulnier (4) |
| 2016–17 | Brianne Jenner | 20 | 9 | 18 | 27 | Meaghan Mikkelson | 22 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Awards and honours
- Delayne Brian, 2014 CWHL Goaltender of the Year
- Delayne Brian, 2016 Clarkson Cup Most Valuable Player
- Jessica Campbell, 2014–15 CWHL Leader, Game Winning Goals (5)
- Rebecca Johnston, 2015 Angela James Bowl winner[24]
- Elana Lovell, 2016 CWHL Rookie of the Year
2011 draft picks
In preparation of its first season, the Team Alberta CWHL selected several players during a special draft of the league held on July 21, 2011, in Mississauga, Ontario.
| Draft pick | Player | Hometown | Former team |
| 3 | Meaghan Mikkelson (Defender) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} St. Albert, Alberta | Canada women's national ice hockey team |
| 9 | Bobbi-Jo Slusar (Defender) | Swift Current, Saskatchewan | Canada women's national ice hockey team |
| 15 | Keely Brown (Goalie) | Edmonton, Alberta | Toronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey |
| 21 | Jill MacIsaac (Goalie) | Timberlea, Nova Scotia | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| 27 | Courtney Sawchuk (Defender) | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Edmonton Chimos |
| 33 | Colleen Olsen (Forward) | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Edmonton Chimos |
| 39 | Jill Kern | ||
| 45 | Brittaney Maschmeyer (Defender) | Bruderheim, Alberta | St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey |
| 51 | Kaley Hall-Herman (Forward) | Calgary, Alberta | Strathmore Rockies (WWHL) |
| 62 | Sam Hunt (Forward) | Calgary, Alberta | Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey |
| 64 | Kelsey Webster (Defender) | Duncan, British Columbia | Strathmore Rockies (WWHL) |
| 66 | Karlee Overguard (Forward) | Sundre, Alberta | Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey |
| 68 | Katie Stewart (Forward) | Exeter, Ontario | Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey |
| 70 | Jenna Cunningham (Forward) | Medicine Hat, Alberta | Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey |
| 72 | Amber Overguard (Forward) | Sundre, Alberta | Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey |
| 74 | Erin Duggan (Defender) | Beaumont, Alberta | Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey |
| 76 | Dana Vinge (Goalie) | Edmonton, Alberta | Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey |
| 78 | Ashley Cockell (Forward) | Fort Assiniboine, Alberta | Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey |
| 80 | Carrie Olsen (Defender) | Calgary, Alberta | Red Deer College Queens |
| 82 | Taryn Peacock (Forward) | Calgary, Alberta | Strathmore Rockies (WWHL) |
| 84 | Larissa Roche (Forward) | Thorhild, Alberta | Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey |
| 85 | Kelsey MacMillan (Forward) | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks women's ice hockey |
| 86 | Lundy Day (Goalie) | Calgary, Alberta | Strathmore Rockies (WWHL) |
| 87 | Mia Mucci (Forward) | Canmore, Alberta | Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey |
| 88 | Amanda Nonis (Forward) | Brampton, Ontario | College Manhattanville Valiants women's ice hockey |
| 89 | Kendra Chisholm (Goalie) | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Neumann University Knights women's ice hockey |
| 90 | Tara Swanson (Defender) | Wetaskiwin, Alberta | Edmonton Chimos (WWHL) |
| 91 | Becky Irvine (Forward) | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey |
| 92 | Seyara Shwetz (Defender) | Waskatenau, Alberta | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| 93 | Kaley Herman (Goalie) | Weyburn, Saskatchewan | New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey |
| 94 | Nicole Symington (Forward) | Burlington, Ontario | Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey |
| 95 | Carli Clemis (Goalie) | Taber, Alberta | Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey |
| 96 | Amanda Squire (Goalie) | Comox, British Columbia | Mount Royal Cougars women's ice hockey |
| 97 | Jennifer Moe (Forward) | Bonnyville, Alberta | Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey |
| 98 | Lindsay Robinson (Forward) | Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton Chimos (WWHL) |
| 99 | Kristin Miyauchi (Forward) | Calgary, Alberta | SAIT Polytechnic Trojans women's ice hockey |
| 100 | Lauren Chiswell (Forward) | Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton Chimos (WWHL) |
| 101 | Kristen Sugiyama (Goalie) | Edmonton, Alberta | Grant MacEwen Griffins women's ice hockey |
| 102 | Laura Dostaler (Forward) | Beaumont, Alberta | Edmonton Chimos (WWHL) |
| 103 | Danielle MacDougall (Forward) | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Saint Mary's Huskies |
| 104 | Kelly Godel (Forward) | Hythe, Alberta | Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey |
| 105 | Jill Barber (Forward) | Irma, Alberta | Grant MacEwen Griffins women's ice hockey |
| 106 | Danielle Boyce (Forward) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey |
| 107 | Kendal Jurista (Forward) | Kamloops, British Columbia | Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks women's ice hockey |
| 108 | Bret Seaton (Forward) | Brooks, Alberta | SAIT Polytechnic Trojans women's ice hockey |
| 109 | Georgia Moore (Forward) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Melbourne, Australia | SAIT Polytechnic Trojans women's ice hockey |
| 110 | Alanna McMullen (Defender) | Calgary, Alberta | Buffalo State College Bengals women's ice hockey |
| 111 | Christina Ashley (Defender) | Stirling, Ontario | Mount Allison Mounties women's ice hockey |
| 112 | Jenna Ouellette (Forward) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey |
Reference[10]
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