Calgary Inferno

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Calgary Inferno
Calgary Inferno.png
CityCalgary, Alberta, Canada
LeagueCanadian Women's Hockey League
Founded2011
Home arenaWinSport Canada
ColoursRed, yellow, black, white
       
General managerKristen Hagg
Head coachRyan Hilderman (co-coach)
Mandi Duhamel (co-coach)
MediaPCSN.tv
Websitecalgary.thecwhl.com
Championships
Playoff championships2 (2015–16, 2018–19)
The Alberta players discussing strategy

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 for the 2011–12 season. The team played its home games at Joan Snyder (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 it was announced that all Inferno home-games will be streamed live by PCSN.tv.[4]

In 2019, the CWHL ceased operations, as well as all teams that it directly operated including the Inferno.[5]

History[]

For 2011–12 season, Lundy Day was Alberta's regular Goaltender

The Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) announced on April 19, 2011, that it would merge with the Western Women's Hockey League 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 is to ensure 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[]

Calgary Inferno Facing off against Montreal in 2018
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]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
13 Canada Kelty Apperson F R 26 2017 New Hamburg, Ontario
22 United States Kacey Bellamy D L 34 2018 Westfield, Massachusetts
41 Canada Annie Bélanger G L 27 2018 Sherbrooke, Quebec
14 United States Brianna Decker C R 30 2018 Dousman, Wisconsin
2 Canada F R 29 2011 Edmonton, Alberta
25 Russia Iya Gavrilova Injured Reserve F L 34 2016 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
51 Canada Katelyn Gosling D L 28 2016 London, Ontario
3 United States D R 27 2018 Anchorage, Alaska
44 United States Zoe Hickel RW R 29 2018 Anchorage, Alaska
7 Finland Venla Hovi F L 33 2018 Tampere, Finland
19 Canada Brianne Jenner C R 30 2015 Oakville, Ontario
6 Canada Rebecca Johnston F L 31 2014 Sudbury, Ontario
8 Canada F L 32 2012
21 Canada Halli Krzyzaniak D R 26 2018 Brandon, Manitoba
10 Canada F R 29 2013 Calgary, Alberta
4 Canada Brigette Lacquette D R 28 2015 Dauphin, Manitoba
16 Canada Rebecca Leslie F L 25 2018 Ottawa, Ontario
18 Japan D L 30 2014 Kushiro, Japan
11 Canada F L 25 2018 Medicine Hat, Alberta
5 Canada Kelly Murray D L 27 2017 Medicine Hat, Alberta
33 Canada Lindsey Post G L 27 2017 Chelsea, Quebec
1 United States Alex Rigsby G L 29 2018 Delafield, Wisconsin
40 Canada Blayre Turnbull F R 28 2015 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
28 Canada F L 28 2014 Orangeville, Ontario
17 Canada Kaitlin Willoughby C R 26 2018 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
9 United States F R 27 2017 Beverly, Massachusetts

Coaching staff[]

Jason Schmidt was the team's first coach.
  • Kristen Hagg: general manager
  • Shannon Miller: head coach

Former staff[]

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

All-time[]

Awards and honours[]

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) Canada St. Albert, Alberta Canada women's national ice hockey team
9 Bobbi-Jo Slusar (Defender) Canada Swift Current, Saskatchewan Canada women's national ice hockey team
15 Keely Brown (Goalie) Canada Edmonton, Alberta Toronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey
21 (Goalie) Canada Timberlea, Nova Scotia Saint Mary's Huskies
27 (Defender) Canada Sherwood Park, Alberta Edmonton Chimos
33 (Forward) Canada Sherwood Park, Alberta Edmonton Chimos
39
45 (Defender) Canada Bruderheim, Alberta St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey
51 (Forward) Canada Calgary, Alberta Strathmore Rockies (WWHL)
62 (Forward) Canada Calgary, Alberta Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey
64 (Defender) Canada Duncan, British Columbia Strathmore Rockies (WWHL)
66 (Forward) Canada Sundre, Alberta Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey
68 (Forward) Canada Exeter, Ontario Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey
70 (Forward) Canada Medicine Hat, Alberta Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
72 (Forward) Canada Sundre, Alberta Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey
74 (Defender) Canada Beaumont, Alberta Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
76 (Goalie) Canada Edmonton, Alberta Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey
78 (Forward) Canada Fort Assiniboine, Alberta Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
80 (Defender) Canada Calgary, Alberta Red Deer College Queens
82 (Forward) Canada Calgary, Alberta Strathmore Rockies (WWHL)
84 (Forward) Canada Thorhild, Alberta Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
85 (Forward) Canada Sherwood Park, Alberta
86 (Goalie) Canada Calgary, Alberta Strathmore Rockies (WWHL)
87 (Forward) Canada Canmore, Alberta Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey
88 (Forward) Canada Brampton, Ontario
89 (Goalie) Canada Sherwood Park, Alberta
90 (Defender) Canada Wetaskiwin, Alberta Edmonton Chimos (WWHL)
91 (Forward) Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey
92 (Defender) Canada Waskatenau, Alberta Saint Mary's Huskies
93 (Goalie) Canada Weyburn, Saskatchewan New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
94 (Forward) Canada Burlington, Ontario Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
95 (Goalie) Canada Taber, Alberta Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
96 (Goalie) Canada Comox, British Columbia
97 (Forward) Canada Bonnyville, Alberta Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey
98 (Forward) Canada Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Chimos (WWHL)
99 (Forward) Canada Calgary, Alberta
100 (Forward) Canada Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Chimos (WWHL)
101 (Goalie) Canada Edmonton, Alberta
102 (Forward) Canada Beaumont, Alberta Edmonton Chimos (WWHL)
103 (Forward) Canada Sherwood Park, Alberta Saint Mary's Huskies
104 (Forward) Canada Hythe, Alberta Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey
105 (Forward) Canada Irma, Alberta
106 (Forward) Canada Summerside, Prince Edward Island Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey
107 (Forward) Canada Kamloops, British Columbia
108 (Forward) Canada Brooks, Alberta
109 Georgia Moore (Forward) Australia Melbourne, Australia
110 (Defender) Canada Calgary, Alberta Buffalo State College Bengals women's ice hockey
111 (Defender) Canada Stirling, Ontario Mount Allison Mounties women's ice hockey
112 (Forward) Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey

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