Calgary Inferno

Calgary Inferno

City	Calgary
League	CWHL
Founded	2011 (2011)
Home arena	WinSport Canada
Colours	Red, Gold, Black, White
General manager	Chantal Champagne
Head coach	Scott Reid
Website calgary.cwhl.ca

The Alberta players discussing strategy

The Calgary Inferno (formerly known as Team Alberta, nickname "Honeybadgers", during the 2011-12 season) is a women's ice hockey team that joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. The team plays 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 have a partnership.^[3] For the 2013-14 it was announced that all Inferno home-games will be streamed live by PCSN.tv^[4]

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 ever CWHL Draft. With the third overall pick in the 2011 CWHL Draft, Team Alberta selected Meaghan Mikkelson.^[5] With the first pick overall in the 2012 CWHL Draft, the team selected Hillary Pattenden.

On March 13, 2016, the Calgary Inferno defeated Les Canadiennes de Montreal in an 8-3 final to capture its first-ever Clarkson Cup. Contested at Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre, the first Cup final held in an NHL arena, Blayre Turnbull, Brianne Jenner, Jessica Campbell and Rebecca Johnston each scored twice.^[6] Goaltender Delayne Brian was recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the Clarkson Cup playoffs.^[7]

History

April 19: The CWHL announced on April 19, 2011, that it would merge with the Western Women's Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. The merger will feature one team based in Edmonton and Calgary and is a combination of the former WWHL franchises the Edmonton Chimos and Strathmore Rockies. The team will play their games in various locations around Alberta.^[8] Strathmore Rockies founder Samantha Holmes-Domagala, will join the sponsorship division of the CWHL and look after the requirements of the expansion team.^[9]
July 21, 2011: Philanthropist Joan Snyder donated $2 million to Winsport Canada. The goal is to ensure priority rink access to female hockey players at all levels, and help expand the Canadian Women's Hockey League with the creation of Team Alberta. Part of the donation will cover the new addition to the Athletic and Ice Complex at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. This will serve as the future home to Hockey Canada. In addition, there shall be four hockey rinks, one of which will be aptly called the Joan Snyder Rink.^[10] Team Alberta will benefit with the allocation of free practice time, a dressing room exclusive to the club. Of note, the Joan Snyder Rink give priority to women’s hockey bookings, but it will serve as the Team Alberta’s home rink.^[11]
For 2011-12 season, Lundy Day is the Alberta's regular Goaltender
In September, 2011 a selection camp takes place . Then some matches pre-season are used as tool of final evaluation before finalizing the list of the staff on October 3.^[12]
Beginning of October, 2011 concentrates on two weekends with friendly matches outside the competition against the Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey and MacEwan University Griffins women's ice hockey^[13]
October 28, 2011: Team Alberta played its first game in the CWHL versus the Burlington Barracudas. Laura Dostaler scores the first goal in Team Alberta history in a 4-2 victory.^[14] Other goals were scored by Meghan Hunter, Jenna Cunningham and Courtney Sawchuk.
September 23, 2013: After two years without an official name, the team is 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 February 2, 2014, Danielle Stone broke two scoring records in Calgary Inferno franchise history. She began by topping Samantha Hunt’s franchise mark for most points in one season. The old mark was 14 and she would surpass it with her 15 point in a 2-1 shootout win against the Montreal Stars. In the same game, she set a new mark for most points in one season by an Inferno rookie.^[15] 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.

2011 draft picks

In preparation of its first season, the Team Alberta CWHL selects several players during a special draft of the league held on July 21, 2011 at Mississauga, Ontario.^[16]

Draft pick	Player	Hometown	Former team
3	Meaghan Mikkelson (Defender)	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	College Red Deer 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)	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^[5]

Season-by-season

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Year	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Final standing
2011-12	15	5	10	0	38	66	20	5th
2012-13	24	3	21	0	30	86	6	5th
2013-14	24	12	11	1	62	70	25	3rd
2014-15	24	15	6	3	84	64	33	2nd

Current roster

Updated October 31, 2014.^[17]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
14	Canada !	Berzins, EmilyEmily Berzins	3.0 !F	L	29		Calgary, Alberta
27	Canada !	Bram, BaileyBailey Bram	3.0 !F	L	25	2013	Ste. Anne, Manitoba
30	Canada !	Brian, DelayneDelayne Brian	1.0 !G		25	2013	Winnipeg, Manitoba
20	Canada !	Campbell, JessicaJessica Campbell	3.0 !F	L	23	2014	Rocanville, Saskatchewan
24	Canada !	Cudmore, HayleighHayleigh Cudmore	2.0 !D	R	23	2014	Oakville, Ontario
22	Canada !	Cunningham, JennaJenna Cunningham (A)	3.0 !F	R	27	2011	Medicine Hat, Alberta
9	Canada !	Davis, SarahSarah Davis	3.0 !F	L	23	2014	Paradise, Newfoundland
4	Canada !	Dostaler, LauraLaura Dostaler	3.0 !F	R	24	2011	Edmonton, Alberta
19	Canada !	Esposito, BrittanyBrittany Esposito	3.0 !F	L	25	2014	Edmonton, Alberta
16	Canada !	Hagg, KristenKristen Hagg	3.0 !F	R	32	2014	Edmonton, Alberta
5	Canada !	Haller, MadisonMadison Haller	2.0 !D	L	19		Calgary, Alberta
12	Canada !	Irwin, HaleyHaley Irwin	3.0 !F	L	27	2014	Thunder Bay, Ontario
6	Canada !	Johnston, RebeccaRebecca Johnston	3.0 !F	L	26		Sudbury, Ontario
7	Canada !	Kromm, ErikaErika Kromm (A)	3.0 !F	L	27		Smithtown, British Columbia
10	Canada !	Kurio, RhiannaRhianna Kurio	3.0 !F	R	24	2013	Calgary, Alberta
21	Canada !	Peacock, TarynTaryn Peacock	3.0 !F	L	28	2013	Calgary, Alberta
11	United States !	Pierri, JacquiJacqui Pierri	2.0 !D	R	25	2013	Montclair, New Jersey
28	Canada !	Schroeder, TeganTegan Schroeder	2.0 !D	R	28	2013	Lumsden, Saskatchewan
17	Canada !	Stone, DanielleDanielle Stone	3.0 !F	L	25	2013	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
18	Japan !	Takeuchi, AinaAina Takeuchi	2.0 !D	L	24	2014	Kushiro, Japan
1	Canada !	Trautman, CamilleCamille Trautman	1.0 !G		23	2014	Rimbey, Alberta
26	Canada !	Warren, LouiseLouise Warren	3.0 !F	L	23	2014	Orangeville, Ontario
3	Canada !	Webster, KelseyKelsey Webster (C)	2.0 !D	R	29	2011	Duncan, British Columbia
8	Canada !	Wong, JessicaJessica Wong	2.0 !D	L	25	2013	Baddeck, Nova Scotia

Coaching staff 2015-16

Jason Schmidt was the team's first coach.

General Manager: Chantal Champagne^[18]
Head Coach: Scott Reid
Assistant Coach: Gina Kingsbury

Former staff

Samantha Holmes-Domagala & Matt Appelt: GM, 2011-12^[19]
Jason Schmidt: Coach, 2011-12^[20]
Erin Duggan: AC, 2011–12
Tim Bothwell: Head Coach, 2012–14
Kevin Haller: Head Coach, 2014–15, AC, 2012-14

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)

Awards and honors

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

References

External links

Team Alberta CWHL

Canadian Women's Hockey League

Current teams:	Boston Blades Brampton Thunder Calgary Inferno Les Canadiennes Toronto Furies

Defunct teams:	Burlington Barracudas Mississauga Chiefs Ottawa Senators Quebec Phenix Toronto Aeros Vaughan Flames

Seasons	2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016

Drafts	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

All-Star Games	2014 2016

Outdoor Classic	2016 Outdoor Women's Classic

Professional Women's Hockey seasons

NWHL	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07

CWHL	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

WWHL	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

NWHL (US)	2015–16

Clarkson Cup	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Isobel Cup	2016

Sports teams based in Alberta

Baseball	WMBL: Edmonton Prospects Lethbridge Bulls Medicine Hat Mavericks Okotoks Dawgs

Basketball	ABA: Calgary Crush

Football	CFL: Calgary Stampeders Edmonton Eskimos CJFL: Calgary Colts Edmonton Huskies Edmonton Wildcats CMFL: Calgary Gators Airdrie Irish Calgary Wolfpack Central Alberta Buccaneers Edmonton Stallions Fort McMurray Monarchs Grande Prairie Drillers Lloydminster Vandals St. Albert Stars LFL Canada: Calgary Fillies WWCFL: Calgary Rage Edmonton Storm Lethbridge Steel

Hockey	NHL: Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers WHL: Calgary Hitmen Edmonton Oil Kings Lethbridge Hurricanes Medicine Hat Tigers Red Deer Rebels AJHL: Bonnyville Pontiacs Brooks Bandits Calgary Canucks Calgary Mustangs Camrose Kodiaks Canmore Eagles Drayton Valley Thunder Drumheller Dragons Fort McMurray Oil Barons Grande Prairie Storm Lloydminster Bobcats Okotoks Oilers Olds Grizzlys Sherwood Park Crusaders Spruce Grove Saints Whitecourt Wolverines CWHL: Calgary Inferno

Soccer	NASL: FC Edmonton PDL: Calgary Foothills FC

Lacrosse	NLL: Calgary Roughnecks RMLL: Calgary Bowmen Calgary Chill Calgary Knights Calgary Mountaineers Calgary Raiders Calgary Shamrocks Edmonton Eclipse Edmonton Outlaws Edmonton Warriors Fort Saskatchewan Rebels Lethbridge Pioneers Northern Alberta Crude Okotoks Senior C Red Deer IFR Workwear Silverbacks Red Deer Rampage Rockyview Silvertips St. Albert Miners Sherwood Park Titans Tomahawks Senior Lacrosse Club

Rugby union	ARC: Prairie Wolf Pack RCNJC: Alberta NWL: Alberta Alberta U20

Ringette	NRL: Calgary RATH Edmonton WAM!

Canadian Interuniversity Sport	University of Alberta Golden Bears (men's) University of Alberta Pandas (women's) University of Calgary Dinos University of Lethbridge Pronghorns

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