Calgary Inferno


The Calgary Inferno 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 at WinSport Canada in Calgary, Alberta. 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, with whom they had a partnership. For the 2013-14 it was announced that all Inferno home-games will be streamed live by PCSN.tv.
In 2019, the CWHL ceased operations, as well as all teams that it directly operated including the Inferno.

History

The Canadian Women's Hockey League 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. Strathmore Rockies founder, Samantha Holmes-Domagala, joined the sponsorship division of the CWHL to look after the requirements of the expansion team. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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. Goaltender Delayne Brian was recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the Clarkson Cup playoffs.
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. 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, becoming the first competitors in CWHL All-Star Game history to achieve the feat.

Season-by-season

YearGPWLOTLPtsGFGAFinal standing
2011–121551002038665th
2012–13243210630865th
2013–1424121112562703rd
2014–152415633384642nd
2015–161713312777491st
2016–1724204040100451st
2017–182817743896703rd
2018–1928234147111541st

Current roster

Updated August 8, 2018.

Coaching staff

Year-by-year

All-time

Awards and honours

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 pickPlayerHometownFormer team
3Meaghan Mikkelson St. Albert, AlbertaCanada women's national ice hockey team
9Bobbi-Jo Slusar Swift Current, SaskatchewanCanada women's national ice hockey team
15Keely Brown Edmonton, AlbertaToronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey
21Jill MacIsaac Timberlea, Nova ScotiaSaint Mary's Huskies
27Courtney Sawchuk Sherwood Park, AlbertaEdmonton Chimos
33Colleen Olsen Sherwood Park, AlbertaEdmonton Chimos
39Jill Kern
45Brittaney Maschmeyer Bruderheim, AlbertaSt. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey
51Kaley Hall-Herman Calgary, AlbertaStrathmore Rockies
62Sam Hunt Calgary, AlbertaColgate Raiders women's ice hockey
64Kelsey Webster Duncan, British ColumbiaStrathmore Rockies
66Karlee Overguard Sundre, AlbertaCornell Big Red women's ice hockey
68Katie Stewart Exeter, OntarioCornell Big Red women's ice hockey
70Jenna Cunningham Medicine Hat, AlbertaDartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
72Amber Overguard Sundre, AlbertaCornell Big Red women's ice hockey
74Erin Duggan Beaumont, AlbertaYale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
76Dana Vinge Edmonton, AlbertaAlberta Pandas women's ice hockey
78Ashley Cockell Fort Assiniboine, AlbertaMercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
80Carrie Olsen Calgary, AlbertaRed Deer College Queens
82Taryn Peacock Calgary, AlbertaStrathmore Rockies
84Larissa Roche Thorhild, AlbertaDartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
85Kelsey MacMillan Sherwood Park, AlbertaAlberta Institute of Technology Ooks women's ice hockey
86Lundy Day Calgary, AlbertaStrathmore Rockies
87Mia Mucci Canmore, AlbertaAlberta Pandas women's ice hockey
88Amanda Nonis Brampton, OntarioCollege Manhattanville Valiants women's ice hockey
89Kendra Chisholm Sherwood Park, AlbertaNeumann University Knights women's ice hockey
90Tara Swanson Wetaskiwin, AlbertaEdmonton Chimos
91Becky Irvine Halifax, Nova ScotiaColgate Raiders women's ice hockey
92Seyara Shwetz Waskatenau, AlbertaSaint Mary's Huskies
93Kaley Herman Weyburn, SaskatchewanNew Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
94Nicole Symington Burlington, OntarioYale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
95Carli Clemis Taber, AlbertaDartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
96Amanda Squire Comox, British ColumbiaMount Royal Cougars women's ice hockey
97Jennifer Moe Bonnyville, AlbertaCalgary Dinos women's ice hockey
98Lindsay Robinson Edmonton, AlbertaEdmonton Chimos
99Kristin Miyauchi Calgary, AlbertaSAIT Polytechnic Trojans women's ice hockey
100Lauren Chiswell Edmonton, AlbertaEdmonton Chimos
101Kristen Sugiyama Edmonton, AlbertaGrant MacEwen Griffins women's ice hockey
102Laura Dostaler Beaumont, AlbertaEdmonton Chimos
103Danielle MacDougall Sherwood Park, AlbertaSaint Mary's Huskies
104Kelly Godel Hythe, AlbertaAlberta Pandas women's ice hockey
105Jill Barber Irma, AlbertaGrant MacEwen Griffins women's ice hockey
106Danielle Boyce Summerside, Prince Edward IslandCalgary Dinos women's ice hockey
107Kendal Jurista Kamloops, British ColumbiaNorthern Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks women's ice hockey
108Bret Seaton Brooks, AlbertaSAIT Polytechnic Trojans women's ice hockey
109Georgia Moore Melbourne, AustraliaSAIT Polytechnic Trojans women's ice hockey
110Alanna McMullen Calgary, AlbertaBuffalo State College Bengals women's ice hockey
111Christina Ashley Stirling, OntarioMount Allison Mounties women's ice hockey
112Jenna Ouellette Winnipeg, ManitobaMaine Black Bears women's ice hockey

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