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HELP! The Sydney Sirens Hockey Team v The Sydney Sirens Netball Team (AWIHL)
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HELP! The Sydney Sirens Hockey Team v The Sydney Sirens Netball Team (AWIHL)

📷 Sydney Sirens socials

TLDR: A netball team is trying to take a womens hockey team's name in the same Australian city in a national competition running at the same time of year where the hockey team is 20 years old.

The Australian Womens Ice Hockey League (AWIHL or AW or Adub for short) season kicks off in parallel with the PWHL. There's a lot less money & resources but we Aussies do the best we can with what we have.

An obvious but unintentional link to the PWHL is obviously the New York Sirens. Sirens is obviously a popular moniker for a sporting team as we have found out in recent days.

In late August, the men's season (AIHL, AI) is about to end. The AW teams & players are preparing to reform for their seasons with tryouts starting soonish depending on the team. Many players have been playing for their club teams over our winter & the AW plays
over summer.

One of the AW foundation teams from
around 20 years ago is the Sydney Sirens. A few days ago, a netball team in Sydney announced to the world that a team would be rebranding from the GWS Giants which is aimed at greater western Sydney (hence the GWS in their name). They have announced that they will be rebranding to the Sydney Sirens for their new identity in the Super Netball competition that also runs across Australia.

The new owners of the GWS Giants are a part of an Australian media company and the netball competition has way more resources and eyes on the sport compared to hockey. Like many in the Australian hockey community, I am deeply concerned that the netball team will be able to bulldoze the hockey Sirens with money & resources that the hockey Sirens simply don't have.

I know that the Sydney Sirens hockey team & name has been around for around 20 years & is well known & respected in the Australian hockey community.

Obviously as an outsider from the inner workings of the hockey team where no one gets paid & players pay to play (around $3500 per player per AW season, the last I heard), I don't know who registered what & when on either side.

What I do know is that the hockey Sirens would appreciate any help whatsoever. This could be as simple as liking & sharing their socials. The season starts in November & games are usually free to watch on YouTube.

This time of year is vital to the setup of the AW season. Tryouts are starting. Jerseys & equipment need to be sourced & acquired. Memberships & merch for fans needs to be created.

5 minutes of the work experience student being on the internet could have avoided this problem.

Guardian article with more info:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/20/sydney-sirens-super-netball-brand-ice-hockey

u/erkpod — 15 hours ago
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Short player, limited stick flex options?

Hi all, I’m curious if anyone has any advice for me regarding stick options for my height.

Long story short (ha), I’m a 5’0” adult player who’s pretty new to the sport. I’ve been using a 40 flex junior stick, as that’s the only stick I can find that matches my height (going by the theory that the stick height should go to my eyeballs on dry land). The low flex was fine for me and my wimpy arms for a while, but now I’m noticing it feels too whippy when I take shots or even receive/block the puck.

I was thinking 50 flex would be a good next step, but all the sticks I find in that flex seem to be too tall for me. I could cut it down, but that’ll make the flex even higher, like maybe 60-65. I’m wondering if that’s too big of a jump?

I asked a few different hockey store employees about options, and they all said I’d probably need to order a custom stick for my needs. As a new player, I don’t think that makes a lot of sense for me.

So I guess my question is what to do:

  1. Get a 50 flex and adjust to the longer length
  2. Get a 50 flex, cut it down, and adjust to the higher flex
  3. Or is there a stick out there that would fit my height and flex needs, and I haven’t found it yet?

Thanks for your help!!

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u/Bubbly_Survey8591 — 21 hours ago
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Embarrassing question for my fellow hockey playing ladies

Throwaway account because, as mentioned in the title, it's a bit of an embarrassing question, but guys, what are we doing about our periods on the ice? I just started playing earlier this year, and so far, I've been lucky enough that my beer league games have only fallen on "bad" days a couple of times, and I've just told my team that I don't feel well and found a substitute goalie. But I don't want to have to keep doing that forever! The unfortunate catch here is that I can't use tampons, menstrual cups, etc (anything internal) for medical reasons, so I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with using period panties or something similar during a game? Any specific brands you recommend? Or am I doomed to keep calling out of beer league every time they schedule a game during the worst part of my period?

Update: Thanks everyone for your advice! My concern was not about pain management, although I do appreciate those tips as well, but mostly because I am terrified of getting blood on my gear, and of anyone in the locker room noticing. I was afraid that the adhesive on a pad might not stick with all the movement and sweat, but it looks like a lot of you haven't had that problem. To the person who said that this needs to be normalized within women's sports, you are so right and I wish that I didn't feel so embarrassed about it. Thanks again to all of you

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u/throwaway-goalie — 2 days ago
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Austria’s national team might boycott the IIHF championship

The article is in German, but tldr, the players had to use (ill-fitting) men’s equipment that was passed down instead of getting their own (including clothing), change in unheated cabins with bunkbeds and call-ups for the national team happened on extremely short notice which made both personal and job-related responsibilities hard to follow. They also don’t get paid a daily allowance like the men’s team.

If these conditions improve, they’ll play, but given that they’re already playing with only half a team in Bardejov, I don’t think the ÖEHV cares a whole lot about respecting their women’s team

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u/44Atta — 2 days ago
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North/Central NJ adult hockey players — gauging interest in StinkySocks No Commitment Hockey

I’ve been working with StinkySocks Hockey on potentially bringing their No Commitment Hockey format to New Jersey, and we’re at the point where we need to get a better idea of how many players would actually participate before they can commit to recurring ice.

For anyone who isn’t familiar with StinkySocks, the No Commitment games are organized adult hockey games where you register game-by-game instead of joining a team and paying for a full season. They handle the rosters, skill balancing and goalie coverage, so you can play when it works for your schedule without committing to an entire league season.

We’ve been talking with a number of rinks in North and Central Jersey and there are some realistic possibilities, particularly around the Old Bridge / East Brunswick area, along with some options farther north.

I put together a short interest form to see where people would actually play, what start times work, how often they’d realistically attend and what they’d be comfortable paying per game:

https://forms.gle/QbUVpwt4U6J4Z8Qw8

This isn’t registration for a game and nobody is being charged anything. It’s really just to figure out whether there’s enough dependable interest for StinkySocks to take the next step and secure weekly ice.

Both skaters and goalies are encouraged to fill it out.

If you already filled out the previous North Jersey version of the form, you don’t need to do it again. Your response is already included — we’ve just expanded the rink search into Central Jersey as well.

And if you know anyone else who plays adult hockey in NJ, feel free to send it their way.

u/linzanity — 6 days ago
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Pick-up Women’s Hockey in Chicago

Hi everyone!

After a few changes in the WCHL barring trans and n on binary players, I wanted to start a pick up women’s hockey group. I would schedule the ice time and help try to split teams to make the skill level relatively equal across teams and wanted to see if there is anybody in this group that would be interested in joining or if anyone started something like this have any tips on how to build this out!

Thanks!

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u/TheRealFlowerChild — 6 days ago
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11 year old female, timid skating, but enjoys playing and excited to skate.

Not a coach for her, she’s been playing for 4 years. She’s a mad dog off the ice. And loves to skate. I don’t wanna be that dad that makes her hate it.

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u/Business_Bowl6310 — 6 days ago