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	The '''Canterbury Inferno''' was established in 2014 as the Canterbury Devilettes. They are one of three original teams of the NZWIHL, along with the [[Auckland Steel]] and [[Southern Storm]]. The Inferno are based at [[Alpine Ice Centre]], located at in the Christchurch inner-city suburb of [[Opawa]]. Canterbury are two time NZWIHL champions.		The '''Canterbury Inferno''' was established in 2014 as the Canterbury Devilettes. They are one of three original teams of the NZWIHL, along with the [[Auckland Steel]] and [[Southern Storm]]. The Inferno are based at [[Alpine Ice Centre]], located at in the Christchurch inner-city suburb of [[Opawa]]. Canterbury are two time NZWIHL champions.

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The '''Canterbury Inferno''' was established in 2014 as the Canterbury Devilettes. They are one of three original teams of the NZWIHL, along with the [[Auckland Steel]] and [[Southern Storm]]. The Inferno are based at [[Alpine Ice Centre]], located at in the Christchurch inner-city suburb of [[Opawa]]. Canterbury are two time NZWIHL champions.

The team's original name, the Devilettes, was a derivative of the already well-established men's team [[Canterbury Red Devils]]. who have competed in the [[New Zealand Ice Hockey League]] since 2005.<ref name="SOUTHERNCHANGES">{{cite web|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/ice-hockey/thunder-ready-rumble-league |title=Thunder ready to rumble in league |publisher=Otago Daily Times |accessdate=25 February 2023 | first=Hayden | last=Meikle | date=7 August 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818032455/https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/ice-hockey/thunder-ready-rumble-league |archivedate=18 August 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Former New Zealand international player with the Ice Fernz, Angelique Mawson, was appointed inaugural head coach of Canterbury prior to the [[2014-15 NZWIHL season]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/staff/23498/angelique-mawson | title=Angelique Mawson | publisher=eliteprospects.com | accessdate=2 March 2023 }}</ref> On 6 December 20214, Canterbury contested their opening NZWIHL game against the Southern Storm in [[Dunedin]]. Shannen Kennedy scored the Devilettes first ever NZWIHL goal in the second period against the Storm. After a close game for the first two periods, Canterbury out performed the Storm in the third period to defeats the hosts 8–2 and secure the team's maiden win.<ref name="CIFIRSTGAME">{{cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/7/IHW007903_74A_4_0.pdf |title=New Zealand Women's Hockey League, Game 3, Saturday 6 December 2014 |publisher=New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |accessdate=2 March 2023 | date=6 December 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225121831/https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/7/IHW007903_74A_4_0.pdf |archivedate=25 February 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Devilettes finished their first season last in the regular season standings, two points behind the Storm above them.<ref name="FIRSTSEASON">{{cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/7/IHW007200_76_14_0.pdf |title=New Zealand Women's Hockey League, 2014, Tournament Progress |publisher=New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |accessdate=2 March 2023 | date=10 March 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225121817/https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/7/IHW007200_76_14_0.pdf |archivedate=25 February 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Canterbury performed better in the second NZWIHL season, finishing the season with the same points as Auckland at the top of the league table.<ref name="CI2015SEASON">{{cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/16/IHW016200_76_15_0.pdf |title=New Zealand Women's Hockey League, 2015, Tournament Progress |publisher=New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |accessdate=2 March 2023 | date=9 February 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622114826/https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/16/IHW016200_76_15_0.pdf |archivedate=22 June 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Devilettes claimed their first championship title on goal difference, with their free-scoring forwards proving the difference to the Auckland Steel.<ref name="2015CHAMPIONS">{{cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/16/index.html |title=2015 New Zealand Women Ice Hockey League |publisher=New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |accessdate=2 March 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225121725/https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/16/index.html |archivedate=25 February 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Canterbury had five of the top six scoring leaders for the season, including Marisa Blanco, who topped the leaders chart with 38 points from ten games.<ref name="2015SCORING">{{cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/16/IHW016000_85B_15_0.pdf |title=New Zealand Women's Hockey League, 2015, Scoring Leaders |publisher=New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |accessdate=2 March 2023 | date=9 February 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622113941/https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/16/IHW016000_85B_15_0.pdf |archivedate=22 June 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, Canterbury claimed their second NZWIHL championship title with a 4–2 come-from-behind grand final victory over Auckland.<ref name="2020CHAMPIONS">{{cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/98/IHW098114_74_1_0.pdf |title=New Zealand Women's Hockey League, 2020 Grand Final, 1 November 2020 |publisher=New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |accessdate=2 March 2023 | date=1 November 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225121731/https://stats.iihf.com/NZIHF/98/IHW098114_74_1_0.pdf |archivedate=25 February 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first ever NZWIHL grand final, since the league introduced a Finals series ahead of the [[2020 NZWIHL season|2020 season]]. In July 2021, following the team's second league title, the Canterbury Devilettes changed their name to the Canterbury Inferno to create a separate identity from the [[Canterbury Red Devils|Red Devils]] men's team.<ref name="INFERNO">{{cite web|url=https://www.nzwihl.com/2021/07/28/introducing-the-canterbury-inferno/ |title=Introducing the Canterbury Inferno |publisher=New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League |accessdate=25 February 2023 | date=28 July 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803002334/https://www.nzwihl.com/2021/07/28/introducing-the-canterbury-inferno/ |archivedate=3 August 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SOUTHERNCHANGES"/> In [[2021-22 NZWIHL season|2022]], the Inferno made it to their second NZWIHL grand final. However, unlike in 2020, they were defeated by [[Queenstown, New Zealand|Queenstown]] based [[Wakatipu Wild]] 2–0 in the grand final, held at [[Dunedin Ice Stadium]].<ref name="22GFLOSS">{{cite web|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/ice-hockey/wild-wins-league-trophy-first-time |title=Wild wins league trophy for first time |publisher=Otago Daily Times |accessdate=11 March 2023 | first=Hayden | last=Meikle | date=26 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224152817/https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/ice-hockey/wild-wins-league-trophy-first-time |archivedate=24 February 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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