Perth Pyres

At a glance

Perth, Australia—plays at The Red Furnace, capacity 16,849. Plays in La Conférence du Verglas.

Fire country, ice sport. The contradiction is the identity. The Pyres’ arena exists in a state of tension between elements. The Almighty Ice burns here.

Identity

• City: Perth, Australia
• Arena: The Red Furnace
• Capacity: 16,849
• Colors: #CC2936 / #2E2E2E
• Conference: La Conférence du Verglas

Arena modifier—Melt

Player modifiers on both teams weaken as the game progresses. By P3, everyone is closer to their base stats. The Furnace burns away what The Almighty Ice has given.

See all arena modifiers for cross-comparison.

The arena—lore

The Red Furnace shouldn’t work. Perth’s average summer temperature exceeds 30°C. The Almighty Ice should melt. It doesn’t—but everything else does. The Melt modifier weakens player modifiers as the game progresses. By the third period, the supernatural advantages and disadvantages that players carry from The Sixth are burned away, leaving only base stats. Le Council theorizes that The Red Furnace exists in tension between The Almighty Ice and the Australian heat, and that this tension strips away what The Almighty Ice has given. The Pyres embrace this. Their roster is built on strong fundamentals, not modifier luck. What The Almighty Ice gives, The Furnace takes back.

The arena—building

Red steel and concrete, angular and aggressive. The exterior is clad in Corten steel that has oxidized to a deep rust red, matching the red earth of the Australian outback. The building radiates heat—literally, the metal walls are warm to the touch even at night. The entrance is through a heavy industrial door, the kind you’d find on a smelting plant. Inside, the contrast is immediate: cold. The Almighty Ice asserts itself against the building’s nature, and you can feel the two forces meeting. The seating is concrete and steel, functional, with no concessions to comfort. The lighting is harsh and white, the opposite of The Dark Sauna—everything is visible, everything is exposed. Ventilation ducts run along the ceiling, working constantly to manage the thermal war between the building and The Almighty Ice. The air smells faintly of hot metal. The Red Furnace is not welcoming. It is a test.

Season 03

Eighth in the Verglas on 59 points. Hosted the first Wildcard at The Red Furnace and lost it 4-2 to the drawn visitor, Guadalajara.

See the season cycle for the full bracket.

S.H.I.F.T. movements

Season 03 window · 12–17 October 2026

• Trade. Received Louis Médecin (LW) from Monaco Moose for the third line. Sent Cooper Hale (LW) the other way, round one.
• Trade. Received Emma Fissore (D) from Monaco Moose for the second defence pair. Sent Zara Patel (D) the other way, round two.

See the S.H.I.F.T. for how a movement is filed, voted, and registered.

See also

• Teams overview—all 48 franchises.
• The conferences—how the Verglas and the Givre were sorted.
• Arena modifiers—the mechanic behind Melt.
• Glossary—every term, A–Z.