2002 AIHL season

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2002 AIHL season
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Regular season
Premiers Sydney Bears (1st title)
Top scorerGreg Oddy (39 points)
(Avalanche)
Goodall Cup
Champions Sydney Bears
  Runners-up Adelaide Avalanche
AIHL seasons
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The 2002 AIHL season was the third season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The Sydney Bears completed the double by winning the league premiership by finishing top of the league standings and claiming the Goodall Cup after defeating Adelaide Avalanche in the AIHL final.

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League business

The 2002 season saw the league expand from three teams to six with the introduction of the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, and the West Sydney Ice Dogs. [1] The league also secured the Goodall Cup as the trophy for the AIHL final victor for the first time (winners in 2000 and 2001 were backdated). [2]

Regular season

TeamGPWTRTLGFGAGDFPTS
Sydney Bears 161211290543625
Adelaide Avalanche 161100590504022
West Sydney Ice Dogs 1681165448617
Newcastle North Stars 16601105695-3913
Canberra Knights 16600104263-2112
Melbourne Ice 16200143054-244
Qualified for the Goodall Cup finalPremiership winners

Source

Goodall Cup playoffs

The playoffs were held at Sydney's Blacktown Ice Arena. The Sydney Bears defeated the Adelaide Avalanche in the final to win the Goodall Cup. The Bears were the first team to win the Goodall Cup in the AIHL after it was transferred from the inter-state tournament.

24 August 2002
16:15		 Sydney Bears 5 – 4 (SO) Adelaide Avalanche Blacktown Ice Arena
Game reference

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. [3]

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIMPOS
Greg Oddy Adelaide Avalanche 1518213947 F
Brett Hillier Newcastle North Stars 1422123422F
Thomas Mikkelsen Adelaide Avalanche 129202926 D
Murray Wand Sydney Bears 1516112714F
Michael Schlamp Newcastle North Stars 147192640F
Branislav Kronika West Sydney Ice Dogs 128172510F
Ray Sheffield Newcastle North Stars 131114254F
Jarrko Turtainen Sydney Bears 158172520F
Martin Jesko West Sydney Ice Dogs 111212242F
Vladimir Rubes Sydney Bears 1310132337F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage. [3]

PlayerTeamMIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Bill Benedictson Adelaide Avalanche 180:00114102.5091.230
Harri Kohvakka Sydney Bears 315:00185223.1488.110
Allan Mitchell West Sydney Ice Dogs 483:14322403.7387.581
Brad Hunt Canberra Knights 240:00176234.3186.930
Eric Lien Adelaide Avalanche 450:00282404.0085.821

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Australian Ice Hockey League". Australian Ice Hockey League . Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Meltzer, Bill (28 May 2008). "Australia celebrates hockey centennial with gold". National Hockey League . Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Australian Ice Hockey League 2002 Championships: Statistics". Australian Ice Hockey League. 2002-08-02. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
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