2004 AIHL season

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2004 AIHL season
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration1 May 2004 – 5 September 2004
Regular season
V.I.P. Cup Newcastle North Stars (1st title)
Top scorerMartin Jesko (41 points)
(Ice Dogs)
Goodall Cup
Champions Western Sydney Ice Dogs
  Runners-up Newcastle North Stars
AIHL seasons
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2005  →

The 2004 AIHL season was the fifth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 1 May 2004 until 29 August 2004, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 4 and 5 September 2004. The Newcastle North Stars won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Western Sydney Ice Dogs won the Goodall Cup for the first time by defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.

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Regular season

The regular season began on 1 May 2004 and ran through to 29 August 2004 before the top four teams advanced to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series. [1]

Standings

TeamGPWTOTWOTLLGFGAGDFPTS
Newcastle North Stars 201522019350+4351
Western Sydney Ice Dogs 201100279271+2135
Sydney Bears 20811466871-331
Adelaide Avalanche 20711296468-429
Melbourne Ice 205120125371-1820
Canberra Knights 2031201453109-5614
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsPremiership winners

Source

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 5 September 2004 [2]

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIMPOS
Martin Jesko Western Sydney Ice Dogs 1720214114 F
Sean Starke Newcastle North Stars 1719193851 F
John Heinen Western Sydney Ice Dogs 1817213818 F
Greg Oddy Adelaide Avalanche 1712183040 C
Rob Duchemin Newcastle North Stars 1916112746 F
Trevor Walsh Adelaide Avalanche 17161026110 C
Alex D'Jamirze Western Sydney Ice Dogs 1915112620 F
Steve Wasylko Newcastle North Stars 1912142626 C
Trent Ulmer Sydney Bears 1711132412 F
Robert Starke Newcastle North Stars 1810142462 D

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time. Current as of 5 September 2004 [3]

PlayerTeamMIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Matthew Ezzy Newcastle North Stars 778488393.150.9200
Kenric Exner Sydney Bears 728493593.540.8800
Eric Lien Adelaide Avalanche 632405495.540.8790
Gabe Robledo Western Sydney Ice Dogs 272134184.060.8660
Stuart Denman Melbourne Ice 725466653.530.8610

Goodall Cup playoffs

The 2004 playoffs was scheduled for 4 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 5 September 2004. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the Erina Ice Arena in the Central Coast, New South Wales region. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The Goodall Cup was won by Western Sydney Ice Dogs (1st title) who defeated the Newcastle North Stars 3–1 in the final. [4]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Adelaide Avalanche 2
4 Newcastle North Stars 3
Western Sydney Ice Dogs 3
Newcastle North Stars 1
3 Sydney Bears 4
2 Western Sydney Ice Dogs 5

All times are UTC+10:00

Semi-finals

4 September 2004
17:49		 Adelaide Avalanche 2–3 (2OT)
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 Newcastle North Stars Erina Ice Arena
4 September 2004 Sydney Bears 4–5 Western Sydney Ice Dogs Erina Ice Arena

Final

5 September 2004 Western Sydney Ice Dogs 3–1 Newcastle North Stars Erina Ice Arena

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References

  1. ↑ "2004 AIHL Schedule". theaihl.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "AIHL 2003-2004 season: Regular Season Player Stats". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "2004 AIHL season: League leading goalies". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ↑ McMurtry, Andrew (31 May 2016). "Ice Dogs honour 2004 Championship". theaihl.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.


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