2005 AIHL season

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2005 AIHL season
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration16 April 2005 – 4 September 2005
Regular season
V.I.P. Cup Adelaide Avalanche (3rd title)
Top scorerFrancis Walker (54 points)
(North Stars)
Goodall Cup
Champions Newcastle North Stars
  Runners-up Adelaide Avalanche
AIHL seasons
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The 2005 AIHL season was the sixth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 16 April 2005 until 28 August 2005, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 3 and 4 September 2005. The Adelaide Avalanche won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Newcastle North Stars won the Goodall Cup for the second time by defeating the Adelaide Avalanche in the final.

Contents

Regular season

The regular season began on 16 April 2005 and ran through to 28 August 2005 before the top four teams advanced to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series. [1]

Standings

TeamGPWTOTWOTLLGFGAGDFPTS
Adelaide Avalanche 2619102413377+5660
Newcastle North Stars 2614214511377+3650
Western Sydney Ice Dogs 261112210102106-440
Sydney Bears 2611021129394-138
Canberra Knights 26112001396102-635
Brisbane Blue Tongues 26814013112112033
Melbourne Ice 26902213112116-433
Central Coast Rhinos 2641221769146-7719
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsV.I.P. Cup winners

Source

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 4 September 2005 [2]

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIMPOS
Francis Walker Newcastle North Stars 2428265460 F
Donald Nichols Newcastle North Stars 2513364965 D
Darcy Corcoran Adelaide Avalanche 2323244750 F
Shaun Fairweather Canberra Knights 2123234622 F
Jordan Landry Newcastle North Stars 24212142160 RW
Michael Harrow Canberra Knights 2610314150 F
Greg Oddy Adelaide Avalanche 2316233950 F
Nolan Graham Newcastle North Stars 1522223716 LW
Lliam Webster Melbourne Ice 2114223632 F
Robert Starke Newcastle North Stars 269273686 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 4 September 2005 [3]

PlayerTeamMIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Matthew Ezzy Newcastle North Stars 1128747713.150.9252
Eric Lien Adelaide Avalanche 777449553.540.8781
David Wong Central Coast Rhinos 10848911205.540.8650
Dylan Smart Canberra Knights 1035603844.060.8610
Nigel Ward Adelaide Avalanche 425212303.530.8580

Goodall Cup playoffs

The 2005 playoffs was scheduled for 3 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 4 September 2005. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Newcastle, New South Wales. 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 Newcastle North Stars (2nd title) who defeated the Adelaide Avalanche 3–1 in the final. [4] Newcastle's goaltender Matt Ezzy was awarded the grand final game puck post-game by coaching director Rob Barnes for his display in the final and throughout the season despite having a shoulder injury that would require surgery post-season. [5] In a first for the league and ice hockey in Australia, the 2005 Finals was broadcasted live on the internet via webcam with live instant text play-by-play provided by Peter Lambert. Over 110,000 hits were registered over the Finals weekend with supports watching from as far away as North America. [5]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Sydney Bears 3
4 Adelaide Avalanche 6
Newcastle North Stars 3
Adelaide Avalanche 1
3 Western Sydney Ice Dogs 2
2 Newcastle North Stars 5

All times are UTC+10:00

Semi-finals

3 September 2005
16:30		 Sydney Bears 3–6
(2–1, 1–4, 0–1)		 Adelaide Avalanche Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
Attendance: 800
Game reference
Peter HaywoodGoaliesEric LienReferee:
Rob Duchemin
Linesmen:
Chris Mason
Jamie Miller
Di Piazza (Stransky, Kinateder)1 – 0
1 – 1Brlecic (Oddy, Martin)
Jayawardene (Di Piazza, Petr)2 – 1
2 – 2Keane (Delsar, Martini)
2 – 3Oddy (PP) (Corcoran, Lien)
2 – 4Thilthorpe (Oddy, McKenna)
Stransky (Nelson-Bond, Kinateder)3 – 4
3 – 5Corcoran (SH)(Oddy)
3 – 6Oddy (Walsh)
14 minPenalties6 min
19Shots25
3 September 2005
18:00		 Western Sydney Ice Dogs 2–5
(2–0, 2–1, 2–2)		 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
Game reference
Christian FritzGoaliesMatthew EzzyReferee:
Jeff Scott
Linesmen:
Jason Forbes
Matthew Taylor
0 – 1Foll (PP) (Byrne, LaJeunesse)
Haakstad (Wilson, Gailloux)1 – 1
1 – 2Ogilvie (Sheffield, Walker)
Gailloux (unassisted)2 – 2
2 – 3Sheffield (LaJeunesse, Starke)
2 – 4Nichols (PP) (Starke, Landry)
2 – 5Walker (Nichols, Starke)
42 minPenalties14 min
31Shots29

Final

4 September 2005
17:00		 Newcastle North Stars 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)		 Adelaide Avalanche Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
Game reference
Matthew EzzyGoaliesEric LienReferee:
Rob Duchemin
Linesmen:
Jamie Miller
Chris Mason
Nichols (LaJeunesse)1 – 0
1 – 1Shultz (Keane, Delsar)
Ogilvie (Sheffield, Nichols)2 – 1
Landry (Walker, Starke)3 – 1
10 minPenalties37 min
35Shots32

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References

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  2. ↑ "2005 AIHL season: League leading players". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "2006 AIHL season: League leading goalies". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Krein, Michael (17 June 2014). AIHL ALMANAC 2014. Grossaffoltern, Switzerland: Lulu. p. 179. ISBN   9781291897173.
  5. 1 2 Lambert, Peter. "Newcastle North Stars 2005 AIHL Champions!". Ice Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 10 September 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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