2007 AIHL season

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2007 AIHL season
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration14 April 2007 – 2 September 2007
Regular season
V.I.P. Cup Adelaide Avalanche (4th title)
Season MVPTommy Powell (Ice)
Top scorerBrad Wanchulak (69 points)
(North Stars)
Goodall Cup
Champions The Bears
  Runners-up Newcastle North Stars
Finals MVPPekka Kankaanranta (The Bears)
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Don Burke (#44) playing for the Brisbane Blue Tongues during the 2007 AIHL season. Don Burke 2007.jpg
Don Burke (#44) playing for the Brisbane Blue Tongues during the 2007 AIHL season.

The 2007 AIHL season was the eighth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 14 April 2007 until 26 August 2007, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 1 and 2 September 2007. The Adelaide Avalanche won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Bears won the Goodall Cup for the second time by defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.

Contents

Regular season

The regular season began on 14 April 2007 and ran through to 26 August 2007 before the top four teams advanced to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series. [1]

Standings

TeamGPWSOWSOLLGFGAGDFPTS
Adelaide Avalanche 281713712499+2556
Melbourne Ice 281443711184+2753
Newcastle North Stars 281354611796+2153
The Bears 281442711387+2649 [a]
Brisbane Blue Tongues 2815048126111+1546 [a]
Western Sydney Ice Dogs 281071911399+1442 [a]
Canberra Knights 286022087132-4520
Central Coast Rhinos 282022480163-838
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsV.I.P. Cup winners

Notes:

  1. 1 2 3 The Bears, Western Sydney Ice Dogs and Brisbane Blue Tongues were each penalised 3 competition points. The three teams all iced players that had not been officially cleared to play by the IIHF and IHA.

Source

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 2 September 2007 [2]

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIMPOS
Brad Wanchulak Newcastle North Stars 2331386926 F
Matt Amado Brisbane Blue Tongues 2039236256 F
Tomas Landa The Bears 2520426249 F
Greg Oddy Adelaide Avalanche 20241943109 F
Ryan Remillard Adelaide Avalanche 2322204224 F
Vladimir Rubes The Bears 2415264134 F
Håkan Olsson Central Coast Rhinos 2211273828 C
Brian Ballman Adelaide Avalanche 2117203740 LW
Robert Starke Newcastle North Stars 267283567 D
Thomas Powell Melbourne Ice 231618344 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time. Current as of 2 September 2007 [3]

PlayerTeamMIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Matthew Ezzy Newcastle North Stars 992674693.480.8983
Lanny Ramage Western Sydney Ice Dogs 681431463.380.8930
Pekka Kankaanranta The Bears 1103584693.130.8822
Olivier Martin Adelaide Avalanche 994594703.520.8821
Stuart Denman Melbourne Ice 1039536663.180.8771

Notes

Goodall Cup playoffs

The 2007 playoffs was scheduled for 1 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 2 September 2007. [1] Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the Penrith Ice Palace in Penrith, 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 The Bears (2nd title) who defeated the Newcastle North Stars 3–2 in overtime after the two teams finished regulation time locked at 2–2. Bear's goaltender, Pekka Kankaanranta, was named the finals most valuable player (MVP). [4]

Semifinals Final
      
1 The Bears 4
4 Adelaide Avalanche 1
The Bears 3
Newcastle North Stars 2
3 Newcastle North Stars 6
2 Melbourne Ice 3

All times are UTC+10:00

Semi-finals

1 September 2007
16:00		 The Bears 4–1
(2–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 Adelaide Avalanche Penrith Ice Palace
Game reference
Pekka KankaanrantaGoaliesOlivier MartinReferee:
Rob Duchemin
Linesmen:
Tim Bell
Gordon Young
Schlamp (Lovering, Rubes)1 – 0
Jayawardene (unassisted)2 – 0
2 – 1Ballman (SH) (Ryan Remillard)
Jayawardene (PP) (unassisted)3 – 1
Rubes (Schlamp)4 – 1
26 minPenalties37 min
25Shots29
1 September 2007
19:00		 Newcastle North Stars 6–3
(2–0, 2–1, 2–2)		 Melbourne Ice Penrith Ice Palace
Game reference
Matthew EzzyGoaliesStuart DenmanReferee:
David Ast
Linesmen:
Ivan Manco
Tomas Zavisky
Corcoran (Wanchulak, Starke)1 – 0
Corcoran (SH) (Wanchulak, Starke)2 – 0
Corcoran (Smith, Hawkins)3 – 0
Corcoran (SH) (Wanchulak, Ezzy)4 – 0
4 – 1Webster (PP) (Abrams, Matus)
Wanchulak (PP) (Corcoran, McKenna)5 – 1
5 – 2V.Hughes (Hardy, Street)
Corcoran (PP) (McKenna, Hawkins)6 – 2
6 – 3Webster (unassisted)
10 minPenalties33 min
23Shots32

Final

2 September 2007
16:00		 The Bears 3–2 (OT)
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 1–0)		 Newcastle North Stars Penrith Ice Palace
Game reference
Pekka KankaanrantaGoaliesMatthew EzzyReferee:
David Ast
Linesmen:
Ivan Manco
Tomas Zavisky
Rubes (Schlamp)1 – 0
Jayawardene (Sonter, Nelson-Bond)2 – 0
2 – 1Wanchulak (Starke, Smith)
2 – 2Corcoran (PP) (Starke, Wanchulak)
Pasminka (PP) (Rubes, Schlamp)3 – 2
14 minPenalties16 min
27Shots17

References

  1. 1 2 "2007 AIHL Schedule". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "2007 AIHL season: League leading players". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "2007 AIHL season: League leading goalies". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "2007 AIHL Grand Final Boxscore". theaihl.com. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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