2011 AIHL season

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2011 AIHL season
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration14 April 2011 – 4 September 2011
Regular season
H Newman Reid Trophy Melbourne Ice
(2nd title)
Season MVPJason Baclig (Ice)
Top scorerAddison DeBoer (85 points)
(Knights)
Goodall Cup
ChampionsMelbourne Ice
  Runners-up Newcastle North Stars
Finals MVPJoseph Hughes (Ice)
AIHL seasons
←  2010
2012  →

The 2011 AIHL season is the 12th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 14 April 2011 until 28 August 2011, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 3 and 4 September. The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Ried trophy after finishing first in the regular season standings with 65 points. The Ice also won the Goodall Cup final series after defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.

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Teams

In 2011 the AIHL had 8 teams competing in the league. [1]

2011 AIHL teams
TeamCityArenaHead CoachCaptain
Adelaide Adrenaline Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide IceArenA Flag of the United States.svg Mike Gainer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Oddy
Canberra Knights Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Canberra Phillip Ice Skating Centre Flag of the United States.svg David Rogina Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rummukainen
Gold Coast Blue Tongues Flag of Queensland.svg Gold Coast Iceworld Boondall Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Nixon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Howell
Melbourne Ice Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Medibank Icehouse Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Watson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vinnie Hughes
Mustangs IHC Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Medibank Icehouse Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Laforet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Hardy
Newcastle North Stars Flag of New South Wales.svg Newcastle Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Champagne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ray Sheffield
Sydney Bears Flag of New South Wales.svg Penrith Penrith Ice Palace Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vladimir Rubes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Schlamp
Sydney Ice Dogs Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Kuprowsky Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Wilson

League business

During the off-season the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) announced two new teams would be joining the league. The Mustangs IHC were announced to become the eighth team in the AIHL starting in the 2011 season. [2] The Mustangs are based at Docklands, Victoria, the home of the Melbourne Ice. The ninth team, Perth Thunder, were accepted into the league as a provisional member. The Thunder will play exhibition games against other AIHL teams during the 2011 season in order to gain the vote to be accepted for the 2012 season. [2] At the Annual General Meeting it was proposed to increase the length of the games periods from 15 minutes to 20 minutes to be inline with International Ice Hockey Federation rules however the proposal was unsuccessful due to reasons such as costs to the teams and the ability to fill the four lines with AIHL-level players. [3]

On 10 July the game between the Gold Coast Blue Tongues and the Sydney Ice Dogs was cancelled due to an unsafe surface at the Blue Tongues home venue, Bundall Iceland. [4] The AIHL deemed that the Blue Tongues have forfeited the game against the Ice Dogs 5–0, with the Ice Dogs being awarded the full three points. [5] [6]

From 20 to 21 August the Australia men's national ice hockey team will field a team at the 2011 New Zealand Winter Games so only two games will be held for that weekend. [7] [8]

Player transfers

DatePlayerNew teamPrevious teamRef
18 January 2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Phillips Adelaide Adrenaline Toledo Walleye [9]
19 January 2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin Phillips Adelaide Adrenaline Braehead Clan [9]
10 February 2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kurtis Dulle Sydney Bears Hull Stingrays [9]
24 February 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Scarbrough Adelaide Adrenaline Canberra Knights [9]
3 March 2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Hale Sydney Bears Camrose Kodiaks [9]
14 March 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Jacques Perreault Melbourne Ice Quad City Mallards [9]
17 March 2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Rezek Adelaide Adrenaline HC Milevsko [9]
23 March 2011 Flag of Sweden.svg Bob Sannemo Gold Coast Blue Tongues Östersund Hockey [9]
23 March 2011 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Falk Gold Coast Blue Tongues Östersund Hockey [9]
23 March 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Cartwright Newcastle North Stars Dundee Stars [9]
4 April 2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brook Robson Sydney Ice Dogs Peter North Stars [9]
8 April 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Obi Aduba Melbourne Ice Quad City Mallards [9]
11 April 2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tony Demelinne Sydney Bears HYS The Hague [9]
14 April 2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Chwedoruk Newcastle North Stars Rødovre Mighty Bulls [9]
14 April 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Thauwald Newcastle North Stars Nijmegen Devils [9]
20 April 2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Sawyer Gold Coast Blue Tongues Odessa Jackalopes [9]
20 April 2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sheldon Baerg Sydney Bears Concordia Stingers [9]
22 April 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Helmbrecht Sydney Ice Dogs Wasquehal Lions [9]
22 April 2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mitch Bye Sydney Ice Dogs Marian University [9]
7 June 2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff O'Hara Sydney Bears Bristol Pitbulls [9]
24 June 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Ciraulo Canberra Knights Bloomington PrairieThunder [9]
28 June 2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Lindner Canberra Knights Indiana Blizzard [9]
Flag of the United States.svg Addison DeBoer Canberra Knights Laredo Bucks [10]

Exhibition games

Prior to the regular season, the Sydney Bears hosted an exhibition All-Star event and match at the Penrith Ice Palace. The All Star Classic had the Bears Veterans (over 35's) face off against the Rookies (Under 35s). [11] The Rookies team won the All Star Classic 9–5. [12]

During the season three teams competed against the AIHL's provisional member, Perth Thunder, in order for the Thunder to gain entry into the league for the following season. [2] In May the Thunder travelled to Adelaide to compete in two games against the Adelaide Adrenaline. They drew the first game 2–2 and won the second 3–0. [13] In June the Melbourne Ice travelled to Perth to compete in two games against the Thunder at the Cockburn Ice Arena. The Ice won the first game 4–3 and lost the second game 3–6 after letting in six goals to none in the final period. [14] [15] In September the Newcastle North Stars traveled to Perth to play the Thunder in a two-game series. [16] The Thunder won both the first and second game 4–2. [17]

Regular season

The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing first in the regular season standings with 65 points. Last years winners, the Newcastle North Stars finished second with 59 points. [18] Jason Baclig of the Melbourne Ice was named the 2011 AIHL MVP edging out the Gold Coast Blue Tongues' Matt Amado and Sydney Ice Dogs' Matt Monaghan.

April

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
114 April20:00 Melbourne Ice 8–4 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
216 April17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–7 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 800
316 April19:30 Mustangs IHC 6–2 Sydney Bears Penrith
417 April17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3 – 2 (SO) Sydney Bears Penrith
517 April17:00 Mustangs IHC 6–7 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 700
623 April17:30 Newcastle North Stars 7–3 Canberra Knights Canberra
723 April17:45 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–6 Melbourne Ice Melbourne
824 April16:15 Sydney Ice Dogs 6–3 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
928 April20:00 Sydney Bears 2–4 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 600
1030 April16:00 Newcastle North Stars 6–2 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
1130 April17:30 Melbourne Ice 6–5 Canberra Knights Canberra
1230 April17:45 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–5 Mustangs IHC Melbourne 250

May

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
131 May16:00 Newcastle North Stars 7–6 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast 150
141 May16:15 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–5 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
151 May17:00 Melbourne Ice 3–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
167 May16:30 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 4 – 5 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
177 May17:00 Newcastle North Stars 4–6 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
187 May17:30 Sydney Bears 3–5 Canberra Knights Canberra
197 May17:45 Mustangs IHC 5 – 4 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne
208 May16:30 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 3–5 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
218 May17:00 Canberra Knights 1–9 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
228 May17:00 Newcastle North Stars 6–2 Sydney Bears Penrith
2314 May16:00 Canberra Knights 3–6 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
2414 May17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–4 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 850
2514 May17:45 Sydney Bears 3 – 4 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne
2615 May16:00 Canberra Knights 1–8 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
2715 May16:15 Sydney Bears 5–3 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
2815 May17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–4 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
2921 May17:00 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 3–8 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
3021 May17:30 Sydney Bears 5–10 Canberra Knights Canberra
3121 May17:45 Newcastle North Stars 4 – 5 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne
3222 May16:15 Newcastle North Stars 2–5 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
3322 May17:00 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 6–3 Sydney Bears Penrith
3428 May16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 0–2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
3528 May17:00 Melbourne Ice 4–5 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle
3628 May17:45 Canberra Knights 5–4 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
3729 May16:15 Sydney Ice Dogs 3–9 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
3829 May16:30 Canberra Knights 2–7 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
3929 May17:00 Melbourne Ice 8–1 Sydney Bears Penrith

June

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
402 June20:00 Mustangs IHC 1–5 Melbourne Ice Melbourne
414 June16:00 Mustangs IHC 5–8 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
424 June17:00 Sydney Bears 5 – 4 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 800
434 June17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 8–4 Canberra Knights Canberra
444 June17:45 Adelaide Adrenaline 3 – 2 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne
455 June16:00 Mustangs IHC 4–6 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
465 June16:15 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–4 Melbourne Ice Melbourne
475 June17:00 Canberra Knights 6–8 Sydney Bears Penrith
4811 June17:30 Mustangs IHC 5–2 Canberra Knights Canberra
4912 June17:00 Canberra Knights 3–9 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle
5012 June17:00 Mustangs IHC 1–8 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
5118 June16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 5–0 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
5218 June17:00 Mustangs IHC 4–9 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 900
5318 June17:30 Melbourne Ice 7–4 Canberra Knights Canberra
5419 June16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 4–3 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
5519 June17:00 Melbourne Ice 7–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
5619 June17:00 Mustangs IHC 3 – 4 (SO) Sydney Bears Penrith
5725 June16:30 Sydney Bears 3–6 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
5825 June17:00 Newcastle North Stars 7–4 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
5925 June17:30 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 10–3 Canberra Knights Canberra
6025 June17:45 Melbourne Ice 7–3 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
6126 June16:45 Sydney Bears 2–3 Melbourne Ice Melbourne
6226 June17:30 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 5–7 Canberra Knights Canberra

July

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
632 July16:30 Melbourne Ice 5 – 6 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
642 July17:00 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 0–5 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
652 July17:30 Newcastle North Stars 4–14 Canberra Knights Canberra
663 July16:30 Melbourne Ice 2 – 3 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
673 July17:00 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 7–5 Sydney Bears Penrith
689 July16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 1–7 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
699 July16:30 Mustangs IHC 3–5 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
709 July17:00 Newcastle North Stars 4–2 Sydney Bears Penrith
719 July17:45 Canberra Knights 2–8 Melbourne Ice Melbourne
7210 July16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 5 – 0 [I] Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast ——
7310 July16:45 Canberra Knights 5–8 Melbourne Ice Melbourne
7410 July16:30 Mustangs IHC 4 – 3 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
7516 July17:00 Melbourne Ice 4–3 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle
7616 July17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 6–4 Sydney Bears Penrith
7716 July17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 4–6 Canberra Knights Canberra
7817 July17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 1–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
7917 July17:00 Melbourne Ice 8–4 Sydney Bears Penrith
8023 July16:00 Sydney Bears 4 – 5 (SO) Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
8123 July16:30 Newcastle North Stars 5–3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
8223 July17:30 Mustangs IHC 2–8 Canberra Knights Canberra
8324 July16:00 Sydney Bears 2–5 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
8424 July16:15 Newcastle North Stars 4–6 Melbourne Ice Melbourne
8524 July17:00 Mustangs IHC 1–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
8630 July17:00 Canberra Knights 0–4 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle
8730 July17:00 Sydney Bears 2–5 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
8830 July17:45 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 2 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne
8931 July16:15 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 6–4 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
9031 July17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 4 – 3 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Newcastle
9131 July17:00 Canberra Knights 3–2 Sydney Bears Penrith

^ I Game was forfeited due to poor ice conditions. [6]

August

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
926 August16:00 Melbourne Ice 3–5 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
936 August16:30 Sydney Bears 1–10 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
946 August17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 6–4 Canberra Knights Canberra
956 August17:45 Newcastle North Stars 3–2 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
967 August16:00 Melbourne Ice 5–3 Gold Coast Blue Tongues Gold Coast
977 August16:15 Sydney Bears 2–3 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
987 August16:30 Newcastle North Stars 3 – 2 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
9913 August17:00 Sydney Bears 0–7 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
10013 August17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 7–4 Canberra Knights Canberra
10113 August17:45 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 1–6 Melbourne Ice Melbourne
10214 August16:15 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 4–2 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
10314 August17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 1–3 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle
10414 August17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 7–3 Sydney Bears Penrith
10520 August17:00 Canberra Knights 2–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool
10621 August17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 4–2 Sydney Bears Penrith
10727 August16:30 Canberra Knights 5–7 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
10827 August17:00 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 4–2 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle
10927 August17:45 Sydney Ice Dogs 6 – 5 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne
11028 August16:15 Canberra Knights 2–5 Mustangs IHC Melbourne
11128 August16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–4 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide
11228 August17:00 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 1–2 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle

Standings

TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGAGDFPCTPTS
Melbourne Ice 281835214693+530.77465
Newcastle North Stars 2818136132106+260.70259
Sydney Ice Dogs 281720912490+340.65555
Adelaide Adrenaline 281252911794+230.57148
Gold Coast Blue Tongues 28131212120115+50.51243
Mustangs IHC 2882117107132−230.34529
Canberra Knights 2880020119167−480.28624
Sydney Bears 282232183151−680.15513
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsH Newman Reid Trophy winners

Source

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. [19]

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIMPOS
Addison DeBoer Canberra Knights 2832538550 F
Brit Ouellette Canberra Knights 2632457762 F
Peter Cartwright Newcastle North Stars 2836397524 F
Matt Amado Gold Coast Blue Tongues 2742276967 F
Jason Baclig Melbourne Ice 2836326820 F
Brian Bales Newcastle North Stars 2834316526 F
Tobias Falk Gold Coast Blue Tongues 2829366526 F
Justin Chwedoruk Newcastle North Stars 2828295772 F
Joseph Hughes Melbourne Ice 28253156121 F
Mike McRae Gold Coast Blue Tongues 2419345387 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum of ten games played. [20]

PlayerTeamMIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Luke Fiveash Gold Coast Blue Tongues 540343383.1788.90
Matthew Ezzy Newcastle North Stars 1221800923.3988.51
Olivier Martin Adelaide Adrenaline 1159671823.1887.82
Chris J. Anderson Gold Coast Blue Tongues 450340474.7086.20
Sheldon Baerg Sydney Bears 9507551095.1685.60

Goodall Cup playoffs

The 2011 Finals weekend started on 3 September 2011, with the Goodall Cup final being held on 4 September 2011. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series. Melbourne Ice who finished first in the standings was drawn against the Adelaide Adrenaline who finished fourth in the first semi-final match, while the second semi-final was played between the second and third ranked teams, Newcastle North Stars and Sydney Ice Dogs. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. All three games were held at the National Ice Sports Centre (Icehouse) in Melbourne, Victoria. [21] The Melbourne Ice went back-to-back and won the Goodall Cup for the second year in a row after defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final 3–2. Australian forward, Joseph Hughes, of the Melbourne Ice was named the finals MVP after the final. [22]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Melbourne Ice 8
4 Adelaide Adrenaline 3
Melbourne Ice 3
Newcastle North Stars 2
3 Newcastle North Stars 5
2 Sydney Ice Dogs 2

All times are UTC+10:00

Semi-finals

3 September 2011
16:00		 Melbourne Ice 8–3
(3–2, 3–0, 2–1)		 Adelaide Adrenaline Icehouse, Melbourne
Attendance: 1250
3 September 2011
19:30		 Newcastle North Stars 5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 Sydney Ice Dogs Icehouse, Melbourne
Attendance: 958

Final

4 September 2011
16:00		 Melbourne Ice 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 Newcastle North Stars Icehouse, Melbourne
Attendance: 1400

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