2018 AIHL season | |
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League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | 21 April 2018 – 26 August 2018 |
Regular season | |
H Newman Reid Trophy | CBR Brave (1st title) |
Season MVP | Pier-Olivier Grandmaison (Thunder) |
Top scorer | Trevor Gerling (Brave) Pier-Olivier Grandmaison (Thunder) (67 points) |
Goodall Cup | |
Champions | CBR Brave |
Runners-up | Sydney Bears |
Finals MVP | Trevor Gerling (Brave) |
The 2018 AIHL season was the 19th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 21 April 2018 until 26 August 2018, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 1 and 2 September 2018. The CBR Brave won both the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing the regular season with the most points in league history, and the Goodall Cup for the first time by defeating the Sydney Bears in the final.
In 2018 the AIHL had 8 teams competing in the league. [1]
Team | City | Arena | Head Coach | Captain |
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Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | IceArenA | Jim Fuyarchuk | Josef Rezek |
CBR Brave | Canberra | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | Robert Starke | Matthew Harvey |
Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | O'Brien Group Arena | Peter Ekroth | Lliam Webster |
Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | O'Brien Group Arena | Maxime Langelier-Parent | Michael McMahon |
Newcastle Northstars | Newcastle | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | *No head coach | Robert Malloy |
Perth Thunder | Perth | Perth Ice Arena | Dave Ruck | Jamie Woodman |
Sydney Bears | Sydney | Macquarie Ice Rink | Ron Kuprowsky | Michael Schlamp |
Sydney Ice Dogs | Sydney | Macquarie Ice Rink | Andrew Petrie | Scott Stephenson |
In December 2017 the Sydney Ice Dogs released their logo for the 2018 season. The design was an adjusted version of the 15th anniversary logo, replacing the "XV" with a shield. [2] A few days later the Sydney Bears unveiled their new logo featuring a re-designed Bear. [3] Following the release of their new logo the Bears released their new jerseys which included a black home, white away and a red alternate version. [4] In February 2018 the Bears signed All About Caring as a major sponsor for the season. [5] The same month the Melbourne Mustangs signed with The Kodiak Group to be their new naming rights sponsor for the next two seasons. [6] The Kodiak Group replace The James Hotel who held the rights in 2017. [7] In March 2018 the Melbourne Ice signed partnerships with the charity 300 Blankets and not-for-profit Kids Under Cover. Both organisations focus on helping the homeless and part of deal with 300 Blankets will see the Ice selling blankets at their home games. [8] [9] In April the Adelaide Adrenaline signed with Complete Podiatry to be a sponsor and the club's official podiatry clinic. [10] Also in April the Mustangs announced that they had signed with restaurant Billy's District to be their post-game venue, replacing The James Hotel which had been their venue since May 2016. [11] On 8 April the Newcastle Northstars that Warners at the Bay had signed with the club as their official post-game venue for 2018. [12] The Melbourne Ice announced on 10 April that they had signed with Tempur Australia to be their naming rights sponsor for the next three years. [13] The deal also included captain Lliam Webster being appointed as a brand ambassador for Tempur. [13] The Brave announced that The Signal Co. Wireless and Maliganis Edwards Johnson had signed on as major sponsors and Ace High Eatery & Bar, Care Traffic, Coffey, Compass Wealth Group and T C Air & Electric had signed on as business sponsors for 2018. [14] [15] [16] The Brave also switched their post game venue to the Hellenic Club of Canberra's Fillos Taverna + Bar, replacing The Woden Tradies & Quality Hotel which had been their venue since June 2017. [17] In April the Sydney Ice Dogs signed with the Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie Park to be a major sponsor for the 2018 season. [18] They also announced that they would partner with Cheapskate Hockey to create an alternative jersey as well as produce a line of merchandise. The alternate jersey will feature a redesigned bulldog logo. [19] On 20 April the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that The Ranch Hotel would be their post game venue for 2018, replacing TGI Fridays Macquarie Centre which was their venue for the previous season. [20]
In January 2018 the Perth Thunder announced that they would hold a three-game exhibition series against an All-Stars team from the China Ice Hockey League. [21] The games were held on 15, 17 and 17 February at the Perth Ice Arena. [21] The Thunder lost the opening game 1–3 but tied the series with a 4–1 in game two. The All-Stars won the series with a 2–1 win in game three. [22] On 7 April the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs held their annual exhibition match at the O'Brien Group Arena. [23] The Ice defeated the Mustangs 3–2. [23] The following week the Melbourne Ice hosted the Hockey Festival at the O'Brien Group Arena. [24] The festival ran over 14 and 15 April and included the Ice, Adelaide Adrenaline, CBR Brave and Melbourne Mustangs. [24] Day one of the festival saw each team compete in a round-robin competition in order to determine the playoff spots on day two. [24] The Mustangs finished the round-robin at the top of the standings, one point ahead of the Ice, the Adrenaline finished in third and the Brave in last place. [24] Day two included two games, a final between first and second and a placement game for third place. [24] The Ice defeated the Mustangs 3–2 in the final to claim the Warrior Cup, while the Adrenaline beat the Brave 4–2 to finish in third place. [24]
On 15 October the Newcastle Northstars announced that Andrew Petrie had stepped down from the position of head coach following a mutual decision with the club. [25] A month later the Sydney Ice Dogs announced the signing of Petrie as their head coach. [26] Petrie replaced Christopher Blagg who moved into the position of club president. [26] Petrie previously coached the Ice Dogs in 2014. [26] On 14 November the Melbourne Mustangs' announced that head coach Michael Flaherty would not be returning for the 2018 season. [27] Flaherty was replaced two weeks later by Maxime Langelier-Parent, a former import for the club who had served as an assistant coach in 2017. [28] On 10 February the Ice Dogs announced Jason Juba had stepped down from his positions of general manager and vice president in order to focus on family and business. [29] Also in February the CBR Brave announced that they had signed Mike Sargeant and Gordon Cockell as assistant coaches for the 2018 seasons. [30] In April the Adelaide Adrenaline announced that Sami Mantere had stepped down from the position of head coach in order to return full time as a player for the club. [31] Mantere was also signed on as an assistant coach. [31] Mantere was replaced in the position of head coach by Jim Fuyarchuk. [31] On 17 April the Brave announced that they had signed Johan Steenberg as Director of Player Development and Player Personnel. [19] Steenberg was previously at the Melbourne Ice from 2014 to 2017 as their goaltending coach. [19] On 19 April Northstars announced that Joey Theriault, Ray Sheffield and Garry Doré will share the coaching duties for the 2018 season, replacing Andrew Petrie who left in October 2017. [32] Just prior to the start of the season the Melbourne Ice announced the signing of Peter Ekroth to the position of head coach. [20] Ekroth replaced Charles Franzén who has moved into the position of Director of Coaching and Player Development. [20]
New signings
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The regular season began on 21 April 2018 and will run through to 26 August 2018 before the top four teams advance to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series. [221]
Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Recap |
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21 April | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 0–8 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
21 April | 17:00 | Newcastle Northstars | 3–4 (SO) | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
21 April | 17:30 | Sydney Bears | 2–4 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
22 April | 16:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 3–1 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
28 April | 16:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 2–4 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
28 April | 17:00 | CBR Brave | 4–2 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
28 April | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 4–5 (SO) | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
29 April | 16:00 | Perth Thunder | 3–6 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
29 April | 16:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 6–3 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena |
Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Recap |
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5 May | 16:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 6–2 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
5 May | 16:30 | Melbourne Ice | 4–2 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
5 May | 17:00 | Sydney Bears | 1–5 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
5 May | 17:30 | Newcastle Northstars | 3–8 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
6 May | 16:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 3–4 (SO) | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
6 May | 16:30 | Melbourne Ice | 4–3 (SO) | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
6 May | 16:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 2–4 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
6 May | 17:00 | CBR Brave | 3–5 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
11 May | 19:30 | Melbourne Ice | 3–5 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
12 May | 16:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 3–1 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
12 May | 17:00 | Newcastle Northstars | 5–4 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
12 May | 17:00 | CBR Brave | 3–1 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
13 May | 16:00 | Newcastle Northstars | 4–3 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
13 May | 16:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 4–8 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
19 May | 16:30 | Newcastle Northstars | 5–6 (SO) | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
19 May | 17:00 | Sydney Bears | 3–2 (SO) | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
19 May | 17:30 | Perth Thunder | 2–6 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
20 May | 16:00 | Sydney Bears | 3–2 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
20 May | 16:30 | Newcastle Northstars | 4–2 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
20 May | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 4–3 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
26 May | 16:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 5–6 (SO) | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
26 May | 16:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 2–6 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
26 May | 17:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 3–2 (SO) | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
26 May | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 0–5 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
27 May | 16:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 3–5 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
27 May | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 1–4 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
27 May | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 3–6 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink |
Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Recap |
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9 June | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 2–5 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
9 June | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 4–3 (SO) | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
10 June | 16:00 | Perth Thunder | 8–2 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
10 June | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 2–6 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
15 June | 19:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 5–4 (SO) | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
16 June | 16:30 | CBR Brave | 11–4 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
16 June | 17:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 4–3 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
16 June | 17:00 | Newcastle Northstars | 0–2 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
17 June | 16:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 4–3 (SO) | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
17 June | 16:30 | CBR Brave | 5–2 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
23 June | 16:30 | Sydney Bears | 6–2 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
23 June | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 4–3 (SO) | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
23 June | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 2–6 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
23 June | 17:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 4–1 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
24 June | 16:00 | Melbourne Ice | 2–3 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
24 June | 16:30 | Sydney Bears | 2–3 (SO) | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
24 June | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 4–8 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
24 June | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 3–2 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
29 June | 19:30 | Melbourne Ice | 4–1 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
29 June | 19:00 | Newcastle Northstars | 3–2 (SO) | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
30 June | 16:30 | CBR Brave | 6–2 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
30 June | 17:00 | Sydney Bears | 1–2 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena |
Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Recap |
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1 July | 16:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 4–6 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
1 July | 16:00 | Sydney Bears | 0–3 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
1 July | 16:30 | CBR Brave | 6–2 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
7 July | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 4–5 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
7 July | 17:00 | CBR Brave | 7–5 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
7 July | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 1–7 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
8 July | 16:00 | Melbourne Ice | 4–3 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
8 July | 16:00 | CBR Brave | 3–6 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
8 July | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 0–4 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
13 July | 19:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 0–5 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
14 July | 16:30 | Melbourne Ice | 3–4 (SO) | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
14 July | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 0–5 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
14 July | 17:30 | Newcastle Northstars | 1–3 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
15 July | 16:30 | Melbourne Ice | 4–7 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
15 July | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 1–2 (SO) | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
21 July | 16:30 | Perth Thunder | 9–2 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
21 July | 17:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 4–3 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
21 July | 17:30 | Sydney Bears | 2–7 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
22 July | 16:00 | Sydney Bears | 5–2 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
22 July | 16:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 0–2 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
22 July | 16:30 | Perth Thunder | 1–2 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
28 July | 17:00 | Newcastle Northstars | 6–4 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
28 July | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 3–0 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
28 July | 17:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 2–5 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
29 July | 14:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 0–6 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
29 July | 16:00 | Newcastle Northstars | 4–3 (SO) | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
29 July | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 1–4 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink |
Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Recap |
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4 August | 16:30 | Sydney Bears | 3–2 (SO) | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
4 August | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 4–5 (SO) | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
4 August | 17:00 | CBR Brave | 6–3 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
5 August | 16:00 | CBR Brave | 6–4 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
5 August | 16:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 2–9 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
5 August | 16:30 | Sydney Bears | 6–4 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
11 August | 16:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 7–1 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
11 August | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 1–4 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
11 August | 17:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 8–11 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
12 August | 16:00 | Sydney Bears | 4–3 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
12 August | 16:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 4–1 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Ice Arena | |
12 August | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 6–2 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
17 August | 19:30 | Newcastle Northstars | 3–9 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
17 August | 19:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 7–0 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
18 August | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 4–10 | Newcastle Northstars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | |
18 August | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 2–5 | Melbourne Mustangs | O'Brien Group Arena | |
18 August | 17:00 | CBR Brave | 3–1 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
19 August | 16:00 | Perth Thunder | 6–3 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
19 August | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 0–9 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
19 August | 17:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 2–5 | CBR Brave | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | |
24 August | 19:30 | Sydney Bears | 2–7 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
25 August | 16:30 | Newcastle Northstars | 4–5 (SO) | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
25 August | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 1–5 | Sydney Bears | Macquarie Ice Rink | |
25 August | 17:00 | CBR Brave | 7–0 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
26 August | 16:30 | Newcastle Northstars | 3–5 | Perth Thunder | Perth Ice Arena | |
26 August | 16:30 | CBR Brave | 6–2 | Melbourne Ice | O'Brien Group Arena | |
26 August | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 3–2 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Macquarie Ice Rink |
Team | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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CBR Brave | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 74 | +78 | 72 |
Sydney Bears | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 104 | 72 | +32 | 54 |
Perth Thunder | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 111 | 100 | +11 | 46 |
Melbourne Mustangs | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 106 | 97 | +9 | 42 |
Newcastle Northstars | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 106 | 119 | –13 | 39 |
Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 96 | 97 | –1 | 38 |
Melbourne Ice | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 87 | 114 | –27 | 29 |
Adelaide Adrenaline | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 62 | 151 | –89 | 16 |
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | H Newman Reid Trophy winners |
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 23 September 2018 [222]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS |
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Pier-Olivier Grandmaison | Perth Thunder | 28 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 26 | F |
Travor Gerling | CBR Brave | 24 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 12 | F |
Wehebe Darge | CBR Brave | 26 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 34 | F |
Geordie Wudrick | Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 24 | F |
Charles Adams | Sydney Bears | 24 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 16 | F |
Ryan Lough | Sydney Bears | 21 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 12 | F |
Benjamin Breault | Perth Thunder | 28 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 16 | F |
Grant Toulmin | Sydney Ice Dogs | 21 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 4 | F |
Chris Leveille | CBR Brave | 15 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 47 | F |
Landon Oslanski | Perth Thunder | 19 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 90 | D |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time. Current as of 23 September 2018 [222]
Player | Team | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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Matt Hewitt | CBR Brave | 1182 | 614 | 46 | 1.95 | 0.925 | 2 |
Anthony Kimlin | Sydney Bears | 1255 | 749 | 60 | 2.39 | 0.920 | 2 |
Curtis Skip | Sydney Ice Dogs | 1095 | 717 | 60 | 2.74 | 0.916 | 2 |
Aleksi Toivonen | Melbourne Mustangs | 667 | 318 | 37 | 2.77 | 0.884 | 2 |
Peter Di Salvo | Perth Thunder | 1398 | 1052 | 96 | 3.43 | 0.909 | 1 |
Below lists the 2018 AIHL regular season award winners.
Award | Name | Team |
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MVP | Pier-Olivier Grandmaison | Perth Thunder |
Goaltender | Anthony Kimlin | Sydney Bears |
Defenceman | Landon Oslanski | Perth Thunder |
Rookie | Jason McMahon | Perth Thunder |
Local player | Wehebe Darge | CBR Brave |
Coach | Ron Kuprowsky | Sydney Bears |
The 2018 playoffs was scheduled for 1 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 2 September. [221] Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at O'Brien Group Arena in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria. [223] 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 CBR Brave (first title) who defeated the Sydney Bears 4-3 in overtime after the two sides finished regulation time locked at 3-3. [224] The Brave’s Canadian import forward, Trevor Gerling, was named the finals most valuable player (MVP) after he scored the winning goal in overtime. [225]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | CBR Brave | 5 | |||||||
4 | Melbourne Mustangs | 1 | |||||||
CBR Brave | 4 | ||||||||
Sydney Bears | 3 | ||||||||
3 | Perth Thunder | 0 | |||||||
2 | Sydney Bears | 3 |
All times are UTC+10:00
1 September 2018 15:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 1–5 (0–2, 1–3, 0–0) | CBR Brave | O'Brien Group Arena Attendance: 1500 |
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Aleksi Toivonen | Goalies | Matt Hewitt | Referees: Jeff Scott Kent Unwin Linesmen: Casper Russelhuber Grainge Phillips | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 28 min | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 17 |
1 September 2018 18:00 | Perth Thunder | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Sydney Bears | O'Brien Group Arena Attendance: 1500 |
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Peter Di Salvo | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referees: Jeff Klinck Chris Parks Linesmen: Fraser Ohlson Russel Dow | ||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
25 | Shots | 33 |
2 September 2018 15:00 | Sydney Bears | 3–4 (OT) (0–2, 3–0, 0–1, 0–1) | CBR Brave | O'Brien Group Arena Attendance: 1500 |
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Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Matt Hewitt | Referees: Jeff Scott Kent Unwin Linesmen: Casper Russelhuber Fraser Ohlson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 37 |
The 2018 AIHL All-Star Weekend was held at the Adelaide Ice Arena, Adelaide on 2 and 3 June 2018. [226] The format of the weekend was unchanged from 2017 with a skills competition on 2 June and an all-stars game on 3 June. [226] Adelaide Adrenaline's Josef Rezek and David Huxley were initially announced as the captains of the two teams replacing Jamie Bourke and Lliam Webster from 2016. [226] Huxley was later replaced by the Adrenaline's Zachary Boyle due to Huxley's retirement prior to the 2018 season. [227] The Adrenaline's head coach Jim Fuyarchuk and assistant coach Sami Mantere were named as the coaches of Team Boyle and Team Rezek respectively. [228] APA Group re-signed as sponsor of the weekend after sponsoring the previous three events. [226]
The skills competition saw the Adelaide Adrenaline and Sydney Bears take out two of the seven events each, while the Newcastle Northstars, Perth Thunder and Sydney Ice Dogs all picked up one each. [229] On 3 June Team Rezek defeated Team Boyle 13-8 in the All-Star Game to claim the Mick McCormack Cup. [230]
3 June 2018 | Team Boyle | 8–13 | Team Rezek | Adelaide IceArenA |
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The 2014 AIHL season was the 15th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 12 April 2014 until 24 August 2014, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 30 and 31 August. The Melbourne Mustangs won both the H Newman Reid Trophy for finishing first in the regular season, and the Goodall Cup after defeating the Melbourne Ice in the final.
The 2015 AIHL season was the 16th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 25 April 2015, until 23 August 2015, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 29 and 30 August. The Newcastle North Stars won both the H Newman Reid Trophy for finishing first in the regular season, and the Goodall Cup after defeating the Melbourne Ice in the final.
The 2016 AIHL season was the 17th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 23 April 2016 until 21 August 2016, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 27 and 28 August. The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing the regular season with the most points. The Newcastle North Stars won the Goodall Cup for the second year in a row after defeating the CBR Brave in the final.
The 2017 AIHL season was the 18th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 22 April 2017 until 27 August 2017, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 2 and 3 September. The Melbourne Ice won both the H Newman Reid Trophy for finishing first in the regular season, and the Goodall Cup after defeating the CBR Brave in the final.
The 2019 AIHL season is the 20th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 20 April 2019 until 25 August 2019, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 31 August and 1 September 2019. The CBR Brave won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing the regular season with the most points in league history for the second time. The Sydney Bears won the Goodall Cup for the third time by defeating the Perth Thunder in the final.
The 2020 AIHL season was going to be the 21st season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It was originally scheduled to run from 18 April 2020 until 23 August 2020, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 29 August and 30 August 2020. However, on 12 March 2020 the league announced the postponement of the 2020 season to a to be determined date due to COVID-19. Then on 29 July 2020, the AIHL commission's return to play committee announced the official cancellation of the 2020 AIHL season due to July COVID outbreaks on the east coast as well as continued border closures for WA and SA. This marked the first time the Goodall Cup was not awarded since 1993, when the competition was cancelled as a result of financial problems.
The 2021 AIHL season was going to be the 21st season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL), following the cancellation of the 2020 season. However, on 2 February 2021, the AIHL announced the season would not go ahead, citing ongoing border restriction issues between different Australian states as the reason for the cancellation. For the second year in a row, the Goodall Cup would not be contested.
The 2022 AIHL season is the delayed 21st season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL), following the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The season will consist of 60 regular season games and is scheduled to run from 30 April to 28 August 2022, with the Goodall Cup finals, consisting of 2 semi-finals, a preliminary final and a grand final, following the regular season on 2–4 September 2022. The CBR Brave won the double and claimed the H Newman Reid Trophy for a third time and Goodall Cup for a second time in 2022 by finishing top of the regular season standings and winning the AIHL grand final. The Newcastle Northstars were runner's up to both titles and the Sydney Ice Dogs claimed the wooden spoon.
The Brisbane Lightning is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Brisbane, Queensland. The team is a member of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The team was founded in 2022 as an expansion AIHL team and are the first team based in Queensland since the Blue Tongues last competed in 2012. The Lightning's home venue is Iceworld Boondall and the team formally entered the AIHL regular season in 2023.
The 2023 AIHL season is the 22nd season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The season will consist of 130 regular season games and is scheduled to run from 15 April to 13 August 2023, with the Goodall Cup finals following the regular season.