Courtney Kynaston
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Battle out West
It was a battle in the west as the Newcastle Northstars travelled to take on Perth Thunder in Week 9 of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). Two shorthanded goals on Saturday night, scored by Rob Haselhurst and Ville Tenosalmi, would put the home team ahead 2-0. Northstars’ Daniel Berno and Kyler Matthews would score…
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PWHL Minnesota makes history with Walter Cup victory
Minnesota have marked their place in the history books this week as the first team to lift the Walter Cup in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), at a sold out Tsongas Center. A five game finals series, Minnesota had the opportunity to win at home in game four. A game that had us on…
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Northstars split points against Brave and Bears
Newcastle Northstars secured three points in their 4-2 win over Canberra Brave on Saturday night and fell short of the top of the conferences clash going down to the Sydney Bears 1-6 on Sunday night in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). Excitement ran through the Newcastle crowd as Alexander Yuill secured the first goal…
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Milestones galore in Northstars win vs Brisbane Lightning
The Northstars defeated the visiting Brisbane Lightning 9-1 at home in front of a capacity crowd on Saturday night, with a number of players ticking the box of career milestones in the game. Northstars local goaltender Matthew Montgomery recorded his first AIHL career win, newest imports Alexander Yuill and Kyler Matthews both scored their first…
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Northstars suffer defeat in home doubleheader
Newcastle Northstars were defeated 6-5 in overtime by the defending champions, the Melbourne Mustangs, on Saturday night and 9-2 on Sunday night by the Sydney Bears in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). On Saturday night, goals from rookie Maliq West and import Aiden Wagner set the Northstars ahead, but late in the period, Mustangs…
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Northstars split weekend
The Newcastle Northstars came away with a split weekend winning against the Canberra Brave, and suffered their first loss of the season against the Sydney Ice Dogs. A 6-2 victory in Canberra saw the Northstars win for the first time since 2017, in the Brave Cave. A curse many fans were eager to see get…
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Overtime Win for Northstars
Sunday afternoon saw the Newcastle Northstars and Adelaide Adrenaline go to overtime, but an Aiden Wagner goal would secure the 4-3 win for the Newcastle team at home. The Northstars had a strong first period, with goals from Beau Taylor and Wehebe Darge, taking the home team into the first break with a 2-0 lead.…
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Northstars Secure Six Point Weekend
The Northstars continued their winning streak with two big wins this past weekend. On Saturday, they defeated the Rhinos in Erina 14-1 and then backed it up in front of a capacity crowd against the Sydney Ice Dogs at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium to win 7-3. On Sunday afternoon, the scoring was opened by Daniel…
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Northstars defeat Brave in Newcastle
The Northstars won a convincing home game on Saturday, defeating the visiting Canberra Brave 7-3. The Northstars came out strong with possession, a perfect powerplay (three for three) and penalty kill percentage (four for four), while maintaining control of the game. Opening the scoring, newly appointed alternate captain Francis Drolet scored two quick goals, getting…
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Recapping a Historic Week for the PWHL
It has been a big week for women’s ice hockey this week as the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) launched and has left us wanting more. Hockey Hype Australia took a quick look around the league to examine each team’s debut performance. For those who may be unfamiliar with the league, the six foundational franchises…
