Eric Brook
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From Behind The Glass – AWIHL Week 5
Week five saw the return of two series for the weekend in the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL). Sydney Sirens hosted Brisbane Lightning at Macquarie Ice Rink. At the IceArena in Adelaide, Adelaide Rush hosted Melbourne Ice. Once again, Perth Inferno had the weekend off but they will return in week six. We’re Going…
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From Behind The Glass – AWIHL Week Four
It’s hard to believe that we are already into week four of this year’s Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) season! Brisbane Lightning was the last team to have its official home opening against the Adelaide Rush last weekend. Once again, this series was the only series across the league this weekend so all eyes…
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From Behind The Glass – AWIHL Week Three
Last weekend, there was only one series in the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) with the Melbourne Ice travelling to Sydney to play the Sydney Sirens at Macquarie Ice Rink on Saturday and Sunday. With five teams in the league and the Melbourne Ducks playing limited exhibition games, it would not be possible for…
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From Behind The Glass – AWIHL Week Two
Week two action of the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) came from behind the netting as the Adelaide Rush and the Brisbane Lightning played their first games at their respective glass-less homes for the season. The Rush hosted the Perth Inferno in a barnburner of a series that provided a lot of end-to-end action.…
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From Behind The Glass – AWIHL Week 1 2024/2025
Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November saw the start of the 2024/2025 Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) season with games in Melbourne (Melbourne Ice v Brisbane Lightning) and Perth (Perth Inferno v Sydney Sirens). Let’s take an Eric Brook-style look at the weekend that was. The Ice finally have a home jersey! Anyone who…
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It Takes A Community To Run A Mega National Tournament
Each year, Ice Hockey Australia runs various national tournaments across the age groups. Traditionally, they are staggered throughout the year and around the country. For 2024, a bold new plan was launched to combine four tournaments into one time slot at Newcastle’s Hunter Ice Skating Stadium during the July school holidays. This required a massive…
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Canberra Brave Celebrate Third Goodall Cup
The Canberra Brave defeated the Melbourne Ice 5-0 in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) Grand Final to lift the Goodall Cup for the third time in five seasons. On Friday night, Canberra Brave had a hard battle against Perth Thunder. The Thunder pressed until the last second, however Brave won 2-1. Their next stop…
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Melbourne Ice Complete Comeback and Finals Equation
The Melbourne Ice defeated the Newcastle Northstars 4-3 in a gripping second semi-final at the Hungry Jack’s Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) Finals series at O’Brien Icehouse. Melbourne’s victory sets up a Grand Final meeting with the Canberra Brave. After the end of the regular season, the Northstars finished at the top of the Rurak…
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Canberra Brave Punch Ticket to Sunday
The Canberra Brave defeated the Sydney Bears 5-2 to earn a place in the Hungry Jack’s Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) Grand Final. Canberra will face either the Melbourne Ice or Newcastle Northstars at 2 pm AEST on Sunday. The first semi-final saw the Sydney Bears play the Canberra Brave. Sydney finished the regular season…
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Canberra Brave Advance in Tense Battle
The second game of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) Finals presented by Hungry Jack’s was played on Friday night between the Canberra Brave and Perth Thunder at O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne. In a replay of last year’s semi-final, the Brave took the win in a tight 2-1 contest. Canberra finished second in the Rurak Conference…
