Sean O’Connor
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Review of the New AIHL.TV App
Welcome to Hockey Hype Australia’s review of the New AIHL.TV App. On 8 June 2024 the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) officially launched its new AIHL.TV app on both Apple iOS and Google Android platforms. This was welcome news for fans across the league who had been casting from internet browsers to TVs prior to…
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The Art of Fun with the Sydney Bears
It was a big weekend for the Sydney Bears. Playing two games in two days against two of their biggest rivals for the league premiership and championship titles this season. You could excuse them for being all business and laser focused on the challenge at hand. I’m imagining the mantra “AIHL glory, nothing else, AIHL…
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Melbourne Ice Mid-Season Report Card
Melbourne Ice mid-season report card – Current rating: Living on Cloud 9 (really f*ing good) The best possible start to a season for the Melbourne Ice sees them right in the hunt for titles on three fronts. The feel-good factor has returned to the team that seemed to be veering from one crisis to another…
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Adelaide Adrenaline Mid-Season Report Card
Adelaide Adrenaline mid-season report card – Current rating: NI (Needs Improvement) It has been both an encouraging and disappointing start to Season 2024 for the Adelaide Adrenaline faithful. The team has improved dramatically compared to 2023, there are bright prospects all over the ice and the team is super competitive now in the AIHL. However,…
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Derby Days: Brave score vital win
The Canberra Brave score vital win against rivals Sydney Bears in the first match-up between the two teams in 2024. The 5-3 victory had big impacts on each team’s season with the Brave cementing themselves in the Finals placings in the Rurak conference and the Bears dropping from first to second in the Hellyer conference…
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Ice Sweep Brave In Early Premiership Test
The Melbourne Ice continue their impressive 2024 form with a maiden sweep over the Brave in Canberra. Winning 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday and following it up with a tightly-fought 3-1 victory on Sunday. The Ice are on fire at the moment, eight wins on the trot. It’s their equal second best ever start…
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Double change for Newcastle Northstars
Newcastle Northstars’ roster rotates with a double change. Two stand out imports depart with two new ones arriving ahead of Round 6 of the 2024 AIHL season. Fan Favorite Aiden Wagner and fellow import Matthieu Desautels depart the Novocastrian team to head home to America and Canada respectively. In the short space of time with…
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AIHL Player Milestones Season 2024: Round 4
AIHL Player Milestones Round 4. Players are part of the lifeblood of hockey in Australia. It is high time we celebrate their ongoing milestone achievements as they hit the ice week in week out in the Australian Ice Hockey League. In week four of the 2024 season, there were many headlines, goals and talking points…
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Battle of Nowhere: Connecting Canberra and Newcastle
The famous Battle of Nowhere. When the Canberra Brave and Newcastle Northstars come together on the AIHL calendar, you know sparks will fly, fans will scream the roof off their barns and bold fast hockey is on the cards. On Saturday we had the latest edition of this Canberra-Newcastle rivalry, which is unique to hockey…
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New Horizons, Community and a Lightning Sweep
New Horizons set as Rurak conference heats up with the Brisbane Lightning securing a perfect weekend in Canberra against the Brave. A pair of 5-2 victories sends the visitors climbing the conference standings. The Brave on the other hand will go back to the drawing board to secure their first home win. The result though…
