Tristan Metcalfe
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The AIHL’s most hard-fought rivalry?
The Melbourne Mustangs joining the AIHL in 2011 (at the time as the “Mustangs IHC”) kicked off a series of some of the spiciest games in the league – the Melbourne Derby. So let’s look into how the teams have performed, and who has stood out. They have resulted in some fireworks over the years,…
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Joey by the numbers
Making his return to the Melbourne Ice in 2024 and promptly being named the Skaters Network Australian Player of the Week is just another of those ‘Joey Hughes things’. As is putting up 9 points in a two-game weekend. With all of that, it is a nice prompt to have a look at Joey by…
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2024 AIHL Season preview – Sydney Ice Dogs
2023 in review The Ice Dogs struggled in 2023, and had the added challenge of being in the considerably stronger Hellyer Conference meant they ended the year at the bottom of that conference, and 8th overall. Injuries and unavailability in key players meant the next generation took on more responsibility than would have been planned…
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2024 AIHL Season Preview – Sydney Bears
2023 in review The Bears had a great regular season in 2023, with only a three-point penalty for an administrative error regarding imports costing them a share of top spot, which they would have won on the tiebreaker. Again backstopped by Anthony Kimlin, the depth in the Bears lineup – which was tested at times…
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2024 AIHL Season Preview – Perth Thunder
2023 in review The AIHL welcomed the Thunder back in 2023, and they promptly made it back to Finals weekend, courtesy of a key win over the Newcastle Northstars in the Play-in. This was built on a strong second-half of the season, after a revolving door of imports early in 2023 made for a patchy…
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2024 AIHL Season Preview – Newcastle Northstars
2023 in review After coming up just short in 2022, the Newcastle Northstars rebounded strongly in 2023, taking second place in the Rurak Conference and third overall, before being upset at home in the ‘Play-in’ by the Perth Thunder. Driven by high scoring (the Northstars were the second-highest scoring team in the league) and a…
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2024 AIHL Season Preview – Melbourne Mustangs
2023 in review 2023 could hardly have gone better for the Mustangs – to state the very obvious! A strong regular season, capped by a whole-weekend clean sheet by Liam Hughes leading to the second Goodall Cup for the club. Driven by an outstanding import group, backed-up ably by solid local depth, the Mustangs didn’t…
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2024 AIHL Season Preview – Melbourne Ice
2023 in review 2023 was a bit of a wild ride for the Ice – at times they looked to be an unstoppable force as far as offense was concerned. However on the other side of the puck, their struggles meant they were never really a contender, despite that high scoring. The up-front firepower of…
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2024 AIHL Season Preview – Central Coast Rhinos
2023 in review In their first season rejoining the AIHL, the Rhinos had a rough welcome back – finishing the league in last place with only two wins, and lots of blowout losses. Unfortunately for the Rhinos fans, neither of these wins were at home – so they will be hoping for a first home…
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2024 AIHL Season preview – CBR Brave
2023 in review After another strong season for the Brave, running into a Liam Hughes-shaped wall in the Final meant it was ultimately for nought, with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss. This came at the end of a season that reflects largely what has come to be expected from the Brave – with the best offensive…
