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Tale of the Tape – Adrenaline @ Lightning
This week on tale of the tape, picking up an upset win last weekend against the Mustangs breathed a bit of life into the Adelaide Adrenaline’s unlikely push for Finals – and now they make the trip to Brisbane to take on the Lightning. These games make up the second-last homestand for the Lightning, and…
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2025 AIHL Mid Season Review
Welcome to the 2025 AIHL Mid Season Review. It’s, roughly, half way through the season for all teams now. So how is everyone going? Let’s briefly delve into all eight teams and find out. Adelaide Adrenaline Games played: 14Current position: 7th In truth it has taken time for the Adrenaline to get going. Initially it…
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Tale of the Tape – Ice @ Lightning
This weekend on tale of the tape, we have a top-of-the-table double header in Brisbane, with the second-placed Lightning playing host to the ladder-leading Melbourne Ice. With the Ice having engaged the SES in search-and-rescue missions to find all the fans who had disappeared between 2018 and 2023, they are flying through the first half…
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2003 AIHL Season Results and Standings Grail
The story of the 2003 AIHL Season Grail. Since seriously getting into the AIHL in 2015, and having a hobby of updating Wikipedia pages, I have been interested in recording the history of the AIHL in Wikipedia. It’s not been an easy journey documenting the league’s history, especially with pre-2010 information sparse. AIHL information is…
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How did the Brave lift the Cup?
The Canberra Brave won their third Goodall Cup just over a fortnight ago, in their 10th anniversary year. So what was the secret to their incredible weekend? We take a look at the numbers to pick out how they got the job done. So, what did they do? Goaltending stepped up. With the Brave having…
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The Best of the Best: 2024 AIHL Awards
The League announced the 2024 AIHL season awards on the weekend at Finals. These announcements followed the nominations released a month ago. Six players and one coach were selected as winners in seven award categories. The award winners list consisted of personnel from five teams. This included three people from the Hellyer conference and four…
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HHA Roundtable: AIHL Awards Edition
The Hockey Hype Australia team got together to vote on who they predict will win each Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) award on offer this season. Did they get it right? Have your say in the comments. Coach of the Year Adelaide – Jeremy FriederichBrisbane – Terry KiliwnikCanberra – Stuart PhilpsCentral Coast – Ron KuprowskyMelbourne…
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Is there really no place like home in the AIHL?
The Australian Ice Hockey League is played out of a wide variety of different venues. These wrinkles (sometimes literal) lead to different performances across the league and this is what this piece looks at – across the AIHL from 2013 to 2023. This won’t take into account any of the 2024 AIHL season, for the…
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Canadian Indigenous Northern Ice hockey team wrapping up successful Tour of Hope
As the 2024 Tour of Hope reaches its conclusion, Hockey Hype Australia reflects on the significance of the tour. Brisbane is the sixth and final destination of the event that has included stops across Australia and New Zealand. Kerry Goulet was inducted into the Manitoba Indigenous Hall of Fame earlier this year, along with Terry…
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Danick Bouchard Departs the Central Coast Rhinos
Danick Bouchard departs the Central Coast Rhinos mid-season after a successful stint with the AIHL team from Erina. In a surprising announcement the Central Coast Rhinos confirmed last weekend’s big win over the Sydney Bears would be Danick Bouchard’s last for the team in 2024. The Canadian veteran winger will return to France to link…
