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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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  • 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…

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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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  • Finals Preview – Canberra Brave

    2024 has hardly gone all the Brave’s way after a club-record losing streak earlier in the season. But, from then on, they have shown how strong a team they are – and come into the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) Finals as the form team. 2024 Record Overall record (15 W – 1 OTW –…

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  • Sunday Snapshot – AIHL Finals Frenzy

    The Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) delivered big results last night as the Finals picture became clearer. In the season’s penultimate regular season round, the Brisbane Lightning earned the last spot at Finals, and the Bears secured the H Newman Reid Trophy as regular season champions. Brisbane’s Boondall Bonanza The Adelaide Adrenaline needed to take…

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  • Who are the form teams of the AIHL?

    The old adage says that form is temporary, but class is permanent. Now, because of the internet rotting our brains, our attention span is also temporary – so let’s look at form in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). This is of particular interest as we head towards the Hungry Jacks AIHL Finals Series in…

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  • Sunday Snapshot

    After a big night of Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) action last night, one team was eliminated from securing the minor premiership, and others edged closer to Finals qualification. Here’s a quick snapshot of what happened, and significance of today’s games. Hellyer Conference – Mustangs stay alive, Bears still chasing H Newman Reid Trophy in…

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  • 2024 AIHL Player Award Nominations

    2024 AIHL Player Award Nominations

    Hockey Hype Australia is pleased to announce the 2024 Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) Player Award Nominations. Teams submitted nominations for players and personnel from their respective organisations for five different award categories. When it comes to voting, teams vote for top three selections in each category on a 3, 2, 1 points basis. The…

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  • Supporting our AIHL and AWIHL Photographers

    Social media managers and others trying to promote the sport of ice hockey couldn’t tell the story of our sport without the phenomenal photographers. It is a great pleasure to put together this list of our togs from all over the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) and Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) so you…

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