Melbourne Ice
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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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Melbourne Ice Start Finals Campaign with Rock-Solid Performance
The puck dropped in the opening game of the 2024 AIHL Finals presented by Hungry Jack’s on the afternoon of Friday 23 August at O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne. Friday’s first playoff game was between the Melbourne Ice and Brisbane Lightning. The Ice finished second in the Hellyer Conference while the Lightning finished third in the Rurak…
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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 – Melbourne Ice
With the Hungry Jack’s 2024 AIHL Finals just around the corner, Hockey Hype Australia is taking a look at how each of the teams competing got there, and what the keys to their success are. Today we have the return of the Melbourne Ice to Finals after seven years and four seasons away. 2024 Record…
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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
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…
