Newcastle Northstars
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Finals Preview – Newcastle Northstars
Perennial contenders, the Newcastle Northstars have been building their depth across the season with key additions to the local roster in 2025. This Finals Preview looks at how they will look to lift Goodall Cup number seven. 2025 Record Overall record (13W – 3OTW – 0OTL – 12L) (0.536) Story of the season: Depth has…
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Tale of the Tape – Northstars @ Lightning
With the final weekend of the regular season upon us, Newcastle head north to Brisbane for a double-header against the Lightning. While the Northstars are safely ensconced in the top six, but outside the top two, Brisbane still need to punch their ticket. Two points this weekend, or an Adelaide loss, will do it. The…
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The Run Home
With only two weekends remaining in the 2025 AIHL regular season, we take a look at how the season will finish for each team, and how they can make Finals, have a day off on the Friday at Finals, or secure the best tee time once the weather gets better. This is the 2025 Run…
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Tale of the Tape – Northstars @ Brave
At this time of the year, each weekend brings games with big post-season implications and this is no different, with the Northstars traveling to Canberra for the final AIS game of season 2025. With the recent points penalty to the Perth Thunder, one point separates three teams in the fight for second spot – so…
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How much does your team rely on imports?
With geopolitical manoeuvres meaning that tariffs and trade barriers are coming back in vogue, despite the advice of any coherent economist, has that had an impact on imports here in the AIHL? Local production versus import production has long been a discussion point for fans of the league, so how big an impact are they…
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Tale of the Tape – Thunder @ Northstars
This week on Tale of the Tape, the Northstars are on a three-game winning streak, and come up against the team in second position on the ladder for the second time in two weekends, this time against the in-form Perth Thunder. Perth are heading east and looking to secure a top-two spot, after taking all…
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Tale of the Tape – Lightning @ Northstars
After collecting all six points on a trip to Adelaide last weekend, this weekend the Brisbane Lightning take a short trip south to take on the Newcastle Northstars in a double-header that looks likely to shape the Finals race. This is the first time the teams meet this year, and will the high-flying Lightning continue…
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How will the 2025 Season play out?
We are now 68 games into a 112 game AIHL season, one team is a chance to clinch a playoff spot this weekend. Our AIHL Ladder Predictor allows you to pick the results of each game and see how that impacts the final ladder. How will 2025 play out? you tell us! Firstly, if the…
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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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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…
