AIHL
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Around the AIHL – Round 10
Nine games were played across the weekend in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). Records were broken, a top of the table clash did not disappoint, and there was a bevy of brilliant performances. Sydney Ice Dogs 6-5 Brisbane Lightning (OT) The Ice Dogs ended a five-game skid with a victory over the Lightning on…
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Melbourne Ice Mid-Season Report Card
Melbourne Ice mid-season report card – Current rating: Living on Cloud 9 (really f*ing good) The best possible start to a season for the Melbourne Ice sees them right in the hunt for titles on three fronts. The feel-good factor has returned to the team that seemed to be veering from one crisis to another…
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Battle out West
It was a battle in the west as the Newcastle Northstars travelled to take on Perth Thunder in Week 9 of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). Two shorthanded goals on Saturday night, scored by Rob Haselhurst and Ville Tenosalmi, would put the home team ahead 2-0. Northstars’ Daniel Berno and Kyler Matthews would score…
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Canberra Brave Mid-Season Report Card
Canberra Brave mid-season report card – C- (Getting by, but not by much) After coming within a goal of back-to-back Cups in 2023, it is fair to say that the Brave would not have expected the first half of the 2024 AIHL season to go the way it has. Player unavailability, through national team representation,…
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Brisbane Lightning Mid-Season Report Card
Brisbane Lightning mid-season report card – Current rating: Happy to be in the Rurak Conference. A couple of weeks ago, my daughter and I contracted RSV from day care. We felt horrendous. But while we were sick, and she was home, we received an email from the day care centre warning parents about a chicken…
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Adelaide Adrenaline Mid-Season Report Card
Adelaide Adrenaline mid-season report card – Current rating: NI (Needs Improvement) It has been both an encouraging and disappointing start to Season 2024 for the Adelaide Adrenaline faithful. The team has improved dramatically compared to 2023, there are bright prospects all over the ice and the team is super competitive now in the AIHL. However,…
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Derby Days: Brave score vital win
The Canberra Brave score vital win against rivals Sydney Bears in the first match-up between the two teams in 2024. The 5-3 victory had big impacts on each team’s season with the Brave cementing themselves in the Finals placings in the Rurak conference and the Bears dropping from first to second in the Hellyer conference…
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Around the AIHL – Round 9
Round nine of Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) action delivered some surprising results and close contests. Hockey Hype Australia takes a quick look at the results around the league. Brisbane Lightning 4-1 Melbourne Mustangs With Scott Timmins suspended for spearing, and Dean Klomp, Vadim Virjassov, and Matt Armstrong all unavailable, the Mustangs were up against…
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Casey Kubara by the numbers
The weekend before last, in Adelaide against the Adrenaline, Casey Kubara scored his 231st Australian Ice Hockey League point and became the all-time leading scorer for the Canberra Brave. That assist on Kai Miettinen’s 3rd period goal on the Saturday took him past import Stephen Blunden’s tally of 230 points to own the record in…
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Northstars split points against Brave and Bears
Newcastle Northstars secured three points in their 4-2 win over Canberra Brave on Saturday night and fell short of the top of the conferences clash going down to the Sydney Bears 1-6 on Sunday night in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). Excitement ran through the Newcastle crowd as Alexander Yuill secured the first goal…
