AIHL
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Northstars Secure Six Point Weekend
The Northstars continued their winning streak with two big wins this past weekend. On Saturday, they defeated the Rhinos in Erina 14-1 and then backed it up in front of a capacity crowd against the Sydney Ice Dogs at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium to win 7-3. On Sunday afternoon, the scoring was opened by Daniel…
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AIHL Player Milestones Season 2024: Round 2
AIHL Player Milestones Round 2. Players are part of the lifeblood of hockey in Australia. It is high time we celebrate their ongoing milestone achievements as they hit the ice week in week out in the Australian Ice Hockey League. In week two of the 2024 season, there were many headlines, goals and talking points…
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Northstars defeat Brave in Newcastle
The Northstars won a convincing home game on Saturday, defeating the visiting Canberra Brave 7-3. The Northstars came out strong with possession, a perfect powerplay (three for three) and penalty kill percentage (four for four), while maintaining control of the game. Opening the scoring, newly appointed alternate captain Francis Drolet scored two quick goals, getting…
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AIHL Team of the Week: Week One
Each week, the Hockey Hype Australia team will individually select a team of the week, consisting of three forwards, two defensemen, and a goaltender. The internal votes will be tallied to bring you, the fans, the AIHL team of the week. It’s a task that is sure to generate discussion from passionate fans, perplexed that…
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Joey by the numbers
Making his return to the Melbourne Ice in 2024 and promptly being named the Skaters Network Australian Player of the Week is just another of those ‘Joey Hughes things’. As is putting up 9 points in a two-game weekend. With all of that, it is a nice prompt to have a look at Joey by…
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AIHL Player Milestones Season 2024: Round 1
AIHL Player Milestones Season 2024. Players are part of the lifeblood of hockey in Australia. It is high time we celebrate their ongoing milestone achievements as they hit the ice week in week out in the Australian Ice Hockey League. In week one of the 2024 season, there were many headlines, goals and talking points…
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Special guests enjoy spectacle of Sydney Derby
The puck dropped on the 2024 Australian Ice Hockey League over the weekend, and the Sydney Derby enjoyed a packed VIP area to mark the occasion. NSW Minister for Sport, the Hon Steve Kamper MP, dropped the puck to begin the festivities. Mr Kamper told Hockey Hype Australia that it was the first live hockey…
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Adelaide wins with 2024 alumni exhibition
The extra week wait for Season 2024 to kick off for the Adrenaline has not gone to waste in Adelaide. The Adrenaline organisation put together a special Adelaide Adrenaline 2024 alumni exhibition game between the current Adrenaline team and past legends of South Australian hockey. In front of a packed house of 300 people, the…
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2024 AIHL Season preview – Sydney Ice Dogs
2023 in review The Ice Dogs struggled in 2023, and had the added challenge of being in the considerably stronger Hellyer Conference meant they ended the year at the bottom of that conference, and 8th overall. Injuries and unavailability in key players meant the next generation took on more responsibility than would have been planned…
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2024 AIHL Season Preview – Sydney Bears
2023 in review The Bears had a great regular season in 2023, with only a three-point penalty for an administrative error regarding imports costing them a share of top spot, which they would have won on the tiebreaker. Again backstopped by Anthony Kimlin, the depth in the Bears lineup – which was tested at times…
