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  • New Adelaide, Australia, ice sports infrastructure, rink, venue, arena

    New Australian ice sports infrastructure coming soon

    I know what it’s like being a hockey fan in Australia, aging facilities not up to scratch for growing the sport we love and endless pie in the sky…

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  • Recapping a Historic Week for the PWHL

    It has been a big week for women’s ice hockey this week as the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) launched and has left us wanting more. Hockey Hype Australia…

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  • AIHL and AWIHL Teams make Australasia’s Top-25 Best Performing Sports Teams

    Platinum and GAIN LINE released their analysis of Australasia’s Best Sporting Teams (ABST) 2023, and two ice hockey teams made the list, with the AIHL’s CBR Brave climbing up…

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  • Getting the Ducks in a row – Melbourne’s bid for an AWIHL team

    The Melbourne Ducks are making a bid to join the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) as an expansion franchise. With two exhibition games having already been played and…

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  • ‘I’m on the right path’ – Matúš Trnka’s early success in North America

    Last month, 19-year-old Matúš Trnka earned the USPHL Premier West Region Player of the Week award for the Ontario Jr Reign. Trnka spoke with Hockey Hype Australia about what…

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  • Perth Inferno Bringing the Heat

    As the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) exits its early season break, Hockey Hype Australia checks in with each of the five teams, highlighting a handful of players making an…

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  • Brisbane Lightning Striking Early and Often

    As the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) exits its early season break, Hockey Hype Australia checks in with each of the five teams, highlighting a handful of players making an…

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  • Adelaide Rush Surging Early

    As the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) exits its early season break, Hockey Hype Australia checks in with each of the five teams, highlighting a handful of players…

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  • Trans-Tasman Series Returns to O’Brien Icehouse

    On Tuesday, November 14, Ice Hockey Australia announced via its website that International hockey would return to O’Brien Icehouse. A three-game Trans-Tasman series between rivals Australia and New Zealand…

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  • Are import goalies worth it?

    Every year in the AIHL, there is some discussion about whether import goalies are worth taking one of the four import slots in a team on game day –…

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