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It’s Good News Week…Have You Heard the News?
Plenty has been said and explored regarding the bad news from the last couple of weeks. However, there has also a been a lot of good news stories to come out over this period. I thought it would be great to share some of these to lift people’s spirits and moods. Annelie Kvisle to the…
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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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Northstars taking control of their fate
Newcastle had a split weekend in Melbourne, defeated 5-1 by the Mustangs on Saturday and taking a 4-1 victory over the Ice in overtime on Sunday. The Northstars remain at the top of the Rurak Conference with a two-point gap between them and Canberra Brave. Head Coach Kevin Noble shared, “I think for us going…
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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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‘He’s got that Thunder logo tattooed on his heart’ – Celebrating Jordy Kyros
Jordy Kyros is a pillar of the Perth Thunder. The 32-year-old Perth-born forward recently played his 250th Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) game, all while wearing the Thunder jersey with pride. “He’s one of our pillars, he’s been there since day dot,” Perth Thunder player-coach Ben Breault told Hockey Hype Australia last weekend in Sydney.…
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AWIHL Releases 2024-25 Season Schedule, Appoints Nathan Walker as League Ambassador
The Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) has released the 2024/25 season schedule, and announced Nathan Walker as league ambassador. League Commissioner Michaela Fellowes announced on Hockey Hype Australia’s Weekly Wraparound live podcast an exciting new finals format. With Australian and St Louis Blues forward Nathan Walker and AWIHL Commissioner Michaela Fellowes as guests on…
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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…
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Is there really no place like home in the AIHL?
The Australian Ice Hockey League is played out of a wide variety of different venues. These wrinkles (sometimes literal) lead to different performances across the league and this is what this piece looks at – across the AIHL from 2013 to 2023. This won’t take into account any of the 2024 AIHL season, for the…
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Breaking the Ice: Newcastle Northstars Blaze a Trail in Para Ice Hockey
The Newcastle Northstars para ice hockey team, composed of disabled athletes, Paralympians, and injured military members, recently made history by participating in the first-ever para ice hockey competition between the Melbourne Walers, led by Bill Siegloff, who is the Para Ice Hockey Director at IHA, and The Newcastle Northstars Para Team. This landmark event showcased…
