Australian Ice Hockey League

The Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) is Australia’s top-level ice hockey league. Established in 2000, the AIHL is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia (a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation). The league is run by its own board of directors led by the AIHL commissioner. The AIHL is considered a semi-professional league. Players are unpaid, however, they can receive a variety of benefits such as travel expenses, motor vehicles and accommodation. The AIHL champion is awarded the Goodall Cup, the world’s third oldest ice hockey trophy, having been first awarded in 1909.

Australian Ice Hockey League

Current season, competition or edition: 2020 AIHL season
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2000 (2000)
Inaugural season	2000
COO	Dawn Watt
Director	Chris Wilson Pip Grant Corinne Lortie
Commissioner	David Turik
Motto	Fastest team sport in Australia
No. of teams	8
Country	Australia
Headquarters	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Confederation	IHA
Most recent champion(s)	Sydney Bears (3rd title)
Most titles	Newcastle Northstars (6 titles)
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports (match of the round & highlights)
Official website	theAIHL.com

The AIHL is currently contested by eight franchised teams from five Australian states and territories. The most successful team in AIHL history is the Newcastle Northstars, who have claimed six AIHL championships. The current champions from 2019 are the Sydney Bears.

History

The Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) was formed in 2000 following the collapse of the former national league. In its first season, the AIHL comprised three teams – the Adelaide Avalanche, Canberra Knights, and the Sydney Bears.[1] During the first two seasons the teams competed in round-robin weekends over the length of the season, with the two top teams playing a single final. Adelaide Avalanche finished first in both years after the regular season, with the Sydney Bears winning the Goodall Cup in the 2001 playoffs. In 2002 the AIHL expanded to six teams with the inclusion of the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars and the West Sydney Ice Dogs. The Sydney Bears finished first in the regular season standings and won the Goodall Cup playoffs.[1] At the start of the 2003 AIHL season it was announced that the finals playoff would be expanded to include the top four finishing teams after the regular season. Newcastle North Stars won their first regular season and their first Goodall Cup. The following season the West Sydney Ice Dogs won their first Goodall Cup after defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final. In 2005 the AIHL expanded to eight teams with the Central Coast Rhinos and the Brisbane Blue Tongues joining the league. During the 2005 season the Avalanche signed former National Hockey League (NHL) player Steve McKenna who played over 350 games in the NHL while the North Stars won their second Goodall Cup.[2] In 2006 the Brisbane Blue Tongues signed Canadian Rob Zamuner who had played nearly 800 games in the NHL.[3] The North Stars went on to win their second consecutive Goodall Cup title, defeating Adelaide for the second year in a row.[1]

The 2007 AIHL season opened with the Avalanche and the Blue Tongues announcing the signing of former NHL players Mel Angelstad and Tyrone Garner respectively.[4][5] The Bears won the 2007 Goodall Cup, their first since 2002, after defeating the North Stars in the final.[1] Starting the 2008 season the Brisbane Blue Tongues announced their relocation to the Gold Coast to become the Gold Coast Blue Tongues as well as the signing of former Tampa Bay Lightning player Gaetan Royer.[6] During the season the Adelaide Avalanche folded due to financial problems. Following the withdrawal of the Avalanche a new team was formed, the Adelaide Adrenaline. Newcastle North Stars went on to win the 2008 Goodall Cup, defeating West Sydney Ice Dogs in the final.[1] In 2009 the Central Coast Rhinos left the league after refusing to accept the AIHL's new licensing model and went on to join the newly formed Australian International Ice Hockey Cup.[7] 2009 also saw the Goodall Cup withdrawn from the AIHL by Ice Hockey Australia so it could return to being a state contested tournament. It was replaced by the H. Newman Reid Trophy which was won by the Adrenaline. The following season Ice Hockey Australia returned the Goodall Cup to the AIHL with the H. Newman Reid Trophy being consigned to be the prize for the winner of the regular season. Melbourne Ice won their first Goodall Cup, defeating the Adrenaline in the final 6–4. In 2011 the league returned to an eight team competition with the inclusion of the Melbourne-based Mustangs IHC. The AIHL also granted a ninth team, the Perth Thunder, a provisional licence to play exhibition games during the 2011 season and potentially securing a vote to join the league in 2012.[1]

In August 2011 the AIHL and the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) announced the formation of the Trans-Tasman Champions League.[8] The Trans-Tasman Champions League began in 2012 and was hosted in Australia, with the series shifting to New Zealand in 2013.[8] The series features two teams from each the AIHL and the NZIHL each playing the others once with the winner being the team who finishes first in the round-robin standings. The two teams chosen from each league will be the regular season champions and the winner of the playoff. In a situation where the winning of both events is the same the runner up of the playoff final will be selected to represent their respective league.[8] Melbourne Ice won both the H. Newman Reid Trophy and the Goodall Cup after finishing first in the 2011 regular season standings and winning the playoffs after defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.[9][10] In November 2011 following the annual general meeting it was announced that Perth Thunder had been accepted as a full member of the league expanding the competition to nine teams for 2012. It was also announced that from 2012 the league would be split into two conferences to manage costs and length of the season.[11] The two conferences where named the Bauer Conference and Easton Conference after the AIHL signed a three-year deal with the Skaters Network who is the distributor of the ice hockey brands Bauer Hockey and Easton Hockey. The Bauer Conference will consist of the Canberra Knights, Newcastle North Stars, Sydney Bears, and the Sydney Ice Dogs, while the Easton Conference includes the Adelaide Adrenaline, Gold Coast Blue Tongues, Melbourne Ice, Mustangs IHC and the Perth Thunder.[12] Following the announcement of the conference system a change in the finals playoff structure was also announced. The winners of each conference at the end of the regular season would play in a semi-final against the runner-up of the opposing conference with the winners of the semi-finals progressing to the Goodall Cup final.[12] Prior to the start of the 2012 season the AIHL also announced a one-year partnership with Virgin Australia in which the airline would become the leagues preferred supplier for the 2012 season.[13] The 2012 regular season was won by the Newcastle North Stars after they finished one point ahead of the Melbourne Ice.[14] The Melbourne Ice went on to win the Goodall Cup playoffs for the third year in a row after they defeated the North Stars in the final.[15]

Prior to the start of the 2013 season it was announced that the Gold Coast Blue Tongues' licence had been suspended due to the team being unable to secure a home venue for 2013.[16] It was also announced that the league had entered into a deal with Fox Sports which involved airing one game a week during the season.[17] The 2013 regular season was won by the Sydney Ice Dogs who also went on to win the 2013 Goodall Cup, breaking Melbourne Ice's three-year streak. It was the Ice Dogs first regular season title and their first Goodall Cup since 2004.[18][19] In February 2014 it was announced that Canberra Knights had folded operations and would not be competing in the 2014 season. Club owner John Raut cited financial costs, lack of local players and poor performance as the reasons behind the move.[20][21] The following day it was announced that the player group headed by captain Mark Rummukainen had approached the league with plans on taking on the club's licence.[22] The following month the league announced that they had granted a provisional licence to a Canberra consortium, which involved the player group, to take on the licence and replace the Knights in the 2014 season. The new team was announced as the CBR Brave.[23] The Melbourne Mustangs went on to win their first 2014 regular season title and Goodall Cup, defeating the Melbourne Ice in the playoffs final.[24][25] The Brave, in their debut season, finished the regular season in third and but were knocked out in the semi-finals by the Ice. In December 2014 the Central Coast Rhinos applied to re-enter the league at the 2014 Annual General Meeting however their applicated was rejected for undisclosed reasons.[26][27] Also during the off-season it was announced that the Gold Coast Blue Tongues' licence had expired, two years after they were suspended due to being unable to secure a home venue.[28]

Teams

Adelaide

CBR Brave

Bears

Ice

Newcastle

Ice Dogs

Mustangs

Perth

Teams currently in the AIHL.

Team	City	State	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Former names
Australian Ice Hockey League
Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide		IceArenA	1,500	2008		Adelaide A's (2008)
CBR Brave	Canberra		Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre	1,000	2014
Melbourne Ice	Melbourne		O'Brien Icehouse	6,500	2002
Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne		O'Brien Icehouse	6,500	2010	2011	Mustangs IHC (2010–2012)
Newcastle Northstars	Newcastle		Hunter Ice Skating Stadium	1,000	1981	2002	Newcastle North Stars (2002–2016)
Perth Thunder	Perth		Perth Ice Arena	600	2010	2012
Sydney Bears	Sydney		Macquarie Ice Rink	2,000	1982	2000	AIHL Bears (2007–2009)
Sydney Ice Dogs	Sydney		Macquarie Ice Rink	2,000	2002		West Sydney Ice Dogs (2002–2009)

Former teams

Team	City	State	Joined	Left	Notes
Adelaide Avalanche	Adelaide		2000	2008	Suspended operations in June 2008, players reformed to play as the Adelaide A's for the remainder of the 2008 season
Canberra Knights	Canberra		2000	2013	Suspended operation in February 2014, the players later reformed to play as the CBR Brave
Central Coast Rhinos	Erina		2005	2008	Declined to sign licence for the 2009 season. Formally known as Blue Haven Rhinos
Gold Coast Blue Tongues	Gold Coast		2005	2012	Licence expired in 2014 following it being suspended in 2012.[28][29][30] Formally known as the Brisbane Blue Tongues

Timeline

Season Structure

Regular season

The AIHL season commences mid April and runs through to the last weekend of August or the first weekend of September. Games are usually played on Saturday or Sunday, typically starting between 2.00 pm and 5.30 pm depending on the venue.

Teams nominally play each of their seven opponents in the league four times for a total of 28 regular season games. In seasons prior to 2011, some games were played for double-points (and counted as two games) to keep travel costs down.

Match length

The length of matches has changed throughout the history of the AIHL. From inception in 2000 till 2012 matches were forty-five minutes long. From 2013 till 2019 the AIHL increased the match length to fifty minutes, consisting of two fifteen minute periods followed by a twenty minute third period. On 11 February 2020, the AIHL announced the league would be adopting the international standard sixty minutes match length. The change increased the league's matches by ten minutes and standardised the period lengths to twenty minutes each. The change came into effect for the 2020 season.[31]

Overtime and points system

The points system and overtime formats used by the AIHL has developed and changed over the history of the league.

The current points system, first introduced in 2006, follows similar systems widely used in Europe.[32] 3 points is awarded for a win, and 0 points for a loss. If a match is tied at the end of regulation time, overtime (OT) is used to guarantee a match winner. An overtime win is worth 2 points and an overtime loss is worth 1 point.

The current overtime rules deployed in the AIHL for regular season matches was introduced in 2019. At the end of regulation time there is a five minute three on three overtime period, with the first goal winning the game. If no one scores during this OT period the match is then sent to a shootout to decide the winner and points split.

Between 2000 and 2005, the league had a then NHL style four on four five minute overtime period. If no one scored, the match was then officially recorded as a tie. In 2006 the league removed the five minute overtime period and replaced it with a shootout, meaning every match would have a winner. The shootout only system was used by the league until the end of the 2018 season.

For AIHL finals (play-offs), overtime periods are played like regulation third periods except for the golden goal rule – in an overtime period, the game ends when one team scores a goal; the teams are at full strength (five skaters, barring penalties), there is no shootout, and each overtime period is 20 minutes with full intermissions between overtime periods.

Playoffs

Between 2000 and 2002 the AIHL had a single match final, known as the championship final, between the two teams who finished first and second in the regular round-robin season. In 2002, the Goodall Cup was awarded to the winner of the championship final for the first time, previously it was used as the award for the annual inter-state tournament held by IHA. In 2003, the AIHL switched to a four team playoff system, expanding the format into a 'finals weekend'. Retaining the single-match series, two semi-finals and a final would be played at a single venue over one weekend. The top four teams from the regular season qualify for the finals weekend. The two semi finals are conducted on the Saturday with 1 v 4 (semi final 1) playing first followed by 2 v 3 (semi final 2). The winners of the two semi finals advance to the final, held on the Sunday, to compete for the Goodall Cup and the AIHL Championship.[1] As of 2018, finals have been held in three different Australian states including New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, six cities including, Sydney, Adelaide, Central Coast, Newcastle, Penrith and Melbourne and eight stadiums as detailed in the table below:

Finals Locations
Season	State	Location	Stadium
2000	NSW	Sydney	Macquarie Ice Rink
2001	SA	Adelaide	Thebarton Snowdome
2002	NSW	Sydney	Blacktown Ice Arena
2003	NSW	Sydney	Glaciarium
2004	NSW	Central Coast	Erina Ice World
2005	NSW	Newcastle	Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
2006	SA	Adelaide	Adelaide Ice ArenA
2007	NSW	Penrith	Penrith Ice Palace
2008	NSW	Newcastle	Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
2009	NSW	Newcastle	Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
2010	VIC	Melbourne	Medibank Icehouse
2011	VIC	Melbourne	Medibank Icehouse
2012	NSW	Newcastle	Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
2013	VIC	Melbourne	Medibank Icehouse
2014	VIC	Melbourne	Medibank Icehouse
2015	VIC	Melbourne	Medibank Icehouse
2016	VIC	Melbourne	O'Brien Group Arena
2017	VIC	Melbourne	O'Brien Group Arena
2018	VIC	Melbourne	O'Brien Group Arena
2019	NSW	Newcastle	Hunter Ice Skating Stadium

League champions

AIHL champions by seasons (2000-present)

Season-by-season Championships and Premierships
Year	AIHL Championships			AIHL League
	Champions	Score	Finalists	Premiers	Runners-up
2000	Adelaide Avalanche	6–5 (SO)	Sydney Bears	Sydney Bears	Adelaide Avalanche
2001	Adelaide Avalanche	10–7	Sydney Bears	Adelaide Avalanche	Sydney Bears
2002	Sydney Bears	5–4 (SO)	Adelaide Avalanche	Sydney Bears	Adelaide Avalanche
2003	Newcastle North Stars	4–1	Western Sydney Ice Dogs	Adelaide Avalanche	Newcastle North Stars
2004	Western Sydney Ice Dogs	3–1	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle North Stars	Western Sydney Ice Dogs
2005	Newcastle North Stars	3–1	Adelaide Avalanche	Adelaide Avalanche	Newcastle North Stars
2006	Newcastle North Stars	4–0	Adelaide Avalanche	Melbourne Ice	Adelaide Avalanche
2007	AIHL Bears	4–3 (OT)	Newcastle North Stars	Adelaide Avalanche	Melbourne Ice
2008	Newcastle North Stars	4–1	Sydney Ice Dogs	AIHL Bears	Western Sydney Ice Dogs
2009	Adelaide Adrenaline	3–2 (OT)	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle North Stars	Melbourne Ice
2010	Melbourne Ice	6–4	Adelaide Adrenaline	Newcastle North Stars	Melbourne Ice
2011	Melbourne Ice	3–2	Newcastle North Stars	Melbourne Ice	Newcastle North Stars
2012	Melbourne Ice	4–3	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle North Stars	Melbourne Ice
2013	Sydney Ice Dogs	6–3	Newcastle North Stars	Sydney Ice Dogs	Newcastle North Stars
2014	Melbourne Mustangs	6–1	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne Ice
2015	Newcastle North Stars	3–2 (OT)	Melbourne Ice	Newcastle North Stars	Melbourne Ice
2016	Newcastle North Stars	2-1	CBR Brave	Melbourne Ice	Perth Thunder
2017	Melbourne Ice	4–1	CBR Brave	Melbourne Ice	Perth Thunder
2018	CBR Brave	4–3 (OT)	Sydney Bears	CBR Brave	Sydney Bears
2019	Sydney Bears	5-2	Perth Thunder	CBR Brave	Newcastle Northstars

AIHL champions all-time record

All-time Championships
Team	# Titles	Years
Adelaide Adrenaline	1	2009
Adelaide Avalanche	2	2000, 2001
CBR Brave	1	2018
Melbourne Ice	4	2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
Melbourne Mustangs	1	2014
Newcastle Northstars	6	2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016
Sydney Bears	3	2002, 2007, 2019
Sydney Ice Dogs	2	2004, 2013

Trophies and awards

Goodall Cup

Main article: Goodall Cup

The champions of the AIHL are awarded the Goodall Cup, a perpetual national trophy third in age only to the Stanley Cup (1892) and the Allan Cup (1908). The Goodall Cup was incorporated into the AIHL in 2002 after the league expanded to 6 teams. The Goodall Cup is awarded to the team that wins the Finals series/playoffs weekend at the end of each season. The team that holds the Goodall Cup is considered to be the Australian champion.

The Goodall Cup was withdrawn from the AIHL in 2009 by the cup's custodians, Ice Hockey Australia. The Goodall Cup was instead awarded to South Australia in a traditional state vs state tournament held in Adelaide, South Australia in October 2009 as a 100-year celebration of the Goodall Cup.

In 2010 the Goodall Cup was offered back to the AIHL, and the cup accepted by a vote of the members and board. The Goodall Cup has been re-instated by the AIHL as its finals tournament trophy and as the prize signifying Australian champions of ice hockey.

Like in the case of the Stanley Cup, the original Goodall Cup is considered too delicate to travel and a replica is now awarded to the league champion team.

Mick McCormack Cup

First awarded in 2015, the Mick McCormack Cup is awarded annually to the most valuable player of the Australian Ice Hockey League All-Star Game. As of 2018, the Cup was re-purposed as the award to the winning team of the Australian Ice Hockey League All-Star Game.

The trophy is named after Australian ice hockey advocate, Mick McCormack, who is the CEO of APA Group.

Recipients of the Mick McCormack Cup include Pat O’Kane from the Melbourne Mustangs (2015), Michael Dorr of Perth Thunder (2016), and Dominic Jalbert of CBR Brave (2017). Team Rezek won the cup in 2018.

AIHL Champions Trophy

In 2009 Ice Hockey Australia withdrew the Goodall Cup from the AIHL, claiming it was instead to presented to the winning team from IHA's own tournament to be run in South Australia, celebrating the Cup's 100th anniversary since it was first awarded in a game between NSW and Victoria in 1909. Without a major trophy to present to its finals winning team, the AIHL designed and had manufactured its own unique trophy.

The new AIHL Champions Trophy was awarded to the 2009 AIHL Champions, the Adelaide Adrenaline following their victory in the 2009 final.

In 2010 the AIHL Champions Trophy was re-launched as the H Newman Reid Trophy, honouring the minor premiers from each season back to 2008.

H Newman Reid Trophy

Main article: H Newman Reid Trophy

The H Newman Reid Trophy is awarded to the regular season's minor premiers; that is, the team that finishes first overall in the standings. Reid is considered the father of ice hockey in Australia, opening Australia's first two ice rinks and employing key people who introduced Australians, including his own children, to winter sports.

The H Newman Reid Trophy was first awarded in 2010 to the Newcastle North Stars after they finished first in the regular season with 54 points.[33]

The Reid Trophy was backdated to 2008 including minor premiers the Sydney Bears (2008) and the Newcastle North Stars (2009 & 2010).[34]

V.I.P. Cup

Main article: V.I.P. Cup

The V.I.P. Cup was awarded to the minor premiers of each season; that is, the team that finishes first overall in the standings at the end of the regular season. The VIP cup was last awarded to the Adelaide Avalanche in 2007. The VIP Cup was not returned to the league and has been replaced by the H Newman Reid Trophy.

Wilson Cup

Main article: Wilson Cup (ice hockey)

The Wilson Cup is awarded to the winner of the AIHL pre-season competition, which began in 2007 and ran again in 2008 and 2009. No Wilson Cup was run in 2010 or 2011.

Records

All-time totals

As of September 2019 [35]

All-time Goals # Name Pos G 1 Greg Oddy F 268 2 Lliam Webster D 193 3 Vladimir Rubes F 176 4 Joey Hughes F 175 5 Tommy Powell F 173 6 Matt Armstrong F 156 7 Wehebe Darge F 151 8 Jason Baclig F 148 9 Jamie Bourke F 143 10 Michael Schlamp D 133

All-time Assists # Name Pos A 1 Greg Oddy F 347 2 Tommy Powell F 294 3 Vladimir Rubes F 270 4 Lliam Webster D 243 5 Robert Starke D 242 6 Matt Armstrong F 225 7 Joey Hughes F 214 8 Michael Schlamp D 201 9 Wehebe Darge F 196 10 Jason Baclig F 189

All-time Points # Name Pos Pts 1 Greg Oddy F 615 2 Tommy Powell F 467 3 Vladimir Rubes F 446 4 Lliam Webster D 436 5 Joey Hughes F 389 6 Matt Armstrong F 381 7 Wehebe Darge F 347 8 Jason Baclig F 337 9 Michael Schlamp D 334 10 Jamie Bourke F 306

All-time Points Per Game # Name Pos PPG 1 Brad Smulders F 3.455 2 Jesse Gabrielle F 3.350 3 Marcel Kars F 3.300 4 B.J. Pelkey F 3.095 5 Luke Moffatt F 3.095 6 Addison DeBoer F 3.036 7 Peter Cartwright F 3.000 8 Jesse Pyatt F 3.000 9 Tim Crowder F 2.962 10 Stephen Blunden F 2.949

All-time Appearances # Name Pos MP 1 Greg Oddy F 383 2 David Dunwoodie D 372 3 Tommy Powell F 369 4 Lliam Webster D 341 5 Tomas Manco D 332 6 Mark Rummukainen D 325 7 Scott Stephenson F 301 8 Vladimir Rubes F 299 9 Todd Stephenson F 297 10 Adrian Esposito F 287

All-time PIM # Name Pos PIM 1 David Dunwoodie D 1652 2 Andrew White D 1248 3 Lliam Webster D 1026 4 Greg Oddy F 938 5 Jamie Bourke F 837 6 Vincent Hughes D 834 7 Mark Rummukainen D 826 8 Joey Hughes F 791 9 Cass Delsar F 746 10 Todd Stephenson F 703

Note: Criteria for PPG - player must have played a minimum 20 matches in the AIHL to qualify for the list

By season totals

By Season Points # Name Season Pos Pts 1 Geordie Wudrick 2015 F 91 2 Addison DeBoer 2011 F 85 3 Brian Bales 2010 F 81 4 Stephen Blunden 2015 F 79 5 Peter Cartwright 2010 F 78 6 Tim Crowder 2019 F 77 7 Britt Ouellette 2011 F 77 8 Brad Smulders 2009 F 76 9 Peter Cartwright 2011 F 75 10 Matt Amado 2011 F 69

By Season PIM # Name Season Pos PIM 1 Blair Collins 2006 F 208 2 Ryan O'Keefe 2006 D 192 3 Bryan Lachance 2008 D 191 4 Trevor Ross 2005 D 189 5 Jamie Bourke 2011 F 180 6 Derek Campbell 2010 F 175 7 Jordan Landry 2005 F 172 8 Blair Collins 2005 F 168 9 Mike Funk 2005 D 168 10 Harrison Byers 2013 D 167

By Season Save Percentage # Name Season Pos SVS% 1 Anthony Kimlin 2012 G .935% 2 Thomas Heemskerk 2016 G .927% 3 Matt Hewitt 2018 G .925% 4 Peter Di Salvo 2017 G .924% 5 Damien Ketlo 2017 G .923% 6 Josh Unice 2015 G .921% 7 Anthony Kimlin 2018 G .920% 8 Matthew Ezzy 2004 G .919% 9 Anthony Kimlin 2013 G .919% 10 Matthew Ezzy 2010 G .918%

By Season Goals Against Average # Name Season Pos GAA 1 Matt Hewitt 2018 G 1.95 2 Troy Davenport 2016 G 2.08 3 Matt Climie 2019 G 2.14 4 Jaden Pine-Murphy 2014 G 2.23 5 Anthony Kimlin 2012 G 2.25 6 Matthew Ezzy 2004 G 2.28 7 Dayne Davis 2017 G 2.33 8 Anthony Kimlin 2018 G 2.39 9 Olivier Martin 2013 G 2.45 10 Thomas Heemskerk 2016 G 2.45

See also

• Players in the AIHL
• List of AIHL seasons
• New Zealand Ice Hockey League

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External links

• AIHL official site
• Ice Hockey Australia
• Hewitt Sports – AIHL