Week 9 was a shorter slate of games, but it still managed to shake up the standings. The Ice Dogs continued their surge with a statement win over the league-leading Northstars, Canberra kept building momentum, and Central Coast experienced one of the strangest weekends of the season, losing a thriller before winning an even crazier one.
Brisbane produced one of the most explosive offensive weekends in recent memory, piling 24 goals past Central Coast across two games. Melbourne Ice knocked off the league leaders. And Perth and Adelaide somehow needed 32 shootout attempts to settle a single point.
For weeks it looked like Newcastle were beginning to pull away from the pack. Week 7 changed that in a hurry. The Northstars suffered a shock home defeat, the Ice Dogs piled on 19 goals across two games, and Brisbane reminded everyone they are capable of troubling anyone on their day. With the standings tightening rapidly, the race at the top suddenly looks far more interesting.
Week 6 delivered one of the most bizarre double-headers of the AIHL season so far. Newcastle and Brisbane somehow produced both the most entertaining game of the round and one of the most lopsided, all within 24 hours. Elsewhere, Perth’s offence continued to terrorise Melbourne Ice, the Bears kept climbing, and the Rhinos bounced back after a split weekend.
The Northstars sit alone on top after another perfect round, while Central Coast went second thanks to a tense overtime win against Perth.
A shortened Week 4 schedule still brought movement at the top of the AIHL ladder. Central Coast entered the round in first place but left it heavily bruised after back-to-back blowout losses, while Newcastle reclaimed top spot in emphatic fashion.
Newcastle’s perfect start came to an end, while Central Coast and Perth surged into a share of top spot off the back of statement wins and some of the most explosive scoring of the young season.
Week 2 of the AIHL season had overtime drama, momentum swings, and some serious offensive explosions. At the centre of it all, Newcastle kept rolling, opening up a clear gap at the top of the standings.
The Australian Ice Hockey League opening round delivered just about everything across Friday, Saturday and Sunday: dominant attacking displays, a couple of shootouts that refused to separate teams, and a Newcastle Northstars side that quietly moved to the top of the table.
The Melbourne Ice have reclaimed their spot at the top of Australian ice hockey and claimed their first Championship since 2017, defeating the Canberra Brave 7–3 in Sunday’s AIHL Championship Final. The result not only avenged last year’s loss to the Brave but also confirmed the Ice’s status as the league’s most consistent side after finishing the regular season as the top seed.
The Australian Ice Hockey League finals will once again come down to the Melbourne Ice and Canberra Brave, after both sides punched their tickets to Sunday’s decider with semi-final victories in Melbourne on Saturday.
The opening night of the AIHL Playoffs delivered plenty of action, but served up two predictable results, as both higher seeds took care of business in the Preliminary Finals to book their places in Saturday’s semis.
James Lane The AIHL playoffs begin this weekend with two sudden-death preliminary finals to decide who will join Melbourne Ice and the...
The final weekend of the Australian Ice Hockey League regular season produced no shortage of goals, and with Week 19 in the books the playoff picture is now complete.
With just one weekend left in the AIHL regular season, the stakes are higher than ever. Adelaide shook things up with a stunning sweep of Perth, while Canberra once again showed why they’re the biggest threat to Melbourne Ice. Here’s how the league stacks up after Week 18.
With just one round remaining in the AIHL regular season, Week 18 delivered plenty of twists as playoff positions began to take their final shape. A points deduction for Perth Thunder, some high-scoring shootouts, and a couple of statement individual performances ensured there was no shortage of drama.
With just two gameweeks left in the AIHL regular season, the race for finals seeding tightened up after a dramatic Week 17 that saw momentum swings, high scores, and the Canberra Brave leapfrogging into second place.
There’s been no shortage of fireworks in Week 16, but with just a few rounds left before finals, the dust is beginning to settle. For the contenders, it was all about jostling for seeding. For the chasing pack, desperation is setting in. Here’s how the league stacks up after another telling weekend.
Week 16 of the AIHL season delivered a mixed bag of thrashings, comebacks, and one-way traffic, with the Thunder and Brave splitting a fiery double-header, the Lightning leaking goals across two losses, and the Mustangs clawing back into playoff relevance with a big win.
