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.
Welcome back to the Canberra Raiders Cup Wrap. This week is the Washout Round edition, where Round 7 back in May was rescheduled to last weekend due to severe wet weather.
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.
Simone Mckinnis is a big name in Super Netball, especially for the Vixens, having been head coach for many years on end. She retired at the end of this season, ending with a bang as the Vixens prevailed as underdogs in the Grand Final.
Mikayla Kerin Welcome to the Wrap, as we report on an exciting second last round of the regular Canberra Raiders Cup. Match of the Round...
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.
The final Super Netball Wrap of the season as we look back at a thrilling Grand Final!
Welcome to the Round 16 Wrap, where we are getting into the pointy end of the regular season.
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.
I’ve watched a lot of football in my life. Mostly European, to be specific. In Köln, the average midtable game in February would comfortable draw fifty-thousand electric fans. So turning up to an Australia Cup Round of 32 tie between two semi-professional clubs in suburban Brisbane might seem like a strange decision. But as I've learned in my time here, the soul of the sport in this country very much resides below the top tier. And with two local teams in Brisbane Olympic and
Welcome to the Round 15 Wrap of the Canberra Raiders Cup, where we had some interesting, unexpected, and downright surprising results.
Catch up on the thrilling action from the Super Netball Preliminary Final!
With just four weeks left in the AIHL season, the ladder leaders continue to firm up their credentials, but beneath them, the field is still shifting. Here’s how the power rankings stand after Week 15:
