2014 AIHL season explained

2014 AIHL season
League:Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Color:black
Color Text:white
Duration:12 April 2014 – 31 August 2014
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:H Newman Reid Trophy
Season Champs:Melbourne Mustangs
(1st title)
Mvp:Simon Barg
(Ice Dogs)
Top Scorer:Simon Barg (69 points)
(Ice Dogs)
Finals:Goodall Cup
Finals Link:Goodall Cup
Finals Champ:Melbourne Mustangs
Finals Runner-Up:Melbourne Ice
Finals Mvp:Viktor Gibbs Sjödin (Mustangs)
Nextseason Year:2015
Prevseason Year:2013
Seasonslistnames:AIHL

The 2014 AIHL season was the 15th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 12 April 2014 until 24 August 2014, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 30 and 31 August. The Melbourne Mustangs won both the H Newman Reid Trophy for finishing first in the regular season, and the Goodall Cup after defeating the Melbourne Ice in the final.

Teams

In 2014 the AIHL had 8 teams competing in the league.[1]

+ style="background:black; border-top:black 5px solid; border-bottom:black 5px solid;color:white"2014 AIHL teams
Team City Arena Head Coach Captain
Ryan O'Handley Greg Oddy
Matti Louma Mark Rummukainen
Brent Laver Lliam Webster
Brad Vigon Sean Jones
Garry Doré Robert Starke
Dylan Forsythe Samuel Wilson
Vladimir Rubes Michael Schlamp
Andrew Petrie Robert Malloy

League business

In October 2013 it was confirmed that the Gold Coast Blue Tongues would remain suspended for the 2014 season. The team have until the 2015 season before their licence is reviewed.[2] On 26 February 2014 Canberra Knights owner John Raut announced that the team had folded operations effective immediately and would not be competing in the upcoming 2014 season. Raut cited financial costs, lack of local players and poor performance as the reasons behind the move.[3] [4] 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.[5] 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.[6] The Melbourne Mustangs announced in March 2014 that they had signed a deal with MOAT: Mental Health Services who will become the teams naming sponsors for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The team's name will change to MOAT: Melbourne Mustangs Ice Hockey Club.[7] Air Canada expanded their sponsorship of the AIHL to the entire 2014 season after last year sponsoring the 2013 finals series.[8] They also announced they will continue to show a highlights package of the 2013 finals series as part of their in-flight entertainment until the end of June.[8] They will then replace it with the 2014 Canada Day Classic between the Sydney Bears and Melbourne Mustangs and the 2014 AIHL finals series.[8]

Exhibition games

The first exhibition game was held in November 2013 with the Sydney Bears playing a match against former AIHL team, the Central Coast Rhinos. The Rhinos who previously played in the AIHL from 2005 to 2008 went on to win the game 8–4.[9] A second game involving the Bears and Rhinos was held in March 2014 with the Bears winning 8–2.[9] In February 2014 it was announced that the pre season tournament, the Wilson Cup, would be revived.[10] The tournament was last played in 2009 and was won by the Rhinos.[10] The 2014 edition features the Newcastle North Stars, Sydney Bears and the Sydney Ice Dogs.[10] The tournament features a round robin of the three teams and finishes with a final between the top two placed teams. In started on 16 March and finished on 5 April.[10] In the opening game of the Wilson Cup the North Stars defeated the Bears 4–3 in a shootout.[11] The North Stars however lost game two to the Ice Dogs 5–4 in a shootout.[12] In the last game of the round robin the Ice Dogs defeated the Sydney Bears 8–1 and they finished first in the standings.[13] The Ice Dogs were drawn against the North Stars in the final who finished the round robin in second place. The Ice Dogs defeated the North Stars 4–2, winning their first Wilson Cup title.[14] On 27 March the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs held an exhibition game at the Medibank Icehouse with the Ice defeating the Mustangs 8–3.[15] On 3 and 5 April the Australian national team held two exhibition games against the Mustangs and Ice.[16] The two games were played at the Medibank Icehouse and were held as part of the team's preparation for the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Serbia from 9 to 15 April.[16] Australia won both of the games, defeating the Mustangs 9–3 and the Ice 4–1.[16] [17]

Personnel changes

In November 2013 Melbourne Ice announced that assistant coach Brent Laver has been promoted to the head coach position, replacing Sandy Gardner who had been in the job for only the 2013 season.[18] The team also announced that former player, Glen Mayer had signed on as an assistant coach, along with former Swedish First Division player, Johan Steenberg, who was appointed back in June 2013.[18] [19] Just prior to the start of the season Perth Thunder Coach Stan Scott announced that he had stepped down as head coach in order to focus on the General Manager operations of the club. Scott was replaced by Dylan Forsythe as head coach and but remained on the coaching panel as an assistant.[20] After eight games into the season it was announced that Forsythe had stepped down as head coach effective immediately for unknown reasons. He was replaced by Stan Scott who agreed to take over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[21] On 24 April 2014 the Sydney Ice Dogs head coach Ron Kuprowsky and his assistants Colin Downie and Brad Andrlon had resigned from their positions.[22] The club appointed Dion Dunwoodie as interim head coach with Mark Page and Anthony Wilson as his assistants. On 9 May 2014 the Ice Dogs signed Andrew Petrie as their new head coach.[23]

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Regular season

The regular season started on 12 April 2014 and ran through to 1 September 2014 before the top four teams compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.[52] Game 35 between the Newcastle North Stars and the Sydney Ice Dogs had to be postponed due to the North Stars bus breaking down en route to Liverpool.[53] The game was later rescheduled for 22 June 2014 and will be played at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Newcastle.[54] Game 77 between the Adelaide Adrenaline and CBR Brave had to be postponed after the Adrenalines team bus crashed en route to the Phillip Ice Skating Centre. Head Coach Ryan O'Handley and some players were taken to hospital however none of the injuries were serious. Game 79 which was set to be held the following day between the Adrenaline and the Sydney Bears was also postponed.[55] On 31 July it was announced that both games had been cancelled as the teams involved had been unable to reschedule the games. As a result, the AIHL Commission awarded each team one point for the cancelled games, with the Adrenaline getting one point from each game and the Brave and Bears awarded one point each from their respective games.[56]

The Melbourne Mustangs won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing first in the regular season with 54 points.[57] In the final week of the regular season the AIHL released the list of finalists for the 2014 awards.[58] Mathieu Ouelette of the CBR Brave, Jack Wolgemuth of the Melbourne Mustangs and the Sydney Ice Dogs' Simon Barg were nominated as the Most Valuable Player, with Barg going on to win the award.[58] [59] Petri Pitkänen of the CBR Brave, Mathieu Dugas of the Perth Thunder and the Sydney Bears' Daniel Palmkvist were nominated for the Goaltender of the Year award with Petri Pitkänen being named the winner.[58] [59] Niko Suoraniemi of the Adelaide Adrenaline, John Kennedy of the Newcastle North Stars and the Melbourne Mustangs' Jack Wolgemuth were nominated for the Defenceman of the Year award with Wolgemuth being announced the winner.[58] [59] Jeremy Brown of the Melbourne Ice, Jamie Woodman of the Perth Thunder and the Newcastle North Stars Hayden Sheard were all nominated as the Rookie of the Year award with Jeremy Brown taking the award.[58] [59] David Dunwoodie of the Sydney Ice Dogs won the award for Local Player of the Year.[59]

April

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
1 12 April 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 9–2 1000 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307810
2 12 April 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 2–0 800 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307811
3 13 April 16:00 3–6 Melbourne Mustangs 800 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307812
4 13 April 17:00 Sydney Bears 4–0 800 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307813
5 19 April 17:00 2 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Ice 1500 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307814
6 26 April 16:30 Melbourne Ice 3–0 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307815
7 26 April 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 4–0 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307816
8 26 April 17:30 2–6 CBR Brave 800 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307817
9 27 April 15:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 6 – 5 (SO) 350 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307818
10 27 April 16:30 Melbourne Ice 3–0 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307819

May

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
11 3 May 16:30 Perth Thunder 4 – 3 (SO) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307820
12 3 May 17:00 2–4 Melbourne Mustangs 550 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307821
13 3 May 18:00 1–3 Sydney Bears 300 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307822
14 4 May 15:30 0–1 Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307823
15 4 May 16:00 2–5 Melbourne Ice 900 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307824
16 10 May 16:30 Sydney Bears 4 – 3 (SO) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307825
17 10 May 17:00 Melbourne Ice 5–3 1300 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307826
18 10 May 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 5–3 300 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307827
19 10 May 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 5–2 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307828
20 11 May 16:30 Sydney Bears 3–2 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307829
21 11 May 17:00 CBR Brave 4–2 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307830
22 11 May 17:00 4–10 Sydney Ice Dogs 200 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307831
23 17 May 16:30 Newcastle North Stars 6–3 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307832
24 17 May 17:00 Melbourne Ice 6–3 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307833
25 17 May 17:30 1–5 CBR Brave http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307834
26 17 May 18:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2–1 250 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307835
27 18 May 15:30 2 – 3 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307836
28 18 May 15:30 Melbourne Ice 4–2 250 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307837
29 18 May 17:00 2–7 Sydney Ice Dogs 250 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307838
30 18 May 17:00 4 – 5 (SO) CBR Brave http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307839
31 24 May 17:00 2–6 Melbourne Mustangs 450 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307840
32 24 May 17:00 CBR Brave 5–2 700 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307841
33 24 May 18:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 6–2 850 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307842
34 25 May 16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–2 300 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307843
36 31 May 16:30 5–7 Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307845
37 31 May 17:00 2–5 Melbourne Mustangs 500 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307846
38 31 May 17:30 Melbourne Ice 2 – 1 (SO) 800 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307847

June

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
39 1 June 15:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–0 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307848
40 1 June 15:30 Newcastle North Stars 4–1 300 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307849
41 1 June 16:00 Perth Thunder 4–1 350 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307850
42 1 June 17:00 2–4 CBR Brave http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307851
43 5 June 16:00 Melbourne Mustangs 8–3 1200 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307852
44 7 June 16:30 1–7 Perth Thunder http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307853
45 7 June 17:00 2–5 Newcastle North Stars 900 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307854
46 7 June 17:30 1–4 CBR Brave 800 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307855
47 8 June 15:30 Melbourne Mustangs 5–3 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307856
48 8 June 16:30 2–6 Perth Thunder http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307857
49 14 June 17:00 4–7 Newcastle North Stars http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307858
50 14 June 17:30 6–8 CBR Brave http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307859
51 15 June 15:30 Melbourne Ice 6–4 450 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307860
52 15 June 17:00 3–6 Sydney Ice Dogs 220 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307861
53 21 June 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 5–3 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307862
54 21 June 17:00 Perth Thunder 5–0 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307863
55 21 June 16:30 1–2 Sydney Ice Dogs 300 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307864
56 21 June 17:00 2 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Ice 1000 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307865
35 22 June 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 4–1 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1351826
57 22 June 15:30 5–6 Sydney Bears 300 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307866
58 22 June 15:30 Melbourne Mustangs 6–3 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307867
59 22 June 16:00 CBR Brave 6 – 5 (SO) 1000 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307868
60 28 June 17:00 Sydney Bears 3–1 950 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307869
61 28 June 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 6–2 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307870
62 28 June 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 4–1 900 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307871
63 29 June 16:00 Sydney Bears 2–1 850 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307872
64 29 June 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3 – 2 (SO) 350 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307873

July

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
65 5 July 16:30 5–7 Perth Thunder http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307874
66 5 July 16:30 0–4 Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307875
67 5 July 17:00 CBR Brave 7–4 700 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307876
68 5 July 17:00 2–4 Sydney Ice Dogs 400 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307877
69 6 July 15:30 2 – 3 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307878
70 6 July 16:00 3–4 Melbourne Mustangs 380 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307879
71 6 July 16:30 1–4 Perth Thunder http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307880
72 12 July 17:00 0–4 Melbourne Mustangs 450 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307881
73 12 July 17:00 4–5 Sydney Ice Dogs 450 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307882
74 13 July 16:00 1–10 Melbourne Ice http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307883
75 13 July 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 5 – 4 (SO) 700 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307884
76 19 July 17:00 3–6 Melbourne Mustangs 700 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307885
77 19 July 17:30 Cancelled
78 19 July 18:00 Perth Thunder 4–1 300 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307887
79 20 July 15:30 Cancelled
80 20 July 16:00 4–5 Melbourne Ice http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307889
81 20 July 17:00 3–5 Sydney Ice Dogs 250 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307890
82 26 July 16:30 CBR Brave 3–1 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307891
83 26 July 16:30 4–6 Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307892
84 26 July 17:00 2–4 Newcastle North Stars http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307893
85 27 July 15:30 1–8 Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307894
86 27 July 16:30 CBR Brave 5–3 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307895
87 27 July 17:00 Melbourne Ice 3–2 300 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307896

August

GameDateTimeAwayScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecap
88 2 August 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 3–1 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307897
89 2 August 17:30 2–3 CBR Brave http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307898
90 3 August 15:30 CBR Brave 12–4 250 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307899
91 3 August 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 7–4 500 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307900
92 3 August 17:00 3–5 Newcastle North Stars http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307901
93 9 August 17:00 2–4 Melbourne Ice http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307902
94 9 August 17:00 4–5 Newcastle North Stars http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307903
95 9 August 17:30 Melbourne Mustangs 4–2 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307904
96 9 August 18:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 8–0 400 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307905
97 10 August 16:00 1–3 Melbourne Ice http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307906
98 10 August 17:00 2–4 CBR Brave http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307907
99 10 August 17:00 Perth Thunder 8–2 250 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307908
100 10 August 17:00 2–6 Newcastle North Stars http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1307909
101 14 August 17:00 Melbourne Ice 5–1 1500 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307910
102 16 August 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 3–1 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307911
103 16 August 16:30 2–5 Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307912
104 16 August 17:00 3–6 Melbourne Mustangs 900 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307913
105 17 August 15:30 2–6 Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307914
106 17 August 16:00 2–7 Melbourne Ice http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307915
107 17 August 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 6–3 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307916
108 23 August 17:00 Perth Thunder 5 – 4 (SO) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307917
109 23 August 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 4–1 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307918
110 23 August 18:00 CBR Brave 3–2 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307919
111 24 August 16:00 Perth Thunder 3–2 550 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307920
112 24 August 17:00 3 – 4 (SO) Sydney Ice Dogs 550 http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1307921

Standings

width=165Teamwidth=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=40
28 17 0 0 3 8 108 88 +20 54
28 14 3 0 3 8 104 88 +16 51
28 14 2 1 2 9 106 89 +17 49
28 14 2 0 1 11 116 97 +19 47
28 10 5 2 1 10 94 90 +4 43
28 11 0 0 2 15 87 106 −19 35
28 9 2 0 2 15 94 94 0 33
28 6 1 1 1 19 68 125 −57 22
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsH Newman Reid Trophy winners
Source

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[60]

PlayerTeam
26 23 46 69 20 F
24 36 32 68 59 F
25 17 42 59 18 F
22 17 40 57 16 F
28 20 33 53 151 F
23 17 32 49 96 F
28 17 31 48 77 F
23 22 23 45 64 F
28 21 23 44 14 F
28 14 30 44 40 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the teams ice time.[61]

PlayerTeam
1396 1099 92 3.30 0.916 1
876 446 39 2.23 0.913 2
1227 764 72 2.93 0.906 0
1040 806 80 3.85 0.901 1
1295 881 89 3.44 0.899 1

Season awards

Below lists the 2014 AIHL regular season award winners.

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Simon Barg Sydney Ice Dogs
Petri Pitkänen CBR Brave
Jack Wolgemuth Melbourne Mustangs
Jeremy Brown
David Dunwoodie Sydney Ice Dogs
Source

Goodall Cup playoffs

The 2014 playoffs started on 30 August 2014, with the Goodall Cup final being held on 31 August. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series with the Melbourne Mustangs and CBR Brave making their debut playoff appearance, along with the other two finalists the Melbourne Ice and Sydney Ice Dogs.[62] [63] All three games were held at the Medibank Icehouse in Docklands, Victoria, the home of the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The finals were sponsored by Air Canada who also sponsored the 2013 playoffs.[64] The Melbourne Mustangs won the Goodall Cup for the first time after defeating the Melbourne Ice in the final. Viktor Gibbs Sjödin of the Melbourne Mustangs was named the finals MVP.[65] [66]

Semi-finals

All times are

Final

Notes

1: Game 77 between the Adelaide Adrenaline and CBR Brave was cancelled after the Adrenalines team bus crashed en route to the Phillip Ice Skating Centre. Game 79 which was set to be held the following day between the Adrenaline and the Sydney Bears was also cancelled. The games which were initially postponed were announced by the AIHL as cancelled after the teams involved had been unable to reschedule the games. As a result, the AIHL Commission awarded each team one point for the cancelled games, with the Adrenaline getting one point from each game and the Brave and Bears awarded one point each from their respective games.[55] [56]

References

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ATC Productions Ladder . . 10 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Blue Tongues a no show for 2014 AIHL season . On the Fly Hockey . Angela . Bond . 13 October 2013 . 2 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301073118/http://ontheflyhockey.com/blue-tongues-show-2014-aihl-season/ . 1 March 2014 . live .
  3. Web site: Canberra Knights on thin ice after 33 years in existence . The Canberra Times. Lee . Gaskin . 26 February 2014 . 26 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417115240/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/canberra-knights-on-thin-ice-after-33-years-in-existence-20140226-33i61.html . 17 April 2014 . live .
  4. Web site: Knights Fall on Their Sword . Hewitt Sports Network . Chris . Meister . 26 February 2014 . 26 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227020128/http://hewittsports.com/knights-fall-sword/ . 27 February 2014 . live .
  5. Web site: Canberra Knights not dead and buried yet . The Canberra Times. Lee . Gaskin . 27 February 2014 . 28 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304050056/http://m.canberratimes.com.au/sport/canberra-knights-not-dead-and-buried-yet-20140227-33jvq.html . 4 March 2014 . live .
  6. Web site: CBR Brave Granted Provisional License . Australian Ice Hockey League . Andrew . McMurty . 5 March 2014 . 6 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315201353/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=78382 . 15 March 2014 . live .
  7. Web site: Mustangs Sign Deal on Name . Ice Hockey News Australia . 14 March 2014 . 15 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315185154/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/14/mustangs-sign-deal-on-name/ . 15 March 2014 . live .
  8. Web site: Air Canada showcases AIHL to international network . Australian Ice Hockey League . Andrew . McMurty . 11 June 2014 . 15 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210247/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=80473 . 14 July 2014 . live .
  9. Web site: Bears Defeat Rhinos in Game 2 . Ice Hockey News Australia . 8 March 2014 . 15 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140309112346/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/08/bears-defeat-rhinos-in-game-2/ . 9 March 2014 . live .
  10. Web site: 2014 Wilson Cup Schedule Announced . Ice Hockey News Australia . 15 March 2014 . 11 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315185152/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/11/2014-wilson-cup-schedule-announced/ . 15 March 2014 . live .
  11. Web site: 2014 Wilson Cup: Game 1 . Ice Hockey News Australia . 17 March 2014 . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075449/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/17/2014-wilson-cup-game-1/ . 7 April 2014 . live .
  12. Web site: 2014 Wilson Cup: Game 2 . Ice Hockey News Australia . 22 March 2014 . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075453/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/22/2014-wilson-cup-game-2/ . 7 April 2014 . live .
  13. Web site: 2014 Wilson Cup: Game 3 . Ice Hockey News Australia . 22 March 2014 . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075446/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/29/2014-wilson-cup-game-3/ . 7 April 2014 . live .
  14. Web site: Ice Dogs add Wilson Cup to growing trophy case . Australian Ice Hockey League . Andrew . McMurtry . 5 April 2014 . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084134/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=79264 . 7 April 2014 . live .
  15. Web site: Ice Down Mustangs in Exhibition Game . Ice Hockey News Australia . 28 March 2014 . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075641/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/28/ice-down-mustangs-in-exhibition-game/ . 7 April 2014 . live .
  16. Web site: Roos tame Mustangs in World Champs tune-up . Tyler . Cameron . Australian Ice Hockey League . 3 April 2014 . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084257/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=79189 . 7 April 2014 . live .
  17. Web site: Australia Beat the Melbourne Ice . Ice Hockey News Australia . 5 April 2014 . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080520/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/04/05/australia-beat-the-melbourne-ice/ . 7 April 2014 . live .
  18. Web site: Melbourne Ice announces new coaching panel . European Ice Hockey Online . 29 November 2013 . 29 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315185649/http://www.eurohockey.com/news-show/2258-news.html . 15 March 2014 . live .
  19. Web site: New Additions to the Coaching Panel . Melbourne Ice . 22 June 2013 . 30 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315184727/http://www.melbourneice.com.au/2013/06/new-additions-to-the-coaching-panel/ . 15 March 2014 . dead .
  20. Web site: Dylan Forsythe Replaces Stan Scott as Thunder Head Coach . Ice Hockey News Australia . 10 April 2014 . 13 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142221/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/04/10/dylan-forsythe-replaces-stan-scott-as-thunder-head-coach/ . 13 April 2014 . live .
  21. Web site: Perth Thunder coach steps down . On the Fly Hockey . 23 May 2014 . 23 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225331/http://ontheflyhockey.com/perth-thunder-coach-steps/ . 23 May 2014 . live .
  22. Web site: Ron Kuprowsky and Sydney Ice Dogs part ways . On the Fly Hockey . Andrew . MacDougall . 24 April 2014 . 24 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525021632/http://ontheflyhockey.com/ron-kuprowsky-sydney-ice-dogs-part-ways/ . 25 May 2014 . live .
  23. Web site: Experienced Petrie joins Ice Dogs as head coach . Australian Ice Hockey League . Andrew . McMurty . 8 May 2014 . 24 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525021555/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&page=79919 . 25 May 2014 . live .
  24. Web site: Melbourne Mustangs . Elite Prospects. 13 April 2014 .
  25. Web site: 2014 Melbourne Ice Roster . Elite Prospects. 15 March 2014 .
  26. News: Newcastle North Stars . Elite Prospects.
  27. Web site: Sydney Bears . Elite Prospects. 19 April 2014 .
  28. Web site: CBR Brave . Elite Prospects. 13 April 2014 .
  29. Web site: Adelaide Adrenaline . Elite Prospects. 13 April 2014 .
  30. Web site: Sydney Ice Dogs . Elite Prospects. 19 April 2014 .
  31. Web site: Ryan Foll . Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 4 May 2014 .
  32. Web site: Perth Thunder . International Ice Hockey Federation. 19 April 2014 .
  33. Web site: Melbourne Mustangs . Elite Prospects. 13 April 2014 .
  34. Web site: Sydney Bears . Elite Prospects. 19 April 2014 .
  35. Web site: Canberra Knights . Elite Prospects. 13 April 2014 .
  36. Web site: Perth Thunder . International Ice Hockey Federation. 19 April 2014 .
  37. Web site: Adelaide Adrelaine . Elite Prospects. 13 April 2014 .
  38. Web site: Tyson Boyd . Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 13 April 2014 .
  39. Web site: Russell Brewer . Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 13 April 2014 .
  40. Web site: 2013 Melbourne Ice Roster . Elite Prospects. 15 March 2014 .
  41. Web site: James David . Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 13 April 2014 .
  42. Web site: Newcastle North Stars . Elite Prospects. 19 April 2014 .
  43. Web site: Sydney Ice Dogs . Elite Prospects. 19 April 2014 .
  44. Web site: Richie Lamb . Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 19 April 2014 .
  45. Web site: Tomas Manco . Elite Prospects . 18 January 2014 . 11 February 2014 .
  46. Web site: Olivier Martin . Elite Prospects . 20 January 2014 . 11 February 2014 .
  47. Web site: Denis Ristic . Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 13 April 2014 .
  48. Web site: Scott Stephenson . Elite Prospects . 18 January 2014 . 11 February 2014 .
  49. Web site: Dillan Wallace . Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 13 April 2014 .
  50. Web site: Anthony Wilson . Elite Prospects . 18 January 2014 . 11 February 2014 .
  51. Web site: Andrew Zolotarev . Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 13 April 2014 .
  52. Web site: 2014 AIHL Regular Season . Australian Ice Hockey League . 15 March 2014 . 15 March 2014 .
  53. Web site: 2014 AIHL Season: Round 7 . Ice Hockey News Australia . 26 May 2014 . 26 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010843/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/05/26/2014-aihl-season-round-7/ . 28 May 2014 . live .
  54. Web site: New Date for Postponed Game Announced . Ice Hockey News Australia . 2 June 2014 . 2 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051640/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/06/02/new-date-for-postponed-game-announced/ . 5 June 2014 . live .
  55. Web site: Adelaide Adrenaline team bus crashes forcing Canberra ice hockey game to be cancelled . The Canberra Times. Tom . McIlroy . 9 July 2014 . 9 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140806092405/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/adelaide-adrenaline-team-bus-crashes-forcing-canberra-ice-hockey-game-to-be-cancelled-20140719-zuu6d.html . 6 August 2014 . live .
  56. Web site: Cancellation of Matches . Australian Ice Hockey League . 31 July 2014 . 2 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140804135218/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=81212 . 4 August 2014 . live .
  57. Web site: 2014 AIHL Season: Round 20 . Ice Hockey News Australia . 24 August 2014 . 6 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021232313/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/08/24/2014-aihl-season-round-20/ . 21 October 2014 . live .
  58. Web site: News Round-up . Ice Hockey News Australia . 22 August 2014 . 6 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140918212426/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/08/22/news-round-up-14/ . 18 September 2014 . live .
  59. Web site: Barg MVP as Season Awards Announced . Australian Ice Hockey League . 2 September 2014 . Andrew . McMurtry . Pavlovich . Ellanor . 6 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009064127/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=81786 . 9 October 2014 . live .
  60. Web site: League Leading Players . Australian Ice Hockey League . 22 April 2013 .
  61. Web site: League Leading Goalies . Australian Ice Hockey League . 22 April 2013 .
  62. Web site: 2014 AIHL Season: Round 18 . Ice Hockey News Australia . 12 August 2014 . 6 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140919162220/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/08/12/2014-aihl-season-round-18/ . 19 September 2014 . live .
  63. Web site: 2014 AIHL Season: Round 19 . Ice Hockey News Australia . 17 August 2014 . 6 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140919133200/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/08/17/2014-aihl-season-round-19/ . 19 September 2014 . live .
  64. Web site: Medibank Icehouse to host 2014 AIHL Finals Presented by Air Canada . Australian Ice Hockey League . 26 June 2014 . 20 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715165635/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=80685 . 15 July 2014 . live .
  65. Web site: Ruthless Mustangs snatch maiden Goodall Cup . Tyler . Cameron . Australian Ice Hockey League . 31 August 2014 . 6 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009072744/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=81756 . 9 October 2014 . live .
  66. Web site: Gibbs Sjödin MVP of AIHL Finals . Australian Ice Hockey League . Tina . Girdler . 1 September 2014 . 6 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009065358/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=81757 . 9 October 2014 . live .

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