2009 AIHL season

The 2009 AIHL season is the tenth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League. The season opens on 25 April 2009 with games in Liverpool and Canberra. Newcastle North Stars won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing atop the ladder in the regular season.

League business

The 2009 season will be reduced to seven teams after the Central Coast Rhinos dropped out due to changes made in the licensing model.[1] Two teams were renamed for the start of the season, Western Sydney Ice Dogs, dropped the Western part of the title to become the Sydney Ice Dogs[2] and the Adelaide A's have been renamed for the start of the season, playing under the new name of Adelaide Adrenaline.[1] The Sydney Ice Dogs have also been forced to relocate to Liverpool's Catholic Club’s ice rink after their former home at Baulkham Hills rink withdrew from the league.

On 25–26 July there was a week's break for the Junior Men’s national tournament, known as the Brown Tournament.

Regular season

Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
1Sydney6—1Gold CoastLiverpoolSaturday, 25 April
2Canberra5—2BearsCanberraSaturday, 25 April
3Newcastle5—3SydneyNewcastleSunday, 26 April
4Bears0—7Gold CoastPenrithSunday, 26 April
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
5Melbourne Ice3—4NewcastleMelbourneSaturday, 2 May
6Bears1—5SydneyPenrithSaturday, 2 May
7Adelaide7—3NewcastleAdelaideSunday, 3 May
8Sydney2—3 SOCanberraLiverpoolSunday, 3 May
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
9Canberra1—5MelbourneCanberraSaturday, 9 May
11Newcastle5—1Gold CoastNewcastleSaturday, 9 May
12Sydney6—1BearsLiverpoolSaturday, 9 May
13Newcastle8—5Gold CoastNewcastleSunday, 10 May
14Bears4—3 SOMelbournePenrithSunday, 10 May
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
39Gold Coast2—3 SONewcastleGold CoastSaturday, 16 May
16Adelaide8—1CanberraAdelaideSaturday, 16 May
42Gold Coast4—5 SONewcastleGold CoastSunday, 17 May
18Melbourne5—2CanberraMelbourneSunday, 17 May
41Bears1—5SydneyPenrithSunday, 17 May
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
20Gold Coast8—4BearsGold CoastSaturday, 23 May
21Canberra5—8NewcastleCanberraSaturday, 23 May
22Melbourne2—5AdelaideMelbourneSaturday, 23 May
23Gold Coast9—5BearsGold CoastSunday, 24 May
24Melbourne2—4AdelaideMelbourneSunday, 24 May
25Sydney1—3CanberraLiverpoolSunday, 24 May
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
26Canberra2—5NewcastleCanberraSaturday, 30 May
27Melbourne4—5 SOSydneyMelbourneSaturday, 30 May
28Adelaide8—3SydneyAdelaideSunday, 31 May
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
30Gold Coast4—2AdelaideGold CoastSaturday, 6 June
31Newcastle7—3BearsNewcastleSaturday, 6 June
10Canberra2—5MelbourneCanberraSaturday, 6 June
33Gold Coast5—2AdelaideGold CoastSunday, 7 June
34Bears3—5MelbournePenrithSunday, 7 June
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
35Adelaide4—2BearsAdelaideSaturday, 13 June
36Canberra6—3SydneyCanberraSaturday, 13 June
37Melbourne6—0BearsMelbourneSunday, 14 June
38Sydney4—6NewcastleLiverpoolSunday, 14 June
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
15Gold Coast9—2SydneyGold CoastSaturday, 20 June
40Adelaide5—1CanberraAdelaideSaturday, 20 June
19Bears2—6NewcastlePenrithSaturday, 20 June
17Gold Coast8—4SydneyGold CoastSunday, 21 June
43Melbourne8—3CanberraMelbourneSunday, 21 June
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
44Adelaide5—2MelbourneAdelaideSaturday, 27 June
45Newcastle9—4CanberraNewcastleSaturday, 27 June
46Sydney4—1Gold CoastLiverpoolSaturday, 27 June
47Adelaide1—4MelbourneAdelaideSunday, 28 June
48Bears3—2 SOGold CoastPenrithSunday, 28 June
49Newcastle3—2SydneyNewcastleSunday, 28 June
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
50Newcastle3—4AdelaideNewcastleSaturday, 4 July
51Canberra1—4SydneyCanberraSaturday, 4 July
52Melbourne3—4 SOGold CoastMelbourneSaturday, 4 July
53Melbourne5—4Gold CoastMelbourneSunday, 5 July
54Sydney5—3AdelaideLiverpoolSunday, 5 July
29Bears2—7NewcastlePenrithSunday, 5 July
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
55Melbourne2—5NewcastleMelbourneSaturday, 11 July
56Canberra1—5Gold CoastCanberraSaturday, 11 July
57Sydney5—3BearsLiverpoolSaturday, 11 July
58Adelaide5—7NewcastleAdelaideSunday, 12 July
59Canberra1—3Gold CoastCanberraSunday, 12 July
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
60Adelaide9—3Gold CoastAdelaideSaturday, 18 July
61 & 62Newcastle3—7MelbourneNewcastleSaturday, 18 July
63Adelaide2—4Gold CoastAdelaideSunday, 19 July
64Bears5—4 SOCanberraPenrithSunday, 19 July
65 & 32Sydney3—5MelbourneLiverpoolSunday, 19 July
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
66Gold Coast3—6CanberraGold CoastSaturday, 1 August
67Adelaide7—3BearsAdelaideSaturday, 1 August
68Gold Coast5—1CanberraGold CoastSunday, 2 August
69Melbourne10—3BearsMelbourneSunday, 2 August
70Sydney3—2NewcastleLiverpoolSunday, 2 August
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
71Newcastle5—3AdelaideNewcastleSaturday, 8 August
72Canberra6—4BearsCanberraSaturday, 8 August
73 & 74Bears3—7AdelaidePenrithSunday, 9 August
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
75Gold Coast5—2MelbourneGold CoastSaturday, 15 August
76 & 77Canberra1—6AdelaideCanberraSaturday, 15 August
84Newcastle5—3BearsNewcastleSunday, 23 August
78Gold Coast4—9MelbourneGold CoastSunday, 16 August
79Sydney5—6 OTAdelaideLiverpoolSunday, 16 August
80Newcastle5—2CanberraNewcastleSunday, 16 August
Game No.Home teamScoreAway teamLocationDateReport
81Adelaide1-3SydneyAdelaideSaturday, 22 August
82Bears6-4CanberraPenrithSaturday, 22 August
83Melbourne4-1SydneyMelbourneSunday, 23 August

Note: "SO" indicates that a game was won through a shootout. Games schedule sourced from the AIHL.[3]

Standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PTS = Points

Qualified for the playoffs
Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1 Newcastle North Stars 24 17 2 0 5 122 85 +37 55
2 Melbourne Ice 24 15 0 3 6 113 77 +36 48
3 Adelaide Adrenaline 24 15 1 0 8 117 75 +42 47
4 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 24 13 1 3 7 108 86 +22 44
5 Sydney Ice Dogs 24 10 1 2 11 87 90 -3 34
6 Canberra Knights 24 4 1 1 18 60 120 -60 15
7 The Bears 24 1 3 0 20 66 140 -74 9

Playoffs

The playoffs are scheduled to begin on 29 August, with the final to be held on 30 August.[3] They will be held at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, New South Wales.[4]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Melbourne Ice 1
4 Adelaide Adrenaline 6
Adelaide Adrenaline 3 OT
Newcastle North Stars 2
3 Newcastle North Stars 5
2 Gold Coast Blue Tongues 3

References

  1. 1 2 "AIHL releases 2009 schedule". AIHL. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Same teams new identity". AIHL. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  3. 1 2 "2009AIHL" (PDF). AIHL. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Australian Ice Hockey League: VIP 2009 AIHL Finals". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 2009-08-17.

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