2012–13 AJIHL season

2012–13 AJIHL season
League	Australian Junior Ice Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	20 October 2012 – 10 March 2013
Number of games	14
Number of teams	4
Total attendance	1,326
Regular season
Premiers	Melbourne Red Wings
Top scorer	Brendan McDowell (Red Wings)
AJIHL Champions Trophy
Champions	Sydney Maple Leafs
Runners-up	Melbourne Red Wings

The 2012–13 AJIHL season is the first season of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. It ran from 20 October 2012 until 17 February 2013, with the finals running from 3 March 2013 until 10 March 2013. The AJIHL is the highest Australian national junior ice hockey competition.

League business

On 18 September 2012 Ice Hockey Australia announced the formation of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League with the league starting its inaugural season on 20 October 2012.^[1] On 22 September 2012 they announced that the league would consist of four teams for the first season – Melbourne Blackhawks, Melbourne Red Wings, Sydney Lightning and the Sydney Maple Leafs, with teams being operated by their respective state governing body, the Victorian Ice Hockey Association and the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association respectively.^[2] Games are set to be held in the Melbourne, Penrith and Sydney.^[3]

Following the games on 9 December 2012 there is an eight-week stoppage to allow for the festive period and for the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championships program which runs from December until the end of January.^[3]

Regular season

The regular season began on 20 October 2012 and ran through to 17 February 2013 before the teams compete in the playoff series.^[3]

October

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance
1	20 October 2012	18:45	Sydney Lightning	3 – 5	Melbourne Blackhawks	Melbourne	150
2	20 October 2012	20:30	Sydney Maple Leafs	2 – 7	Melbourne Red Wings	Melbourne	150
3	21 October 2012	15:23	Sydney Maple Leafs	0 – 4	Melbourne Blackhawks	Melbourne	60
4	21 October 2012	17:00	Sydney Lightning	5 – 3	Melbourne Red Wings	Melbourne	60

November

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance
6	9 November 2012	20:00	Melbourne Red Wings	1 – 2	Melbourne Blackhawks	Melbourne	75
5	10 November 2012	19:00	Sydney Maple Leafs	0 – 4	Sydney Lightning	Penrith
7	11 November 2012	17:00	Sydney Lightning	5 – 4	Sydney Maple Leafs	Penrith
8	11 November 2012	14:30	Melbourne Blackhawks	3 – 4	Melbourne Red Wings	Melbourne	94
10	23 November 2012	20:00	Melbourne Blackhawks	2 – 4	Melbourne Red Wings	Melbourne	52
9	24 November 2012	19:00	Sydney Lightning	4 – 3 (SO)	Sydney Maple Leafs	Penrith
11	25 November 2012	19:30	Sydney Maple Leafs	1 – 4	Sydney Lightning	Penrith
12	25 November 2012	13:15	Melbourne Red Wings	3 – 1	Melbourne Blackhawks	Melbourne	75

December

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location
13	1 December 2012	17:00	Melbourne Blackhawks	4 – 3	Sydney Lightning	Penrith
14	1 December 2012	18:45	Melbourne Red Wings	2 – 1	Sydney Maple Leafs	Penrith
15	2 December 2012	08:30	Melbourne Blackhawks	6 – 3	Sydney Maple Leafs	Penrith
16	2 December 2012	17:00	Melbourne Red Wings	2 – 3 (SO)	Sydney Lightning	Penrith
18	7 December 2012	20:00	Melbourne Red Wings	2 – 4	Melbourne Blackhawks	Melbourne
17	8 December 2012	17:00	Sydney Maple Leafs	2 – 1	Sydney Lightning	Penrith
19	9 December 2012	17:00	Sydney Lightning	4 – 5	Sydney Maple Leafs	Penrith
20	9 December 2012	13:15	Melbourne Blackhawks	5 – 2	Melbourne Red Wings	Melbourne

February

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance
21	2 February 2013	17:00	Sydney Lightning	2 – 1	Sydney Maple Leafs	Penrith
22	2 February 2013	20:02	Melbourne Blackhawks	3 – 5	Melbourne Red Wings	Melbourne	84
23	3 February 2013	17:00	Sydney Maple Leafs	3 – 4 (SO)	Sydney Lightning	Penrith
24	3 February 2013	13:15	Melbourne Red Wings	3 – 1	Melbourne Blackhawks	Melbourne	59
25	16 February 2013	17:00	Melbourne Blackhawks	4 – 0	Sydney Lightning	Penrith
26	16 February 2013	18:45	Melbourne Red Wings	5 – 6	Sydney Maple Leafs	Penrith
27	17 February 2013	08:30	Melbourne Red Wings	4 – 3	Sydney Lightning	Penrith
28	17 February 2013	17:00	Melbourne Blackhawks	0 – 3	Sydney Maple Leafs	Penrith

Standings

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Melbourne Red Wings	14	8	0	1	5	47	41	+6	25
Melbourne Blackhawks	14	8	0	0	6	44	36	+8	24
Sydney Lightning	14	5	3	0	6	45	41	+4	21
Sydney Maple Leafs	14	4	0	2	8	34	52	–18	14

Source

Player Statistics

Scoring Leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points.^[4]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
McDowell, BrendanBrendan McDowell	Melbourne Red Wings	14	26	7	33	+24	14
McKenzie, AustinAustin McKenzie	Melbourne Blackhawks	14	20	11	31	+26	48
Stringer, MattMatt Stringer	Melbourne Red Wings	12	10	12	22	+19	8
Clemie, ScottScott Clemie	Sydney Maple Leafs	14	10	7	17	+14	18
Kubara, TylerTyler Kubara	Sydney Maple Leafs	9	7	12	19	+16	2
Lazzarotto, PaulPaul Lazzarotto	Melbourne Blackhawks	14	11	7	18	+15	0
Carpenter, JackJack Carpenter	Melbourne Blackhawks	14	5	11	16	+14	46
Cameron, ToddTodd Cameron	Sydney Lightning	11	7	8	15	+11	38
Naidovksi, StevenSteven Naidovksi	Sydney Maple Leafs	12	6	4	10	+8	24
Fahy, ChrisChris Fahy	Melbourne Red Wings	8	0	10	10	+6	39

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average.^[5]

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	OTL	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Hill, McKenzieMcKenzie Hill	Melbourne Blackhawks	12	!!!!!!538:52 538:52	7	5	0	29	2	.836	2.77
McKendrick, JamesJames McKendrick	Melbourne Red Wings	13	!!!!!!525:51 525:51	6	6	0	35	0	.844	3.00
Kelly, RhettRhett Kelly	Sydney Lightning	9	!!!!!!316:06 316:06	4	3	0	24	1	.847	3.08
Burgess, JakeJake Burgess	Sydney Maple Leafs	8	!!!!!!361:22 361:22	4	2	1	26	1	.845	3.24
Tomasello, MarcoMarco Tomasello	Sydney Lightning	9	!!!!!!313:13 313:13	4	4	0	24	0	.793	3.33

Playoffs

The 2013 playoffs started on 3 March 2013 with the final being held on 9 and 10 March 2013. Following the end of the regular season the teams will play their opposing state team in the semi-finals. The winners move on to play each other in a best-of-two final being held at the Medibank Icehouse in Melbourne.^[3] Melbourne Red Wings and Sydney Maple Leafs both progressed to the finals after winning their semi-final game. The Maple Leafs won the first game of the finals while the Red Wings won the second game tying the two game series.^[6] As a result, the two teams entered a sudden death overtime period. Scott Clemie scored the game-winning goal in the 13th minute of the period, with the Maple Leafs winning the first AJIHL season. Clemie was named the AJIHL Finals MVP.^[7]

Semi-finals

3 March 2013
17:00

Sydney Maple Leafs

7 – 2
(2–0, 3–2, 2–0)

Sydney Lightning

Penrith Ice Palace

Game reference

3 March 2013
15:00

Melbourne Red Wings

7 – 3
(1–1, 2–1, 4–1)

Melbourne Blackhawks

Medibank Icehouse
Attendance: 150

Game reference

Final

9 March 2013
17:02

Melbourne Red Wings

2 – 7
(0–2, 1–2, 1–3)

Sydney Maple Leafs

Medibank Icehouse

Game reference

10 March 2013
13:27

Sydney Maple Leafs

4 – 5 (OT)
(2–1, 1–3, 1–0, 0–1)

Melbourne Red Wings

Medibank Icehouse
Attendance: 120

Game reference

10 March 2013
15:20

Sydney Maple Leafs

1 – 0

Melbourne Red Wings

Medibank Icehouse
Attendance: 120

Game reference

References

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↑ "AJIHL Teams Announced". Hewitt Sports Network. 2012-09-20. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
1 2 3 4 "AJIHL Schedule released". Hewitt Sports Network. 2012-09-26. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
↑ "Ice Hockey Australia Scoring Leaders AJIHL 2012". Pointstreak.
↑ "Ice Hockey Australia Goalie Leaders AJIHL 2012". Pointstreak.
↑ "Cinderella Finish For Maple Leafs At AJIHL Finals". Hewitt Sports Network. 2013-03-10. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
↑ "Sydney Maple Leafs v Melbourne Red Wings". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-03.

External links

Australian Junior Ice Hockey League

Seasons	2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Teams	Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Whalers Perth Pelicans Perth Sharks Sydney Sabres Sydney Wolf Pack

Tier 2 Teams	Adelaide Generals Brisbane Blitz Canberra Junior Brave

Awards	AJIHL Champions Trophy

Venues	O'Brien Group Arena Penrith Ice Palace Xtreme Ice Arena Ice Arena (Adelaide) Ice World Boondall Phillip Ice Skating Centre

Notable Figures and Organizations	Ice Hockey Australia Old-timers Ice Hockey Australia Network

Ice Hockey In Australia

National teams	Men's National Team Women's National Team Men's under-20 National Team Men's under-18 National Team Women's under-18 Team

National Leagues	Australian Ice Hockey League Australian Women's Ice Hockey League Australian Junior Ice Hockey League

Governing bodies	Ice Hockey Australia Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association New South Wales Ice Hockey Association Ice Hockey Queensland South Australia Ice Hockey Association Ice Hockey Tasmania Victorian Ice Hockey Association Western Australian Ice Hockey Association

Awards and Trophys	Goodall Cup Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy AJIHL Champions Trophy Brown Trophy Syd Tange Trophy Kurt DeFris Trophy Phillip Ginsberg Memorial Trophy John McCrae - Williamson Memorial Trophy

Former Awards and Trophys	F.C. Brown Memorial Shield Gower Cup

Ice Skating Venues In Australia	List of ice rinks in Australia Australian Capital Territory Phillip Ice Skating Centre New South Wales Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink Erina Ice Arena Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink Macquarie Ice Rink Penrith Ice Palace Sydney Ice Arena Queensland Ice World Boondall Gold Coast Iceland South Australia IceArenA Tasmania Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink Victoria O'Brien Group Arena Olympic Ice Skating Centre Western Australia Perth Ice Arena Xtreme Ice Arena Cockburn Ice Arena

Former Ice Skating Venues In Australia	Adelaide Glaciarium Hobart Glaciarium Melbourne Glaciarium Sydney Glaciarium Mowbray Park Ice Rink St. Moritz Ice Rink Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium Ringwood Ice Rink

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