2016 AIHL season

2016 AIHL season
League	Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	23 April 2016 – 28 August 2016
Regular season
Goodall Cup

The 2016 AIHL season is the 17th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It will run from 23 April 2016 until 21 August 2016, with the Goodall Cup playoffs following on 27 and 28 August.

League business

In September 2015 it was announced that the Medibank Icehouse had been renamed the O'Brien Group Arena following a lease takeover by the O'Brien Catering Group.^[1] The league announced that the Sydney Bears will host two games against the Melbourne Ice in Queensland during the 2016 season.^[2] The games, promoted under the title of the Brisbane Battle, will be held at Iceworld Boondall and Iceworld Acacia Ridge on 14 and 15 May respectively.^[2] The AIHL have not held a game in Queensland since the suspension of the Gold Coast Blue Tongues in 2012.^[3] In February 2016 the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that Reach Crane Trucks had renewed their sponsorship for 2016, extending the original three-year deal that was signed in 2013.^[4] Also in February Hards Transport renewed their naming rights sponsorship of the Adelaide Adrenaline.^[5] The Adrenaline also signed new sponsors Reading Cinemas in April and extended their deal with the Hilton Hotel's MyBar as their official post-game venue.^[6][7] In March 2016 the CBR Brave signed Casino Canberra and McDonald's ACT as major sponsors and Canberra Toyota as their vehicle sponsor.^[8][9] The CBR Brave also extended their deal with Anytime Fitness as the club's official gym partner for a third consecutive season and renewed their sponsorship deal with Jordo’s Chop Shop.^[10][11] On 21 March 2016 the Bears announced that they had formed a partnership with the Australian Defence Force ice hockey team, the Army Knights for 2016.^[12] The partnerships aims are to help promote ice hockey within the Defence Force and develop emerging talent.^[12] The partnership deal also includes discounted tickets for Defence Force members during the season.^[12] The Sydney Bears have reached a deal with Hawkesbury Radio to broadcast at least two of their home games for the 2016 season while also continuing to broadcast via their normal Mixlr stream.^[13] The Perth Thunder will also start live broadcasting their home games via Mixlr for the 2016 season.^[13]

Exhibition games

On 31 March 2016 the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs competed in an exhibition game at the O’Brien Group Arena with the Ice winning 5-1.^[14] The 2016 edition of the Wilson Cup was held in March and April 2016.^[15] The tournament featured the three New South Wales based clubs competing in a double round-robin before a final between the two top ranked teams.^[15] The Sydney Bears finished first in the round robin stage, winning three of their four games, and were drawn against the Sydney Ice Dogs in the final.^[16] The Bears won the final 3-1, claiming their third Wilson Cup title.^[17]

Personnel changes

In October 2015 it was announced that Vladimir Rubes had stepped down as head coach of the Sydney Bears due to family commitments.^[18] Rubes was replaced by assistant Ron Kuprowsky to the position of head coach. Kuprowsky was previously coach of the Sydney Ice Dogs before joining the Bears in 2015.^[19] Also in October the Sydney Ice Dogs announced their 2016 committee with Tim Flynn moving from the head coach position to the role of general manager, taking over the position from Anthony Wilson.^[20] Flynn's role as general manager for the Sydney Ice Dogs lasted until March 2016 with the club replacing him with former player Jason Juba.^[21] In November 2015 the Melbourne Mustangs announced that Brad Vigon had resigned from the position of head coach due to family commitments.^[22] Vigon was replaced by assistant coach Michael Flaherty with the Mustangs also adding former Australian national team players Damian Holland and Jon Moses as Flaherty's new assistant coaches.^[23] The Mustangs also announced that Andrew McDowell had stepped down from the position of Vice President in order to focus on his role of Director of Hockey Operations.^[23] He was replaced by Myles Harris.^[23]

In December 2015 the Adelaide Adrenaline announced that head coach Ryan O'Handley had stepped down from the position of head coach due to family commitments.^[24] O'Handley however moved into the positions of Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations at the club.^[24] A couple of weeks later the Adrenaline signed former AIHL and Australian national team player Trevor Walsh as O'Handley's replacement.^[25] Following the appointment of Walsh as head coach the Adrenaline also announced that Gordon Cochrane and Sami Mantere had been signed as assistant coaches for 2016.^[26] In March 2016 the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that they had signed former Sydney Bears head coach Vladimir Rubes to the position of head coach.^[27] Rubes stepped down from his position of head coach of the Sydney Bears in October 2015 citing family commitments.^[27] Also in March the CBR Brave re-signed head coach Josh Unice along with assistant coaches David Rogina and Stuart Philps for the 2016 season.^[27]

Player transfers

Interclub transfers Nat Player Previous team New team Ref Zachary Boyle Adelaide Adrenaline CBR Brave [28] Ellesse Carini Sydney Bears Sydney Ice Dogs [29] Dunwoodie, DavidDavid Dunwoodie CBR Brave Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Funes, BrianBrian Funes Sydney Ice Dogs Sydney Bears [31] Sean Hamilton Sydney Ice Dogs Perth Thunder [32] Hughes, JosephJoseph Hughes Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne Ice [33] Manco, TomasTomas Manco CBR Brave Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Joel Rhodes Sydney Ice Dogs Sydney Bears [31] Charlie Smart Adelaide Adrenaline Sydney Ice Dogs [30] White, AndrewAndrew White Adelaide Adrenaline Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Wudrick, GeordieGeordie Wudrick Newcastle North Stars CBR Brave [34]

Retirements Nat Player Team New role Ref Hughes, VincentVincent Hughes Melbourne Mustangs — [35] Sekura, ChristopherChristopher Sekura Sydney Ice Dogs Assistant Coach at Sydney Ice Dogs [36]

New signings Nat Player Previous team New team Ref Annesley, RyanRyan Annesley No team Sydney Bears [31] Brentin Azzopardi Banff Academy Bears Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Phil Bakatsoulas No team Melbourne Mustangs [37] Jessyko Bernard Concordia University Perth Thunder [32] Art Bidlevskii Kallinge-Ronneby IF CBR Brave [28] Nicola Brandi SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers CBR Brave [28] Benjamin Breault LHC Les Lions Perth Thunder [32] Cliff, BillyBilly Cliff No team Sydney Bears [31] Timothy Cox No team CBR Brave [28] Zane Cunliffe No team Perth Thunder [32] Todd Cutter No team Melbourne Ice [33] Troy Davenport No team Melbourne Ice [33] Michael Dorr Fife Flyers Perth Thunder [32] Luke Fisher No team Melbourne Mustangs [37] Darcy Flanagan Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Mustangs [37] David Foster Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Mustangs [37] Matt Gilpin No team CBR Brave [28] Per Daniel Göransson Northern Vikings Perth Thunder [32] Brandon Greenside Peoria Rivermen Newcastle North Stars [38] Mathieu Guertin Trois-Rivières Blizzard CBR Brave [28] Dale Harrop Canterbury Red Devils Perth Thunder [32] Thomas Heemsherk Bentley Generals Perth Thunder [32] Mitchell Henning No team CBR Brave [28] Mark Higgins No team Melbourne Mustangs [39] Geoff Irwin No team Sydney Bears [31] James Isaacs Coventry Blaze Melbourne Mustangs [40] Kimlin, AnthonyAnthony Kimlin Whitby Dunlops Sydney Bears [31] Bayley Kubara Reach Rebels Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Kubara, CaseyCasey Kubara Atlanta Jr. Knights CBR Brave [41] Lassen, LasseLasse Lassen No team Melbourne Ice [33] Éric Louis-Seize Royal Military College of Canada Melbourne Mustangs [42] David Mahood Perth Pelicans Perth Thunder [32] Zachary McCoy No team Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Connor McLaughlin University of Alberta Augustana Newcastle North Stars [43] Mike McMahon No team Melbourne Mustangs [37] Charlie Moore No team Melbourne Mustangs [37] Luke Moore No team CBR Brave [28] Joseph Nyamuka No team Melbourne Ice [33] Cian O'Reilly Blueline Bombers Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Luke Philps No team CBR Brave [28] Neal Prokop No team CBR Brave [28] Ryan Ruddle No team Melbourne Mustangs [37] Remy Sandoy West Auckland Admirals Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Eric Sewell Cockburn Blackhawks Perth Thunder [32] Chris Slauenwhite Hamilton Steelhawks Melbourne Mustangs [37] Cam Smith Army Knights Sydney Bears [31][44] Stephenson, ScottScott Stephenson No team Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Stephenson, ToddTodd Stephenson No team Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Thomas Steven Green Bay Jr. Gamblers U18 Melbourne Mustangs [37] Sam Stewart Melbourne Whalers Melbourne Mustangs [37] Swindlehurst, PaulPaul Swindlehurst Manchester Storm Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Grant Toulmin Manchester Storm Sydney Ice Dogs [30] Byron Tschuma Melbourne Whalers Melbourne Mustangs [37] Brent Vandenberg Dundas Real McCoys Sydney Bears [31] Yule, ChrisChris Yule No team Melbourne Ice [33]

Players lost Nat Player Previous team New team Ref Drew Akins Melbourne Mustangs No team [45] Corey Banfield Melbourne Mustangs Pensacola Ice Flyers [45] Alan Becken Sydney Bears Blueline Bombers [29][46] Jan Bejcek Sydney Bears No team [29] Jamie Blazevic Sydney Ice Dogs No team [47] Paul Bond Sydney Bears No team [29] Jeremy Brown Melbourne Ice Chambly Forts [48] Dale Burgess Sydney Bears Penrith Raptors [29][49] Clayworth, AaronAaron Clayworth CBR Brave No team [28] Ethan Cornford Melbourne Mustangs Tottenham Steam [45] Luc Daigneault Perth Thunder No team [32] Del Basso, RiccardoRiccardo Del Basso Perth Thunder No team [32] Andrew Fitzgerald Melbourne Mustangs No team [45] Geoffrey, KellyKelly Geoffrey CBR Brave Aigles de La Roche sur Yon [28] Viktor Gibbs Sjödin Melbourne Mustangs No team [45] Giorgi, MikeMike Giorgi CBR Brave No team [28] Kaden Goulds Perth Thunder No team [32] Jeff Grant Melbourne Mustangs No team [45] Matt Grogan Sydney Ice Dogs Mississippi RiverKings [47] Guggenberger, MarkMark Guggenberger Perth Thunder DVTK Jegesmedvék [32] Joseph Harcharik Sydney Bears Sollentuna HC [29] Harvey, MatthewMatthew Harvey CBR Brave No team [28] Mackenzie Hill Melbourne Ice No team [48] Alex Hudson Perth Thunder Louisiana IceGators [32] Greg Hyde Perth Thunder No team [32] Kamil Jarina Sydney Bears No team [29] Tim Johansson Melbourne Ice Sölvesborgs IK [48] Toni Kluuskeri Perth Thunder Narvik IK [32] Jackson Knott Sydney Ice Dogs Parry Sound Islanders [47] Jake Knott Sydney Ice Dogs Parry Sound Islanders [47] Paul Kurceba Melbourne Ice No team [48] Alex Leclerc Melbourne Ice Lloydminster Bobcats [48] Mitchell Levitt Perth Thunder No team [32] David Lewis CBR Brave No team [28] Jayden Lewis CBR Brave No team [28] Lukas Manco Sydney Ice Dogs ECSL Sting [47] Kyle Mariani CBR Brave Bouquetins de Val Vanoise [28] James Marino Sydney Ice Dogs Bridgton Academy 18U [47] McGregor, ShannonShannon McGregor Sydney Ice Dogs No team [47] Alan Moss Melbourne Mustangs No team [45] Padělek, AlešAleš Padělek Sydney Bears Peterborough Phantoms [29] Ben Pagett CBR Brave No team [28] Mario Passarelli Sydney Ice Dogs No team [47] Peddle, JordanJordan Peddle CBR Brave Terrace River Kings [28] Pitt, ScottScott Pitt CBR Brave Braehead Clan [28] Luke Read Sydney Bears No team [29] Riesen, AlainAlain Riesen CBR Brave No team [28] David Ruck Perth Thunder No team [32] Alec Stephenson Sydney Ice Dogs No team [47] Ryan Strayer Sydney Ice Dogs Southern Stampede [47] Taylor, PeterPeter Taylor CBR Brave No team [28] Marco Tomasello Sydney Ice Dogs No team [47] Unice, JoshJosh Unice CBR Brave No team [28] Stuart Woodall CBR Brave No team [28] Bradley Young Perth Thunder No team [32]

Regular season

The regular season is set to start on 23 April 2016 and run through to 21 August 2016 before the top four teams advance to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.^[50] A weeks break will be held in June to accommodate the All-Star Weekend which is scheduled for 11 June and 12 June 2016 in Penrith, New South Wales.^[50] The AIHL will hold their first games in Queensland since 2012 after they announced that the Sydney Bears and Melbourne Ice will compete in a double header in Brisbane.^[2][3] The games, promoted under the title of the Brisbane Battle, will be held at Iceworld Boondall and Iceworld Acacia Ridge on 14 and 15 May respectively.^[2]

In March 2016 it was reported that the Adelaide Ice Arena had to close their large ice surface for repairs following failed pressure tests.^[51] The repairs resulted in the league pushing back the start Adrenaline's home season from 23 April to 15 May and rescheduling of four games.^[52] Game 1 between the North Stars and Adrenaline at the Adelaide Ice Arena was pushed was to 17 July from its original date of 23 April.^[53] Game 81 between the Thunder and the North Stars at the Perth Ice Arena was moved forward into the vacant 23 April slot after originally being scheduled for 17 July.^[53] The double header between the Adrenaline and the Thunder at the Adelaide Ice Arena was also pushed back from its original date of 30 April and 1 May to 21 and 22 May.^[53]

April

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance	Recap
81	23 April	16:30	Newcastle North Stars	3 – 2 (SO)	Perth Thunder	Perth Ice Arena
2	23 April	19:00	Melbourne Mustangs	0 – 3	Melbourne Ice	O'Brien Group Arena
3	23 April	17:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	2 – 5	CBR Brave	Phillip Ice Skating Centre
4	24 April	16:30	Newcastle North Stars	2 – 1	Perth Thunder	Perth Ice Arena
5	24 April	17:00	CBR Brave	6 – 3	Sydney Bears	Penrith Ice Palace
7	30 April	17:00	CBR Brave	4 – 2	Melbourne Mustangs	O'Brien Group Arena
8	30 April	17:00	Melbourne Ice	7 – 1	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink

May

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance	Recap
10	1 May	16:00	CBR Brave	1 – 7	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
11	1 May	16:00	Melbourne Ice	3 – 2 (SO)	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
12	1 May	17:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	6 – 2	Sydney Bears	Penrith
13	7 May	16:30	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
14	7 May	17:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
15	7 May	17:00	Newcastle North Stars	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
16	7 May	17:00	Sydney Bears	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
17	8 May	16:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
18	8 May	16:30	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
19	8 May	17:00	Sydney Bears	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
20	8 May	17:00	CBR Brave	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
21	14 May	16:00	Melbourne Ice	–	Sydney Bears	Boondall
22	14 May	16:30	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
23	14 May	17:00	Newcastle North Stars	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
24	14 May	17:30	Perth Thunder	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
25	15 May	15:30	Melbourne Ice	–	Sydney Bears	Acacia Ridge
26	15 May	16:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
27	15 May	16:00	Newcastle North Stars	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
28	15 May	17:00	Perth Thunder	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
29	19 May	20:00	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
6	21 April	16:30	Perth Thunder	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
30	21 May	17:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
31	21 May	17:00	Newcastle North Stars	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith
32	22 May	16:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
9	22 May	16:30	Perth Thunder	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
33	22 May	17:00	CBR Brave	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
34	28 May	16:30	Melbourne Ice	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
35	28 May	17:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
36	28 May	17:00	Sydney Bears	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
37	28 May	17:30	Newcastle North Stars	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
38	29 May	16:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
39	29 May	16:30	Melbourne Ice	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
40	29 May	17:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
41	29 May	17:00	Sydney Bears	–	CBR Brave	Canberra

June

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance	Recap
42	4 June	16:30	Sydney Bears	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
43	4 June	17:00	CBR Brave	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
44	4 June	17:00	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
45	4 June	17:00	Perth Thunder	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
46	5 June	16:00	CBR Brave	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
47	5 June	16:00	Sydney Bears	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
48	5 June	17:00	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
49	5 June	17:00	Perth Thunder	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
50	18 June	16:30	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
51	18 June	17:00	Melbourne Ice	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
52	18 June	17:30	Melbourne Mustangs	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
53	19 June	16:30	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
54	19 June	17:00	Melbourne Mustangs	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
55	19 June	17:00	Newcastle North Stars	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith
56	19 June	17:00	Melbourne Ice	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
57	25 June	17:00	Sydney Bears	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
58	25 June	17:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
59	26 June	16:00	Sydney Bears	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
60	26 June	17:00	Newcastle North Stars	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool

July

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance	Recap
61	2 July	16:30	Melbourne Ice	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
62	2 July	17:00	Perth Thunder	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
63	2 July	17:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith
64	2 July	17:30	Newcastle North Stars	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
65	3 July	16:00	Perth Thunder	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
66	3 July	16:00	Melbourne Ice	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
67	3 July	17:00	CBR Brave	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
68	3 July	17:00	Sydney Bears	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
69	9 July	16:30	CBR Brave	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
70	9 July	17:00	Newcastle North Stars	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
71	9 July	17:00	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith
72	9 July	17:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
73	10 July	16:00	Newcastle North Stars	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
74	10 July	16:30	CBR Brave	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
75	10 July	17:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith
76	10 July	17:00	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
77	16 July	16:30	Newcastle North Stars	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
78	16 July	17:00	Sydney Bears	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
79	16 July	17:30	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
80	17 July	16:00	Sydney Bears	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
1	17 July	16:30	Newcastle North Stars	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
82	23 July	19:00	Melbourne Ice	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
83	23 July	17:00	Perth Thunder	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith
84	23 July	17:30	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
85	24 July	17:00	Perth Thunder	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
86	24 July	17:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
87	30 July	16:30	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
88	30 July	16:30	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
89	30 July	17:00	Sydney Bears	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
90	31 July	16:00	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
91	31 July	16:30	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
92	31 July	17:00	CBR Brave	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith

August

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance	Recap
93	6 August	17:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
94	6 August	17:00	Perth Thunder	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
95	6 August	17:30	Melbourne Ice	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
96	7 August	17:00	Perth Thunder	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith
97	7 August	17:00	Melbourne Ice	–	CBR Brave	Canberra
98	7 August	17:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
99	11 August	20:00	Melbourne Ice	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
100	13 August	16:30	Sydney Bears	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
101	13 August	16:30	CBR Brave	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
102	13 August	17:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Melbourne Mustangs	Melbourne
103	14 August	16:00	CBR Brave	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	Adelaide
104	14 August	16:00	Sydney Ice Dogs	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
105	14 August	16:30	Sydney Bears	–	Perth Thunder	Perth
106	20 August	17:00	Perth Thunder	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
107	20 August	17:00	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith
108	20 August	17:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
109	20 August	17:00	CBR Brave	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	Liverpool
110	21 August	16:00	Perth Thunder	–	Melbourne Ice	Melbourne
111	21 August	16:00	Melbourne Mustangs	–	Newcastle North Stars	Newcastle
112	21 August	17:00	Adelaide Adrenaline	–	Sydney Bears	Penrith

Standings

Team	GP	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
CBR Brave	4	3	0	0	1	16	14	+2	9
Melbourne Ice	3	2	1	0	0	13	3	+10	8
Newcastle North Stars	3	1	1	1	0	7	6	+1	6
Melbourne Mustangs	3	1	0	0	2	9	8	+1	3
Sydney Ice Dogs	3	1	0	0	2	9	14	–5	3
Perth Thunder	2	0	0	1	1	3	5	–2	1
Sydney Bears	2	0	0	0	2	5	12	–7	0
Adelaide Adrenaline	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source

Goodall Cup playoffs

The 2016 playoffs are scheduled to start on 27 August 2016 with the Goodall Cup final being held on 28 August. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams will advance to the playoff series. A venue for the playoffs has yet to be announced.^[50]

All-Star weekend

In December 2015 the league announced that the 2016 AIHL All-Star Weekend will be held at the Penrith Ice Palace on 11 June and 12 June 2016.^[54] The format of the weekend is unchanged from 2015 with a skills competition on 11 June and an all-stars game on 12 June.^[55] Sydney Bears' Michael Schlamp was announced as captain of one of the two teams for the second year in a row.^[54] Matt Armstrong of the Melbourne Ice was announced as the second teams captain, replacing Brian Bales from 2015.^[54] APA Group re-signed as sponsor of the weekend after sponsoring the 2015 inaugural event.^[54] Fox Sports is also scheduled to broadcast a 90-minute special from the weekend.^[55]

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External links

• The Australian Ice Hockey League