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2024 AIHL season

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2024 AIHL season
LeagueAustralian Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration6 April 2024 – 25 August 2024
Regular season
H Newman Reid TrophySydney Bears
(4th title)
Season MVPKaden Elder
(Adrenaline)
Top scorerAdam Kadlec (70 points)
(Bears)
Goodall Cup
ChampionsCanberra Brave (3rd title)
  Runners-upMelbourne Ice
Finals MVPJake Ratcliffe (Brave)
AIHL seasons
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 AIHL season was the 23nd season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The season consisted of 155 total games, split between 150 regular season games and a five game Goodall Cup Finals post-season. The regular season ran from 6 April to 11 August 2024. The Finals ran from 23–25 August 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. The Sydney Bears claimed a conference-Premiership double by winning the Hellyer conference trophy and H Newman Reid Trophy. The Newcastle Northstars claimed the Rurak conference trophy, while the Canberra Brave were crowned AIHL Champions and hoisted the Goodall Cup after defeating the Melbourne Ice in the grand final. The much-improved Central Coast Rhinos picked up the wooden spoon for a second year running.

Teams

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In 2024 the AIHL had 10 teams split into two conferences, Rurak and Hellyer, competing in the league.[1]

2024 AIHL teams
Hellyer Conference
Team City Arena Head Coach Captain
Melbourne Ice Victoria (state) Melbourne O'Brien Icehouse Canada Kerry Goulet Australia Mackenzie Caruana
Melbourne Mustangs Victoria (state) Melbourne O'Brien Icehouse Canada Scott Timmins Australia Todd Cutter
Perth Thunder Western Australia Perth Perth Ice Arena Australia Benjamin Breault Australia Jamie Woodman
Sydney Bears New South Wales Sydney Macquarie Ice Rink Australia Vlad Rubes Australia Ryan Annesley
Sydney Ice Dogs New South Wales Sydney Macquarie Ice Rink Australia Jason Kvisle Australia Daniel Pataky
Rurak Conference
Team City Arena Head Coach Captain
Adelaide Adrenaline South Australia Adelaide Adelaide IceArenA Canada Kaden Elder Australia Joey MacDougall
Brisbane Lightning Queensland Brisbane Boondall Iceworld Australia Terry Kiliwnik No Captain
Canberra Brave Australian Capital Territory Canberra Phillip Ice Skating Centre Australia Stuart Philps Australia Kai Miettinen
Central Coast Rhinos New South Wales Central Coast Erina Ice Arena Australia Ron Kuprowsky Australia Robert Malloy
Newcastle Northstars New South Wales Newcastle Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Canada Kevin Noble Australia Liam Manwarring

League business

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The 2024 regular season fixture list was released publicly by the AIHL on 21 October, confirming all 10 teams from 2023 would be returning to compete in 2024.[2] 2024 AIHL Finals information was released by the league in February 2024, confirming dates and location.[1] The Goodall Cup, H Newman Reid Trophy, Rurak and Hellyer conference trophies would continue to the be prizes AIHL teams would compete for in 2024. The league held its official season launch event at Bondi Icebergs Club on 20 march 2024. Mick McCormack was appointed as the first patron of the AIHL at the event.[3]

The AIHL accepted an invitation by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to open up an additional import slot for the 2024 season to Ukrainian players seeking respite from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Each AIHL would be allowed to sign one Ukrainian player from Ukraine at no cost to their player points-cap.[4]

The AIHL confirmed AIHL.TV would return in 2024 on 4 March. The paid service would provide live and on-demand online streaming of all AIHL regular season and finals games, 155 games in total.[5] With the sudden collapse of 2023 service provided Clutch in late 2023, the service provider for AIHL.TV in 2024 moved to Swedish company StayLive AB.[6] Thought fox Media Group, ATC Productions, Spacequake Sports and Front Row Screens (FRS Sport) continue as the four local production companies associated with the service. 2023 season streams would also be made available on the service.[7] On 8 June 2024, the AIHL.TV service was expanded to include the release of an app on Apple iOS and Andriod Play.[8]

In July 2024, the AIHL announced a new Finals major sponsorship deal with Hungry Jack's. This was the league’s first major Finals sponsorship since Air Canada’s deal that ended at the conclusion of 2018. The Hungry Jack's deal will include branding at the Melbourne Icehouse, special activities and promotions during the Finals weekend.[9]

Exhibition games

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In 2024, the Newcastle Northstars and Central Coast Rhinos were the only two teams to schedule exhibitions games. The pair faced off over two games in Newcastle and Erina, Central Coast in March 2024. Apart from these two exhibition games, the Sydney Ice Dogs, Brisbane Lightning and Adelaide Adrenaline arranged intraclub pre-season exhibition games. This included a early March men’s and women’s showcase in Brisbane and a alumni vs current team match-up in Adelaide in early April.[10]

2024 AIHL exhibition games
Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
16 March 2024 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos 8–3 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Ref
23 March 2024 15:15 Newcastle Northstars 2–3 (OT) Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Ref

Personnel changes

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Ron Kuprowsky ended his five-year stint with the Sydney Bears as their head coach in October 2023. During this time, Ron guided the Bears to two consecutive grand finals appearances, one Hellyer conference trophy and one championship title.[11] Kuprowsky was later unveiled as the new head coach of the Central Coast Rhinos in December 2023, replacing Ashley Marsh. Marsh moved into a new coaching role with the Rhinos.[12] In February 2024, the Brisbane Lightning announced the hiring of the vastly experienced Canadian Mike Sirant as an associate coach. Sirant joined the Queenslanders after stepping down from his 30-year position as head coach of the University of Manitoba hockey program.[13] In April 2024, Both the Sydney Bears and Melbourne Mustangs appointed new head coaches. American Tyler Huberty took over the vacant head coaching role at the Bears. Huberty moved to Sydney after spending four years as the assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma hockey program.[14] Scott Timmins takes over head coaching responsibilities for the Mustangs but remains on the playing roster too. Timmins links up for the Mustangs for the third season in a row but his first as a player/coach. Timmins replaces Jon Moses, who was acting interim coach for the second half of last season following the departure of Patrick McMahon.[15]

In June 2024, the Adelaide Adrenaline released Stu Henly from his head coaching duties and appointed Canadian forward Kaden Elder has player/coach for the remainder of the 2024 season.[16] In July 2024, the Sydney Bears parted ways with American head coach Tyler Huberty. Huberty's removal shocked the AIHL community with the Bears sitting top of the league standings at the time.[17] Former Sydney Bears player and team icon Vlad Rubes was appointed Huberty's replacement.[18]

Player transfers

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All player transfers by the ten AIHL teams for season 2024.[19][20][21][22]

Regular season

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Fixtures and results

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The 2024 regular season consists of 150 games that are scheduled to run from 6 April to 11 August 2024. Teams are split into two five-team conferences named Rurak and Hellyer. Each team plays a total of 30 regular season games, playing each other team in their conference four times (two at home and two away) and playing teams outside their conference two to three times.[23]

April

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April
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
1 6 Apr 2024 16:45 Perth Thunder 6–8 Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [1]
2 6 Apr 2024 17:00 Canberra Brave 3–7 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [2]
3 6 Apr 2024 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos 1–11 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [3]
4 6 Apr 2024 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–6 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [4]
5 7 Apr 2024 14:00 Central Coast Rhinos 0–9 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [5]
6 7 Apr 2024 15:45 Perth Thunder 5–1 Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [6]
7 7 Apr 2024 17:00 Canberra Brave 6–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [7]
8 13 Apr 2024 15:30 Newcastle Northstars 14–1 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [8]
9 13 Apr 2024 16:30 Sydney Bears 3–4 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [9]
10 13 Apr 2024 16:30 Canberra Brave 2–7 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [10]
11 13 Apr 2024 17:00 Brisbane Lightning 2–5 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [11]
12 14 Apr 2024 14:00 Brisbane Lightning 4–7 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [12]
13 14 Apr 2024 16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 3–7 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [13]
14 14 Apr 2024 16:30 Canberra Brave 3–6 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [14]
15 19 Apr 2024 19:30 Sydney Bears 9–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [15]
16 20 Apr 2024 15:30 Sydney Bears 8–4 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [16]
17 20 Apr 2024 17:00 Perth Thunder 5–2 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [17]
18 20 Apr 2024 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 1–4 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [18]
19 20 Apr 2024 17:15 Brisbane Lightning 5–2 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [19]
20 21 Apr 2024 14:00 Perth Thunder 3–7 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [20]
21 21 Apr 2024 16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–4 (OT) Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [21]
22 21 Apr 2024 16:45 Brisbane Lightning 5–2 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [22]
23 26 Apr 2024 19:30 Melbourne Mustangs 2–5 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [23]
24 27 Apr 2024 16:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 0–1 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [24]
25 27 Apr 2024 16:45 Central Coast Rhinos 1–2 (OT) Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [25]
26 27 Apr 2024 17:00 Sydney Bears 9–7 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [26]
27 27 Apr 2024 17:15 Newcastle Northstars 6–2 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [27]
28 28 Apr 2024 14:00 Sydney Bears 2–4 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [28]
29 28 Apr 2024 15:45 Central Coast Rhinos 5–2 Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [29]
30 28 Apr 2024 16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 6–5 (SO) Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [30]

May

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May
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
31 4 May 2024 15:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 7–4 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [31]
32 4 May 2024 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 6–5 (OT) Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [32]
33 4 May 2024 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–3 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [33]
34 4 May 2024 17:15 Melbourne Ice 4–3 (SO) Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [34]
35 5 May 2024 15:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 0–1 (SO) Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [35]
36 5 May 2024 16:00 Sydney Bears 9–2 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [36]
37 5 May 2024 16:45 Melbourne Ice 3–1 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [37]
38 5 May 2024 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2–5 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [38]
39 11 May 2024 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 7–2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [39]
40 11 May 2024 16:30 Central Coast Rhinos 3–9 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [40]
41 11 May 2024 16:45 Sydney Bears 4–1 Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [41]
42 11 May 2024 17:00 Canberra Brave 2–4 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [42]
43 11 May 2024 17:00 Newcastle Northstars 4–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [43]
44 12 May 2024 14:00 Canberra Brave 3–4 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [44]
45 12 May 2024 15:45 Sydney Bears 8–1 Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [45]
46 18 May 2024 16:30 Canberra Brave 7–6 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [46]
47 18 May 2024 16:30 Melbourne Ice 4–0 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [47]
48 18 May 2024 17:00 Brisbane Lightning 1–9 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [48]
49 18 May 2024 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos 5–3 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [49]
50 18 May 2024 17:00 Sydney Bears 4–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [50]
51 19 May 2024 14:00 Central Coast Rhinos 1–14 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [51]
52 19 May 2024 16:30 Melbourne Ice 5–6 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [52]
53 19 May 2024 17:00 Brisbane Lightning 6–9 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [53]
54 19 May 2024 17:00 Canberra Brave 4–1 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [54]
55 25 May 2024 13:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–5 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [55]
56 25 May 2024 15:30 Sydney Bears 4–3 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [56]
57 25 May 2024 17:00 Canberra Brave 2–4 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [57]
58 25 May 2024 17:00 Brisbane Lightning 1–6 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [58]
59 25 May 2024 17:00 Perth Thunder 8–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [59]
60 26 May 2024 13:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–6 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [60]
61 26 May 2024 15:30 Perth Thunder 4–3 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [61]
62 26 May 2024 16:45 Sydney Ice Dogs 1–5 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [62]
63 26 May 2024 17:00 Brisbane Lightning 2–1 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [63]
64 26 May 2024 17:00 Newcastle Northstars 1–6 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [64]

June

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June
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
65 1 Jun 2024 16:30 Newcastle Northstars 2–4 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [65]
66 1 Jun 2024 16:45 Melbourne Mustangs 1–4 Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [66]
67 1 Jun 2024 17:00 Melbourne Ice 6–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [67]
68 1 Jun 2024 17:15 Sydney Bears 3–5 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [68]
69 2 Jun 2024 15:30 Melbourne Ice 4–3 (OT) Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [69]
70 2 Jun 2024 16:30 Newcastle Northstars 2–3 (SO) Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [70]
71 2 Jun 2024 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2–6 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [71]
72 8 Jun 2024 16:30 Central Coast Rhinos 1–2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [72]
73 8 Jun 2024 16:45 Sydney Ice Dogs 6–5 (OT) Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [73]
74 8 Jun 2024 17:00 Melbourne Ice 7–1 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [74]
75 8 Jun 2024 17:00 Perth Thunder 2–4 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [75]
76 8 Jun 2024 17:15 Melbourne Mustangs 5–2 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [76]
77 9 Jun 2024 16:00 Perth Thunder 2–1 (OT) Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [77]
78 9 Jun 2024 16:15 Central Coast Rhinos 2–6 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [78]
79 9 Jun 2024 16:45 Melbourne Mustangs 2–6 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [79]
80 9 Jun 2024 17:00 Melbourne Ice 6–7 (OT) Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [80]
81 14 Jun 2024 19:30 Melbourne Ice 3–5 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [81]
82 15 Jun 2024 15:30 Canberra Brave 11–4 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [82]
83 15 Jun 2024 16:30 Perth Thunder 3–2 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [83]
84 15 Jun 2024 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 4–6 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [84]
85 15 Jun 2024 17:00 Newcastle Northstars 3–8 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [85]
86 16 Jun 2024 14:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 3–6 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [86]
87 16 Jun 2024 16:00 Central Coast Rhinos 3–4 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [87]
88 16 Jun 2024 16:15 Perth Thunder 1–3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [88]
89 21 Jun 2024 19:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 5–7 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [89]
90 22 Jun 2024 16:30 Melbourne Ice 5–1 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [90]
91 22 Jun 2024 16:45 Newcastle Northstars 4–5 (OT) Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [91]
92 22 Jun 2024 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2–3 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [92]
93 22 Jun 2024 17:15 Perth Thunder 3–2 (OT) Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [93]
94 23 Jun 2024 15:45 Newcastle Northstars 5–1 Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [94]
95 23 Jun 2024 16:15 Melbourne Ice 7–4 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [95]
96 23 Jun 2024 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 3–5 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [96]
97 28 Jun 2024 19:30 Melbourne Mustangs 7–3 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [97]
98 29 Jun 2024 15:30 Brisbane Lightning 3–6 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [98]
99 29 Jun 2024 17:00 Sydney Bears 9–6 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [99]
100 29 Jun 2024 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 1–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [100]
101 29 Jun 2024 17:15 Newcastle Northstars 3–7 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [101]
102 30 Jun 2024 14:00 Sydney Bears 3–2 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [102]
103 30 Jun 2024 15:15 Brisbane Lightning 2–3 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [103]
104 30 Jun 2024 15:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–4 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [104]
105 30 Jun 2024 17:00 Canberra Brave 6–3 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [105]

July

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July
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
106 6 Jul 2024 16:30 Newcastle Northstars 4–3 (OT) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [106]
107 6 Jul 2024 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 4–5 (OT) Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [107]
108 6 Jul 2024 16:45 Canberra Brave 6–4 Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [108]
109 6 Jul 2024 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos 5–4 (SO) Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [109]
110 7 Jul 2024 15:45 Canberra Brave 1–2 (SO) Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [110]
111 7 Jul 2024 16:15 Newcastle Northstars 2–3 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [111]
112 7 Jul 2024 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–5 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [112]
113 13 Jul 2024 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 3–5 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [113]
114 13 Jul 2024 16:45 Melbourne Ice 3–5 Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall [114]
115 13 Jul 2024 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–2 (SO) Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [115]
116 13 Jul 2024 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos 3–6 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [116]
117 14 Jul 2024 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 3–6 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [117]
118 14 Jul 2024 16:45 Central Coast Rhinos 2–7 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [118]
119 14 Jul 2024 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–4 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [119]
120 19 Jul 2024 19:30 Melbourne Ice 2–9 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [120]
121 20 Jul 2024 15:30 Canberra Brave 6–1 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [121]
122 20 Jul 2024 16:30 Brisbane Lightning 4–1 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [122]
123 20 Jul 2024 17:00 Newcastle Northstars 1–5 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [123]
124 20 Jul 2024 17:00 Perth Thunder 6–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [124]
125 21 Jul 2024 14:00 Newcastle Northstars 4–3 (OT) Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [125]
126 21 Jul 2024 16:15 Brisbane Lightning 0–3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [126]
127 21 Jul 2024 17:00 Perth Thunder 6–3 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [127]
128 27 Jul 2024 15:30 Brisbane Lightning 1–0 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [128]
129 27 Jul 2024 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 5–2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena [129]
130 27 Jul 2024 17:00 Perth Thunder 1–5 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [130]
131 27 Jul 2024 17:00 Canberra Brave 6–4 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [131]
132 28 Jul 2024 14:00 Perth Thunder 4–5 (OT) Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [132]
133 28 Jul 2024 16:00 Central Coast Rhinos 0–3 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [133]
134 28 Jul 2024 17:00 Brisbane Lightning 1–4 Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [134]

August

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August
Game # Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
135 3 Aug 2024 16:30 Sydney Bears 5–3 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [135]
136 3 Aug 2024 16:45 Adelaide Adrenaline 4–5 Brisbane Lightning IceWorld Boondall [136]
137 3 Aug 2024 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 4–6 Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse [137]
138 3 Aug 2024 17:15 Central Coast Rhinos 2–7 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [138]
139 4 Aug 2024 14:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–9 Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse [139]
140 4 Aug 2024 15:30 Newcastle Northstars 3–2 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [140]
141 4 Aug 2024 15:45 Adelaide Adrenaline 1–2 (SO) Brisbane Lightning IceWorld Boondall [141]
142 4 Aug 2024 16:30 Sydney Bears 7–2 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [142]
143 10 Aug 2024 15:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 9–5 Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [143]
144 10 Aug 2024 16:30 Brisbane Lightning 0–6 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena [144]
145 10 Aug 2024 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2–9 Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium [145]
146 10 Aug 2024 17:00 Melbourne Ice 4–5 Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink [146]
147 10 Aug 2024 17:15 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–3 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [147]
148 11 Aug 2024 15:30 Melbourne Mustangs 5–6 (OT) Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena [148]
149 11 Aug 2024 16:45 Adelaide Adrenaline 1–6 Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [149]
150 11 Aug 2024 17:00 Melbourne Ice 2–3 (SO) Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink [150]

Key:

Winner

Standings

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Overall

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Bears 30 23 1 1 5 166 103 +63 72 2024 Goodall Cup Finals
2 Melbourne Ice 30 18 2 3 7 154 99 +55 58
3 Perth Thunder 30 15 5 1 9 124 98 +26 53
4 Newcastle Northstars 30 13 3 7 7 124 108 +16 52
5 Canberra Brave 30 15 1 3 11 128 105 +23 50
6 Melbourne Mustangs 30 13 2 1 14 136 120 +16 44
7 Brisbane Lightning 30 9 4 1 16 85 124 −39 36 2024 Goodall Cup Finals
8 Sydney Ice Dogs 30 9 3 1 17 112 145 −33 34
9 Adelaide Adrenaline 30 5 2 6 17 70 108 −38 25
10 Central Coast Rhinos 30 4 3 2 21 81 170 −89 20
Source: AIHL Elite Prospects
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) points percentage; 3) head to head; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) coin toss
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss
Note: Melbourne Ice and Perth Thunder were both deducted 3 points by the league for breaching player cap regulations.[24][25][26]

Hellyer Conference

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Bears 30 23 1 1 5 166 103 +63 72 2024 Goodall Cup Finals
2 Melbourne Ice 30 18 2 3 7 154 99 +55 58
3 Perth Thunder 30 15 5 1 9 124 98 +26 53
4 Melbourne Mustangs 30 13 2 1 14 136 120 +16 44
5 Sydney Ice Dogs 30 9 3 1 17 112 145 −33 34
Source: AIHL Elite Prospects
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) points percentage; 3) head to head; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) coin toss
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss
Note: Melbourne Ice and Perth Thunder were both deducted 3 points by the league for breaching player cap regulations.[24][25][26]

Rurak Conference

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle Northstars 30 13 3 7 7 124 108 +16 52 2024 Goodall Cup Finals
2 Canberra Brave 30 15 1 3 11 128 105 +23 50
3 Brisbane Lightning 30 9 4 1 16 85 124 −39 36
4 Adelaide Adrenaline 30 5 2 6 17 70 108 −38 25
5 Central Coast Rhinos 30 4 3 2 21 81 170 −89 20
Source: AIHL Elite Prospects
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) points percentage; 3) head to head; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) coin toss
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss

Statistics

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Skater statistics

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2024 AIHL season top-ten skater statistics for points, goals, assists and penalty minutes.[27]

Points
# Name Team Pos Pts
1 United States Adam Kadlec SB F 70
2 United States Austin Albrecht MI F 68
3 United States Lucas Herrmann SB F 66
4 Canada Francis Drolet NN F 62
5 Canada Scott Timmins MM F 61
6 Canada Alex Macdonald SD F 58
7 Australia Mackenzie Caruana MI F 56
8 United States Austin Cangelosi CB F 53
9 Canada Grant Toulmin SD F 52
10 Canada Daniel Berno NN F 46
Goals
# Name Team Pos G
1 United States Adam Kadlec SB F 32
2 Canada Alex Macdonald SD F 29
3 United States Austin Albrecht MI F 26
4 Canada Francis Drolet NN F 24
5 Canada Scott Timmins MM F 24
6 United States Austin Cangelosi CB F 24
7 Canada Kaden Elder AA F 24
8 Australia Brody Lindal SB F 23
9 United States Lucas Herrmann SB F 22
10 Australia Mackenzie Caruana MI F 22
Assists
# Name Team Pos A
1 United States Lucas Herrmann SB F 44
2 United States Austin Albrecht MI F 42
3 United States Adam Kadlec SB F 38
4 Canada Francis Drolet NN F 38
5 Canada Scott Timmins MM F 37
6 Canada Grant Toulmin SD F 37
7 Australia Mackenzie Caruana MI F 34
8 Canada Josh Adkins AA F 34
9 Australia Ryan Annesley SB D 33
10 Canada Alex Macdonald SD F 29
Penalty minutes
# Name Team Pos PIM
1 Australia Alastair Punler PT D 145
2 Australia Hamish Powell NN F 80
3 Canada Johnny Aonso MI D 71
4 Hungary Patrik Popovics BL F 68
5 Netherlands Mike Dalhuisen SD D 65
6 Australia Sacha Rapchuk BL F 63
7 Australia Bradley Apps MM F 61
8 Canada Daniel Berno NN F 55
9 Australia Mackenzie Bolger CR F 55
10 Australia Lliam Webster MI D 53

Goaltender statistics

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2023 AIHL season top-ten1 goaltender statistics for goals against average and save percentage.[28]

1 only goaltenders who have played 10 or more games qualify for these lists
Goals against average
# Name Team Pos GAA
1 Australia Aleksi Toivonen CB G 2.79
2 Japan Tatsunoshin Ishida MI G 2.81
3 Canada Rylan Toth AA G 2.92
4 France Léo Bertein PT G 2.93
5 Australia James Downie SB G 3.09
6 Australia Charles Smart NN G 3.42
7 Canada Logan Flodell MM G 3.58
8 Australia Alex Tétreault CB G 3.66
9 Australia Anthony Kimlin SB G 3.80
10 Canada Curtis Meger BL G 3.84
Save percentage
# Name Team Pos SV%
1 Japan Tatsunoshin Ishida MI G .920
2 France Léo Bertein PT G .914
3 Canada Logan Flodell MM G .908
4 Canada Rylan Toth AA G .906
5 Australia Aleksi Toivonen CB G .905
6 Australia James Downie SB G .905
7 Canada Anand Oberoi CR G .897
8 Canada Curtis Meger BL G .896
9 Sweden Arvid Ljung SD G .893
10 Australia Alex Tétreault CB G .892

Awards

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Skaters Network player of the week

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Each week the AIHL, through sponsorship, names a player of the week.[29][30]
The award is based on the following criteria:

  • individual performance, including significant game statistics;
  • contribution to the team's success through individual leadership abilities; and
  • performance off the ice, including community engagement.
Round Awarded to Pos Ref
1 Australia Joey Hughes F Ref
2 Australia Wehebe Darge F Ref
3 Australia Noah Moncrieff F Ref
4 Australia Dmitri Kuleshov F Ref
5 Australia Dmitri Kuleshov F Ref
6 Australia Jamie Bourke F Ref
7 Australia Casey Kubara F Ref
8 Australia Kieren Webster F Ref
9 Australia Robert Haselhurst D Ref
10 Australia Daniel Chen F Ref
11 Australia Beau Taylor F Ref
12 Australia Ethan Hawes D Ref
13 Australia Mackenzie Bolger F Ref
14 Australia Robert Haselhurst D Ref
15 Australia Alexander Wardlaw F Ref
16 Australia Jordan Kyros F Ref
17 Australia Charlie Smart G Ref
18 Australia Julian Fodor F Ref
19 Australia Dillon Dewar G Ref

Season awards

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Below lists the 2024 AIHL season award winners.[31][30]

Award Name Team
MVP Canada Kaden Elder Adelaide Adrenaline
Goaltender Canada Rylan Toth Adelaide Adrenaline
Defenceman Australia Ryan Annesley Sydney Bears
Local Australia Robert Haselhurst Perth Thunder
Rookie Australia Daniel Koudelka Adelaide Adrenaline
Coach Australia Jason Kvisle Sydney Ice Dogs
Finals MVP New Zealand Jake Ratcliffe Canberra Brave

Goodall Cup playoffs

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For season 2024, the AIHL adopted another new Finals format not previously used by the league. Six teams will qualify, three from each conference, to play five games in three days. Winners of the two conferences will begin On Day 2 in the semi-finals, with the other four teams entering the preliminary-finals on Day 1. AIHL Finals uses single-game elimination with winning teams advancing to the next round and losing teams eliminated. Melbourne's O'Brien Icehouse will host Finals once again for the 11th time. Finals winners are crowned AIHL Champions and claim the historic Goodall Cup. Man of the match in the grand final is named AIHL Finals MVP.[32]

The Melbourne Ice and Newcastle Northstars topped the Hellyer and Rurak conferences to qualify straight to the semi-finals. Melbourne Ice, Perth Thunder, Canberra Brave and Brisbane Lightning qualified for the preliminary-finals by finishing second and third in their respective conferences. The Ice and Brave won on Day 1 to progress to the semi-finals, with Lightning and Thunder knocked-out. Japanese goaltender, Tatsunoshin Ishida, securing a shutout for the Ice.[33][34] The Ice and Brave then both won on Day 2 to progress to the Grand Final to compete for the Goodall Cup. Knocking out the Bears and Northstars respectively.[35][36] The Brave defeated the Ice in the grand final to claim the team's third Goodall Cup and AIHL Championship title. Alex Tétreault securing his first shutout of the season for the Brave. It was the second grand final in a row to have a shutout.[37]

Preliminary-finalsSemi-finalsGrand final
24 August – Melbourne
23 August – Melbourne1Sydney Bears2
3Melbourne Ice5Canberra Brave525 August – Melbourne
6Brisbane Lightning0Canberra Brave5
24 August – MelbourneMelbourne Ice0
23 August – Newcastle2Newcastle Northstars3
4Perth Thunder1Melbourne Ice4
5Canberra Brave2

All times are UTC+10:00

Preliminary-finals

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23 August 2024
15:00
Brisbane Lightning0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
Melbourne IceO’Brien Icehouse
Game reference
Canada Curtis MegerGoaliesJapan Tatsunoshin IshidaReferees:
Nick Air
Joey Theriault
Linesmen:
Darren Lampard
Jake O'Brien
0 – 1Kraemer (Caruana, Albrecht)
0 – 2J.Lake (Webster, Caruana)
0 – 3Hughes (Albrecht, Caruana)
0 – 4Aonso (Bourke, Webster)
0 – 5Kraemer (Caruana, Albrecht)
14 minPenalties14 min
19Shots48
23 August 2024
19:00
Perth Thunder1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)
Canberra BraveO’Brien Icehouse
Game reference
Canada Leo BerteinGoaliesAustralia Aleksi ToivonenReferees:
David Gal
Casper Russelhuber
Linesmen:
David Rehak
Russell Dow
0 – 1B.Kubara (Clark, Ratcliffe)
(Haselhurst, Vertes) Addison1 – 1
1 – 2Clark (C.Kubara, Cangelosi)
6 minPenalties6 min
41Shots29

Semi-finals

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24 August 2024
14:00
Canberra Brave5–2
(0–0, 3–0, 2–2)
Sydney BearsO’Brien Icehouse
Game reference
Australia Alex TetreaultGoaliesAustralia Anthony KimlinReferees:
Joey Theriault
Casper Russelhuber
Linesmen:
David Rehak
Jake O'Brien
(Unassisted) Maylan1 – 0
(Harvey, Ratcliffe) Cangelosi2 – 0
(B.Kubara, Cangelosi) T.Kubara3 – 0
(Ratcliffe, Harvey) Cangelosi4 – 0
4 – 1Herrmann (Brücker)
4 – 2Landa (Herrmann, Kushneriuk)
(Maylan) Clark5 – 2
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots44
24 August 2024
18:00
Melbourne Ice4–3
(1–2, 0–1, 3–0)
Newcastle NorthstarsO’Brien Icehouse
Game reference
Japan Tatsunoshin IshidaGoaliesAustralia Charlie SmartReferees:
Nick Air
David Gal
Linesmen:
Russell Dow
Darren Lampard
(Solow, Caruana) Kraemer1 – 0
1 – 1Berno (Klugerman, Hawes)
1 – 2Klugerman (Hawes)
1 – 3Darge (Ellen)
(Albrecht) Kraemer2 – 3
(Albrecht) Solow3 – 3
(Kraemer, Albrecht) Cincotta4 – 3
14 minPenalties26 min
43Shots31

Final

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25 August 2024
14:00
Melbourne Ice0–5
(0–0, 0–5, 0–0)
Canberra BraveO’Brien Icehouse
Game reference
Japan Tatsunoshin IshidaGoaliesAustralia Alex TetreaultReferees:
David Gal
Joey Theriault
Linesmen:
David Rehak
Jake O'Brien
0 – 1Ratcliffe (C.Kubara, Clark)
0 – 2Harvey (T.Kubara)
0 – 3C.Kubara (Ratcliffe, Cangelosi)
0 – 4C.Kubara (Ratcliffe, Cangelosi)
0 – 5Ratcliffe (B.Kubara, C.Kubara)
20 minPenalties14 min
29Shots33

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