2013–14 AJIHL season

July 2015 April 2015 2013–14 AJIHL season Australian Junior Ice Hockey League Ice hockey 5 October 2013 – 9 March 2014 15 6 Regular season Premiers Sydney Sabres Casey Kubara AJIHL Champions Trophy Sydney Sabres Melbourne Whalers 2014–15 2012–13 AJIHL The 2013–14 AJIHL season is the second season of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. It ran from 5 October 2013 until 1 March 2014, with the finals running from 8 March 2014 until 9 March 2014. The AJIHL is the highest Australian national junior ice hockey competition. League business On August 22, 2013, it was announced that the Melbourne Red Wings would change their name to the Melbourne Glaciers and the Melbourne Blackhawks would be renamed the Melbourne Whalers, which avoided the close resemblance with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL after the NHL had concerns over breaches of copyright and this allowed the team to develop its own brand identity.http://ontheflyhockey.com/new-look-for-melbourne-and-the-ajihl/ New look for Melbourne and the AJIHL On the Fly Hockey Andrew Macdougall 22 August 2013 17 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140218224635/http://ontheflyhockey.com/new-look-for-melbourne-and-the-ajihl/ 18 February 2014 dead dmy In September 2013 the Sydney Maple Leafs and Sydney Lightning would follow suit with the Melbourne teams and also rename and rebrand their teams to the Sydney Wolf Pack and Sydney Sabreshttps://www.facebook.com/sydneywolfpack Formerly the Sydney Maple Leafs Sydney Wolf Pack 25 September 2013 2 February 2014 https://www.facebook.com/SydneySabres Coaches Welcome the Sydney Sabres Sydney Sabres 25 September 2013 2 February 2014 In October 2013, two additional teams were added to the AJIHL from Perth, Western Australia. The new teams would be called the Perth Pelicans and the Perth Sharks. The season increased from 14 games to 15 games per season.http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-national-junio AJIHL National Junior League Kicks Off in Perth Ice Hockey WA 21 October 2013 2 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140226182948/http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-national-junio 26 February 2014 dead dmy Tryouts for the Perth teams began 2 September 2014http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-update AJIHL Update Ice Hockey WA 31 July 2013 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160215051237/http://www.icewa.com.au/ice-hockey/news/2/ajihl-update 15 February 2016 dead Regular season The regular season began on 5 October 2013 and ran through to 1 March 2014 before the teams competed in the playoff series.http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=847&seasonid=12333 AJIHL National Junior League Kicks Off in Perth Pointstreak 9 March 2014 20 September 2015 October Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 1 5 October 2013 18:30 Sydney Wolf Pack 1 – 2 Sydney Sabres Canterbury - 2 6 October 2013 18:00 Sydney Sabres 3 – 4 (SO) Sydney Wolf Pack Canterbury - 3 21 October 2013 19:45 Perth Pelicans 4 – 6 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - 4 26 October 2013 18:15 Melbourne Glaciers 1 – 3 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - 5 27 October 2013 8:00 Perth Sharks 6 – 5 (SO) Perth Pelicans Perth - 6 27 October 2013 18:15 Melbourne Whalers 1 – 4 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - November Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 7 2 November 2013 19:00 Sydney Wolf Pack 4 – 3 Sydney Sabres Penrith - 8 3 November 2013 17:00 Sydney Sabres 8 – 3 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - 9 9 November 2013 17:00 Sydney Sabres 4 – 0 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - 10 9 November 2013 19:00 Sydney Wolf Pack 3 – 1 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - 11 10 November 2013 08:00 Perth Sharks 3 – 2 Perth Pelicans Perth - 12 10 November 2013 13:15 Sydney Sabres 5 – 1 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - 13 10 November 2013 15:00 Sydney Wolf Pack 0 – 2 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - 14 16 November 2013 19:30 Melbourne Glaciers 0 – 3 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - 15 23 November 2013 17:00 Melbourne Whalers 1 – 4 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - 16 24 November 2013 15:45 Melbourne Glaciers 5 – 4 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - December Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 17 1 December 2013 08:00 Perth Pelicans 2 – 1 Perth Sharks Perth - 18 2 December 2013 19:45 Perth Sharks 2 – 8 Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - 19 7 December 2013 16:30 Melbourne Whalers 5 – 1 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - 20 7 December 2013 18:15 Melbourne Glaciers 2 – 1 (SO) Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - 21 7 December 2013 19:30 Sydney Sabres 5 – 4 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - 22 8 December 2013 17:15 Melbourne Whalers 5 – 2 Perth Pelicans Perth - 23 8 December 2013 08:55 Melbourne Glaciers 1 – 2 Perth Sharks Perth - 24 8 December 2013 17:00 Sydney Wolf Pack 2 – 3 (SO) Sydney Sabres Penrith - 25 14 December 2013 17:00 Perth Pelicans 2 – 9 Sydney Sabres Penrith - 26 14 December 2013 19:30 Perth Sharks 1 – 5 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - 27 15 December 2013 08:00 Perth Pelicans 1 – 5 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - 28 15 December 2013 15:45 Perth Sharks 3 – 4 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - February Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 29 1 February 2014 16:30 Sydney Wolf Pack 2 – 8 Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - 30 1 February 2014 18:15 Sydney Sabres 6 – 2 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - 31 2 February 2014 07:15 Sydney Wolf Pack 5 – 2 Perth Sharks Perth - 32 2 February 2014 08:55 Sydney Sabres 5 – 1 Perth Pelicans Perth - 33 8 February 2014 17:00 Melbourne Glaciers 1 – 2 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - 34 8 February 2014 18:45 Melbourne Whalers 0 – 2 Sydney Sabres Penrith - 35 8 February 2014 17:45 Perth Sharks 2 – 4 Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - 36 9 February 2014 08:30 Melbourne Glaciers 4 – 2 Sydney Sabres Penrith - 37 9 February 2014 17:00 Melbourne Whalers 2 – 1 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - 38 9 February 2014 17:45 Perth Pelicans 4 – 2 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - 39 15 February 2014 18:15 Melbourne Whalers 3 – 1 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - 40 15 February 2014 17:45 Perth Pelicans 7 – 2 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - 41 15 February 2014 18:15 Melbourne Glaciers 0 – 2 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - 42 22 February 2014 17:00 Sydney Sabres 4 – 7 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - 43 22 February 2014 17:00 Melbourne Glaciers 3 – 5 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - 44 22 February 2014 17:30 Perth Sharks 4 – 7 Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - March Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 45 1 March 2014 17:00 Sydney Wolf Pack 2 – 4 Sydney Sabres Penrith - Standings At the end of the regular season, the league standings were as follows:http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=847&seasonid=11897 AUS - IHA Standings Pointstreak 9 March 2013 20 September 2015 TeamGP Games playedW WinsOTW Overtime winsOTL Overtime lossesL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGDF Goal differencePTS Points Sydney Sabres 15 10 0 0 3 65 37 +28 33 Melbourne Whalers 15 9 0 0 6 41 33 +11 27 Perth Pelicans 15 7 0 0 6 58 56 -2 23 Sydney Wolf Pack 15 6 0 0 7 45 49 –4 21 Melbourne Glaciers 15 6 0 0 8 32 36 -4 20 Perth Sharks 15 3 0 0 11 39 69 –30 11 Source Player statistics Scoring leaders The following players led the league in regular season points. http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/scoringleaders.html?leagueid=847&seasonid=11897 Scoring Leaders Pointstreak Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/– Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutesAUS Casey Kubara Sydney Sabres 15 27 17 44 +38 4AUS Todd Cameron Sydney Sabres 11 11 22 33 +29 18AUS Austin McKenzie ice hockey Melbourne Whalers 15 17 6 23 +13 4AUS Kieren Webster Perth Pelicans 15 9 11 20 +17 4AUS Hayden Sheard Sydney Sabres 15 14 5 19 +15 16AUS Alec Stephenson Sydney Wolf Pack 15 8 9 17 +12 26AUS Zane Cunliff Perth Pelicans 15 10 5 15 +13 18AUS Sam Hodic Melbourne Glaciers 15 10 6 16 +13 8AUS Shaun Tobin Perth Sharks 15 10 6 16 +13 4AUS Liam Hall Perth Pelicans 11 9 6 15 +14 4 Leading goaltenders Playoffs Final 9 March 2014 15:45 Sydney Sabres Melbourne Whalers 4 – 3 (0-2, 3-0, 1-1) http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2416915 Rhett Kelly Mackenzie Hill 4 3 Stephen DeWitt Tim Bell Casper Russelhuber Medibank Icehouse 22 14 26 20 References External links Ice Hockey Australia AJIHL Coverage - 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