2012–13 AJIHL season

March 2020 April 2011 2012–13 AJIHL season Australian Junior Ice Hockey League Ice hockey 20 October 2012 – 10 March 2013 14 4 1,326 Regular season Premiers Melbourne Red Wings Brendan McDowell (Red Wings) AJIHL Champions Trophy Sydney Maple Leafs Melbourne Red Wings 2013–14 Beginning AJIHL 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.http://hewittsports.com/ajihl/ AJIHL is here Hewitt Sports Network 2012-09-18 2012-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191827/http://hewittsports.com/?p=6759 2 January 2014 live dmy 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.http://hewittsports.com/ajihl-teams-announced/ AJIHL Teams Announced Hewitt Sports Network 2012-09-20 2012-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191652/http://hewittsports.com/?p=6820 2 January 2014 live dmy Games are set to be held in the Melbourne, Penrith and Sydney.http://hewittsports.com/ajihl-schedule-released/ AJIHL Schedule released Hewitt Sports Network 2012-09-26 2012-09-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102195459/http://hewittsports.com/?p=6931 2 January 2014 live dmy 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. 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. October Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 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 Recap 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 Attendance Recap 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 Recap 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 TeamGP Games playedW WinsOTW Overtime winsOTL Overtime lossesL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGDF Goal differencePTS Points 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. http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/scoringleaders.html?leagueid=847&seasonid=9998 Ice Hockey Australia Scoring Leaders AJIHL 2012 Pointstreak Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/– Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutesAUS Brendan McDowell Melbourne Red Wings 14 26 7 33 +24 14AUS Austin McKenzie ice hockey Melbourne Blackhawks 14 20 11 31 +26 48AUS Matt Stringer Melbourne Red Wings 12 10 12 22 +19 8AUS Scott Clemie Sydney Maple Leafs 14 10 7 17 +14 18AUS Tyler Kubara Sydney Maple Leafs 9 7 12 19 +16 2AUS Paul Lazzarotto Melbourne Blackhawks 14 11 7 18 +15 0AUS Jack Carpenter Jack Carpenter (ice hockey) Melbourne Blackhawks 14 5 11 16 +14 46AUS Todd Cameron Sydney Lightning 11 7 8 15 +11 38AUS Steven Naidovski Sydney Maple Leafs 12 6 4 10 +8 24AUS Chris Fahy Melbourne Red Wings 8 0 10 10 +6 39 Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average.http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/goalieleaders.html?leagueid=847&seasonid=9998 Ice Hockey Australia Goalie Leaders AJIHL 2012 Pointstreak Player Team GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime/shootout losses GA Goals against SO Shutouts SV% Save percentage GAA Goals against averageAUS McKenzie Hill Melbourne Blackhawks 12 538:52 7 5 0 29 2 .836 2.77AUS James McKendrick ice hockey Melbourne Red Wings 13 525:51 6 6 0 35 0 .844 3.00AUS Rhett Kelly Sydney Lightning 9 316:06 4 3 0 24 1 .847 3.08AUS Jake Burgess Sydney Maple Leafs 8 361:22 4 2 1 26 1 .845 3.24AUS Marco Tomasello Sydney Lightning 9 313:13 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. 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.http://hewittsports.com/leafs-win-ajihl-finals/ Cinderella Finish For Maple Leafs at AJIHL Finals Hewitt Sports Network 2013-03-10 2013-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140219022412/http://hewittsports.com/leafs-win-ajihl-finals/ 19 February 2014 live dmy 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.http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2164487 Sydney Maple Leafs v Melbourne Red Wings Pointstreak Sports Technologies 2013-03-10 2013-06-03 Semi-finals 3 March 2013 17:00 Sydney Maple Leafs Sydney Lightning 7–2 (2–0, 3–2, 2–0) http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2114130 Penrith Ice Palace 3 March 2013 15:00 Melbourne Red Wings Melbourne Blackhawks 7–3 (1–1, 2–1, 4–1) http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2161251 Medibank Icehouse 150 #eeffff Final 9 March 2013 17:02 Melbourne Red Wings Sydney Maple Leafs 2–7 (0–2, 1–2, 1–3) http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2164373 Medibank Icehouse 10 March 2013 13:27 Sydney Maple Leafs Melbourne Red Wings 4–5 (OT) (2–1, 1–3, 1–0, 0–1) http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2164469 Medibank Icehouse 120 #eeffff 10 March 2013 15:20 Sydney Maple Leafs Melbourne Red Wings 1–0 http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2164487 Medibank Icehouse 120 References External links Ice Hockey Australia AJIHL Coverage – Hewitt Sports Ice hockey Australia AJIHL AJIHL AJIHL Category:Australian Junior Ice Hockey League