2015 AIHL season

December 2019 April 2011 2015 AIHL season Australian Ice Hockey League Ice hockey black white 25 April 2015 – 30 August 2015 Regular season H Newman Reid Trophy Newcastle North Stars (4th title) Geordie Wudrick (North Stars) Geordie Wudrick (91 points) (North Stars) Goodall Cup Goodall Cup Newcastle North Stars Melbourne Ice Geordie Wudrick (North Stars) 2016 2014 AIHL The 2015 AIHL season was the 16th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 25 April 2015, until 23 August 2015, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 29 and 30 August. The Newcastle North Stars won both the H Newman Reid Trophy for finishing first in the regular season, and the Goodall Cup after defeating the Melbourne Ice in the final. Teams In 2015 the AIHL had 8 teams competing in the league.https://theaihl.com/leagues/standings.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464 ATC Productions Ladder Australian Ice Hockey League 10 January 2021 2015 AIHL teamsTeam City Arena Head Coach Captain Adelaide Adrenaline South Australia Adelaide IceArenA AUS Trevor Walsh AUS Greg Oddy CBR Brave Australian Capital Territory Canberra Phillip Ice Skating Centre AUS Brad Hunt AUS Mark Rummukainen Melbourne Ice Victoria Melbourne Medibank Icehouse AUS Brent Laver AUS Lliam Webster Melbourne Mustangs Victoria Melbourne Medibank Icehouse AUS Brad Vigon AUS Sean Jones Newcastle North Stars New South Wales Newcastle Hunter Ice Skating Stadium AUS Andrew Petrie AUS Robert Malloy Perth Thunder Western Australia Perth Perth Ice Arena AUS Dave Kenway AUS Samuel Wilson Sydney Bears New South Wales Penrith Penrith Ice Palace AUS Vladimir Rubes AUS Michael Schlamp Sydney Ice Dogs New South Wales Sydney Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink DEN Anders Jespersen AUS Brian Funes League business The Gold Coast Blue Tongues licence expired two years after they were suspended from the AIHL due to their inability to organise a new ice rink.http://www.hockeywise.com.au/aihl/gold-coast-blue-tongues-left-out-of-aihl/ Gold Coast Blue Tongues Left Out of AIHL Hockeywise Media Group Peter Lambert 5 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150207183023/http://www.hockeywise.com.au/aihl/gold-coast-blue-tongues-left-out-of-aihl/ 7 February 2015 dead In response, the league has started making enquiries in Brisbane to gauge interest in placing a team back in the city. The Central Coast Rhinos who played in the AIHL between 2005 and 2008 applied to re-enter the league at the 2014 Annual General Meeting.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/10/17/central-coast-rhinos-announce-plans-to-re-enter-aihl/ Central Coast Rhinos Announce Plans to Re-enter AIHL Ice Hockey News Australia 17 October 2014 28 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141020235705/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/10/17/central-coast-rhinos-announce-plans-to-re-enter-aihl/ 20 October 2014 live Their application however was rejected for undisclosed reasons.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/10/19/rhinos-rejected-at-aihl-agm/ Rhinos Rejected at the AIHL AGM Ice Hockey News Australia 19 October 2014 28 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021061240/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/10/19/rhinos-rejected-at-aihl-agm/ 21 October 2014 live The Sydney Bears announced that they were moving from the Sydney Ice Arena to the Penrith Ice Palace.http://hewittsports.com/sydney-bears-move-penrith-2015/ Sydney Bears Move To Penrith In 2015 Eric Brook Hewitt Sports 8 January 2015 10 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110182329/http://hewittsports.com/sydney-bears-move-penrith-2015/ 10 January 2015 live The Bears previously played at the Ice Palace from 2007 to 2011 before relocating to the Ice Arena.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/01/08/sydney-bears-relocate-to-penrith-ice-palace/ Sydney Bears Relocate to Penrith Ice Palace Ice Hockey News Australia 8 January 2015 10 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110182311/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/01/08/sydney-bears-relocate-to-penrith-ice-palace/ 10 January 2015 live The team's move comes after the Ice Arena's land was approved for redevelopment. In January 2015, the Sydney Ice Dogs announced a deal with DGB Media Group to produce a highlights program for their home games which will be aired on the Television Sydney station.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/01/09/sydney-ice-dogs-reach-deal-with-dgb-media-group/ Sydney Ice Dogs reach deal with DGB Media Group Ice Hockey News Australia 9 January 2015 10 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110210519/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/01/09/sydney-ice-dogs-reach-deal-with-dgb-media-group/ 10 January 2015 live On 4 February, the Canberra Institute of Technology announced that they had signed on with the CBR Brave as a major sponsor with a deal that would include the Institutes logo on the team jerseys and their students working with the players as part of their training.http://cit.edu.au/about/media/2015/cit_gets_bigger_better_braver_in_2015 CIT gets bigger, better, braver in 2015 as a major sponsor of the CBR Brave Canberra Institute of Technology 5 February 2015 7 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150207172406/http://cit.edu.au/about/media/2015/cit_gets_bigger_better_braver_in_2015 7 February 2015 dead The Brave also signed Anytime Fitness as a sleeve sponsor, Benchmarc Financial Group as a pants sponsor and Smoque restaurant as the club's official post match partner.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/19/anytime-fitness-joins-the-brave/ Anytime Fitness joins the Brave Ice Hockey News Australia 19 February 2015 3 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143101/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/19/anytime-fitness-joins-the-brave/ 2 April 2015 live http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/18/benchmarc-financial-group-joins-the-brave/ Benchmarc Financial Group joins the Brave Ice Hockey News Australia 18 March 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418151424/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/18/benchmarc-financial-group-joins-the-brave/ 18 April 2015 live http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/25/smoque-partners-with-the-brave/ Smoque partners with the Brave Ice Hockey News Australia 25 February 2015 4 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150520173428/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/25/smoque-partners-with-the-brave/ 20 May 2015 live In April 2015, the Sydney Ice Dogs signed Southern Cross Group Services as a new sponsor for the club.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/07/southern-cross-group-services-join-the-ice-dogs/ Southern Cross Group Services join the Ice Dogs Ice Hockey News Australia 7 April 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041205/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/07/southern-cross-group-services-join-the-ice-dogs/ 15 April 2015 live In March the league revealed new branding which included a new logo and slogan “Fast, Fierce, Full-on”. The new logo which is designed to represent the Australian Commonwealth star and a blade of an ice hockey stick was developed by Coordinate.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=87273 New branding signals new goals for the AIHL Australian Ice Hockey League 24 March 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150331073045/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=87273 31 March 2015 live The CBR Brave announced that they had established a junior affiliate club, known as the Junior Brave, in conjunction with Ice Hockey ACT to compete in the NSW Midget Ice Hockey League.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/31/junior-brave-to-play-in-nsw-midget-league/ Junior Brave to play in NSW Midget League Ice Hockey News Australia 31 March 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403195404/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/31/junior-brave-to-play-in-nsw-midget-league/ 3 April 2015 live On 17 March Hards Transport signed a deal with the Adelaide Adrenaline to become the club's naming rights sponsor.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/17/hards-transport-joins-the-adrenaline/ Hards Transport joins the Adrenaline Ice Hockey News Australia 17 March 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521022120/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/17/hards-transport-joins-the-adrenaline/ 21 May 2015 live In April the Sydney Bears signed a deal with TGI Fridays Macquarie Centre restaurant to sponsor the bar located at the Penrith Ice Palace.http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=7cf095a9a96f147957ac89636&id=04c35a9207 Jump the queue, get your tickets online NOW! Sydney Bears 22 April 2015 23 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314193609/http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=7cf095a9a96f147957ac89636&id=04c35a9207 14 March 2016 live They also announced a partnership with apparel company Ryzer for 2015 with the company supplying the home and away uniforms.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/24/sydney-bears-partner-with-ryzer/ Sydney Bears partner with Ryzer Ice Hockey News Australia 24 April 2015 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150523074949/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/24/sydney-bears-partner-with-ryzer/ 23 May 2015 live The league changed one rule for the 2015 season, adopting the hybrid icing rule to allow players to better prepare for International Ice Hockey Federation competitions and mitigate risks associated with end wall collisions.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=87876 Hybrid Icing and Game Day Operations Australian Ice Hockey League 23 April 2015 24 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150506075834/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=87876 6 May 2015 live In May, watchmakers Haigh & Hastings signed a deal with the AIHL to become a sponsor for the 2015 season, expanding their activity in the league with the company already a major sponsor of the Perth Thunder.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=88382 Haigh & Hastings forms partnership with AIHL Australian Ice Hockey League 26 May 2015 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925063906/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=88382 25 September 2015 live Also in May the Perth Thunder announced Ryan Laurel Resourcing, Sandalford Wines and Smartclub as a new sponsors of the club and the CBR Brave changed their official post match partner from Smoque restaurant to the Hellenic Club's Trattoria restaurant in order to accommodate the number of fans.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/05/28/aihl-sponsorship-news-28-may-2015/ AIHL sponsorship news: 28 May 2015 International Ice Hockey Federation 28 May 2015 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925055550/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/05/28/aihl-sponsorship-news-28-may-2015/ 25 September 2015 live http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/05/07/aihl-sponsorship-news-7-may-2015/ AIHL sponsorship news: 7 May 2015 Ice Hockey News Australia 7 May 2015 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925081628/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/05/07/aihl-sponsorship-news-7-may-2015/ 25 September 2015 live http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/05/21/aihl-sponsorship-news-21-may-2015/ AIHL sponsorship news: 21 May 2015 Ice Hockey News Australia 21 May 2015 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925080425/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/05/21/aihl-sponsorship-news-21-may-2015/ 25 September 2015 live In July, the league signed a deal with TGI Fridays Australia which saw them named as the official restaurant of the AIHL.http://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=89339 TGI Fridays: The Official Restaurant of the AIHL Australian Ice Hockey League 29 July 2015 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150816041337/http://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=89339 16 August 2015 live The deal includes TGI Fridays showing the Fox AIHL Games of the Week and the Melbourne Central restaurant hosting the official after part of the 2015 playoffs. Also in July the Perth Thunder announced that Zarraffa's Coffee and Nova 93.7 had signed on with the club as sponsors.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/07/30/aihl-news-30-july-2015/ AIHL news: 30 July 2015 Ice Hockey News Australia 30 July 2015 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925063011/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/07/30/aihl-news-30-july-2015/ 25 September 2015 live Exhibition games The first exhibition game was held on 21 March between the Adelaide Adrenaline and an Ice Hockey South Australia A-Grade All Stars team at the Adelaide Ice Arena. The Adrenaline defeated the All Stars 5–1.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=87153 Classy Adrenaline down IHSA A-grade All-Stars in two period exhibition Australian Ice Hockey League Jeremy Rochow 21 March 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150331073439/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=87153 31 March 2015 live In April 2015 the Perth Thunder competed in a three-game exhibition series against the New Zealand national team at the Perth Ice Arena. The three games were held as part of the New Zealand team's preparation for the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/09/thunder-v-new-zealand/ Thunder v New Zealand Ice Hockey News Australia 9 February 2015 4 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210191603/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/09/thunder-v-new-zealand/ 10 February 2015 live The Thunder won the series two games to one, winning the opening two games before being beaten in the third.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=87621 Ice Blacks dominate Thunder in big win Australian Ice Hockey League Jordan Scardetta 8 April 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418154355/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=87621 18 April 2015 live http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/07/thunder-lose-final-tri-series-game/ Thunder lose final Tri-Series game Ice Hockey News Australia 7 April 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414213417/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/07/thunder-lose-final-tri-series-game/ 14 April 2015 live The Wilson Cup tournament was held for the second year in a row and again featured all three New South Wales based clubs.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/10/2015-wilson-cup-schedule-announced/ 2015 Wilson Cup schedule announced Ice Hockey News Australia 10 March 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418152731/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/10/2015-wilson-cup-schedule-announced/ 18 April 2015 live The number of games was increased from four to seven with a double round-robin being held before a final between the two top ranked teams. The Sydney Bears finished first in the round robin, winning three of their four games, and were drawn against the Newcastle North Stars in the final.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/11/2015-wilson-cup-game-5-6/ 2015 Wilson Cup: Game 5 & 6 Ice Hockey News Australia 11 April 2015 18 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414212201/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/11/2015-wilson-cup-game-5-6/ 14 April 2015 live The North Stars won the final 4–3, claiming their first Wilson Cup title.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/18/north-stars-win-2015-wilson-cup/ North Stars win 2015 Wilson Cup Ice Hockey News Australia 18 April 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418150619/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/18/north-stars-win-2015-wilson-cup/ 18 April 2015 live On 18 April the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs competed in a preseason game at the Medibank Icehouse with the Mustangs winning the game 9–1.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/18/mustangs-defeat-ice-in-preseason-match/ Mustangs defeat Ice in preseason match Ice Hockey News Australia 18 April 2015 19 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150419071304/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/04/18/mustangs-defeat-ice-in-preseason-match/ 19 April 2015 live Personnel changes In September 2014, the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that Andrew Petrie had resigned as head coach.http://hewittsports.com/ice-dogs-coach-andrew-petrie-resigns/ Ice Dogs Coach Andrew Petrie Resigns Hewitt Sports Network 26 September 2014 Myles Harris 26 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019235259/http://hewittsports.com/ice-dogs-coach-andrew-petrie-resigns/ 19 October 2014 live A week later the Newcastle North Stars announced that they had signed Petrie as head coach for the 2015 season. Petrie replaced Garry Doré who stepped down from the position to focus on his role as general manager.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=82685 Coaching Coup with Petrie to the North Stars Australian Ice Hockey League 2 October 2014 28 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009071140/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=82685 9 October 2014 live In December 2014, the Melbourne Ice announced their new committee for 2015. Bernie O'Brien was elected president, replacing Emma Poynton, former Ice goaltender Stuart Denman was elected vice president, Erin Tempest elected secretary and Virginia Fitzwater was elected treasurer. Chris Caveny, Nigel Sherwin, Shan Humphries and Alexandra McKnight were also added to the committee, while Candace Smith and Jo Luciania stepped down from their positions.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/12/11/ice-elect-new-committee/ Ice Elect New Committee Ice Hockey News Australia 11 December 2014 28 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141227103555/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/12/11/ice-elect-new-committee/ 27 December 2014 live The Melbourne Mustangs announced that assistant coach Mark Connolly had stepped down from his position. He was replaced by current head coach of the Melbourne Whalers and Saints-Monarchs Premier A team, Michael Flaherty.http://melbournemustangs.com.au/2015-coach-announcement/ 2015 Coach Announcement Melbourne Mustangs 28 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150305020742/http://melbournemustangs.com.au/2015-coach-announcement/ 5 March 2015 live In January 2015, the Adelaide Adrenaline announced that general manager Ross Noga had resigned from his position due to time constraints following a change in career.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=85451 Noga resigns from Adrenaline Australian Ice Hockey League Andrew McMurtry 15 January 2015 1 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150119001018/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=85451 19 January 2015 live Also in January the CBR Brave announced that they had signed former player Brad Hunt as head coach, replacing Matti Luoma who relocated to Perth, Western Australia.http://cbrbrave.com.au/media/ CBR Brave Gears up for 2015 with Appointment of New Head Coach CBR Brave 30 January 2015 1 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140813105942/http://cbrbrave.com.au/media/ 13 August 2014 dead In March 2015, both the Sydney Ice Dogs and the Perth Thunder announced the appointment of new head coaches. The Sydney Ice Dogs signed Oman national team head coach Anders Jespersen to replace Andrew Petrie who resigned in September 2014 to join the North Stars.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/03/ice-dogs-appoint-jespersen-as-new-head-coach/ Ice Dogs appoint Jespersen as new head coach Ice Hockey News Australia 3 March 2015 4 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104646/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/03/ice-dogs-appoint-jespersen-as-new-head-coach/ 2 April 2015 live The Thunder promoted assistant coach Dave Kenway to the head coach position, replacing Stan Scott who returns to his general manager position.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/04/kenway-appointed-head-coach-of-the-thunder/ Kenway appointed head coach of the Thunder Ice Hockey News Australia 4 March 2015 4 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143729/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/04/kenway-appointed-head-coach-of-the-thunder/ 2 April 2015 live Also in March, it was revealed that the Sydney Bears had hired former Sydney Ice Dogs head coach Ron Kuprowsky as an assistant to head coach Vladimir Rubes.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/16/bears-hire-kuprowsky/ Bears hire Kuprowsky Ice Hockey News Australia 16 March 2015 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403203648/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/03/16/bears-hire-kuprowsky/ 3 April 2015 live In June, Sydney Ice Dogs head coach Anders Jespersen left the club for unknown reasons and was replaced by Sydney Bears player Mario Passarelli.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/06/14/aihl-player-and-personnel-news-14-june-2015/ AIHL player and personnel news: 14 June 2014 Ice Hockey News Australia 14 June 2015 20 September 2015 The head coach position was then handed to Tim Flynn after Passarelli opted to play for the Ice Dogs as a skater.http://www.eliteprospects.com/staff.php?staff=22212 Tim Flynn Elite Prospects 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925122455/http://www.eliteprospects.com/staff.php?staff=22212 25 September 2015 live http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=355871 Mario Passarelli Elite Prospects 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925104003/http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=355871 25 September 2015 live In July, the CBR Brave announced that Brad Hunt had been replaced as head coach by goaltender Josh Unice on an interim basis.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/07/15/aihl-player-and-personnel-news-15-july-2015/ AIHL player and personnel news: 15 July 2015 Ice Hockey News Australia 15 July 2015 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715172803/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/07/15/aihl-player-and-personnel-news-15-july-2015/ 15 July 2015 live The club also announced that defenceman Aaron Clayworth would join the coaching panel as an assistant. Player transfers Interclub transfers Nat Nationality Player Previous team New teamRef ReferenceAUS Paul Baranzelli Sydney Ice Dogs Melbourne Ice http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1485&year0=2015 Melbourne Ice Elite Prospects 6 April 2015 AUS Bye Mitch Bye Sydney Ice Dogs Newcastle North Stars http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1146&year0=2015 Newcastle North Stars Elite Prospects 28 December 2014 AUS David Dunwoodie Sydney Ice Dogs CBR Brave http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/05/brave-sign-dunwoodie-and-manco/ Brave sign Dunwoodie and Manco Ice Hockey News Australia 5 February 2015 7 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150207172440/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/05/brave-sign-dunwoodie-and-manco/ 7 February 2015 live AUS Hamilton Sean Hamilton Melbourne Ice Sydney Ice Dogs http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1488&year0=2015 Sydney Ice Dogs: 2014–2015 Elite Prospects 6 April 2015 AUS Kimbley Adam Kimbley Sydney Bears Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Tyler Kubara Sydney Ice Dogs CBR Brave http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=17009&year0=2015 CBR Brave: 2014–2015 Elite Prospects 13 February 2015 AUS Malloy Robert Malloy Sydney Ice Dogs Newcastle North Stars AUS Manco Lukas Manco Sydney Bears Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Oakes Brendan Oakes Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne Ice AUS Passarelli Mario Passarelli Sydney Bears Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Smith Jarrod Smith Sydney Bears Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Southwood Shane Southwood Sydney Ice Dogs Newcastle North Stars AUS Stephenson Alec Stephenson Sydney Bears Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Tesarik Richard Tesarik Sydney Ice Dogs Sydney Bears http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1484&year0=2015 Sydney Bears: 2014–2015 Elite Prospects 6 April 2015 GBR Ward Patrick Ward Sydney Ice Dogs Sydney Bears Retirements Nat Nationality Player Team New roleRef ReferenceGBR Ashton Richard Ashton Melbourne Ice — http://www.melbourneice.com.au/2015/05/retirement-of-rick-ashton/ Retirement of Rick Ashton Melbourne Ice 1 May 2015 16 May 2015 December 2016 medicAUS Hunt Brad Hunt CBR Brave Head coach of CBR Brave AUS Sheffield Ray Sheffield Newcastle North Stars Assistant coach at Newcastle North Stars https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3038016/sheffields-retirement-rocks-north-stars-team/ Sheffield's retirement rocks North Stars team Newcastle Herald Josh Leeson 26 April 2015 28 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151009194205/http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3038016/sheffields-retirement-rocks-north-stars-team/ 9 October 2015 live New signings Nat Nationality Player Previous team New teamRef ReferenceUSA Akins Drew Akins Huntsville Havoc Melbourne Mustangs http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=9137&year0=2015 Melbourne Mustangs: 2014–2015 Elite Prospects 6 April 2015 CAN Allen Strat Allen No team Sydney Ice Dogs CAN Banfield Cory Banfield Pensacola Ice Flyers Melbourne Mustangs AUS Alan Becken Sydney Heat Sydney Bears AUS Best Steve Best Adelaide Redwings Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=4474&year0=2015 Adelaide Adrenaline: 2014–2015 Elite Prospects 28 April 2015 http://www.pointstreak.com/players/playerpage.html?playerid=7707079&seasonid=12149 Steve Best (Redwings A – A Grade) Pointstreak Sports Technologies 28 April 2015 GBR Jonathan Boxill Nottingham Panthers Adelaide Adrenaline AUS Boyd Tyson Boyd Adelaide Blackhawks Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.pointstreak.com/players/playerpage.html?playerid=7710395&seasonid=12149 Tyson Boyd (Blackhawks A – A Grade) Pointstreak Sports Technologies 28 April 2015 AUS Brunt Jordan Brunt No team CBR Brave AUS Burgess Dale Burgess Penrith Raptors Sydney Bears AUS Burgess Jake Burgess Sydney Wolf Pack Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Campbell Jamie Campbell West Coast Lightning Perth Thunder AUS Carini Ellesse Carini Reach Rebels Sydney Bears AUS Cheprakov Taras Cheprakov Melbourne Whalers Melbourne Ice AUS Clare Tyerell Clare No team Sydney Bears AUS Clemie Scott Clemie West Auckland Admirals Sydney Ice Dogs USA Cooney Tommy Cooney Arizona State University Sydney Bears CAN Daigneault Luc Daigneault No team Perth Thunder http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=9489&year0=2015 Perth Thunder: 2014–2015 Elite Prospects 4 March 2015 CAN Davis Dayne Davis No team Newcastle North Stars AUS Cassian Delsar Adelaide Tigers Melbourne Ice http://www.pointstreak.com/players/playerpage.html?playerid=7708101&seasonid=12149 Cassian Delsar Pointstreak Sports Technologies 6 April 2015 CAN Di Salvo Peter Di Salvo Mississippi Riverkings Perth Thunder AUS Downie James Downie CIHA Voyageurs Bantam AAA Sydney Bears AUS Erzen Andrew Erzen No team Melbourne Ice AUS Foll Ryan Foll Melbourne Whalers Adelaide Adrenaline AUS Foster David Foster Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Ice AUS Frazer Charles Frazer Newcastle North Stars ECSL Sydney Bears AUS French Nikolaos French Melbourne Whalers Melbourne Ice CAN Kelly Geoffrey No team CBR Brave USA Grogan Matt Grogan No team Sydney Ice Dogs CAN Grove Tyler Grove No team Adelaide Adrenaline USA Mark Guggenberger Fort Wayne Komets Perth Thunder USA Harcharik Joseph Harcharik Orlik Opole Sydney Bears HUN Harmati Dávid Harmati No team Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Harding Luke Harding Adelaide Blackhawks Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.pointstreak.com/players/playerpage.html?playerid=7731626&seasonid=12149 Luke Harding (Blackhawks A – A Grade) Pointstreak Sports Technologies 28 April 2015 CAN Kevin Harvey Kevin Harvey (ice hockey) Rapid City Rush Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Hayes Jack Hayes Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Mustangs CAN Helowka Kory Helowka Osby IK Adelaide Adrenaline AUS Hill Mackenzie Hill Melbourne Whalers Melbourne Ice USA Hudson Alex Hudson Peoria Rivermen Perth Thunder CZE Jarina Kamil Jarina No team Sydney Bears CAN Judson Luke Judson Bakersfield Condors Perth Thunder FIN Toni Kluuskeri Corsaires de Dunkerque Perth Thunder AUS Knott, Jac Jackson Knott Blueline Bombers Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Knott, Jak Jake Knott Blueline Bombers Sydney Ice Dogs CAN Kurceba Paul Kurceba Okotoks Drillers Melbourne Ice CZE Landa Tomas Landa HC Risuty Sydney Bears CAN Leclerc Alex Leclerc Sherbrooke Cougars Melbourne Ice AUS Lee, I Ilman Lee Blueline Bombers Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Lee, L Lenny Lee Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Ice AUS Levitt Mitchell Levitt No team Perth Thunder AUS Lewis Jayden Lewis Meaford Knights CBR Brave AUS Lodge Lyndon Lodge West Coast Lightning Perth Thunder AUS Marino James Marino ECSL Sting Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Tomas Manco No team CBR Brave CAN Mariani Kyle Mariani Laval Prédateurs CBR Brave AUS Martin Brayden Martin Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Ice AUS McCann Mark McCann Cockburn Blackhawks Perth Thunder AUS McCoy Jackson McCoy No team Melbourne Mustangs AUS McKenzie Lachlan McKenzie Penrith Raptors Sydney Bears USA Luke Moffatt Storhamar Dragons Newcastle North Stars AUS Novysedlak Nicholas Novysedlak No team Melbourne Ice CZE Aleš Padělek HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod Sydney Bears AUS Pagett Ben Pagett No team CBR Brave USA Passarelli Mario Passarelli No team Sydney Bears AUS Pataky Daniel Pataky Reach Rebels Sydney Ice Dogs ITA Pau Nicola Pau Adelaide Redwings Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.pointstreak.com/players/playerpage.html?playerid=7610315&seasonid=12149 Nicola Pau (Redwings A – A Grade) Pointstreak Sports Technologies 28 April 2015 CAN Jordan Peddle No team CBR Brave CAN Scott Pitt 1 Braehead Clan CBR Brave AUS Punler Alastair Punler West Coast Lightning Perth Thunder AUS Rama Robbie Rama Melbourne Whalers Melbourne Mustangs AUS Remillard Ryan Remillard Adelaide Falcons Adelaide Adrenaline http://www.pointstreak.com/players/playerpage.html?playerid=7865893&seasonid=12149 Ryan Remillard (Falcons A – A Grade) Pointstreak Sports Technologies 28 April 2015 AUS Rhodes Joel Rhodes Penrith Raptors Sydney Ice Dogs CZE Safar Jan Safar Fayetteville FireAntz Newcastle North Stars AUS Sak Tomas Sak Cockburn Blackhawks Perth Thunder AUS Smart Charlie Smart West Coast Lightning Adelaide Adrenaline AUS Smith Cameron Smith Sydney Heat Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Spence Kane Spence ECSL Sting Sydney Ice Dogs USA Strayer Ryan Strayer Southern Stampede Sydney Ice Dogs AUS Stringer Corey Stringer Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Mustangs CAN Swiston Scott Swiston University of Alberta Augustana Newcastle North Stars AUS Tetreault Alexandre Tetreault No team CBR Brave AUS Aleksi Toivonen HCIK CBR Brave USA Josh Unice Sheffield Steelers CBR Brave EST Vadim Virjassov No team Melbourne Mustangs AUS Andrew White 1 No team Adelaide Adrenaline AUS Wilkinson Daniel Wilkinson West Coast Lightning Perth Thunder CAN Geordie Wudrick Louisiana IceGators Newcastle North Stars AUS Zvonicek Luke Zvonicek Blueline Bombers Sydney Bears Players lost Nat Nationality Player Previous team New teamRef ReferenceAUS Anderson Matthew Anderson Melbourne Mustangs No team http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=9137&year0=2014 Melbourne Mustangs: 2013–2014 Elite Prospects 6 April 2015 AUS Ayton, B Brendan Ayton Sydney Bears No team http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1484&year0=2014&status= Sydney Bears: 2013–2014 Elite Prospects 16 May 2015 AUS Ayton, M Matthew Ayton Sydney Bears No team AUS Bal Sonny Bal Melbourne Ice No team http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1485&year0=2014 Melbourne Ice: 2013–2014 Elite Prospects 18 April 2015 CAN Barg Simon Barg Sydney Ice Dogs No team http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1488&year0=2014&status= Sydney Ice Dogs: 2013–2014 Elite Prospects 16 May 2015 AUS Bell David Bell CBR Brave No team http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=17009&year0=2014&status= CBR Brave 2014 Elite Prospects 16 May 2015 AUS Boris Slavomir Boris Sydney Bears No team AUS Burgess Dylan Burgess Sydney Ice Dogs No team AUS Cameron Blake Cameron CBR Brave No team CAN Chubb David Chubb Adelaide Adrenaline No team http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=4474&year0=2014 Adelaide Adrenaline: 2013–2014 Elite Prospects 28 April 2015 AUS Clark Nick Clark Adelaide Adrenaline No team CAN Clewlow John Clewlow Sydney Ice Dogs Fayetteville FireAntz AUS Billy Cliff Sydney Ice Dogs No team AUS Cope Darren Cope CBR Brave No team CAN Corbett Scott Corbett Melbourne Ice No team CAN Danberg Cody Danberg Newcastle North Stars No team http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1146&year0=2014&status= Newcastle North Stars: 2013–2014 Elite Prospects 16 May 2015 USA DiMarco Ben DiMarco Sydney Bears Skautafélag Akureyrar CAN Dugas Mathieu Dugas Perth Thunder Sorel-Tracy Éperviers http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=9489&year0=2014&status= Perth Thunder: 2013–2014 Elite Prospects 16 May 2015 AUS Fabijan Ted Fabijan Adelaide Adrenaline Melbourne Whalers CAN Fox Justin Fox Perth Thunder Quad City Mallards AUS Adam Geric Newcastle North Stars No team AUS Grover Jordan Grover Perth Thunder No team AUS Hansen Joshua Hansen Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars ECSL CAN Harvey, J Jeff Harvey CBR Brave No team AUS Hall Alexander Hall Melbourne Mustangs No team AUS Hauser Colby Hauser Perth Thunder No team AUS Ross Howell Melbourne Ice No team NZL Charlie Huber Adelaide Adrenaline No team SWE Huth Gustaf Huth Melbourne Ice Hammarby Hockey AUS James Keane 1 Adelaide Adrenaline No team FIN Kokkonen Anton Kokkonen CBR Brave TuTo AUS Kudla Simon Kudla Perth Thunder No team CZE Kutek Martin Kutek Melbourne Mustangs No team AUS Lammert Samuel Lammert Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars ECSL AUS Lazzarotto Paul Lazzarotto Melbourne Ice Melbourne Whalers AUS Matthew Lehoczky CBR Brave No team SWE Lindgren Måns Lindgren Adelaide Adrenaline Piteå HC J20 CAN Liscomb Brett Liscomb Adelaide Adrenaline Danbury Whalers USA Ludolph Dane Ludolph Sydney Bears No team AUS Manning David Manning Adelaide Adrenaline IFK Ore CAN May Harrison May Newcastle North Stars No team AUS McFadden Joel McFadden Sydney Bears Sydney Heat CAN McKenna Eric McKenna Sydney Ice Dogs Kowloon Warriors AUS Christopher McPhail CBR Brave No team USA Monaghan Matt Monaghan Sydney Ice Dogs No team CAN Moore Carter Moore Sydney Ice Dogs No team AUS Nash Adrian Nash Melbourne Mustangs No team AUS Nelson-Bond Brett Nelson-Bond Sydney Bears No team FIN Nevalainen Aku Nevalainen Perth Thunder HC Giants AUS Newmark Tim Newmark Sydney Bears Framingham State University SWE Noting Timothy Noting Sydney Ice Dogs IFK Österåker CAN Ouellette Mathieu Ouellette CBR Brave No team SWE Palmkvist Daniel Palmkvist Sydney Bears Berkshire Battalion AUS Dean Peterson Dean Peterson (ice hockey) Adelaide Adrenaline No team FIN Petri Pitkänen CBR Brave KeuPa HT AUS Quirk-Orford Nicholas Quirk-Orford Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars ECSL AUS Rabinowitz Shai Rabinowitz CBR Brave No team FIN Ranta-Aho Kim Ranta-Aho Perth Thunder HC Giants AUS Robertson Troy Robertson Melbourne Mustangs No team AUS Rose Cameron Rose Sydney Ice Dogs No team CAN Smith, J Jeff Smith Melbourne Ice Braehead Clan AUS Smith, M Mark Smith Melbourne Ice No team AUS Spina Daniel Spina Sydney Ice Dogs Blueline Bombers CAN Steen Sean Hamilton Steen Sydney Bears Swan Lake Cougars CAN Stuart Stuart Stefan Perth Thunder Huntsville Havoc AUS Stobbs Brenden Stobbs Sydney Bears Sydney Heat FIN Suoraniemi Niko Suoraniemi Adelaide Adrenaline Orlik Opole AUS Szalinski Daniel Szalinski Melbourne Ice No team AUS Taylor, D Darren Taylor CBR Brave No team AUS Taylor, M Matt Taylor Newcastle North Stars No team AUS Tobin Shaun Tobin Perth Thunder College of St. Scholastica USA Toy Corey Toy Perth Thunder Fayetteville FireAntz CAN Walker Derek Walker CBR Brave No team CAN Wilkie Corey Wilkie CBR Brave Ste. Anne Aces GBR Will Michael Will Adelaide Adrenaline Cardiff Devils CAN Willis Rob Willis Sydney Bears No team CAN Wilson Chris Wilson Newcastle North Stars Louisiana IceGators USA Wolgemuth Jack Wolgemuth Melbourne Mustangs No team Regular season The regular season started on 25 April 2015 and ran through to 23 August 2015 before the top four teams compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.http://www.theaihl.com/media/leagues/3856/graphics/2015_full_fixture.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150207173144/http://www.theaihl.com/media/leagues/3856/graphics/2015_full_fixture.pdf dead 7 February 2015 2015 AIHL Schedule Australian Ice Hockey League 28 December 2014 In February 2015 it was announced that the Sydney Bears and Sydney Ice Dogs had moved some of their home games to Canberra. The Sydney Bears home game against the CBR Brave on 20 June had to be moved due to the Penrith Ice Palace being unavailable for the game.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/10/schedule-changes-for-the-bears-and-ice-dogs/ Schedule changes for the Bears and Ice Dogs Ice Hockey News Australia 10 February 2015 10 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210165359/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/02/10/schedule-changes-for-the-bears-and-ice-dogs/ 10 February 2015 live The Sydney Ice Dogs moved both their 1 and 22 August home games against the Brave to Canberra for undisclosed reasons. The Ice Dogs also moved their 23 May home game in Liverpool against the Newcastle North Stars to 14 June at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Newcastle.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/05/22/2015-aihl-season-schedule-changes/ 2015 AIHL season schedule changes Ice Hockey News Australia 22 May 2015 2 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925154752/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/05/22/2015-aihl-season-schedule-changes/ 25 September 2015 live On 23 May the Brave hosted the Adelaide Adrenaline in the inaugural beyondblue cup at the Phillip Ice Skating Centre. The regular season game was held to rais awareness for the beyondblue charity and was won by the Brave 8–2. On 20 June the Perth Thunder's regular season match against the Melbourne Mustangs was held at the Perth Arena as a pre-game event to the Canada v USA Ice Hockey Classic match. The Thunder defeated the Mustangs 4–3 in front of a crowd of 2,000.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/06/20/2015-aihl-season-round-9/ 2015 AIHL season: Round 9 Ice Hockey News Australia 20 June 2015 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150620141110/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/06/20/2015-aihl-season-round-9/ 20 June 2015 live On 28 July 2015 the league fined the Sydney Ice Dogs $500 and three competition points for multiple breaches of the AIHL by-law 4.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&page=89321 Ice Dogs docked points for by-law breach Australian Ice Hockey League 28 July 2015 2 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314193935/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&page=89321 14 March 2016 live The by-law requires a team to travel with at least 15 players unless an exemption has been granted. The Ice Dogs first breached the by-law on 4 July and received a written warning and then again breached it on 25 and 26 July, attracting the monetary fine and loss of competition points. The Ice Dogs, who at the time of the fine only had two competition points, revert to zero points and can not gain any further points until they have accumulated the points they have forfeited. The Newcastle North Stars won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing first in the regular season with 63 points.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/08/15/2015-aihl-season-round-17/ 2015 AIHL season: Round 17 Ice Hockey News Australia 15 August 2015 6 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150815095359/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/08/15/2015-aihl-season-round-17/ 15 August 2015 live Following the playoffs the AIHL announced the winners of the 2015 awards.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=89879 2015 AIHL Award Winners Australian Ice Hockey League 1 September 2015 6 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150927044039/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=89879 27 September 2015 live Newcastle North Stars Geordie Wudrick and Jan Safar won the Most Valuable Player and Defenceman of the Year respectively, Kamil Jarina of the Sydney Bears won the Goaltender of the Year, Perth Thunder's Kieran Webster was named Rookie of the Year and Dave Kenway Coach of the Year, and the Skater's Network Local Player of the Year was won by Wehebe Darge of the Adelaide Adrenaline. April Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 1 25 April 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 1–7 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 2 25 April 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 4–6 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 3 25 April 17:30 Sydney Bears 2–4 CBR Brave Canberra 4 26 April 16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 0–13 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 5 26 April 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 5–3 Sydney Bears Penrith 300 6 26 April 17:00 CBR Brave 4–7 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 7 30 April 20:00 Melbourne Ice 2–1 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 1400 May Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 8 2 May 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 4–3 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 500 9 2 May 17:00 Perth Thunder 4–2 Sydney Bears Penrith 10 2 May 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–5 CBR Brave Canberra 11 3 May 16:00 Newcastle North Stars 4–2 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 12 3 May 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–1 Sydney Bears Penrith 13 3 May 17:00 Perth Thunder 4–0 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 14 9 May 16:30 CBR Brave 3–4 Perth Thunder Perth 15 9 May 16:30 Sydney Bears 0–2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 16 9 May 17:00 Melbourne Ice 4 – 3 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 17 10 May 15:30 Sydney Bears 3–1 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 18 10 May 16:30 CBR Brave 1–4 Perth Thunder Perth 19 10 May 17:00 Melbourne Ice 5–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 20 16 May 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 4–2 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 21 16 May 17:00 Perth Thunder 3–2 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 22 16 May 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–7 Sydney Bears Penrith 23 16 May 17:30 Melbourne Mustangs 4–5 CBR Brave Canberra 24 17 May 16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 4 – 5 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne 25 17 May 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 4 – 3 (SO) CBR Brave Canberra 26 17 May 17:00 Sydney Bears 3–8 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 27 17 May 17:00 Perth Thunder 5–0 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 28 23 May 16:30 Sydney Bears 5–0 Perth Thunder Perth 29 23 May 17:00 Melbourne Ice 5–4 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 31 23 May 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 2–8 CBR Brave Canberra 32 24 May 16:30 Sydney Bears 5 – 4 (SO) Perth Thunder Perth 33 24 May 17:00 CBR Brave 5 – 4 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 34 24 May 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 6–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 35 30 May 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 36 30 May 17:00 Perth Thunder 2–6 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 37 30 May 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 2–6 Sydney Bears Penrith 38 30 May 17:30 Melbourne Ice 1–3 CBR Brave Canberra 39 31 May 15:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–4 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 40 31 May 16:00 Perth Thunder 6–2 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 41 31 May 17:00 Melbourne Ice 4–2 CBR Brave Canberra June Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 42 6 June 16:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 1–4 Perth Thunder Perth 43 6 June 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2–4 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 44 6 June 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 1–4 CBR Brave Canberra 45 7 June 16:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 4–1 Perth Thunder Perth 46 7 June 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 6–7 Sydney Bears Penrith 47 13 June 17:00 Perth Thunder 6 – 5 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 48 13 June 17:00 CBR Brave 1–3 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 49 13 June 17:00 Sydney Bears 3 – 4 (SO) Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 300 50 14 June 16:00 CBR Brave 2–3 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 51 14 June 17:00 Perth Thunder 4–2 Sydney Bears Penrith 30 14 June 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 9–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Newcastle 52 20 June 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 3–4 Perth Thunder Perth 53 20 June 17:00 Melbourne Ice 4–8 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 54 20 June 17:00 CBR Brave 3–4 Sydney Bears Canberra 55 21 June 15:30 Melbourne Mustangs 6–2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 56 21 June 17:00 Melbourne Ice 4–6 Sydney Bears Penrith 57 21 June 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 5–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 58 25 June 20:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2–5 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 59 27 June 17:00 Sydney Bears 6–4 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 60 27 June 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3–6 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 61 27 June 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 4–6 CBR Brave Canberra 62 28 June 16:00 Sydney Bears 2–4 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 63 28 June 16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 6–0 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 64 28 June 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 5–1 CBR Brave Canberra July Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 65 4 July 16:30 Newcastle North Stars 4–2 Perth Thunder Perth 66 4 July 16:30 Melbourne Ice 4–3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 67 4 July 17:00 CBR Brave 2 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 68 4 July 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 3–10 Sydney Bears Penrith 69 5 July 15:30 Melbourne Ice 3–1 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 70 5 July 16:00 CBR Brave 5–4 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 71 5 July 16:30 Newcastle North Stars 3–4 Perth Thunder Perth 72 11 July 16:30 CBR Brave 7–11 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 76 11 July 17:00 Perth Thunder 3–5 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 77 11 July 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 3–11 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 74 12 July 15:30 CBR Brave 6 – 5 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 79 12 July 16:00 Perth Thunder 2 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne 80 12 July 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 10–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 73 18 July 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–8 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 78 18 July 17:00 Sydney Bears 3–6 CBR Brave Canberra 75 19 July 16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 0–9 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 81 23 July 20:00 Melbourne Mustangs 6 – 5 (SO) Melbourne Ice Melbourne 82 25 July 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 0–8 Perth Thunder Perth 83 25 July 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 1–2 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 84 25 July 17:30 CBR Brave 7–3 Sydney Bears Penrith 85 26 July 16:00 Newcastle North Stars 4–2 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 86 26 July 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2–8 Perth Thunder Perth August Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap 87 1 August 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 5–0 Perth Thunder Perth 88 1 August 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 3–2 Sydney Bears Penrith 89 1 August 17:00 CBR Brave 10–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Canberra 90 2 August 15:30 Melbourne Mustangs 7 – 8 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 91 2 August 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 1–9 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 92 8 August 16:30 Newcastle North Stars 5–3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 93 8 August 17:00 Melbourne Ice 11–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 94 8 August 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 6–8 Sydney Bears Penrith 95 8 August 17:30 Perth Thunder 4–3 CBR Brave Canberra 96 9 August 15:30 Newcastle North Stars 3 – 2 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 97 9 August 17:00 Melbourne Ice 3 – 2 (SO) Sydney Bears Penrith 98 9 August 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 9–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 99 9 August 17:00 Perth Thunder 3–6 CBR Brave Canberra 100 15 August 16:30 Melbourne Ice 5 – 4 (SO) Perth Thunder Perth 101 15 August 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 5–9 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 102 15 August 17:00 Sydney Bears 9–1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool 103 15 August 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 5 – 6 (SO) CBR Brave Canberra 104 16 August 16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 4 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 105 16 August 16:30 Melbourne Ice 6–2 Perth Thunder Perth 106 16 August 17:00 Sydney Bears 2–8 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle 107 22 August 16:30 Perth Thunder 4–5 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 108 22 August 17:00 Sydney Bears 1–4 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne 109 22 August 17:00 CBR Brave 7–2 Sydney Ice Dogs Canberra 110 23 August 15:30 Perth Thunder 4 – 5 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide 111 23 August 16:00 Sydney Bears 3–5 Melbourne Ice Melbourne 112 23 August 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 0–14 Newcastle North Stars Newcastle Source Standings TeamGP Games playedW WinsSOW Shootout winsSOL Shootout lossesL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGDF Goal differencePTS Points Newcastle North Stars 28 19 1 4 4 152 83 +69 63 Melbourne Ice 28 15 5 1 7 121 83 +38 56 Perth Thunder 28 14 1 4 9 103 93 +10 48 CBR Brave 28 13 3 2 10 125 104 +21 47 Adelaide Adrenaline 28 11 3 3 11 109 111 −2 42 Melbourne Mustangs 28 11 3 2 12 139 105 +34 41 Sydney Bears 28 11 1 2 14 110 110 0 37 Sydney Ice Dogs 28 0 1 0 27 39 209 −170 01 Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsH Newman Reid Trophy winners 1The Ice Dogs were fined three competition points for multiple breaches by-law 4 which requires teams to travel with at least 15 players unless an exemption has been granted. Source Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/stats_hockey.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464 League Leading Players Australian Ice Hockey League 25 May 2015 Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutes POS PositionWudrick Geordie Wudrick Newcastle North Stars 28 44 47 91 40 FStephen Blunden CBR Brave 24 28 51 79 46 FLuke Moffatt Newcastle North Stars 21 33 32 65 32 FKelly Geoffrey CBR Brave 21 28 33 61 40 FSafar Jan Safar Newcastle North Stars 28 11 45 56 44 FHarcharik Joseph Harcharik Sydney Bears 28 27 25 52 26 FThomas Powell Thomas Powell (ice hockey) Melbourne Ice 28 21 31 52 12 FArmstrong Matt Armstrong Melbourne Ice 26 19 32 51 28 FO'Kane Patrick O'Kane Melbourne Mustangs 28 22 26 48 8 FWehebe Darge Adelaide Adrenaline 26 23 21 44 65 F Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/stats_hockey.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&sortby=SVP1&order=DESC&statType=Goalie&showGameType=2&selectedDivID=0 League Leading Goalies Australian Ice Hockey League 25 May 2015 Player Team MIP Minutes played SOG Shots on goal GA Goals against GAA Goals against average per 60 minutes SVS% Save percentage SO ShutoutsJosh Unice CBR Brave 679 533 42 3.09 0.921 0Davis Dayne Davis Newcastle North Stars 1074 684 60 2.79 0.912 0Mark Guggenberger Perth Thunder 747 494 46 3.08 0.907 0Smart Charlie Smart Adelaide Adrenaline 1031 687 73 3.54 0.894 2Jaden Pine-Murphy Melbourne Ice 857 534 57 3.33 0.893 1 Season awards Below lists the 2015 AIHL regular season award winners. AwardNameTeamMVP Most Valuable Player of the year CAN Geordie Wudrick Newcastle North StarsGoaltender Goaltender of the year CZE Kamil Jarina Sydney BearsDefenceman Defenceman of the year CZE Jan Safar Newcastle North StarsRookie Rookie of the year AUS Kieran Webster Perth Thunder Local player Local player of the year AUS Wehebe Darge Adelaide AdrenalineCoach Coach of the year AUS Dave Kenway Perth Thunder Source Goodall Cup playoffs The 2015 playoffs started on 29 August 2015, with the Goodall Cup final being held on 30 August. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series. All three games were held at the Medibank Icehouse in Docklands, Victoria, the home of the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The finals were again sponsored by Air Canada, their third year in a row.http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/08/28/2015-aihl-playoffs/ 2015 AIHL Playoffs Ice Hockey News Australia 28 August 2015 6 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150828122344/http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/08/28/2015-aihl-playoffs/ 28 August 2015 live The Goodall Cup was won by the Newcastle Northstars who defeated the Melbourne Ice 3–2, from a penalty shot in first overtime.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=89798 North Stars claim fifth Goodall Cup in OT thriller Australian Ice Hockey League Ryan Damley 30 August 2015 23 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906192506/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=89798 6 September 2015 live Geordie Wudrick of the Newcastle North Stars was named the finals Most Valuable Player. Following a fundraising campaign the three playoff games were streamed live for free by ATC Productions with the grand final being watched in 771 cities across 89 countries.http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=9eb0acd92d72756f86abb55df&id=b55d00a071 The biggest and best Finals yet Australian Ice Hockey League 5 September 2015 7 September 2015 https://archive.today/20240527122254/https://www.webcitation.org/6bLuQ6X3Q?url=http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/%3Fu=9eb0acd92d72756f86abb55df&id=b55d00a071&e=%5BUNIQID%5D 27 May 2024 live In addition Fox Sports broadcast a 90-minute special of each game on successive days from 8 to 10 September. center Semifinals Final Newcastle North Stars 4 CBR Brave 3 Perth Thunder 0 Melbourne Ice 1 Newcastle North Stars 3 Melbourne Ice 2 Semi-finals All times are UTC+10:00 29 August 2015 15:00 CBR Brave Newcastle North Stars 3–4 (2–0, 1–1, 0–3) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1440466 Aleksi Toivonen Dayne Davis 1 – 02 – 03 – 03 – 13 – 23 – 33 – 4 Geoffrey (SH) (Mariani, Blunden) – 1:08Blunden (SH) (Geoffrey, Rummukainen) – 7:14Blunden (Peddle, Geoffrey) – 18:59 22:47 – Malloy (PP) (Wudrick)38:45 – Wudrick (Starke)44:09 – Wudrick48:49 – Wudrick Cory Ross Casper Russell-Huber Fraser Ohlson Medibank Icehouse 1200 47 18 20 38 29 August 2015 18:30 Perth Thunder Melbourne Ice 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1440467 Mark Guggenberger Alex Leclerc 0–1 33:03 – Humphries (PP) (Baclig, Graham) Jeff Scott Joe Mayer Tim Bell Medibank Icehouse 1400 4 6 28 33 #eeffff Final 30 August 2015 15:00 Melbourne Ice Newcastle North Stars 2 – 3 OT (1–1, 0–0, 1–1, 0–1) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1440469 Alex Leclerc Dayne Davis 0 – 11 – 11 – 22 – 22 – 3 Powell – 13:30Humphries (SH) (Baclig, Armstrong) – 49:29 8:40 – Wudrick (Bales, Malloy)48:17 – Safar (Swiston, Taylor)52:44 – Bales (PS) Jeff Scott Tim Bell Joe Mayer Medibank Icehouse 2000 6 8 30 31 All-Star weekend AIHL All-Star Weekend On 19 August the league announced that they will hold the inaugural All-Star Weekend at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Newcastle on 12 and 13 September.http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=89395 2015 All-Star Weekend Australian Ice Hockey League 17 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926112601/http://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=89395 26 September 2015 live The event featured a skills competition on 12 September and an All-Star game on 13 September. APA Group was announced as the sponsor of the weekend while Fox Sports broadcast a 90-minute special on 17 September. The skills competition involved all 34 players competing in at least one of the six skill-based contests. The six events to be featured included a breakaway challenge, fastest skater, elimination shootout, hardest shot, shooting accuracy and puck control. The All-Star game consisted of two teams named Team Bales and Team Schlamp, named after their respective captains Brian Bales and Michael Schlamp and features players from different teams. The Skills competition saw players from the Melbourne Ice and Newcastle North Stars take out two of the six events each, while the Adelaide Adrenaline and Perth Thunder picked up one each.https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/09/12/2015-aihl-all-star-weekend/ 2015 AIHL All-Star Weekend Ice Hockey News Australia 12 September 2015 17 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160822055350/https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2015/09/12/2015-aihl-all-star-weekend/ 22 August 2016 live On 13 September Team Schlamp defeated Team Bales 7–3 at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium to win the 2015 All-Star Game. Patrick O’Kane of the Melbourne Mustangs was named the most valuable player of the match. Skills competition Breakaway Challenge: Brian Bales (Newcastle North Stars) Fastest Skater: Robert Haselhurst (Perth Thunder) Elimination Shootout: Matt Wetini (Newcastle North Stars) Hardest Shot: Matt Armstrong – 96 mph (Melbourne Ice) Shooting Accuracy: Josef Rezek (Adelaide Adrenaline) Stick Handling: Thomas Powell (Melbourne Ice) All-star game 13 September 2015 13:00 Team Schlamp Team Bales 7–3 (4–1, 2–1, 1–1) http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1495384 Hunter Ice Skating Stadium 0 0 34 35 References 2 External links The Australian Ice Hockey League 2015 Category:2015 in Australian men's sport Category:2015 in ice hockey