2002 AIHL season

2002 AIHL season Australian Ice Hockey League Ice hockey black white Regular season Premiers Sydney Bears (1st title) Greg Oddy (39 points) (Avalanche) Goodall Cup Goodall Cup Sydney Bears Adelaide Avalanche 2003 2001 AIHL The 2002 AIHL season was the third season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The Sydney Bears completed the double by winning the league premiership by finishing top of the league standings and claiming the Goodall Cup after defeating Adelaide Avalanche in the AIHL final. League business The 2002 season saw the league expand from three teams to six with the introduction of the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, and the West Sydney Ice Dogs.https://theaihl.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&pageid=10074 History of the Australian Ice Hockey League Australian Ice Hockey League 9 February 2020 The league also secured the Goodall Cup as the trophy for the AIHL final victor for the first time (winners in 2000 and 2001 were backdated).http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=371815 https://web.archive.org/web/20230624185724/https://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=371815 dead June 24, 2023 Australia celebrates hockey centennial with gold National Hockey League Bill Meltzer 28 May 2008 13 February 2020 Regular season TeamGP Games playedW WinsT TiesRT Regulation tiesL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGDF Goal differencePTS Points Sydney Bears 16 12 1 1 2 90 54 36 25 Adelaide Avalanche 16 11 0 0 5 90 50 40 22 West Sydney Ice Dogs 16 8 1 1 6 54 48 6 17 Newcastle North Stars 16 6 0 1 10 56 95 -39 13 Canberra Knights 16 6 0 0 10 42 63 -21 12 Melbourne Ice 16 2 0 0 14 30 54 -24 4 Qualified for the Goodall Cup finalPremiership winners Source Goodall Cup playoffs The playoffs were held at Sydney's Blacktown Ice Arena. The Sydney Bears defeated the Adelaide Avalanche in the final to win the Goodall Cup. The Bears were the first team to win the Goodall Cup in the AIHL after it was transferred from the inter-state tournament. 24 August 2002 16:15 Sydney Bears Adelaide Avalanche 5 – 4 (SO) https://www.facebook.com/icelegendsaustralia/posts/2012067662244195 Blacktown Ice Arena Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_stats_2002.asp Australian Ice Hockey League 2002 Championships: Statistics Australian Ice Hockey League 2002-08-02 2010-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211710/http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_stats_2002.asp 2009-11-24 dead Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutes POS PositionGreg Oddy Adelaide Avalanche 15 18 21 39 47 FBrett Hillier Newcastle North Stars 14 22 12 34 22 FThomas Mikkelsen Adelaide Avalanche 12 9 20 29 26 DMurray Wand Sydney Bears 15 16 11 27 14 FMichael Schlamp Newcastle North Stars 14 7 19 26 40 FBranislav Kronika West Sydney Ice Dogs 12 8 17 25 10 FRay Sheffield Newcastle North Stars 13 11 14 25 4 FJarrko Turtainen Sydney Bears 15 8 17 25 20 FMartin Jesko West Sydney Ice Dogs 11 12 12 24 2 FVladimir Rubes Sydney Bears 13 10 13 23 37 F Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage. Player Team MIP Minutes and seconds played SOG Shots on goal GA Goals against GAA Goals against average per 60 minutes SVS% Save percentage SO ShutoutsBill Benedictson Adelaide Avalanche 180:00 114 10 2.50 91.23 0Harri Kohvakka Sydney Bears 315:00 185 22 3.14 88.11 0Allan Mitchell West Sydney Ice Dogs 483:14 322 40 3.73 87.58 1Brad Hunt Canberra Knights 240:00 176 23 4.31 86.93 0Eric Lien Adelaide Avalanche 450:00 282 40 4.00 85.82 1 References External links Australian Ice Hockey League 2002 Category:2002 in Australian men's sport Category:2002 in ice hockey