2004 AIHL season

The 2004 AIHL season was the fifth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the third in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.

The West Sydney Ice Dogs won their first Goodall Cup defeating the Newcastle Northstars in the championship game.

Regular season standings

Position	Team	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	Newcastle Northstars	15	1	2	2	0	93	50	51
2	West Sydney Ice Dogs	11	6	0	0	2	92	71	32
3	Sydney Bears	8	10	6	1	4	68	71	31
4	Adelaide Avalanche	7	9	1	1	2	64	68	29
6	Melbourne Ice	5	12	1	2	0	53	71	20
5	Canberra Knights	3	14	1	2	0	53	109	14

Playoffs

Semi-finals

• Newcastle 3-2 (2OT) Adelaide Avalanche
• West Sydney 5-4 Sydney

Final

• West Sydney 3-1 Newcastle