2011 AIHL season
2011 AIHL season | |
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League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | 14 April 2011 – 4 September 2011 |
Regular season | |
H Newman Reid Trophy | Melbourne Ice (2nd title) |
Season MVP | Jason Baclig (Ice) |
Top scorer | Addison DeBoer (85 points) (Knights) |
Goodall Cup | |
Champions | Melbourne Ice |
Runners-up | Newcastle North Stars |
Finals MVP | Joseph Hughes (Ice) |
The 2011 AIHL season is the 12th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 14 April 2011 until 28 August 2011, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 3 and 4 September. The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Ried trophy after finishing first in the regular season standings with 65 points. The Ice also won the Goodall Cup final series after defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.
Teams
In 2011 the AIHL had 8 teams competing in the league.[1]
Team | City | Arena | Head Coach | Captain |
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Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | IceArenA | Mike Gainer | Greg Oddy |
Canberra Knights | Canberra | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | David Rogina | Mark Rummukainen |
Gold Coast Blue Tongues | Gold Coast | Iceworld Boondall | Peter Nixon | Ross Howell |
Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | Medibank Icehouse | Paul Watson | Vinnie Hughes |
Mustangs IHC | Melbourne | Medibank Icehouse | Steve Laforet | Shane Hardy |
Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium | Don Champagne | Ray Sheffield |
Sydney Bears | Penrith | Penrith Ice Palace | Vladimir Rubes | Michael Schlamp |
Sydney Ice Dogs | Sydney | Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink | Ron Kuprowsky | Anthony Wilson |
League business
During the off-season the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) announced two new teams would be joining the league. The Mustangs IHC were announced to become the eighth team in the AIHL starting in the 2011 season.[2] The Mustangs are based at Docklands, Victoria, the home of the Melbourne Ice. The ninth team, Perth Thunder, were accepted into the league as a provisional member. The Thunder will play exhibition games against other AIHL teams during the 2011 season in order to gain the vote to be accepted for the 2012 season.[2] At the Annual General Meeting it was proposed to increase the length of the games periods from 15 minutes to 20 minutes to be inline with International Ice Hockey Federation rules however the proposal was unsuccessful due to reasons such as costs to the teams and the ability to fill the four lines with AIHL-level players.[3]
On 10 July the game between the Gold Coast Blue Tongues and the Sydney Ice Dogs was cancelled due to an unsafe surface at the Blue Tongues home venue, Bundall Iceland.[4] The AIHL deemed that the Blue Tongues have forfeited the game against the Ice Dogs 5–0, with the Ice Dogs being awarded the full three points.[5][6]
From 20–21 August the Australia men's national ice hockey team will field a team at the 2011 New Zealand Winter Games so only two games will be held for that weekend.[7][8]
Player transfers
Exhibition games
Prior to the regular season, the Sydney Bears hosted an exhabition All-Star event and match at the Penrith Ice Palace. The All Star Classic had the Bears Veterans (over 35's) face off against the Rookies (Under 35s).[11] The Rookies team won the All Star Classic 9–5.[12]
During the season three teams competed against the AIHL's provisional member, Perth Thunder, in order for the Thunder to gain entry into the league for the following season.[2] In May the Thunder travelled to Adelaide to compete in two games against the Adelaide Adrenaline. They drew the first game 2–2 and won the second 3–0.[13] In June the Melbourne Ice travelled to Perth to compete in two games against the Thunder at the Cockburn Ice Arena. The Ice won the first game 4–3 and lost the second game 3–6 after letting in six goals to none in the final period.[14][15] In September the Newcastle North Stars traveled to Perth to play the Thunder in a two-game series.[16] The Thunder won both the first and second game 4–2.[17]
Regular season
The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing first in the regular season standings with 65 points. Last years winners, the Newcastle North Stars finished second with 59 points.[18] Jason Baclig of the Melbourne Ice was named the 2011 AIHL MVP edging out the Gold Coast Blue Tongues' Matt Amado and Sydney Ice Dogs' Matt Monaghan.
April
Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | 14 April | 20:00 | Melbourne Ice | 8–4 | Mustangs IHC | Melbourne | [1] | |
2 | 16 April | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 3–7 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | 800 | [2] |
3 | 16 April | 19:30 | Mustangs IHC | 6–2 | Sydney Bears | Penrith | [3] | |
4 | 17 April | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 3 – 2 (SO) | Sydney Bears | Penrith | [4] | |
5 | 17 April | 17:00 | Mustangs IHC | 6–7 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | 700 | [5] |
6 | 23 April | 17:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 7–3 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | [6] | |
7 | 23 April | 17:45 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 2–6 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | [7] | |
8 | 24 April | 16:15 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 6–3 | Mustangs IHC | Melbourne | [8] | |
9 | 28 April | 20:00 | Sydney Bears | 2–4 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | 600 | [9] |
10 | 30 April | 16:00 | Newcastle North Stars | 6–2 | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | Gold Coast | [10] | |
11 | 30 April | 17:30 | Melbourne Ice | 6–5 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | [11] | |
12 | 30 April | 17:45 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 3–5 | Mustangs IHC | Melbourne | 250 | [12] |
May
June
July
^ I Game was forfeited due to poor ice conditions.[6]
August
Standings
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PCT | PTS |
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Melbourne Ice | 28 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 146 | 93 | +53 | 0.774 | 65 |
Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 132 | 106 | +26 | 0.702 | 59 |
Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 124 | 90 | +34 | 0.655 | 55 |
Adelaide Adrenaline | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 117 | 94 | +23 | 0.571 | 48 |
Gold Coast Blue Tongues | 28 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 120 | 115 | +5 | 0.512 | 43 |
Mustangs IHC | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 107 | 132 | −23 | 0.345 | 29 |
Canberra Knights | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 119 | 167 | −48 | 0.286 | 24 |
Sydney Bears | 28 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 83 | 151 | −68 | 0.155 | 13 |
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | H Newman Reid Trophy winners |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[19]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS |
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Addison DeBoer | Canberra Knights | 28 | 32 | 53 | 85 | 50 | F |
Brit Ouellette | Canberra Knights | 26 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 62 | F |
Peter Cartwright | Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 24 | F |
Matt Amado | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | 27 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 67 | F |
Jason Baclig | Melbourne Ice | 28 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 20 | F |
Brian Bales | Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 26 | F |
Tobias Falk | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | 28 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 26 | F |
Justin Chwedoruk | Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 72 | F |
Joseph Hughes | Melbourne Ice | 28 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 121 | F |
Mike McRae | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | 24 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 87 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum of ten games played.[20]
Player | Team | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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Luke Fiveash | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | 540 | 343 | 38 | 3.17 | 88.9 | 0 |
Matthew Ezzy | Newcastle North Stars | 1221 | 800 | 92 | 3.39 | 88.5 | 1 |
Olivier Martin | Adelaide Adrenaline | 1159 | 671 | 82 | 3.18 | 87.8 | 2 |
Chris J. Anderson | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | 450 | 340 | 47 | 4.70 | 86.2 | 0 |
Sheldon Baerg | Sydney Bears | 950 | 755 | 109 | 5.16 | 85.6 | 0 |
Goodall Cup playoffs
The 2011 Finals weekend started on 3 September 2011, with the Goodall Cup final being held on 4 September 2011. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series. Melbourne Ice who finished first in the standings was drawn against the Adelaide Adrenaline who finished fourth in the first semi-final match, while the second semi-final was played between the second and third ranked teams, Newcastle North Stars and Sydney Ice Dogs. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. All three games were held at the National Ice Sports Centre (Icehouse) in Melbourne, Victoria.[21] The Melbourne Ice went back-to-back and won the Goodall Cup for the second year in a row after defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final 3–2. Australian forward, Joseph Hughes, of the Melbourne Ice was named the finals MVP after the final.[22]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Melbourne Ice | 8 | |||||||
4 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 3 | |||||||
Melbourne Ice | 3 | ||||||||
Newcastle North Stars | 2 | ||||||||
3 | Newcastle North Stars | 5 | |||||||
2 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 2 |
All times are UTC+10:00
Semi-finals
3 September 2011 16:00 | Melbourne Ice | 8–3 (3–2, 3–0, 2–1) | Adelaide Adrenaline | Icehouse, Melbourne Attendance: 1250 |
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Stuart Denman | Goalies | Olivier Martin | Referee: Jamie Miller Linesmen: Keith Unwin Greg Madsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 15 |
3 September 2011 19:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 5–2 (1–0, 2–1, 2–1) | Sydney Ice Dogs | Icehouse, Melbourne Attendance: 958 |
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Matthew Ezzy | Goalies | James Herbert | Referee: Jeff Scott Linesmen: Tim Bell Daryl Hamilton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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51 min | Penalties | 53 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 36 |
Final
4 September 2011 16:00 | Melbourne Ice | 3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1) | Newcastle North Stars | Icehouse, Melbourne Attendance: 1400 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Stuart Denman | Goalies | Matthew Ezzy | Referee: Jeff Scott Linesmen: Tim Bell Daryl Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 13 |
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- ^ Angel, Patrick (20 February 2011). "Rookies win All Star Classic 9 - 5". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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