2016 AIHL season

2016 AIHL season
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration 23 April 2016 – 28 August 2016
Regular season
H Newman Reid Trophy Melbourne Ice
Season MVP Wehebe Darge (Adrenaline)
Top scorer Connor McLaughlin (North Stars)
Goodall Cup
Champions Newcastle North Stars
  Runners-up CBR Brave
Finals MVP Dayne Davis (North Stars)

The 2016 AIHL season was the 16th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 23 April 2016 until 21 August 2016, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 27 and 28 August. The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing the regular season with the most points. The Newcastle North Stars won the Goodall Cup for the second year in a row after defeating the CBR Brave in the final.

League business

In September 2015 it was announced that the Medibank Icehouse had been renamed the O'Brien Group Arena following a lease takeover by the O'Brien Catering Group.[1] The league announced that the Sydney Bears will host two games against the Melbourne Ice in Queensland during the 2016 season.[2] The games, promoted under the title of the Brisbane Battle, will be held at Iceworld Boondall and Iceworld Acacia Ridge on 14 and 15 May respectively.[2] The AIHL have not held a game in Queensland since the suspension of the Gold Coast Blue Tongues in 2012.[3] In February 2016 the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that Reach Crane Trucks had renewed their sponsorship for 2016, extending the original three-year deal that was signed in 2013.[4] The Ice Dogs later signed TAFE SWSi Aboriginal Learning Circle as a new sponsor for the season.[5] Also in February Hards Transport renewed their naming rights sponsorship of the Adelaide Adrenaline.[6] The Adrenaline also signed new sponsors Reading Cinemas, Paxton Wines and Mortgage Choice Malvern and extended their deal with the Hilton Hotel's MyBar as their official post-game venue.[7][8][9][10] In March 2016 the CBR Brave signed Casino Canberra and McDonald's ACT as major sponsors and Canberra Toyota as their vehicle sponsor.[11][12] The CBR Brave also extended their deal with Anytime Fitness as the club's official gym partner and the Hellenic Club of Canberra as their post-game partner and renewed their sponsorship deal with Jordo’s Chop Shop.[13][14][15] On 21 March 2016 the Bears announced that they had formed a partnership with the Australian Defence Force Ice Hockey Association’s Army Knights for 2016.[16] This was followed by the CBR Brave forming a partnership with the Navy Tigersharks.[17] Both partnerships aim to help promote ice hockey within the Defence Force and develop emerging talent.[16][17] The Bears partnership deal also includes discounted tickets for Defence Force members during the season.[16] The Sydney Bears have reached a deal with Hawkesbury Radio to broadcast at least two of their home games for the 2016 season while also continuing to broadcast via their normal Mixlr stream.[18] The Perth Thunder will also start live broadcasting their home games via Mixlr for the 2016 season.[18] In April the Brave announced a partnership with the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League to help increase promotion between the two teams.[19] On 22 April the Perth Thunder announced that they had signed Smooth Financial Services as a platinum sponsor for the 2016 season.[20] In May 2016 Hi-Tec Oils renewed their major sponsorship with the Sydney Bears for the season.[21] Also in May The James Hotel signed a deal with the Melbourne Mustangs to become a major sponsor and host the club's pre and post-game functions.[22]

Exhibition games

On 31 March 2016 the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs competed in an exhibition game at the O’Brien Group Arena with the Ice winning 5-1.[23] The 2016 edition of the Wilson Cup was held in March and April 2016.[24] The tournament featured the three New South Wales based clubs competing in a double round-robin before a final between the two top ranked teams.[24] The Sydney Bears finished first in the round robin stage, winning three of their four games, and were drawn against the Sydney Ice Dogs in the final.[25] The Bears won the final 3-1, claiming their third Wilson Cup title.[26]

Personnel changes

In October 2015 it was announced that Vladimir Rubes had stepped down as head coach of the Sydney Bears due to family commitments.[27] Rubes was replaced by assistant Ron Kuprowsky to the position of head coach. Kuprowsky was previously coach of the Sydney Ice Dogs before joining the Bears in 2015.[28] Also in October the Sydney Ice Dogs announced their 2016 committee with Tim Flynn moving from the head coach position to the role of general manager, taking over the position from Anthony Wilson.[29] Flynn's role as general manager for the Sydney Ice Dogs lasted until March 2016 with the club replacing him with former player Jason Juba.[30] In November 2015 the Melbourne Mustangs announced that Brad Vigon had resigned from the position of head coach due to family commitments.[31] Vigon was replaced by assistant coach Michael Flaherty with the Mustangs also adding former Australian national team players Damian Holland and Jon Moses as Flaherty's new assistant coaches.[32] The Mustangs also announced that Andrew McDowell had stepped down from the position of Vice President in order to focus on his role of Director of Hockey Operations.[32] He was replaced by Myles Harris.[32]

In December 2015 the Adelaide Adrenaline announced that head coach Ryan O'Handley had stepped down from the position of head coach due to family commitments.[33] O'Handley however moved into the positions of Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations at the club.[33] A couple of weeks later the Adrenaline signed former AIHL and Australian national team player Trevor Walsh as O'Handley's replacement.[34] Following the appointment of Walsh as head coach the Adrenaline also announced that Gordon Cochrane and Sami Mantere had been signed as assistant coaches for 2016.[35] In March 2016 the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that they had signed former Sydney Bears head coach Vladimir Rubes to the position of head coach.[36] Rubes stepped down from his position of head coach of the Sydney Bears in October 2015 citing family commitments.[36] Also in March the CBR Brave re-signed head coach Josh Unice along with assistant coaches David Rogina and Stuart Philps for the 2016 season.[36]

In June 2016 the Adrenaline relieved Trevor Walsh of his duties as head coach.[37] He was replaced by former Australian national team assistant coach Eric Lien.[38] On August 17, three days before the final round of the regular season, the Brave announced that Josh Unice had resigned from his position of head coach due to a number of personal issues outside of hockey.[39] He was replaced by the clubs assistant coaches for the remainder of the season.[39]

Player transfers

Interclub transfers

Nat Player Previous team New team Ref
Australia Zachary Boyle Adelaide Adrenaline CBR Brave [40]
Australia Ellesse Carini Sydney Bears Sydney Ice Dogs [41]
Australia Dunwoodie, DavidDavid Dunwoodie CBR Brave Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Funes, BrianBrian Funes Sydney Ice Dogs Sydney Bears [43]
Australia Sean Hamilton Sydney Ice Dogs Perth Thunder [44]
Australia Hughes, JosephJoseph Hughes Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne Ice [45]
Australia Manco, TomasTomas Manco CBR Brave Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Joel Rhodes Sydney Ice Dogs Sydney Bears [43]
Czech Republic Jan Safar Newcastle North Stars CBR Brave [46]
Australia Charlie Smart Adelaide Adrenaline Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia White, AndrewAndrew White Adelaide Adrenaline Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Canada Wudrick, GeordieGeordie Wudrick Newcastle North Stars CBR Brave [47]

Retirements

Nat Player Team New role Ref
Australia Hughes, VincentVincent Hughes Melbourne Mustangs — [48]
Australia Sekura, ChristopherChristopher Sekura Sydney Ice Dogs Assistant Coach at Sydney Ice Dogs [49]
Australia Starke, RobertRobert Starke Newcastle North Stars — [50]

New signings

Nat Player Previous team New team Ref
Canada Annesley, RyanRyan Annesley No team Sydney Bears [43]
Canada Antoine Aubin Newcastle North Stars ECSL Newcastle North Stars [51]
Australia Brentin Azzopardi Banff Academy Bears Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Phil Bakatsoulas No team Melbourne Mustangs [52]
United States T.J. Battani No team Adelaide Adrenaline [53]
Canada Jessyko Bernard Concordia University Perth Thunder [44]
Canada Art Bidlevskii Kallinge-Ronneby IF CBR Brave [40]
Switzerland Nicola Brandi SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers CBR Brave [40]
Canada Benjamin Breault LHC Les Lions Perth Thunder [44]
Australia Russel Brewer Adelaide Tigers Adelaide Adrenaline [53][54]
Australia Cliff, BillyBilly Cliff No team Sydney Bears [43]
Australia Timothy Cox No team CBR Brave [40]
Australia Zane Cunliffe No team Perth Thunder [44]
Australia Todd Cutter No team Melbourne Ice [45]
United States Troy Davenport No team Melbourne Ice [45]
United States Michael Dorr Fife Flyers Perth Thunder [44]
Australia Ted Fabijan Adelaide Blackhawks Adelaide Adrenaline [53][55]
Australia Lachlan Fahmy Banff Academy Bears Sydney Bears [43]
Canada Zack Firlotte Elsipogtog Hawks Adelaide Adrenaline [53]
Australia Luke Fisher No team Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Australia Darcy Flanagan Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Australia David Foster Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Australia Jordan Geyer Adelaide Falcons Adelaide Adrenaline [53][56]
Australia Matt Gilpin No team CBR Brave [40]
Australia Per Daniel Göransson Northern Vikings Perth Thunder [44]
Canada Brandon Greenside Peoria Rivermen Newcastle North Stars [51]
Canada Mathieu Guertin Trois-Rivières Blizzard CBR Brave [40]
United States Josh Harris Peoria Rivermen Newcastle North Stars [51]
New Zealand Dale Harrop Canterbury Red Devils Perth Thunder [44]
Canada Thomas Heemsherk Bentley Generals Perth Thunder [44]
Australia Alex Henderson Penrith Raptors Sydney Bears [43]
Australia Mitchell Henning No team CBR Brave [40]
United States Mark Higgins No team Melbourne Mustangs [57]
United Kingdom Jamie Holland No team Adelaide Adrenaline [53]
Canada Geoff Irwin No team Sydney Bears [43]
Canada James Isaacs Coventry Blaze Melbourne Mustangs [58]
United States Nic Kawasaki Penrith Raptors Sydney Bears [43]
Australia Kimlin, AnthonyAnthony Kimlin Whitby Dunlops Sydney Bears [43]
Australia Joshua Kleipas Sydney Sting Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Bayley Kubara Reach Rebels Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Kubara, CaseyCasey Kubara Atlanta Jr. Knights CBR Brave [59]
Australia Samuel Lammert Newcastle North Stars ECSL Newcastle North Stars [51]
Denmark Lassen, LasseLasse Lassen No team Melbourne Ice [45]
Canada Bobby Lipsett No team Melbourne Ice [45]
Canada Éric Louis-Seize Royal Military College of Canada Melbourne Mustangs [60]
Australia Matti Luoma No team CBR Brave [61]
Canada Cole MacMillan University of Prince Edward Island Adelaide Adrenaline [53]
Australia David Mahood Perth Pelicans Perth Thunder [44]
Australia Liam Manwarring Sydney Sabres Newcastle North Stars [51]
Australia Zachary McCoy No team Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Marcel McGuiness Adelaide Redwings Adelaide Adrenaline [53][62]
United States Connor McLaughlin University of Alberta Augustana Newcastle North Stars [51]
United States Mike McMahon No team Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Australia Ian Merwin No team Sydney Bears [43]
Australia Nicholas Mizen Las Vegas Storm Newcastle North Stars [51]
Australia Charlie Moore No team Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Australia Luke Moore No team CBR Brave [40]
Australia Joseph Nyamuka No team Melbourne Ice [45]
Canada Gabriel O'Connor Corsaires de Nantes Adelaide Adrenaline [53]
Australia Sam O'Neill-Hodges No team Adelaide Adrenaline [53]
Australia Cian O'Reilly Blueline Bombers Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Dion Palmer Adelaide Redwings Adelaide Adrenaline [53][63]
Australia Dathan Pleiter Perth Pelicans Perth Thunder [44]
Australia Luke Philps No team CBR Brave [40]
Canada Neal Prokop No team CBR Brave [40]
Australia Jake Riley Adelaide Penguins Adelaide Adrenaline [53][64]
Australia Gabriel Roblebo Sydney Sting Sydney Bears [43]
New Zealand Ryan Ruddle No team Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Sweden Jonatan Ruth No team Newcastle North Stars [51]
New Zealand Remy Sandoy West Auckland Admirals Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Slovenia David Sefic SKHL Crvena Zvezda Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Australia Eric Sewell Cockburn Blackhawks Perth Thunder [44]
Australia Chris Slauenwhite Hamilton Steelhawks Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Australia Michael Slee Newcastle North Stars ECSL Newcastle North Stars [51]
Australia Cam Smith Army Knights Sydney Bears [43][65]
Australia Tim Stanger Newcastle North Stars ECSL Newcastle North Stars [51]
Czech Republic Petr Stepanek HC Zdar nad Sazavou Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Stephenson, ScottScott Stephenson No team Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Stephenson, ToddTodd Stephenson No team Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Thomas Steven Green Bay Jr. Gamblers U18 Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Australia Sam Stewart Melbourne Whalers Melbourne Mustangs [52]
United Kingdom Swindlehurst, PaulPaul Swindlehurst Manchester Storm Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Matt Taylor Newcastle North Stars ECSL Newcastle North Stars [51]
Canada Grant Toulmin Manchester Storm Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Australia Byron Tschuma Melbourne Whalers Melbourne Mustangs [52]
Canada Brent Vandenberg Dundas Real McCoys Sydney Bears [43]
Australia Jeremy Vasquez CIHA White Midget AAA Sydney Bears [43]
Australia Nicholas Weiland Bridgton Academy 18U Sydney Ice Dogs [42]
Canada Wong, BrandonBrandon Wong Indy Fuel Newcastle North Stars [51]
Japan Yule, ChrisChris Yule No team Melbourne Ice [45]
Australia Andrey Zolotarev Adelaide Falcons Adelaide Adrenaline [53][66]

Players lost

Nat Player Previous team New team Ref
United States Drew Akins Melbourne Mustangs No team [67]
Canada Corey Banfield Melbourne Mustangs Pensacola Ice Flyers [67]
Australia Alan Becken Sydney Bears Blueline Bombers [41][68]
Australia Jan Bejcek Sydney Bears No team [41]
Australia Jamie Blazevic Sydney Ice Dogs No team [69]
Australia Paul Bond Sydney Bears No team [41]
United Kingdom Jonathan Boxill Adelaide Adrenaline Belfast Giants [70]
Australia Joshua Broekman Newcastle North Stars No team [71]
Australia Jeremy Brown Melbourne Ice Chambly Forts [72]
Australia Dale Burgess Sydney Bears Penrith Raptors [41][73]
Australia Clayworth, AaronAaron Clayworth CBR Brave No team [40]
Australia Ethan Cornford Melbourne Mustangs Tottenham Steam [67]
Canada Luc Daigneault Perth Thunder No team [44]
Australia Del Basso, RiccardoRiccardo Del Basso Perth Thunder No team [44]
Australia Andrew Fitzgerald Melbourne Mustangs No team [67]
Australia Ben Gebert Adelaide Adrenaline No team [70]
Canada Geoffrey, KellyKelly Geoffrey CBR Brave Aigles de La Roche sur Yon [40]
Sweden Viktor Gibbs Sjödin Melbourne Mustangs No team [67]
Canada Giorgi, MikeMike Giorgi CBR Brave No team [40]
Australia Andrew Glass Adelaide Adrenaline No team [70]
Australia Kaden Goulds Perth Thunder Cockburn Whitehawks [44][74]
United States Jeff Grant Melbourne Mustangs No team [67]
United States Matt Grogan Sydney Ice Dogs Mississippi RiverKings [69]
Canada Tyler Grove Adelaide Adrenaline No team [70]
United States Guggenberger, MarkMark Guggenberger Perth Thunder DVTK Jegesmedvék [44]
United States Joseph Harcharik Sydney Bears Sollentuna HC [41]
Australia Luke Harding Adelaide Adrenaline No team [70]
Canada Kory Helowka Adelaide Adrenaline Danbury Titans [70]
Australia Mackenzie Hill Melbourne Ice No team [72]
United States Alex Hudson Perth Thunder Louisiana IceGators [44]
Australia Greg Hyde Perth Thunder No team [44]
Australia Michael James Melbourne Mustangs No team [67]
Czech Republic Kamil Jarina Sydney Bears No team [41]
Sweden Tim Johansson Melbourne Ice Sölvesborgs IK [72]
Finland Toni Kluuskeri Perth Thunder Narvik IK [44]
Australia Jackson Knott Sydney Ice Dogs Parry Sound Islanders [69]
Australia Jake Knott Sydney Ice Dogs Parry Sound Islanders [69]
Canada Paul Kurceba Melbourne Ice No team [72]
Canada Alex Leclerc Melbourne Ice Lloydminster Bobcats [72]
Australia Mitchell Levitt Perth Thunder No team [44]
Australia David Lewis CBR Brave No team [40]
Australia Jayden Lewis CBR Brave No team [40]
Canada Kyle Mariani CBR Brave Bouquetins de Val Vanoise [40]
Australia James Marino Sydney Ice Dogs Bridgton Academy 18U [69]
Australia McGregor, ShannonShannon McGregor Sydney Ice Dogs No team [69]
United States Moffatt, LukeLuke Moffatt Newcastle North Stars HC Gherdëina [71]
Australia Alan Moss Melbourne Mustangs No team [67]
Czech Republic Padělek, AlešAleš Padělek Sydney Bears Peterborough Phantoms [41]
Australia Ben Pagett CBR Brave No team [40]
Australia Thomas Papps Adelaide Adrenaline No team [70]
United States Mario Passarelli Sydney Ice Dogs No team [69]
Canada Peddle, JordanJordan Peddle CBR Brave Terrace River Kings [40]
Canada Pitt, ScottScott Pitt CBR Brave Braehead Clan [40]
Australia Ryan Remillard Adelaide Adrenaline No team [70]
Australia Riesen, AlainAlain Riesen CBR Brave No team [40]
Australia David Ruck Perth Thunder No team [44]
Australia Hayden Sheard Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars ECSL [71][75]
United States Ryan Strayer Sydney Ice Dogs Southern Stampede [69]
Australia Taylor, PeterPeter Taylor CBR Brave No team [40]
Australia Marco Tomasello Sydney Ice Dogs No team [69]
United States Unice, JoshJosh Unice CBR Brave No team [40]
Australia Aaron Widger Adelaide Adrenaline No team [70]
Australia Stuart Woodall CBR Brave No team [40]
Australia Bradley Young Perth Thunder No team [44]

Regular season

The regular season is set to start on 23 April 2016 and run through to 21 August 2016 before the top four teams advance to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.[76] A weeks break will be held in June to accommodate the All-Star Weekend which is scheduled for 11 June and 12 June 2016 in Penrith, New South Wales.[76] The AIHL will hold their first games in Queensland since 2012 after they announced that the Sydney Bears and Melbourne Ice will compete in a double header in Brisbane.[2][3] The games, promoted under the title of the Brisbane Battle, will be held at Iceworld Boondall and Iceworld Acacia Ridge on 14 and 15 May respectively.[2]

In March 2016 it was reported that the Adelaide Ice Arena had to close their large ice surface for repairs following failed pressure tests.[77] The repairs resulted in the league pushing back the start Adrenaline's home season from 23 April to 15 May and rescheduling of four games.[78] Game 1 between the North Stars and Adrenaline at the Adelaide Ice Arena was pushed back to 17 July from its original date of 23 April.[79] Game 81 between the Thunder and the North Stars at the Perth Ice Arena was moved forward into the vacant 23 April slot after originally being scheduled for 17 July.[79] The double header between the Adrenaline and the Thunder at the Adelaide Ice Arena was also pushed back from its original date of 30 April and 1 May to 21 and 22 May.[79] On 5 June Game 48 between the Sydney Ice Dogs and Melbourne Mustangs was postponed due to flooding at the Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink.[80] The match was later rescheduled for 7 August at the same venue.[81]

The 25 June game between the Melbourne Ice and Sydney Bears served as the third annual Canada Day Classic match.[82] The Bears won the game 4–3 following a shootout to claim the title for the third straight year.[82] On 6 August the Sydney Ice Dogs hosted the Adelaide Adrenaline in the Matt Clark Memorial Game, part of the clubs Leukaemia fundraising night.[83] The Ice Dogs wore the old Warringah Bombers jersey, dedicated to former Bombers player Matt Clark who passed away due to Leukaemia in 1995.[83] The Ice Dogs won the game 9–8.[83] The 13 August match between the Adelaide Adrenaline and CBR Brave served as the second annual beyondblue Cup, setup to help raise awareness for the charity.[84] The Brave won the Cup for the second year in a row, defeating the Adrenaline 5–4 following a shootout.[84]

The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing first in the regular season with 66 points.[85][86] Following the end of the season the AIHL announced the winners of the 2016 awards.[87] Adelaide Adrenaline's Wehebe Darge won the Most Valuable Player and Anthony Kimlin of the Sydney Bears won the Goaltender of the Year.[87] The CBR Brave's Jan Safar won the Defenceman of the Year and Casey Kubara was awarded both the Rookie of the Year and Local Player of the Year.[87] The Melbourne Ice's Brent Laver was named Coach of the Year.[87]

April

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
81 23 April 16:30 Newcastle North Stars 3 – 2 (SO) Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
2 23 April 19:00 Melbourne Mustangs 0 – 3 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
3 23 April 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 2 – 5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
4 24 April 16:30 Newcastle North Stars 2 – 1 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
5 24 April 17:00 CBR Brave 6 – 3 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
7 30 April 17:00 CBR Brave 4 – 2 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
8 30 April 17:00 Melbourne Ice 7 – 1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink 500

May

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
10 1 May 16:00 CBR Brave 1 – 7 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
11 1 May 16:00 Melbourne Ice 3 – 2 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
12 1 May 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 6 – 2 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
13 7 May 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 0 – 1 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
14 7 May 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 4 – 5 (SO) Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
15 7 May 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 9 – 1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
16 7 May 17:00 Sydney Bears 3 – 2 (SO) CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
17 8 May 16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 2 – 6 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
18 8 May 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 1 – 5 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
19 8 May 17:00 Sydney Bears 3 – 4 (SO) Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
20 8 May 17:00 CBR Brave 4 – 3 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
21 14 May 16:00 Melbourne Ice 3 – 2 (SO) Sydney Bears Ice World Boondall 600
22 14 May 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2 – 3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
23 14 May 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 8 – 2 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
24 14 May 17:30 Perth Thunder 6 – 2 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
25 15 May 15:30 Melbourne Ice 3 – 1 Sydney Bears Ice World Acacia Ridge
26 15 May 16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 3 – 6 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
27 15 May 16:00 Newcastle North Stars 2 – 5 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
28 15 May 17:00 Perth Thunder 7 – 6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
29 19 May 20:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2 – 7 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
6 21 April 16:30 Perth Thunder 3 – 2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
30 21 May 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 1 – 3 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
31 21 May 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 6 – 4 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
32 22 May 16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 6 – 4 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
9 22 May 16:30 Perth Thunder 4 – 3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
33 22 May 17:00 CBR Brave 2 – 7 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
34 28 May 16:30 Melbourne Ice 4 – 5 (SO) Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
35 28 May 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 2 – 4 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
36 28 May 17:00 Sydney Bears 4 – 3 (SO) Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
37 28 May 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 3 – 5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
38 29 May 16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3 – 4 (SO) Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
39 29 May 16:30 Melbourne Ice 4 – 5 (SO) Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
40 29 May 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 6 – 4 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
41 29 May 17:00 Sydney Bears 4 – 6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre

June

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
42 4 June 16:30 Sydney Bears 6 – 2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
43 4 June 17:00 CBR Brave 5 – 7 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
44 4 June 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 5 – 4 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
45 4 June 17:00 Perth Thunder 3 – 2 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
46 5 June 16:00 CBR Brave 3 – 6 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
47 5 June 16:00 Sydney Bears 4 – 3 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
49 5 June 17:00 Perth Thunder 2 – 3 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
50 18 June 16:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 3 – 1 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
51 18 June 17:00 Melbourne Ice 3 – 2 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
52 18 June 17:30 Melbourne Mustangs 2 – 5 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
53 19 June 16:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 3 – 6 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
54 19 June 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 1 – 4 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
55 19 June 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 1 – 2 (SO) Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
56 19 June 17:00 Melbourne Ice 8 – 1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
57 25 June 17:00 Sydney Bears 4 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
58 25 June 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 1 – 5 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
59 26 June 16:00 Sydney Bears 2 – 4 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
60 26 June 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 5 – 2 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink

July

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
61 2 July 16:30 Melbourne Ice 9 – 1 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
62 2 July 17:00 Perth Thunder 1 – 2 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
63 2 July 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 4 – 5 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
64 2 July 17:30 Newcastle North Stars 3 – 1 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
65 3 July 16:00 Perth Thunder 6 – 3 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
66 3 July 16:00 Melbourne Ice 3 – 2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
67 3 July 17:00 CBR Brave 6 – 1 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
68 3 July 17:00 Sydney Bears 3 – 0 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
69 9 July 16:30 CBR Brave 3 – 4 (SO) Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
70 9 July 17:00 Newcastle North Stars 3 – 2 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
71 9 July 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 4 – 3 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
72 9 July 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 5 – 4 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
73 10 July 16:00 Newcastle North Stars 2 – 3 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
74 10 July 16:30 CBR Brave 4 – 2 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
75 10 July 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3 – 2 (SO) Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
76 10 July 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 8 – 3 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
77 16 July 16:30 Newcastle North Stars 3 – 2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
78 16 July 17:00 Sydney Bears 3 – 1 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
79 16 July 17:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 5 – 6 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
80 17 July 16:00 Sydney Bears 1 – 4 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
1 17 July 16:30 Newcastle North Stars 2 – 1 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
82 23 July 19:00 Melbourne Ice 3 – 1 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
83 23 July 17:00 Perth Thunder 4 – 2 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
84 23 July 17:30 Adelaide Adrenaline 2 – 7 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
85 24 July 17:00 Perth Thunder 1 – 3 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
86 24 July 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 5 – 8 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
87 30 July 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs 5 – 3 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
88 30 July 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2 – 3 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
89 30 July 17:00 Sydney Bears 2 – 5 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
90 31 July 16:00 Melbourne Mustangs 3 – 2 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
91 31 July 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs 2 – 6 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
92 31 July 17:00 CBR Brave 6 – 4 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace

August

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
93 6 August 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 8 – 9 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
94 6 August 17:00 Perth Thunder 4 – 3 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
95 6 August 17:30 Melbourne Ice 10 – 9 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
48 7 August 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 2 – 4 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
96 7 August 17:00 Perth Thunder 4 – 3 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
97 7 August 17:00 Melbourne Ice 3 – 4 CBR Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
98 7 August 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 1 – 4 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
99 11 August 20:00 Melbourne Ice 4 – 1 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
100 13 August 16:30 Sydney Bears 0 – 2 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
101 13 August 16:30 CBR Brave 5 – 4 (SO) Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
102 13 August 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 7 – 10 Melbourne Mustangs O'Brien Group Arena
103 14 August 16:00 CBR Brave 6 – 5 Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena
104 14 August 16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs 1 – 4 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
105 14 August 16:30 Sydney Bears 1 – 2 Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena
106 20 August 17:00 Perth Thunder 4 – 2 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
107 20 August 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs 1 – 2 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace
108 20 August 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 0 – 7 Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
109 20 August 17:00 CBR Brave 4 – 6 Sydney Ice Dogs Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
110 21 August 16:00 Perth Thunder 2 – 5 Melbourne Ice O'Brien Group Arena
111 21 August 16:00 Melbourne Mustangs 5 – 4 (SO) Newcastle North Stars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
112 21 August 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline 3 – 2 Sydney Bears Penrith Ice Palace

Standings

Team GP W SOW SOL L GF GA GDF PTS
Melbourne Ice 28 19 3 3 3 127 71 +56 66
Perth Thunder 28 16 4 1 7 96 73 +23 57
Newcastle North Stars 28 15 1 5 7 105 74 +31 52
CBR Brave 28 15 2 2 9 129 117 +12 51
Melbourne Mustangs 28 11 2 0 15 89 102 –13 37
Sydney Bears 28 5 5 3 15 77 95 –18 28
Sydney Ice Dogs 28 7 1 1 19 92 139 –47 24
Adelaide Adrenaline 28 5 1 4 18 83 127 –44 21
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs

Source

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[88]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM POS
Connor McLaughlin Newcastle North Stars 28 35 26 61 34 F
Benjamin Breault Perth Thunder 28 26 26 52 20 F
Darge, WehebeWehebe Darge Adelaide Adrenaline 28 20 32 52 22 F
Michael Dorr Perth Thunder 28 20 31 51 16 F
Wudrick, GeordieGeordie Wudrick CBR Brave 20 20 30 50 34 F
Mathieu Guertin CBR Brave 20 18 31 49 86 F
Casey Kubara CBR Brave 27 16 33 49 24 F
Jason Baclig Melbourne Ice 28 24 24 48 39 F
Jessyko Bernard Perth Thunder 26 17 27 44 61 F
Strat Allen Sydney Ice Dogs 25 16 27 43 30 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time.[89]

Player Team MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Thomas Heemskerk Perth Thunder 1347 905 66 2.45 0.927 2
Troy Davenport Melbourne Ice 1084 543 45 2.08 0.917 1
Kimlin, AnthonyAnthony Kimlin Sydney Bears 1138 766 70 3.08 0.909 1
Dayne Davis Newcastle North Stars 1218 632 60 2.46 0.905 0
Fraser Carson Melbourne Mustangs 781 438 49 3.14 0.888 0

Goodall Cup playoffs

The 2016 playoffs started on 27 August 2016 with the Goodall Cup final being held on 28 August. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series. All three games were held at the O'Brien Group Arena in Docklands, Victoria, the home of the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs.[90] 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 fourth year in a row.[91] The Goodall Cup was won by the Newcastle North Stars who defeated the CBR Brave 2–1 in regular time.[91] North Stars' goaltender Dayne Davis was named the finals Most Valuable Player.[87]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Melbourne Ice 3
4 CBR Brave 4*
CBR Brave 1
Newcastle North Stars 2
3 Newcastle North Stars 3*
2 Perth Thunder 2


* denotes number of overtime periods

Semi-finals

All times are UTC+10:00

27 August 2016
15:00		CBR Brave4 – 3 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1, 1–0)		Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
27 August 2016
18:00		Newcastle North Stars3 – 2 OT
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		Perth ThunderO'Brien Group Arena

Final

28 August 2016
15:00		CBR Brave1 – 2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)		Newcastle North StarsO'Brien Group Arena

All-Star weekend

The 2016 AIHL All-Star Weekend was held at the Penrith Ice Palace on 11 June and 12 June 2016.[92] The format of the weekend remained unchanged from 2015 with a skills competition on 11 June and an all-stars game on 12 June.[93] Sydney Bears' Michael Schlamp was announced as captain of one of the two teams for the second year in a row.[92] Matt Armstrong of the Melbourne Ice was announced as the second teams captain, replacing Brian Bales from 2015.[92] APA Group re-signed as sponsor of the weekend after sponsoring the 2015 inaugural event.[92] Fox Sports also broadcast a 90-minute special from the weekend.[93]

The Skills competition saw CBR Brave players take out three of the seven events, while both the Melbourne Mustangs and Sydney Bears picked up two each.[94] On 12 June Team Schlamp defeated Team Armstrong 10–9 at the Penrith Ice Palace to win the 2016 All-Star Game.[94] Michael Dorr of the Perth Thunder was named the most valuable player of the match and the best forward. The Sydney Bears' Ryan Annesley and Anthony Kimlin were named best defenceman and best goaltender respectively, and the Perth Thunder's Rob Haselhurst was named the best Australian player.[94]

Skills competition

All-star game

12 June 2016
15:00		Team Schlamp10 – 9
(3–1, 2–4, 5–4)		Team ArmstrongPenrith Ice Palace

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