2002 AIHL season
Encyclopedia
The 2002 AIHL season is the 3rd season of the Australian Ice Hockey League
(AIHL).
, Newcastle North Stars
, and the West Sydney Ice Dogs.
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.
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
(AIHL).
League business
The 2002 season saw the league expand from three teams to six with the introduction of the Melbourne IceMelbourne Ice
The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash...
, Newcastle North Stars
Newcastle North Stars
The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars...
, and the West Sydney Ice Dogs.
Regular season
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Bears Sydney Bears The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that... |
15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 54 | 36 | 25 |
| Adelaide Avalanche Adelaide Avalanche The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:... |
16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 50 | 40 | 22 |
| West Sydney Ice Dogs | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 17 |
| Newcastle Northstars | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 56 | 95 | -39 | 13 |
| Canberra Knights Canberra Knights The Canberra Knights are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre in Phillip, a suburb of Australia's capital city, Canberra.... |
16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 12 |
| Melbourne Ice Melbourne Ice The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash... |
14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 54 | -24 | 4 |
Playoffs
The playoffs were held at Sydney's Blacktown Ice Arena. The Sydney BearsSydney Bears
The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that...
defeated the Adelaide Avalanche
Adelaide Avalanche
The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:...
in the final to win the Goodall Cup
Goodall Cup
The Goodall Cup is the championship trophy of the Australian Ice Hockey League ice hockey in Australia. The Goodall Cup has been contested as the national senior men's ice hockey trophy in Australia since 1909, making it the fifth oldest known ice hockey trophy still being awarded, after the...
. The Bears were the first team to win the Goodall Cup in the AIHL after it was transferred from the inter-state tournament.
Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Hillier | Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars... |
14 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 22 | F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in... |
| Greg Oddy Greg Oddy Greg Oddy is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Adelaide Adrenaline in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
Adelaide Avalanche Adelaide Avalanche The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:... |
11 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 41 | F |
| Thomas Mikkelsen | Adelaide Avalanche Adelaide Avalanche The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:... |
12 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 26 | D |
| Murray Wand | Sydney Bears Sydney Bears The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that... |
15 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 14 | F |
| Mike Schlamp | Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars... |
14 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 40 | F |
| Branislav Kronika | West Sydney Ice Dogs | 12 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | F |
| Ray Sheffield | Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars... |
13 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 4 | F |
| Jarrko Turtainen | Sydney Bears Sydney Bears The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that... |
15 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 20 | F |
| Martin Jesko | West Sydney Ice Dogs | 11 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | F |
| Vladimir Rubes Vladimir Rubes Vladimir Rubes is an Australian ice hockey player and coach. He is currently plays for and coaches the Sydney Bears of the Australian Ice Hockey League and is the current head coach of the Australian men's national ice hockey team.... |
Sydney Bears Sydney Bears The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that... |
13 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 37 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.| Player | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Benedictson | Adelaide Avalanche Adelaide Avalanche The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:... |
180:00 | 114 | 10 | 2.50 | 91.23 | 0 |
| Harri Kohvakka | Sydney Bears Sydney Bears The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that... |
315:00 | 185 | 22 | 3.14 | 88.11 | 0 |
| Allan Mitchell | West Sydney Ice Dogs | 483:14 | 322 | 40 | 3.73 | 87.58 | 1 |
| Brad Hunt | Canberra Knights Canberra Knights The Canberra Knights are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre in Phillip, a suburb of Australia's capital city, Canberra.... |
240:00 | 176 | 23 | 4.31 | 86.93 | 0 |
| Eric Lien | Adelaide Avalanche Adelaide Avalanche The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:... |
450:00 | 282 | 40 | 4.00 | 85.82 | 1 |