AIHL

Smart to be Smiley

Smart to be Smiley

The whirlwind of the Thunder’s first season finished with the promise that our flaxen-haired, near-on celebrity goalie, Kiefer Smiley..

Four-point Forney lifts Thunder to victory

Four-point Forney lifts Thunder to victory

The Perth Thunder were able to come from behind to defeat the Sydney Bears 4-3 Sunday afternoon…

Newcastle complete sweepsational weekend

Newcastle complete sweepsational weekend

It was another lively, sold-out crowd at the Medibank Icehouse on Sunday who witnessed the Newcastle North Stars down the Melbourne Ice by the score of 2-0…

Ice Dogs shut out Thunder

Ice Dogs shut out Thunder

A shut out by Anthony Kimlin inspired the Ice Dogs to pick up their fourth win of the season…

NZIHL

Admirals gear up for NZIHL season

Admirals gear up for NZIHL season

The early stages of 2013 have been noticeably different to the previous seasons I have spent with the West Auckland Admirals…

The Lowdown on the 2013 NZIHL Season

The Lowdown on the 2013 NZIHL Season

Expectation and excitement is preceding the start of the 2013 New Zealand Ice Hockey League season…

Devilish Intentions

Devilish Intentions

It was the stuff of fairytales in Queenstown on the 8th September last year…

2013 NZIHL season all set to go

2013 NZIHL season all set to go

The 41 game New Zealand Ice Hockey schedule was released on Friday via NZIHL.com, it will see last season’s Birgel Cup winners Canterbury Red Devils, face off against the Dunedin Thunder on the 2nd May in Christchurch…

AWIHL

Melbourne Ice Take Third AWIHL Championship

Melbourne Ice Take Third AWIHL Championship

The 2013 AWIHL final came down to the Melbourne Ice vs. Adelaide Adrenaline, as many had predicted…

Too Little, Too late for the North Star Sirens

Too Little, Too late for the North Star Sirens

The North Star Sirens, still smarting from a home ice loss the day before, came back to Hunter Ice Skating Stadium hungry for revenge…

Shoot out Showdown in Newcastle

Shoot out Showdown in Newcastle

It was with some apprehension that the fans returned to Hunter Ice Skating Stadium on Sunday morning after the 7-3 home defeat at the hands of the Brisbane Goannas the day before…

North Star Sirens Shine dulled by Brisbane Goannas

North Star Sirens Shine dulled by Brisbane Goannas

The double header between the Brisbane Goannas and the North Star Sirens in Newcastle had been eagerly anticipated by both sides…

TTCL

2013 TTCL awaits after Stampeding finish

2013 TTCL awaits after Stampeding finish

The Southern Stampede will return to the Trans Tasman Champions League in 2013 after going on a remarkable eight game winning streak to clinch the New Zealand Ice Hockey League’s Minor Premiership…

Red Devils through to TTCL

Red Devils through to TTCL

The Canterbury Red Devils of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League are the first side from across the Tasman to reach the Trans Tasman Champions League for 2013…

TTCL Wrap Up

TTCL Wrap Up

So the Trans Tasman Champions League was wrapped up Sunday night after two days of fun filled hockey, which gave us a few surprises as well as the more common thing people have become accustomed to, the Ice winning more trophies…

A look at day 1 of the TTCL

A look at day 1 of the TTCL

So game 1 & 2 of the Trans Tasman Champions League were completed yesterday afternoon/night. What did we learn?

NHL

Looking back at the NHL round of sixteen

Looking back at the NHL round of sixteen

The contracted season and quick turnover time may not lend itself to giving hockey scribes much time to analyse the first round properly before the second round begins…

Streaks and Dekes – The Round of Sixteen

Streaks and Dekes – The Round of Sixteen

I don’t know if it’s the strange way I’m wired but the first round of the playoffs is absolutely my favourite time of the Hockey year…

Plus Minus Logic – A Tale of Two Conferences

Plus Minus Logic – A Tale of Two Conferences

The trade deadline came and went and for a while it appeared that the deals that didn’t go down may have ended up being larger stories than those that did…

Feaster Famine? The fallout from the Jarome Iginla trade.

Feaster Famine? The fallout from the Jarome Iginla trade.

It was the morning of March 25th AEST when I read the news…

Opinions

Opinions: Our wonderful game

Opinions: Our wonderful game

Hockey is a wonderful game. It is fast paced, extremely skillful and at times it can be downright brutal. Hockey players are without a doubt among the toughest and most skilled athletes in all of sport…

Opinions: Cancelled Winter Classic Might Disappoint Some, But We Needed A Break

Opinions: Cancelled Winter Classic Might Disappoint Some, But We Needed A Break

The cancellation of the NHL’s annual Winter Classic has upset many hockey fans, marking yet another piece of the 2012-13 season that has been snatched away…

Opinions: Ambition all clubs need

Opinions: Ambition all clubs need

Melbourne Ice held their annual presentation night on Tuesday night where players, coaching staff, sponsors and fans gathered together to celebrate an AIHL first Goodall Cup three peat…

Opinions: Looking forward with a young Mustangs team

Opinions: Looking forward with a young Mustangs team

I have seen my fair share of Melbourne Mustangs hockey games this season & sitting at the Icehouse watching the team known as the ‘Stangs’ defeat the high flying Newcastle North Stars, I took the time to jot down some points for the future of the club. Below are just some areas which I believe the club should focus on looking into 2013…

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Bourke returns to bolster Mustangs

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The Melbourne Mustangs added another piece to what they hope will be part of their 2013 playoff puzzle, by signing former player Jamie Bourke…

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Ice Dogs tame Mustangs

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| May 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

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Bears hold off North Stars in tight win

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| May 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Sydney Bears got back in the win column on Saturday, handing the Newcastle North Stars their first loss of the season 2-1 at the Sydney Ice Arena…

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