2018 AIHL season: Round 18

Round 18 of the 2018 Australian Ice Hockey League season has finished with wins for the Sydney Ice Dogs, Perth Thunder, Sydney Bears, CBR Brave and Melbourne Mustangs. The CBR Brave finish the regular season on top of the standings with a record 72 points, beating the previous record of 71 by the Melbourne Ice. Perth Thunder and the Melbourne Mustangs take the final two playoff spots joining the Brave and Bears. Next week the top four teams will compete in the 2018 Goodall Cup playoffs. The semifinals will see the Brave take on the Mustangs and the Bears play the Thunder.

The final round of the regular season also played host to a couple of events. The Perth Thunder held their Blue Jersey Day on 25 August to fundraise for Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. The blue jerseys were auction off as part of the fundraising. The Melbourne Ice held their Heritage Day game on 26 August. The game saw the Ice wearing a heritage themed jersey. The club also retired Vincent Hughes‘ #7 jersey as part of the celebrations.

For more information see the AIHL website.

Results (all times local)

• Sydney Bears 2-7 Sydney Ice Dogs (19:30, 24 August 2018, Macquarie Ice Rink)
• Newcastle Northstars 4-5 SO Perth Thunder (16:30, 25 August 2018, Perth Ice Arena)
• Melbourne Mustangs 1-5 Sydney Bears (17:00, 25 August 2018, Macquarie Ice Rink)
• CBR Brave 7-0 Melbourne Ice (17:00, 25 August 2018, O’Brien Group Arena)
• Newcastle Northstars 3-5 Perth Thunder (16:30, 26 August 2018, Perth Ice Arena)
• CBR Brave 6-2 Melbourne Ice (16:30, 26 August 2018, O’Brien Group Arena)
• Melbourne Mustangs 3-2 Sydney Ice Dogs (17:00, 26 August 2018, Macquarie Ice Rink)

Standings

Team	GP	W	SOW	SOL	L	PTS
CBR Brave	28	24	0	0	4	72
Sydney Bears	28	15	3	3	7	54
Perth Thunder	28	12	4	2	10	46
Melbourne Mustangs	28	12	2	2	12	42
Newcastle Northstars	28	9	4	4	11	39
Sydney Ice Dogs	28	10	3	2	12	38
Melbourne Ice	28	7	2	4	15	29
Adelaide Adrenaline	28	3	2	3	20	16

Last updated 26 August 2018