The Australian Ice Hockey League have released the schedule for the upcoming 2024 season. The regular season will start on 6 April and run through to the 11 August, followed by the playoffs which will be held from 23 August to 25 August.
The total number of regular season games has been increased to 150, up from 130 in 2023. Each team will play 30 regular season games, 16 against teams within their conference and 14 against teams in the other conference. Games against opponents within a team’s conference will consist of two home and two away games. The matches against opponents in the opposing conference will see teams play three of their opponents on three occasions and one opponent on two occasions. Seven of these matches will be played as home games and the other seven as away games.
The two conferences remain unchanged for 2024. Melbourne Ice, Melbourne Mustangs, Perth Thunder, Sydney Bears, and Sydney Ice Dogs make up the Hellyer Conference. Adelaide Adrenaline, Brisbane Lightning, Canberra Brave, Central Coast Rhinos, and Newcastle Northstars make up Rurak Conference
Note: All times local
Preseason
Date Time Away Home Venue Details 24 February 17:45 Sydney Ice Dogs White Sydney Ice Dogs Maroon Macquarie Ice Rink Score 2 March 17:45 Brisbane Lightning Men & Women White Brisbane Lightning Men & Women Black Iceworld Boondall Score 16 March 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Score 23 March 15:15 Newcastle Northstars Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Score 23 March 16:30 Brisbane Lightning White Brisbane Lightning Black Iceworld Boondall Score 2 April — Melbourne Ice Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Score 6 April 16:30 Adelaide Alumni Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Score
Regular season
April
Date Time Away Home Venue Details 6 April 16:45 Perth Thunder Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Score 6 April 17:00 Canberra Brave Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Score 6 April 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Score 6 April 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Score 7 April 14:00 Central Coast Rhinos Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Score 7 April 15:45 Perth Thunder Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Score 7 April 17:00 Canberra Brave Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Score 13 April 15:30 Newcastle Northstars Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Score 13 April 16:30 Sydney Bears Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Score 13 April 16:30 Canberra Brave Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Score 13 April 17:00 Brisbane Lightning Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Score 14 April 14:00 Brisbane Lightning Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Score 14 April 16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Score 14 April 16:30 Canberra Brave Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Score 19 April 19:30 Sydney Bears Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Score 20 April 15:30 Sydney Bears Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Score 20 April 17:00 Perth Thunder Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Score 20 April 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Score 20 April 17:15 Brisbane Lightning Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Score 21 April 14:00 Perth Thunder Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Score 21 April 16:00 Adelaide Adrenaline Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Score 21 April 16:45 Brisbane Lightning Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Score 26 April 19:30 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Score 27 April 16:30 Adelaide Adrenaline Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Score 27 April 16:45 Central Coast Rhinos Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Score 27 April 17:00 Sydney Bears Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Score 27 April 17:15 Newcastle Northstars Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Score 28 April 14:00 Sydney Bears Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Score 28 April 15:45 Central Coast Rhinos Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Score 28 April 16:00 Sydney Ice Dogs Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Score
May
Date Time Away Home Venue Details 4 May 15:30 Sydney Ice Dogs Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 4 May 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 4 May 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 4 May 17:15 Melbourne Ice Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 5 May 15:30 Adelaide Adrenaline Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 5 May 16:00 Sydney Bears Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 5 May 16:45 Melbourne Ice Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 5 May 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 11 May 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 11 May 16:30 Central Coast Rhinos Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 11 May 16:45 Sydney Bears Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 11 May 17:00 Canberra Brave Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 11 May 17:00 Newcastle Northstars Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 12 May 14:00 Canberra Brave Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 12 May 15:45 Sydney Bears Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 18 May 16:30 Canberra Brave Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 18 May 16:30 Melbourne Ice Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 18 May 17:00 Brisbane Lightning Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 18 May 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 18 May 17:00 Sydney Bears Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 19 May 14:00 Central Coast Rhinos Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 19 May 16:30 Melbourne Ice Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 19 May 17:00 Brisbane Lightning Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 19 May 17:00 Canberra Brave Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 25 May 13:00 Adelaide Adrenaline Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 25 May 15:30 Sydney Bears Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 25 May 17:00 Canberra Brave Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 25 May 17:00 Brisbane Lightning Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 25 May 17:00 Perth Thunder Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 26 May 13:00 Adelaide Adrenaline Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 26 May 15:30 Perth Thunder Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 26 May 16:45 Sydney Ice Dogs Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 26 May 17:00 Brisbane Lightning Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 26 May 17:00 Newcastle Northstars Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets
June
Date Time Away Home Venue Details 1 June 16:30 Newcastle Northstars Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 1 June 16:45 Melbourne Mustangs Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 1 June 17:00 Melbourne Ice Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 1 June 17:15 Sydney Bears Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tic k ets 2 June 15:30 Melbourne Ice Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 2 June 16:30 Newcastle Northstars Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 2 June 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 8 June 16:30 Central Coast Rhinos Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 8 June 16:45 Sydney Ice Dogs Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 8 June 17:00 Melbourne Ice Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 8 June 17:00 Perth Thunder Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 8 June 17:15 Melbourne Mustangs Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 9 June 16:00 Perth Thunder Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 9 June 16:45 Melbourne Mustangs Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 9 June 17:00 Melbourne Ice Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 9 June 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 14 June 19:30 Melbourne Ice Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 15 June 15:30 Canberra Brave Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 15 June 16:30 Perth Thunder Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 15 June 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 15 June 17:00 Newcastle Northstars Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 16 June 14:00 Sydney Ice Dogs Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 16 June 16:00 Central Coast Rhinos Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 16 June 17:00 Perth Thunder Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 21 June 19:30 Sydney Ice Dogs Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 22 June 16:30 Melbourne Ice Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 22 June 16:45 Newcastle Northstars Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 22 June 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 22 June 17:15 Perth Thunder Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 23 June 15:45 Newcastle Northstars Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 23 June 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 23 June 17:00 Melbourne Ice Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 28 June 19:30 Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 29 June 15:30 Brisbane Lightning Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 29 June 17:00 Sydney Bears Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 29 June 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 29 June 17:15 Newcastle Northstars Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 30 June 14:00 Sydney Bears Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 30 June 15:30 Adelaide Adrenaline Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 30 June 16:00 Brisbane Lightning Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 30 June 17:00 Canberra Brave Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets
July
Date Time Away Home Venue Details 6 July 16:30 Newcastle Northstars Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 6 July 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 6 July 16:45 Canberra Brave Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 6 July 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 7 July 15:45 Canberra Brave Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 7 July 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 7 July 17:00 Newcastle Northstars Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 13 July 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 13 July 16:45 Melbourne Ice Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 13 July 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 13 July 17:00 Central Coast Rhinos Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 14 July 16:30 Melbourne Mustangs Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 14 July 16:45 Central Coast Rhinos Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 14 July 17:00 Adelaide Adrenaline Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 19 July 19:30 Melbourne Ice Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 20 July 15:30 Canberra Brave Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 20 July 16:30 Brisbane Lightning Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 20 July 17:00 Newcastle Northstars Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 20 July 17:00 Perth Thunder Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 21 July 14:00 Newcastle Northstars Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 21 July 17:00 Perth Thunder Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 21 July 17:00 Brisbane Lightning Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 27 July 15:30 Brisbane Lightning Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 27 July 16:30 Sydney Ice Dogs Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Ice Arena Tickets 27 July 17:00 Perth Thunder Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 27 July 17:00 Canberra Brave Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 28 July 14:00 Perth Thunder Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 28 July 16:00 Central Coast Rhinos Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 28 July 17:00 Brisbane Lightning Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets
August
Date Time Away Home Venue Details 3 August 16:30 Sydney Bears Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 3 August 16:45 Adelaide Adrenaline Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 3 August 17:00 Sydney Ice Dogs Melbourne Mustangs O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 3 August 17:15 Central Coast Rhinos Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 4 August 14:00 Sydney Ice Dogs Melbourne Ice O’Brien Icehouse Tickets 4 August 15:30 Newcastle Northstars Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 4 August 15:45 Adelaide Adrenaline Brisbane Lightning Iceworld Boondall Tickets 4 August 16:30 Sydney Bears Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 10 August 15:30 Sydney Ice Dogs Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 10 August 16:30 Brisbane Lightning Perth Thunder Perth Ice Arena Tickets 10 August 17:00 Melbourne Mustangs Newcastle Northstars Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Tickets 10 August 17:00 Melbourne Ice Sydney Bears Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets 10 August 17:15 Adelaide Adrenaline Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 11 August 15:30 Melbourne Mustangs Central Coast Rhinos Erina Ice Arena Tickets 11 August 16:45 Adelaide Adrenaline Canberra Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre Tickets 11 August 17:00 Melbourne Ice Sydney Ice Dogs Macquarie Ice Rink Tickets
Playoffs
The playoffs will consist of the top six teams from the two conferences and run from 23 August to 25 August at the O’Brien Icehouse in Melbourne.
Updates
12 November 2023: The 6 April game between the Adelaide Adrenaline and Melbourne Mustangs in Adelaide has been moved to 11 May in order to avoid a clash with the AFL’s Gather Round.
27 January 2024: Times changed for the games at Iceworld Boondall to 16:45 for the Saturday matches and 15:45 for the Sunday matches.
14 February 2024: Preseason game added between the Central Coast Rhinos and Newcastle Northstars on 15 March.
23 February 2024: The playoffs have been moved from the final weekend of August to run between 23 to 25 August.
6 March 2024: CBR Brave’s name changed to Canberra Brave.
Like this: Like Loading...
Leave a Reply