2024 AIHL season: 23 June results and standings

Day 28 of the 2024 Australian Ice Hockey League regular season has finished with wins for the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle Northstars, and Sydney Ice Dogs. In the Hellyer Conference, the Sydney Bears remain in first, edging out the Melbourne Ice due to their greater number of wins in regular time and overtime. In the Rurak Conference, the Newcastle Northstars remain at the top of the standings, twelve points clear of the second placed Canberra Brave. The Sydney Bears also continue to lead the league’s combined standings with the Melbourne Ice in second and the Perth Thunder in third. Competition resumes on 28 June with the Melbourne Ice hosting the Melbourne Mustangs at the O’Brien Icehouse.

Results

Newcastle Northstars	5–1	Brisbane Lightning
SOG: 33	(1–0, 1–1, 3–0)	SOG: 20

Melbourne Ice	7–4	Adelaide Adrenaline
SOG: 30	(1–1, 4–1, 2–2)	SOG: 36

Melbourne Mustangs	3–5	Sydney Ice Dogs
SOG: 33	(0–1, 1–2, 2–2)	SOG: 33

Standings

Hellyer Conference

Pos	+/–	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	PTS
1	–	Sydney Bears	21	17	1	0	3	53
2	–	Melbourne Ice	21	16	2	1	2	53
3	–	Perth Thunder	19	10	4	0	5	38
4	–	Melbourne Mustangs	20	8	1	0	11	26
5	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	18	4	2	0	12	16

Rurak Conference

Pos	+/–	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	PTS
1	–	Newcastle Northstars	20	9	1	5	5	34
2	–	Canberra Brave	20	6	1	2	11	22
3	–	Brisbane Lightning	18	5	2	1	10	20
4	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	17	4	0	4	9	16
5	–	Central Coast Rhinos	18	2	1	2	13	10

Combined

Pos	+/–	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	PTS
1	–	Sydney Bears	21	17	1	0	3	53
2	–	Melbourne Ice	21	16	2	1	2	53
3	–	Perth Thunder	19	10	4	0	5	38
4	–	Newcastle Northstars	20	9	1	5	5	34
5	–	Melbourne Mustangs	20	8	1	0	11	26
6	–	Canberra Brave	20	6	1	2	11	22
7	–	Brisbane Lightning	18	5	2	1	10	20
8	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	17	4	0	4	9	16
9	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	18	4	2	0	12	16
10	–	Central Coast Rhinos	18	2	1	2	13	10

Further information

• Australian Ice Hockey League website
• 2024 season schedule and ticket links
• Livestreaming of the season via AIHL.TV

Podcasts

• Hockey Night in Australia Podcast: Overtime Heroics by Hockey Hype Australia (26 June 2024)

Articles

• Adrenaline VS Ice Game Recap, Sunday 23rd June by Joanna Gruenberg (Adelaide Adrenaline, 24 June 2024)
• Five for Writing: AIHL Week 12 by Andrew Macdougall (Hockey Hype Australia, 26 June 2024)
• Game 21: Adrenaline [A] by Sam MacBeath (Melbourne Ice, 24 June 2024)
• Hayden Dawes’ big move to the Mustangs by Sean O’Connor (Hockey Hype Australia, 27 June 2024)
• Is the best player in the AIHL making his team worse? by Tristan Metcalfe (Hockey Hype Australia, 24 June 2024)
• Northstars split points on Brisbane Roadtrip by Courtney Kynaston (Newcastle Northstars, 24 June 2024)
• Split weekend in Brisbane’s Intra-Conference Match-Up by Courtney Kynaston (Hockey Hype Australia, 26 June 2024)
• The Kaden Elder Effect: Adelaide Adrenaline’s new head coach by Sean O’Connor (Hockey Hype Australia, 25 June 2024)
• (Subscription required): Northstars avoid second Lightning strike in Brisbane by Max McKinney (Newcastle Herald, 23 June 2024)