2024 AIHL season: 19 July results and standings

Day 36 of the 2024 Australian Ice Hockey League regular season has finished with the Melbourne Mustangs defeating the Melbourne Ice 9–2 at the O’Brien Icehouse. In the Hellyer Conference, the Sydney Bears remain in first place with a thirteen-point lead over the Melbourne Ice in second. In the Rurak Conference, the Newcastle Northstars remain at the top of the standings, six 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 20 July with games in Adelaide, Central Coast, Melbourne, and Sydney.

Results

Melbourne Ice	2–9	Melbourne Mustangs
SOG: 29	(0–0, 1–6, 1–3)	SOG: 46

Standings

Hellyer Conference

Pos	+/–	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	PTS
1	–	Sydney Bears – q	25	20	1	1	3	63
2	–	Melbourne Ice	25	16	2	1	6	50*
3	–	Perth Thunder	23	12	5	0	6	43*
4	–	Melbourne Mustangs	25	11	1	0	13	35
5	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	23	6	2	1	14	23

Rurak Conference

Pos	+/–	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	PTS
1	–	Newcastle Northstars – q	25	10	2	7	6	41
2	–	Canberra Brave	25	10	1	3	11	35
3	–	Brisbane Lightning	23	6	3	1	13	25
4	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	23	4	2	5	12	21
5	–	Central Coast Rhinos	23	4	2	2	15	18

Combined

Pos	+/–	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	PTS
1	–	Sydney Bears	25	20	1	1	3	63
2	–	Melbourne Ice	25	16	2	1	6	50*
3	–	Perth Thunder	23	12	5	0	6	43*
4	–	Newcastle Northstars	25	10	2	7	6	41
5	+1	Melbourne Mustangs	25	11	1	0	13	35
6	–1	Canberra Brave	25	10	1	3	11	35
7	–	Brisbane Lightning	23	6	3	1	13	25
8	–	Sydney Ice Dogs	23	6	2	1	14	23
9	–	Adelaide Adrenaline	23	4	2	5	12	21
10	–	Central Coast Rhinos	23	4	2	2	15	18

Further information

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

Articles

• Comparing Conferences – Which AIHL teams are impacted the most by Gordon Goodenough (Hockey Hype Australia, 19 July 2024)
• Game 25: Mustangs [A] by Sam MacBeath (Melbourne Ice, 20 July 2024)
• Part I: Melbourne Derby the fabric of a City by Andrew Macdougall (Hockey Hype Australia, 22 June 2024)
• Part II: Melbourne Derby the fabric of a City by Andrew Macdougall (Hockey Hype Australia, 28 June 2024)
• Part III: Melbourne Derby the fabric of a City by Andrew Macdougall (Hockey Hype Australia, 19 July 2024)