Day 42 of the 2026 Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) regular season has finished with wins for Brisbane Lightning, Canberra Brave, Melbourne Mustangs, and the Newcastle Northstars. Following today’s results, Canberra Brave become the third team to qualify for the 2026 Goodall Cup playoffs, joining the Melbourne Mustangs and Newcastle Northstars. The Newcastle Northstars continue to lead the standings, edging out the second-placed Melbourne Mustangs on win percentage. Competition resumes on 9 August with games in Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle, Perth, and Sydney.
Results
Melbourne Mustangs
4–3
Perth Thunder
SOG: 40
(2–0, 1–3, 1–0)
SOG: 26
– Game details: 16:00, 8 August 2026, Perth Ice Arena. Game card.
Brisbane Lightning
7–6 OT
Adelaide Adrenaline
SOG: 39
(2–2, 2–2, 2–2, 1–0)
SOG: 42
– Game details: 16:45, 8 August 2026, Ice Arena Adelaide. Game card.
Melbourne Ice
2–5
Canberra Brave
SOG: 38
(1–3, 0–1, 1–1)
SOG: 35
– Game details: 17:00, 8 August 2026, AIS Arena. Game card.
Newcastle Northstars
4–5
Sydney Ice Dogs
SOG: 44
(1–0, 3–2, 0–3)
SOG: 40
– Game details: 17:00, 8 August 2026, Macquarie Ice Rink. Game card.
Standings
Pos
+/–
Team
GP
W
OTW
OTL
Ta
L
PTS
1
–
Newcastle Northstars – q
25
17
1
0
0
7
53.0
2
–
Melbourne Mustangs – q
27
17
1
0
0
9
53.0
3
–
Canberra Brave – q
25
15
2
1
0
7
50.0
4
–
Perth Thunder
25
12
3
2
1
7
45.5
5
+2
Sydney Ice Dogs
26
13
1
1
0
11
42.0
6
–1
Melbourne Ice
27
12
1
3
0
11
41.0
7
–1
Sydney Bears
27
11
2
2
1
11
40.5
8
–
Central Coast Rhinos
27
9
1
1
0
16
30.0
9
–
Brisbane Lightning
26
7
1
1
0
17
24.0
10
–
Adelaide Adrenaline
25
2
1
3
0
19
11.0
– q = Clinched playoff spot. aThe ties are the result of the cancelled game from 1 August.
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