The Melbourne Mustangs have won Hockey X 2019’s Warrior Cup, defeating the Melbourne Ice 3-1. Hockey X 2019 was an invitational tournament hosted by the Melbourne Ice at the O’Brien Icehouse. The tournament was first held in 2018 under the name of Hockey Festival: Melbourne and features eight short form games over two days. The CBR Brave, Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs all returned for the second year in a row. The Queensland All-Stars make their first appearance at the tournament while the Adelaide Adrenaline didn’t receive an invite after appearing in 2018.
Brendan McDowell of the Melbourne Mustangs was named best player of the tournament and Logan Gallacher, also from the Mustangs, was named best junior player.
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Round-robin
- Melbourne Ice 2-4 Melbourne Mustangs (13:15, 30 March 2019)
- Queensland All-Stars 1-2 Melbourne Ice (14:15, 30 March 2019)
- Queensland All-Stars 2-3 SO CBR Brave (15:15, 30 March 2019)
- Melbourne Mustangs 4-1 CBR Brave (18:00, 30 March)
- Melbourne Mustangs 8-0 Queensland All-Stars (19:00, 30 March 2019)
- Melbourne Ice 6-0 CBR Brave (20:00, 30 March 2019)
Playoffs
Third place game: CBR Brave 3-0 Queensland All-Stars (13:00, 31 March 2019)
Grand final: Melbourne Mustangs 3-1 Melbourne Ice (14:30, 31 March 2019)
Round-robin standings
| Team | GP | W | T | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Mustangs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Melbourne Ice | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| CBR Brave | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Queensland All-Stars | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Last updated 31 March 2019
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