2003 AIHL season
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| Champions | Newcastle North Stars |
| Top scorer | Pavel Shtefan |
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The 2003 AIHL season is the fourth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).
Regular season
Fixtures and results
The 2003 season consisted of 60 fixtures that were scheduled between 3 May and 29 August.[1] Each of the six teams where scheduled to play 20 games, with four games designated double-points games, where the one result counts towards two games, to save on travel costs.[2][3][4] Game 58 between the Canberra Knights and Adelaide Avalanche was cancelled due to ice problems at the rink inside Snowdome Adelaide. It was decided game 59 on the Sunday between the two teams would count as a double-points game instead, raising the number of double-points games for the 2003 season to five.[5]
May
| May | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game # | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location |
| 1 | 3 May 2003 | 17:30 | Ice Dogs | 8–0 | Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 2 | 3 May 2003 | 17:00 | Bears | 4–7 | North Stars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 3 | 4 May 2003 | 17:30 | Ice Dogs | 9–6 | Bears | Sydney Ice Arena |
| 4 | 10 May 2003 | 17:30 | Knights | 3–8 | Ice Dogs | Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 5 | 10 May 2003 | 18:00 | North Stars | 9–3 | Ice | Olympic Ice Skating Centre |
| 6 | 11 May 2003 | 15:00 | North Stars | 9–0 | Ice | Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium |
| 7 | 17 May 2003 | 16:30 | Ice | 3–8 | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| 8 | 17 May 2003 | 17:30 | Bears | 3–5 | Ice Dogs | Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 9 | 17 May 2003 | 17:30 | North Stars | 7–3 | Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 10 | 18 May 2003 | 16:15 | Ice | 3–5 | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| 11 | 18 May 2003 | 17:30 | Knights | 3–7 | Bears | Sydney Ice Arena |
| 12 | 24 May 2003 | 17:30 | Avalanche | 12–1 | Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 13-14 | 25 May 2003 | 17:30 | Avalanche | 4–3 | Ice Dogs | Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 15 | 25 May 2003 | 17:00 | Knights | 4–11 | North Stars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 16 | 31 May 2003 | 16:30 | Bears | 1–4 | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| 17 | 31 May 2003 | 18:00 | Knights | 1–7 | Ice | Olympic Ice Skating Centre |
| 18 | 31 May 2003 | 17:00 | Ice Dogs | 2–4 | North Stars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
June
| June | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game # | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location |
| 19 | 1 Jun 2003 | 15:00 | Knights | 0–4 | Ice | Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium |
| 20 | 1 Jun 2003 | 16:30 | Bears | 2–6 | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| Bye for all teams - Long weekend | ||||||
| 21 | 14 Jun 2003 | 17:30 | Ice Dogs | 3–5 | Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 22 | 14 Jun 2003 | 18:00 | Avalanche | 4–2 | Ice | Olympic Ice Skating Centre |
| 23 | 15 Jun 2003 | 15:00 | Avalanche | 4–1 | Ice | Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium |
| 24 | 15 Jun 2003 | 17:00 | Knights | 1–5 | North Stars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 25 | 15 Jun 2003 | 17:30 | Ice Dogs | 2–4 | Bears | Sydney Ice Arena |
| 26 | 21 Jun 2003 | 16:30 | Ice Dogs | 3–2 | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| 27-28 | 21 Jun 2003 | 17:30 | Ice | 3–1 | Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 29 | 21 Jun 2003 | 17:00 | Bears | 1–2 | North Stars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 30 | 22 Jun 2003 | 16:15 | Ice Dogs | 6–7 | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| 31 | 22 Jun 2003 | 17:00 | Ice | 1–7 | Bears | Sydney Ice Arena |
| Bye for all teams - Brown Trophy tournament | ||||||
July
| July | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game # | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location |
| 32 | 5 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | Ice | 3–3 | Ice Dogs | Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 33 | 5 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | Bears | 2–8 | Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 34 | 6 Jul 2003 | 17:00 | Ice Dogs | 2–8 | North Stars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 35 | 6 Jul 2003 | 17:00 | Ice | 1–3 | Bears | Sydney Ice Arena |
| 36 | 12 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | Avalanche | 5–2 | Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 37 | 13 Jul 2003 | 17:00 | Avalanche | 9–5 | North Stars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 38 | 19 Jul 2003 | 16:30 | North Stars | 2–10 | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| 39 | 20 Jul 2003 | 16:15 | North Stars | 4–8 | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| 40 | 26 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | North Stars | 6–5 | Ice Dogs | Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 41 | 26 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | Bears | 4–1 | Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 42 | 27 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | North Stars | 3–2 | Bears | Sydney Ice Arena |
August
| August | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game # | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location |
| 43 | 2 Aug 2003 | 17:30 | Knights | 1–9 | Ice Dogs | Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 44 | 2 Aug 2003 | 18:00 | Bears | 9–5 | Ice | Olympic Ice Skating Centre |
| 45 | 3 Aug 2003 | 15:00 | Bears | 5–0 | Ice | Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium |
| 46 | 3 Aug 2003 | 17:30 | North Stars | 4–2 | Ice Dogs | Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 47 | 9 Aug 2003 | 17:30 | Ice | 1–11 | Ice Dogs | Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 48 | 9 Aug 2003 | 17:00 | Avalanche | 10–3 | North Stars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 49-50 | 10 Aug 2003 | 17:00 | Avalanche | 5–6 | Bears | Sydney Ice Arena |
| 51-52 | 10 Aug 2003 | 17:00 | Ice | 1–9 | North Stars | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 53 | 16 Aug 2003 | 17:30 | North Stars | 7–5 | Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 54 | 16 Aug 2003 | 18:00 | Ice Dogs | 4–3 | Ice | Olympic Ice Skating Centre |
| 55 | 17 Aug 2003 | 15:00 | Ice Dogs | 5–0 | Ice | Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium |
| 56 | 17 Aug 2003 | 17:30 | Knights | 2–8 | Bears | Sydney Ice Arena |
| 57 | 23 Aug 2003 | 17:30 | Bears | 3–6 | Ice Dogs | Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 58 | 23 Aug 2003 | 16:30 | Knights | Cancelled[5] | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| 59 | 24 Aug 2003 | 16:15 | Knights | 1–12 | Avalanche | Snowdome Adelaide |
| 60 | 24 Aug 2003 | 17:30 | North Stars | 2–7 | Bears | Sydney Ice Arena |
Key:
| Winner | Tie |
Standings
1. Adelaide Avalanche 20 17 0 0 3 116: 48 34 2. Newcastle Northstars 20 14 0 0 6 106: 80 28 3. Sydney Bears 20 11 1 0 8 87: 67 23 4. West Sydney IceDogs 20 11 0 1 8 99: 65 23 5. Melbourne Ice 20 4 0 1 15 41: 95 9 6. Canberra Knights 20 1 0 0 19 36:130 2
The statistics for the following table comes from the Newcastle North Stars and includes double point games.[6]
| Team | GP | W | T | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Avalanche | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 52 | +46 | 30 |
| Newcastle North Stars | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 76 | +25 | 28 |
| Sydney Bears | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 22 |
| Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 90 | 64 | +26 | 21 |
| Melbourne Ice | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 92 | −46 | 9 |
| Canberra Knights | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 106 | −61 | 2 |
| Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | Premiership winners |
Playoffs
The playoffs were held at Sydney's Glaciarium. Newcastle defeated the West Sydney 4–1 in the final to win their first championship and the Goodall Cup.
Semifinals
3rd place
- Adelaide Avalanche - Sydney Bears 5:10
Final
External links
References
- ↑ "2003 AIHL Competition Draw". NSW Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 3 August 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030803005429/http://www.nswicehockey.com.au/aihl_draws.asp. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedSTARSSTANDINGS - ↑ "AIHL Draw 2003 (Dated 1/3/03)". The Sydney Bears. 24 August 2003. Archived from the original on 20 October 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031020160625/http://www.sydneybears.com.au:80/aihl/AIHL%202003%20draw%201st%20March.html. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ "AIHL Game Report: Games 22 & 23". Ice Hockey Australia. 15 June 2003. Archived from the original on 14 November 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031114020707/http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_june_14_03.asp. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "AIHL Game Report: Game 58.59". Ice Hockey Australia. 24 August 2003. Archived from the original on 12 November 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031112171130/http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_game_58.asp. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ "2003 AIHL Draw". Newcastle North Stars. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040803122728/http://northstars.com.au/aihl03stats.htm. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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