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{{Infobox sports season
| title            = 2012 AIHL season
| league           = [[Australian Ice Hockey League]]
| sport            = Ice hockey
| duration         = 28 April 2012 – 2 September 2012
| season           = Regular season
| season_champ_name= H Newman Reid Trophy
| season_champs    = [[Newcastle North Stars]]
| MVP              = Jeremy Boyer ([[Newcastle North Stars|Newcastle]])<br>Tomas Landa ([[Sydney Bears|Bears]])
| MVP_link         =
| top_scorer       = Jeremy Boyer<br>Tomas Landa
| top_scorer_link  =
| finals           = Goodall Cup
| finals_link      = Goodall Cup
| finals_champ     = [[Melbourne Ice]]
| finals_runner-up = [[Newcastle North Stars]]
| finals_MVP       = Todd Graham 
| nextseason_year  = [[2013 AIHL season|2013]]
| prevseason_year  = [[2011 AIHL season|2011]]
| seasonslistnames = [[List of AIHL seasons|AIHL]]
}}

The '''2012 AIHL season''' is the 13th season of the [[Australian Ice Hockey League]] (AIHL). It ran from 28 April 2012 until 26 August 2012, with the [[Goodall Cup]] finals following on the 1 and 2 September. The [[Newcastle North Stars]] won the H Newman Ried Trophy after finishing the regular season with the most points. The [[Melbourne Ice]] won the Goodall Cup for the third year in a row after defeating the North Stars in the final.

==League business==
During the off-season the [[Australian Ice Hockey League]] announced that [[Perth Thunder]] had been accepted as a full member of the league expanding the competition to nine teams. The Mustangs IHC changed their name to the Melbourne Mustangs after the AIHL lifted a condition that prohibited the use of "Melbourne" in their team name. The restriction was originally put in place to protect the brand of the Melbourne Ice.<ref name="2012TEAMS">{{cite web | url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856 | title=2012 Regular Season Standings | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | date= | accessdate=2012-04-14 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> It was also announced that from 2012 the league would be split into two conferences in order to manage costs and length of the season.<ref name="2011AGM">{{cite web | url=http://theotherhewitt.com/?p=658 | title=Changes aplenty at AIHL AGM | publisher=The Other Hewitt | date=2011-11-04 | accessdate=2011-12-18 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6415zwf50 |archivedate=2011-12-18 |deadurl=no}}</ref> The two conferences where named the Bauer Conference and Easton Conference after the AIHL signed a three year deal with the Skaters Network who is the distributor of the ice hockey brands Bauer Hockey and Easton. The Bauer Conference will consist of the [[Canberra Knights]], [[Newcastle North Stars]], [[Sydney Bears]], and the [[Sydney Ice Dogs]], while the Easton Conference includes the [[Adelaide Adrenaline]], [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]], [[Melbourne Ice]], [[Melbourne Mustangs]] and the Perth Thunder.<ref name="CONFERENCESNAMED">{{cite web | url=http://theotherhewitt.com/?p=1906 | title=AIHL seals conference deal |first=Andrew |last=Hewitt | publisher=The Other Hewitt | date=2012-02-24 | accessdate=2012-02-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65jQK3Sc8 |archivedate=2012-02-26 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Following the announcement of the conference system a change in the finals playoff structure was also announced. The winners of each conference at the end of the regular season would play in a semi-final against the runner-up of the opposing conference with the winners of the semi-finals progressing to the Goodall Cup final.<ref name="CONFERENCESNAMED"/> It was also announced a one year partnership with [[Virgin Australia]] in which the airline would become the leagues preferred supplier for the 2012 season.<ref name="VIRGINPARTNER">{{cite web | url=http://theotherhewitt.com/?p=1775 | title=AIHL to partner with Virgin Australia | publisher=The Other Hewitt |first=Andrew |last=Hewitt | date=2012-02-08 | accessdate=2012-02-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65jR464al |archivedate=2012-02-26 |deadurl=no}}</ref> In February 2012 the Sydney Bears announced that they were leaving the [[Penrith Ice Palace]] as their home arena and were returning to play their games at the [[Sydney Ice Arena]] in [[Baulkham Hills, New South Wales|Baulkham Hills]] where they had previously played from 2003 to 2006.<ref name="SYDNEYBEARSMOVE">{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Peter |url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=59783 |title=Bears in the Hills |work=Australian Ice Hockey League |page= |date=2012-02-19 |accessdate=2012-03-02 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65rhpzmE8 |archivedate=2011-03-02 |deadurl=no}}</ref> In April 2012 the AIHL announced that the Sydney Ice Dogs would be restricted to the dress of only three import players per game, as opposed to the normal four. The restriction is part of the penalties imposed on the club after it breached the AIHL code of conduct during the 2011 Goodall Cup final series in which a player and two team officials were involved in an assault of a [[Medibank Icehouse]] security guard.<ref name="DOGSPENALISED">{{cite web | url=http://hewittsports.com/?p=3031 | title=AIHL penalise Ice Dogs | publisher=Hewitt Sports Network |first=Andrew |last=Hewitt | date=2012-04-06 | accessdate=2012-04-14 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/66uWAu7EH |archivedate=2012-04-14 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="DOGSPENALISED2">{{cite web | url=http://hewittsports.com/?p=3123 | title=AIHL clarifies Ice Dogs penalties | publisher=Hewitt Sports Network |first=Andrew |last=McMurtry | date=2012-04-13 | accessdate=2012-04-14 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/66uWGIR1g |archivedate=2012-04-14 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Prior to the start of the regular season, three exhibition games were held. The first game was held between the Mustangs and the Melbourne Ice at the Medibank Icehouse with the Mustangs winning the game 5–2.<ref name="ICEVMUSTANGS1">{{cite web | url=http://www.melbourneice.com.au/2012/03/ice-v-mustangs/ | title=ICE v Mustangs | publisher=[[Melbourne Ice]] | date= | accessdate=2012-04-08 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/66lIkJP8P |archivedate=2012-04-08 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="ICEVMUSTANGS2">{{cite web | url=http://www.mustangsicehockey.com.au/news.html | title=News | publisher=[[Mustangs IHC]] | date= | accessdate=2012-04-08 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/66lIq0593 |archivedate=2012-04-08 |deadurl=no}}</ref> The second and third games were played between the Sydney Bears and the Sydney Ice Dogs, with the Sydney Bears winning the first game 5–2 and the Sydney Ice Dogs winning the second game 5–4 in a shootout.<ref name="BEARSVDOGS">{{cite web | url=http://hewittsports.com/?p=3040 | title=Bear’s silence Ice Dog pups |first=Andrew |last=McMurtry | publisher=Hewitt Sports Network | date=2012-04-08 | accessdate=2012-04-08 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/66lIxyoFI |archivedate=2012-04-08 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="BEARSVDOGS2">{{cite web | url=http://hewittsports.com/?p=3160 | title=Ice Dogs edge Bears in shootout thriller | publisher=Hewitt Sports Network | date=2012-04-15 | accessdate=2012-04-15 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/66vpu5HC2 |archivedate=2012-04-15 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

On 3 June, Gold Coast Blue Tongues' home game against the Melbourne Ice at Bundall Iceland was called off after a shortened first period due to an unplayable surface; it was the second such cancellation in less than a year at Bundall Iceland, with the 10 July [[2011 AIHL season|2011]] match between the Blue Tongues and Sydney Ice Dogs cancelled without play for the same reason.<ref name="JULY9CANCEL">{{cite web | url = http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=53999 | title = 10 July Dogs @ Blue Tongues game cancelled | publisher = [[Australian Ice Hockey League]] |first=Peter |last=Lambert | date =10 July 2011 | accessdate = 2011-07-11 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/605nD6gHu |archivedate=2011-07-10 |deadurl=no}}</ref> After the cancelled game, Gold Coast was evicted from the rink by its owners,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2012/06/12/423675_sport.html|first1=Terry|first2=Leah|last1=Wilson|last2=Fineran|title=Blue Tongues to finish season in Brisbane|date=12 June 2012|accessdate=12 June 2012|newspaper=News.com.au}}</ref> and on 8 June, it was announced that its remaining seven home games for the season would be played at Iceworld in [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge, Brisbane]]; the matches will begin at 10:30pm, with a better time unable to be negotiated with the rink due to the short notice of the relocation.<ref name="relocate">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=61945|title=Blue Tongues relocate|date=8 June 2012|publisher=Australian Ice Hockey League|accessdate=9 June 2012}}</ref> Although Melbourne was offered a win by forfeit for the cancelled match, the club agreed instead to reschedule the match to Thursday 23 August, to be played in Melbourne (although technically a Gold Coast home game).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=62081|title=Blue Tongues & Ice reschedule abandoned game|publisher=Australian Ice Hockey League|date=14 June 2012|accessdate=16 June 2012}}</ref>

During July there will be a weeks break for the first [[Trans-Tasman Champions League]]. The formation of the Trans-Tasman Champions League was announced back in August 2011 between the AIHL and the [[New Zealand Ice Hockey League]] (NZIHL).<ref name="TRANSTASMANLEAGUE">{{cite web | url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856 | title=Trans-Tasman Champions League to be launched in 2012 | publisher=Australian Ice Hockey League | date= | accessdate=2011-09-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> The series will feature two teams from each the AIHL and the NZIHL each playing the others once with the winner being the team who finishes first in the round-robin standings. The two teams chosen from each league will be the 2011 regular season champions and the winner of the 2011 playoffs. In a situation where the winning of both events is the same the runner up of the playoff final will be selected to represent their respective league.<ref name="TRANSTASMANLEAGUE"/>

==Regular season==
The regular season will start on 28 April 2012 and will run through to the 26 August 2012 before the teams compete in the playoff series.<ref name="SCHEDULE">{{cite web | url=http://www.theaihl.com/media/leagues/3856/graphics/2012AIHLschedule_allteams.pdf | title=AIHL Game Schedule 2012 | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | date= | accessdate=2012-03-17 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> The Gold Coast Blue Tongues' final seven home games were relocated from [[Bundall, Queensland|Bundall, Gold Coast]] to [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge, Brisbane]] after the cancelled match on 3 June. All relocated matches were scheduled to commence at 10:30pm, and the dates of some of the matches were adjusted to accommodate the away teams' travel plans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=62167|title=Blue Tongues release new schedule|date=20 June 2012|accessdate=20 June 2012|publisher=Australian Ice Hockey League}}</ref>

The [[Newcastle North Stars]] won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing the regular season with the most points, 52.<ref name="HNEWMANREIDWINNER">{{cite web | url=http://hewittsports.com/?p=6110 | title=Stars align as Newcastle seal AIHL Minor Premiership | publisher=Hewitt Sports Network |first=Craig |last=Tonks | date= | accessdate=2012-09-02 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6ANDU3mAo |archivedate=2012-09-02 |deadurl=no}}</ref> On 29 August the AIHL released the list of finalists for the 2012 awards. Matt Armstrong of the Melbourne Ice, Jeremy Boyer of the Newcastle North Stars, Perth Thunder's Kenny Rolph and Sydney Bears' Tomas Landa were nominated for the Most Valuable Player award, with Boyer and Landa both winning the award. Aaron Barton of Adelaide Adrenaline, Anthony Kimlin of the [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] and Perth Thunder's Kiefer Smiley were nominated for the Top Goaltender award with Anthony Kimlin being named the winner. Adam Blanchette of the Blue Tongues, Scott Levitt of the Melbourne Mustangs and Newcastle's Rob Lawrance were nominated for the Top Defenceman award with Rob Lawrance being announced as the winner. George Huber of the Adrenaline, Grey Bay of the Blue Tongues, the Mustangs' Brendan McDowell and Perth's David Kudla were all nominated for the Rookie of the Year award with George Huber and Greg Bay tying for the win.<ref name="AWARDNOMINATIONS">{{cite web | url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=63497 | title=Player Award Nominees Announced for 2012 | publisher=Australian Ice Hockey League |first=Joanne |last=Motta | date=2012-08-29 | accessdate=2012-04-23 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6ANFPqzxr |archivedate=2012-09-02 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="AWARDWINNERS">{{cite web | url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=63577 | title=A Final worth Fighting For | publisher=Australian Ice Hockey League |first=Ellie-Marie |last=Watts | date=2012-09-02 | accessdate=2012-09-02 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6ANFW0qBo |archivedate=2012-09-02 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

===April===
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| 1 || 28 April || 16:30 || '''[[Canberra Knights]]''' || 3 – 2 (SO) || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || [[Adelaide]] || 400 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069817]
|- align="center"
| 2 || 28 April || 17:00 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || 5 – 6 (SO) || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1700 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069818]
|- align="center"
| 3 || 28 April || 18:00 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || 2 – 5 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || [[Baulkham Hills]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069819]
|- align="center"
| 4 || 28 April || 17:00 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || 3 – 4 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || 1000 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069820]
|- align="center"
| 5 || 29 April || 15:30 || [[Canberra Knights]] || 2 – 5 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069821]
|- align="center"
| 6 || 29 April || 17:00 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || 7 – 2 || [[Sydney Bears]] || [[Baulkham Hills]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069822]
|- align="center"
| 7 || 29 April || 17:00 || [[Newcastle North Stars]] || 4 – 6 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069823]
|}

===May===
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| 8 || 5 May || 16:30 || '''[[Canberra Knights]]''' || 4 – 3 (SO) || [[Perth Thunder]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069824]
|- align="center"
| 9 || 5 May || 16:30 || [[Melbourne Ice]] || 5 – 6 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || [[Adelaide]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069825]
|- align="center"
| 10 || 5 May || 16:00 || [[Newcastle North Stars]] || 2 – 3 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069826]
|- align="center"
| 11 || 5 May || 17:00 || [[Sydney Bears]] || 2 – 5 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069827]
|- align="center"
| 12 || 6 May || 16:30 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || 3 – 2 (SO) || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || [[Adelaide]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069828]
|- align="center"
| 13 || 6 May || 15:30 || '''[[Canberra Knights]]''' || 4 – 3 (SO) || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069829]
|- align="center"
| 14 || 6 May || 17:00 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || 7 – 6 || [[Newcastle North Stars]] || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || 800 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069830]
|- align="center"
| 15 || 12 May || 16:00 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || 2 – 1 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] || 200 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069831]
|- align="center"
| 16 || 12 May || 17:00 || [[Perth Thunder]] || 2 – 4 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069832]
|- align="center"
| 17 || 12 May || 17:00 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || 8 – 5 || [[Sydney Bears]] || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069833]
|- align="center"
| 18 || 12 May || 17:30 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || 4 – 1 || [[Canberra Knights]] || [[Canberra]] || 750 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069834]
|- align="center"
| 19 || 13 May || 16:00 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || 8 – 4 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] || 200 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069835]
|- align="center"
| 20 || 13 May || 15:30 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' || 5 – 2 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069836]
|- align="center"
| 21 || 13 May || 17:00 || [[Canberra Knights]] || 1 – 6 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069837]
|- align="center"
| 22 || 17 May || 19:15 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || 5 – 1 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069838]
|- align="center"
| 23 || 19 May || 16:30 || [[Perth Thunder]] || 2 – 5 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || [[Adelaide]] || 470 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069839]
|- align="center"
| 24 || 19 May || 17:00 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || 4 – 5 (SO) || '''[[Melbourne Mustangs]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 260 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069840]
|- align="center"
| 25 || 19 May || 17:00 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || 6 – 3 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || 250 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069841]
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| 26 || 19 May || 17:30 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || 4 – 1  || [[Canberra Knights]] || [[Canberra]] || 1000 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069842]
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| 27 || 20 May || 16:30 || [[Perth Thunder]] || 2 – 6 || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || [[Adelaide]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069843]
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| 28 || 20 May || 15:30 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || 4 – 0 || [[Melbourne Ice]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1000 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069844]
|- align="center"
| 29 || 20 May || 17:00 || [[Sydney Bears]] || 4 – 7 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069845]
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| 30 || 26 May || 16:30 || '''[[Melbourne Mustangs]]''' || 3 – 2 || [[Perth Thunder]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069846]
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| 31 || 26 May || 17:00 || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || 4 – 7 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1000 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069847]
|- align="center"
| 32 || 26 May || 17:30 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || 9 – 5 || [[Canberra Knights]] || [[Canberra]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069848]
|- align="center"
| 33 || 27 May || 16:30 || '''[[Melbourne Mustangs]]''' || 4 – 2 || [[Perth Thunder]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069849]
|- align="center"
| 34 || 27 May || 15:30 || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || 2 – 5 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 970 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069850]
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| 35 || 27 May || 17:00 || [[Canberra Knights]] || 2 – 7 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || [[Baulkham Hills]] || 175 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069851]
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===June===
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| 36 || 2 June || 16:00 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || 5 – 2 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] || 250 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069852]
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| 37 || 2 June || 16:30 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || 4 – 7 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || [[Adelaide]] || 450 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069853]
|- align="center"
| 38 || 2 June || 17:30 || [[Sydney Bears]] || 3 – 4 || '''[[Canberra Knights]]''' || [[Canberra]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069854]
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| 39 || 3 June || 16:00 || [[Melbourne Ice]] || Cancelled || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=62081]
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| 40 || 3 June || 15:30 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || 5 – 1 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 950 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069856]
|- align="center"
| 41 || 16 June || 16:30 || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || 2 – 3 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069857]
|- align="center"
| 42 || 16 June || 17:00 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || 6 – 1 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1000 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069858]
|- align="center"
| 43 || 16 June || 17:30 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || 5 – 4 (SO) || [[Canberra Knights]] || [[Canberra]] || 1000 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069859]
|- align="center"
| 44 || 17 June || 16:30 || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || 2 – 5 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069860]
|- align="center"
| 45 || 17 June || 15:30 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || 0 – 6 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1100 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069861]
|- align="center"
| 46 || 17 June || 17:00 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || 3 – 1 || [[Sydney Bears]] || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069862]
|- align="center"
| 47 || 22 June || 22:30 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' || 6 – 3 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge]] || 100 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069863]
|- align="center"
| 48 || 23 June || 17:00 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || 2 – 7 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069864]
|- align="center"
| 49 || 23 June || 18:00 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || 6 – 4 || [[Sydney Bears]] || [[Baulkham Hills]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069865]
|- align="center"
| 50 || 23 June || 17:30 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || 8 – 3 || [[Canberra Knights]] || [[Canberra]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069866]
|- align="center"
| 51 || 23 June || 22:30 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' || 6 – 3 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069867]
|- align="center"
| 52 || 24 June || 17:00 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || 0 – 2 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || 200 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069868]
|- align="center"
| 53 || 24 June || 17:00 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || 6 – 2 || [[Sydney Bears]] || [[Baulkham Hills]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069869]
|- align="center"
| 54 || 30 June || 22:30 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || 6 – 5 (SO) || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge]] || 130 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069870]
|- align="center"
| 55 || 30 June || 16:30 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || 0 – 10 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || [[Adelaide]] || 650 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069871]
|- align="center"
| 56 || 30 June || 16:30 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || 3 – 2 || [[Perth Thunder]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || 700 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069872]
|- align="center"
| 57 || 30 June || 17:00 || [[Canberra Knights]] || 2 – 6 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069873]
|}

===July===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" width="85%" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|- 
! width="1%"  | Game
! width="6%" | Date
! width="6%" | Time
! width="12%" | Away
! width="6%"  | Score
! width="12%" | Home
! width="7%" | Location
! width="4%" | Attendance
! width="2%"  | Recap
|- align="center"
| 58 || 1 July || 16:30 || '''[[Melbourne Mustangs]]''' || 3 – 1 || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || [[Adelaide]] || 650 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069874]
|- align="center"
| 59 || 1 July || 15:30 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || 1 – 9 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1200 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069875]
|- align="center"
| 60 || 1 July || 17:00 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || 4 – 3 || [[Sydney Bears]] || [[Baulkham Hills]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069876]
|- align="center"
| 61 || 14 July || 22:30 || [[Canberra Knights]] || 1 – 5 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge]] || 160 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069877]
|- align="center"
| 62 || 14 July || 16:30 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || 6 – 4 || [[Perth Thunder]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069878]
|- align="center"
| 63 || 14 July || 17:00 || [[Melbourne Ice]] || 1 – 5 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || 800 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069879]
|- align="center"
| 64 || 15 July || 15:30 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || 2 – 1 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069880]
|- align="center"
| 65 || 15 July || 17:00 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || 4 – 3 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || 300 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069881]
|- align="center"
| 66 || 21 July || 16:30 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || 2 – 0 || [[Perth Thunder]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069882]
|- align="center"
| 67 || 21 July || 17:00 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || 1 – 4 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1450 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069883]
|- align="center"
| 68 || 21 July || 17:00 || [[Sydney Bears]] || 4 – 6 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || 300 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069884]
|- align="center"
| 69 || 21 July || 17:30 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || 6 – 2 || [[Canberra Knights]] || [[Canberra]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069885]
|- align="center"
| 70 || 22 July || 15:30 || [[Newcastle North Stars]] || 3 – 5 || '''[[Melbourne Mustangs]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 750 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069886]
|- align="center"
| 71 || 22 July || 17:00 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || 4 – 1 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || 250 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069887]
|- align="center"
| 72 || 22 July || 17:00 || [[Canberra Knights]] || 2 – 4 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || [[Baulkham Hills]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069888]
|- align="center"
| 73 || 28 July || 17:00 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' || 7 – 2 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 390 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069889]
|- align="center"
| 74 || 28 July || 17:00 || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || 2 – 5 || [[Newcastle North Stars]] || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069890]
|- align="center"
| 75 || 28 July || 17:00 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || 5 – 4 (SO) || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069891]
|- align="center"
| 76 || 28 July || 17:30 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || 1 – 4 || '''[[Canberra Knights]]''' || [[Canberra]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069892]
|- align="center"
| 77 || 29 July || 15:30 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' ||  6 – 3 || [[Melbourne Ice]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1000 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069893]
|- align="center"
| 78 || 29 July || 17:00 || [[Canberra Knights]] || 1 – 9 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069894]
|- align="center"
| 79 || 29 July || 17:00 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || 4 – 0 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || 250 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069895]
|- align="center"
| 80 || 29 July || 17:00 || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || 2 – 5 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || [[Baulkham Hills]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069896]
|}

===August===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" width="85%" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|- 
! width="1%"  | Game
! width="6%" | Date
! width="6%" | Time
! width="12%" | Away
! width="6%"  | Score
! width="12%" | Home
! width="7%" | Location
! width="4%" | Attendance
! width="2%"  | Recap
|- align="center"
| 81 || 3 August  || 22:30 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || 3 – 5 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge]] || 110 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069897]
|- align="center"
| 82 || 4 August || 17:00 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || 3 – 4 (SO) || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069898]
|- align="center"
| 83 || 4 August || 17:30 || [[Perth Thunder]] || 1 – 2 (SO) || '''[[Canberra Knights]]''' || [[Canberra]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069899]
|- align="center"
| 84 || 4 August || 22:30 || '''[[Melbourne Mustangs]]''' || 3 – 1 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge]] || 120 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069900]
|- align="center"
| 85 || 5 August || 17:00 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' || 4 – 3 || [[Sydney Bears]] || [[Baulkham Hills]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069901]
|- align="center"
| 86 || 5 August || 17:00 || '''[[Canberra Knights]]''' || 5 – 3 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069902]
|- align="center"
| 87 || 9 August || 19:15 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || 6 – 1 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1150 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069903]
|- align="center"
| 88 || 11 August || 16:30 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || 3 – 2 || [[Perth Thunder]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069904]
|- align="center"
| 89 || 11 August || 16:30 || [[Sydney Bears]] || 1 – 5 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || [[Adelaide]] || 470 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069905]
|- align="center"
| 90 || 11 August || 17:00 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || 5 – 3 || [[Melbourne Ice]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 1150 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069906]
|- align="center"
| 91 || 11 August || 17:30 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || 3 – 2 || [[Canberra Knights]] || [[Canberra]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069907]
|- align="center"
| 92 || 12 August || 16:30 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || 0 – 4 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069908]
|- align="center"
| 93 || 12 August || 16:30 || [[Newcastle North Stars]] || 2 – 4 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || [[Adelaide]] || 440 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069909]
|- align="center"
| 94 || 12 August || 15:30 || [[Sydney Bears]] || 3 – 4 (SO) || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 900 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069910]
|- align="center"
| 95 || 18 August || 22:30 || [[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || 4 – 5 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge]] || 120 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069911]
|- align="center"
| 96 || 18 August || 16:30 || [[Melbourne Ice]] || 1 – 3 || '''[[Perth Thunder]]''' || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069912]
|- align="center"
| 97 || 18 August || 17:00 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || 1 – 0 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 420 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069913]
|- align="center"
| 98 || 18 August || 17:30 || [[Newcastle North Stars]] || 7 – 6 (SO)|| [[Canberra Knights]] || [[Canberra]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069914]
|- align="center"
| 99 || 19 August || 16:30 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || 4 – 2 || [[Perth Thunder]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069915]
|- align="center"
| 100 || 19 August || 15:30 || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || 6 – 4 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 385 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069916]
|- align="center"
| 101 || 19 August || 17:00 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || 4 – 0 || [[Newcastle North Stars]] || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069917]
|- align="center"
| 102 || 19 August || 17:00 || [[Canberra Knights]] || 7 – 9 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || 250 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069918]
|- align="center"
| 39 || 23 August || 19:00 || '''[[Melbourne Ice]]''' || 5 – 3 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || [[National Ice Sports Centre, Melbourne|Melbourne]] || 450 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069855]
|- align="center"
| 103 || 25 August || 16:30 || '''[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]]''' || 5 – 1 || [[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || [[Adelaide]] || 410 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069919]
|- align="center"
| 104 || 25 August || 17:00 || [[Perth Thunder]] || 4 – 6 || '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]''' || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || 600 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069920]
|- align="center"
| 105 || 25 August || 17:30 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || 3 – 5 || '''[[Canberra Knights]]''' || [[Canberra]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1069921]
|- align="center"
| 106 || 26 August || 16:30 || [[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || 4 – 5 (SO) || '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]''' || [[Adelaide]] || 450 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069922]
|- align="center"
| 107 || 26 August || 17:00 || [[Perth Thunder]] || 4 – 7 || '''[[Sydney Ice Dogs]]''' || [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] || 350 || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069923]
|- align="center"
| 108 || 26 August || 17:00 || [[Melbourne Mustangs]] || 1 – 7 || '''[[Sydney Bears]]''' || [[Baulkham Hills]] || || [http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1069924]
|}

==Standings==
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Qualified for the playoffs
|}
===Bauer Conference===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Newcastle North Stars]] || 24 || 16 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 120 || 78 || +42 || '''52'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sydney Ice Dogs]] || 24 || 12 || 1 || 2 || 9 || 96 || 99 || –3 || '''40'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sydney Bears]] || 24 || 9 || 2 || 1 || 12 || 92 || 93 || –1 || '''32'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Canberra Knights]] || 24 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 14 || 73 || 116 || –43 || '''22'''
|}

===Easton Conference===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Melbourne Ice]] || 24 || 15 || 3 || 0 || 6 || 109 || 68 || +41 || '''51'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Adelaide Adrenaline]] || 24 || 13 || 1 || 2 || 8 || 96 || 76 || +20 || '''43'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Gold Coast Blue Tongues]] || 24 || 10 || 0 || 3 || 11 || 81 || 85 || –4 || '''33'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Perth Thunder]] || 24 || 10 || 0 || 2 || 12 || 81 || 80 || +1 || '''32'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Melbourne Mustangs]] || 24 || 5 || 1 || 2 || 16 || 54 || 107 || –53 || '''19'''
|}
<small>[http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856 Source]</small>

==Playoffs==
The 2012 playoffs started on 1 September 2012, with the [[Goodall Cup]] final being held on 2 September.<ref name="SCHEDULE"/> Following the end of the regular season the top two teams from each conference advance to the playoff series with the winner of each conference playing in the semi-final round against the runner-up of the other conference.<ref name="CONFERENCESNAMED"/> All three games were held at the [[Hunter Ice Skating Stadium]] in [[Warners Bay, New South Wales]], the home of the [[Newcastle North Stars]]. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final.<ref name="FINALS">{{cite web | url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&pageid=3570 | title=AIHL 2012 Finals | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | date= | accessdate=2012-08-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6ACoaT8cd |archivedate=2012-08-26 |deadurl=no}}</ref> The Melbourne Ice won the Goodall Cup for the third year in a row after defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final. Todd Graham of the Melbourne Ice was named the finals MVP.<ref name="AWARDWINNERS"/>

<center>{{4TeamBracket
| RD1        = Semifinals
| RD2        = Final
| RD1-team1  = [[Adelaide Adrenaline]]
| RD1-score1 = 4
| RD1-team2  = '''[[Newcastle North Stars]]'''
| RD1-score2 = 5
| RD1-team3  = [[Sydney Ice Dogs]]
| RD1-score3 = 2
| RD1-team4  = '''[[Melbourne Ice]]'''
| RD1-score4 = 6
| RD2-team1  = [[Newcastle North Stars]]
| RD2-score1 = 3
| RD2-team2  = '''[[Melbourne Ice]]'''
| RD2-score2 = 4
}}</center>

<small>All times are UTC+10:00</small>
===Semi-finals===
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 1 September 2012
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = '''[[Adelaide Adrenaline]]'''
| team2       = [[Newcastle North Stars]]
| score       = 4 – 5
| periods     = (1–2, 2–1, 1–2)
| reference   = http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1115253 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = J. Scott
| linesman    = C. Ross
| linesman2   = M. Taylor
| stadium     = [[Hunter Ice Skating Stadium]]
| attendance  = 
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 13
| shots1      = 27
| shots2      = 22
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 1 September 2012
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = [[Sydney Ice Dogs]]
| team2       = '''[[Melbourne Ice]]'''
| score       = 2 – 6
| periods     = (0–3, 1–2, 1–1)
| reference   = http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1115254
| progression = 
| goals1      =  
| goals2      =  
| official    = R. West
| linesman    = Lampard
| linesman2   = Madsen
| stadium     = Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
| attendance  = 
| penalties1  = 26
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 27
| shots2      = 27
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

===Final===
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 2 September 2012
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''[[Melbourne Ice]]'''
| team2       = [[Newcastle North Stars]]
| score       = 4 – 3
| periods     = (1–2, 2–0, 1–1)
| reference   = http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&gameid=1115255
| progression = 
| goals1      =  
| goals2      =  
| official    = J. Scott
| linesman    = C. Ross
| linesman2   = M. Taylor
| stadium     = Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
| attendance  = 1000
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 25
| shots2      = 32
}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.theaihl.com The Australian Ice Hockey League]

{{AIHL seasons}}
{{Wikipedia}}

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[[Category:2012 in ice hockey]] 
[[Category:Australian Ice Hockey League seasons|2012]]