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{{Infobox Pro hockey team
| team        = Newcastle North Stars
| logo        = Newcastle Northstars logo.png
| logosize    = 125px
| city        = [[Newcastle, New South Wales]]
| league      = [[Australian Ice Hockey League]]
| conference  = 
| division    = 
| founded     = 1981
| operated    = 
| arena       = [[Hunter Ice Skating Stadium]]
| colours     = Blue, red and white
| owner       = 
| captain     = 
| affiliates  = 
| parentclub  = 
| farmclub    = 
| website     = [http://northstars.com.au/ Northstars.com.au]
| name1   = Newcastle Red Wings
| dates1  = 1977–1981
| name2   = Newcastle North Stars
| dates2  = 1981–2017
| name3   = Newcastle Northstars
| dates3  = 2017–present
| championships1_type = [[H Newman Reid Trophy|H Newman Reid Trophies]]
| championships1      = '''5''' ([[2004 AIHL season|2004]], [[2009 AIHL season|2009]], [[2010 AIHL season|2010]], [[2012 AIHL season|2012]], [[2015 AIHL season|2015]])
| championships2_type = [[Goodall Cup]]s
| championships2      = '''6''' ([[2003 AIHL season|2003]], [[2005 AIHL season|2005]], [[2006 AIHL season|2006]], [[2008 AIHL season|2008]], [[2015 AIHL season|2015]], [[2016 AIHL season|2016]])
| conf_titles         = '''1''' ([[2012 AIHL season|2012]])
}}

[[File:Newcastle North Stars Logo.png|thumb|200px]]

he '''Newcastle Northstars''' (formally ''Newcastle North Stars'') is an Australian semi-professional [[ice hockey]] team from [[Newcastle, New South Wales]]. The Northstars are a member of the [[Australian Ice Hockey League]] (AIHL), joining as an expansion team in 2002. The team is based at the [[Hunter Ice Skating Stadium]] in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie, 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle. The Northstars are affiliated with the ice hockey club of the same name. The team have won six [[Goodall Cup]]s and five [[H Newman Reid Trophy|H Newman Reid Trophies]], making them the most successful team in AIHL history.

== History ==

===1977–2001 (Pre-AIHL)===
[[File:Newcastle Northstars (1981).png|thumb|left|Team photo of Newcastle North Stars team from 1981 (courtesy David Turik)]]
Ice hockey started in the city of Newcastle in 1960 at the old boxing stadium where Marketown is now situated.
Originally the Newcastle Red Wings, the Red Wings were part of national leagues of the time. Due to instability there were several variations of these leagues. The Red Wings became the North Stars in 1978 and were leading the national 'Super League' at the time when the Newcastle ice rink went into liquidation in late 1982.<ref name="NORTHEARLYYEARS">{{cite web | url = https://www.newcastlestar.com.au/story/210012/champion-garry-dore-to-lead-newcastle-north-stars/ | title = Champion Garry Dore to lead Newcastle North Stars | publisher=Newcastle Star | first=Ellie-Marie | last=Watts | date=3 April 2012 | accessdate = 4 February 2020 }}</ref>

Some players then retired, while others went on to play for teams in Sydney or join inline hockey teams that started in the 1990s in Newcastle. A Newcastle North Stars in-line hockey team was formed including former members of the defunct Wharf Road team.<ref name="NORTHEARLYYEARS"/>

In 2000 the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium (a.k.a. HISS) opened at 230 Macquarie Road, Warners Bay. The Lake Macquarie suburb, only 15&nbsp;km from the city, proved an ideal location for the new rink.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eurohockey.com/arena/1288-hunter-ice-skating-stadium-warners-bay.html | title = Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Warners Bay | publisher=www.eurohockey.com | first= | last= | date= | accessdate = 2015-07-31 }}</ref> The rink opened with former North Stars player/coach Garry Doré as general manager.<ref name="NORTHEARLYYEARS"/>

A local committee was established and the Newcastle Northstars Ice Hockey Club was registered in 2001. The team mostly consisted of Canadian expatriates along with four talented local-born players contested the New South Wales Senior B championship. The Senior B North Stars went on to win the state Senior B Championship for 2001.

Later in 2001 the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium hosted the [[Goodall Cup]] tournament. The Goodall Cup is Australia's senior men's national tournament, contested since 1909. Utilising the experience from running the tournament and gaining assistance from existing AIHL teams, rink general manager Garry Doré began building a team ready for the [[Australian Ice Hockey League]]. Canadian expatriate Don Champagne was recruited to be coach,<ref>{{cite web | url= https://icelegendsaustralia.com/legends-2/bio_champagne.html | title= Champagne, Don (1950 - ) | publisher= Legends of Australian Ice | first= Ross | last= Carpenter | date= | access-date= 3 February 2020 }}</ref> and local hockey enthusiast Peter Lambert was recruited as Team Manager.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://northstars.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3854&leagueid=14283&page=107208 | title= Meet Peter Lambert | publisher= Newcastle Northstars | first= | last= | date= 24 May 2019 | access-date= 3 February 2020 }}</ref>

===2002–2006===

The Newcastle Northstars entered the [[Australian Ice Hockey League]] (AIHL) as the North Stars in 2002. They were a part of the league's expansion that saw the league double in size from three teams to six. The Northstars joined the league along with the [[Melbourne Ice]] and [[Sydney Ice Dogs|Western Sydney Ice Dogs]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theaihl.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&pageid=10074 | title=History of the Australian Ice Hockey League | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | first= | last= | date= | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref>

Don Champagne was appointed the inaugural Northstars AIHL head coach while Bill Jones was named foundation captain. Due to a lack of local talent in the first season, the league allowed the Northstars to find players in Sydney and evenly split their roster between locals and imports. Newcastle assembled a roster for 2002 with nine Canadians expats and eight locals.<ref name="BILLJONES">{{cite web | url=http://icelegendsaustralia.com/legends-2/bio_barnes.html | title=Barnes, Robert (1955 - ) | publisher=Legends of Australian Ice | first=Ross | last=Carpenter | date= | access-date= }}</ref>

The [[2002 AIHL season|2002]] season produced highs and lows for the Novocastrians. Newcastle's first ever match in the AIHL was at home at the [[Hunter Ice Skating Stadium]] on 4 May 2002 against the [[Sydney Ice Dogs|Western Sydney Ice Dogs]]. The Northstars lost the match 3–7.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1415058 | title=Western Sydney Ice Dogs vs Newcastle North Stars boxscore | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | first= | last= | date=4 May 2002 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> Newcastle's first AIHL victory and shutout came on 19 May 2002 when they defeated the [[Canberra Knights]] 4–0.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1415954 | title=Canberra Knights vs Newcastle North Stars boxscore | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | first= | last= | date=19 May 2002 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> The Northstars finished the season in fourth place with six wins and ten losses. Canadian forward, Brett Hillier, finished the season as the Northstars top points scorers with 34 points.

In 2003, Newcastle appointed their first coaching director. Former Denmark and Canadian national team coach, Rob Barnes was appointed to the position by the Northstars.<ref name="BILLJONES"/> Barnes made an immediate impact in Newcastle with the Northstars finishing second in the league table in the [[2003 AIHL season|2003]] season. The Northstars then won their very first AIHL era trophy in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.intouchmagazine.com.au/single-post/2017/08/01/Red-Blue-on-Ice-WE-ARE-THE-NORTHSTARS | title=Red & Blue on Ice ...WE ARE THE NORTHSTARS | publisher=Intouch Magazine | first=Michelle | last=Meehan | date=8 August 2017 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> The Novocastrians defeated the Ice Dogs 4–1 in the AIHL final to claim the [[Goodall Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hockeyarchives.info/Australie2003.htm | title=Championnat d'Australie 2003 | publisher=www.hockeyarchives.info | first= | last= | date= | access-date=9 February 2020 | language=French }}</ref>

The Northstars backed up this success in [[2004 AIHL season|2004]] by finishing top of the league table having only lost one match all season and claimed the team's first premiership and [[V.I.P. Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=95397&clientID=3856&leagueID=11464 | title=Ice Dogs honour 2004 Championship | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | first=Andrew | last=McMurtry | date=31 May 2016 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> Success continued in [[2005 AIHL season|2005]] and [[2006 AIHL season|2006]] with the Northstars claiming back-to-back Goodall Cups with victories over rivals [[Adelaide Avalanche]] in the final in both seasons.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1425110 | title=2005 AIHL Final boxscore | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | first= | last= | date=4 September 2005 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1426306 | title=2006 AIHL Final boxscore | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | first= | last= | date=3 September 2006 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref>

===2007–2016===

The decade between 2007 and 2016 saw the Northstars continue their strong position within the league, establishing a winning tradition within the team culture. Newcastle throughout this period of time, claimed league premiers and the [[H Newman Reid Trophy]], four times by finishing top of the league standings in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015. The team reached the [[Goodall Cup]] final eight times, claiming three Goodall Cups in 2008,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=28706 | title=North Stars win Fourth Goodall Cup vs Ice Dogs, 4-1 | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | first=Peter | last=Lambert | date=1 September 2008 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> 2015<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/watch-newcastle-north-stars-win-australian-championship-on-penalty-shot-in-overtime | title=Newcastle North Stars win Australian championship on penalty shot in overtime | publisher=The Hockey News | first=Jared | last=Clinton | date=31 August 2015 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> and 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/4124432/north-stars-win-australian-ice-hockey-league-grand-final-i-photos/ | title=Newcastle North Stars win AIHL grand final against CBR Brave | publisher=[[Newcastle Herald]] | first=Michael | last=Parris | date=28 August 2016 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> The Northstars also found success for the first time in the NSW [[Wilson Cup]], lifting the trophy in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcastlestar.com.au/story/3022493/north-stars-win-2015-wilson-cup-photos/ | title=North Stars win 2015 Wilson Cup | publisher=Newcastle Star | first=Ellie-Marie | last=Watts | date=20 April 2015 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> The Northstars set a few team records in 2015 with their highest ever points total in a season (63), highest goals scored in a season (152) and highest goals difference (+69). Canadian import, Geordie Wudrick also set league records for highest points in a season, 91 points at a rate of 3.25 per game and most goals in a season, 44 goals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3308936/north-stars-mr-nice-guy-skates-off-with-mvp-award/ | title=North Stars' Mr Nice Guy Geordie Wudrick skates off with MVP award | publisher=Newcastle Herald | first=Josh | last=Leeson | date=26 August 2015 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> At the conclusion of the 2016 season, for the time, the team had become the most successful franchise in AIHL history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5770464/star-power-who-is-newcastles-no1-national-sporting-team/ | title=Star Power: Who is Newcastle’s No.1 national sporting team | publisher=[[Newcastle Herald]] | first=James | last=Gardiner | date=22 November 2018 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref>

===2017–present===
April 2017, prior to the start of the 2017 season, the team announced a minor change to their name. They changed their name from the North Stars to the Northstars. The re-brand was completed to align to the team with the New South Wales registered club, the Newcastle Northstars Ice Hockey Club.<ref name="NORTHSTARSRENAME2017">{{cite web | url=http://northstars.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3854&leagueid=14283&page=99641 | title=North Stars now Northstars | publisher=Newcastle Northstars |first=Peter |last=Lambert | date=2017-04-05 | access-date=2017-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416061133/http://northstars.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3854&leagueid=14283&page=99641 |archive-date=2017-04-16 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[2017 AIHL season|2017]] marked a shift in fortunes for the team. After only missing out on finals twice in the previous fifteen years, the Northstars not only failed to qualify for finals but finished their lowest ever position in the league, seventh. Ten wins from twenty eight matches with a negative twenty seven goal difference did not make for good reading.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2017/08/26/2017-aihl-season-round-18/ | title=2017 AIHL season: Round 18 | publisher=www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com | first= | last= | date=26 August 2017 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> Head coach, Andrew Petrie, decided to step down from his position at the conclusion of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcastlestar.com.au/story/4992904/petrie-out-as-northstars-change-line-up/ | title=Northstars coach Andrew Petre leaves after AIHL club opt for new structure | publisher=Newcastle Star | first= | last= | date=17 October 2017 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref>

[[2018 AIHL season|2018]] saw an improvement in the Northstars with thirteen wins in the season and a fifth-place finish under the leadership of stand-in coaching trio, Joey Theriault, Ray Sheffield and Garry Doré.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://northstars.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=103885&clientID=3854&leagueID=14283 | title=New way of coaching | publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] | first=Ellie-Marie | last=Watts | date=19 April 2018 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> However, it was still not good enough to see them qualify for the finals weekend in Melbourne and for the first time in the team's history they failed to qualify for finals back-to-back.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2018/08/24/2018-aihl-season-round-18/ | title=2018 AIHL season: Round 18 | publisher=www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com | first= | last= | date=24 August 2018 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref>

[[2019 AIHL season|2019]], the Northstars hired a new head coach in former Northstars player, John Kennedy Jnr.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcastlestar.com.au/story/5932173/northstars-name-new-coach-for-2019-john-kennedy-jr/ | title=John Kennedy Jr named Newcastle Northstars coach for 2019 Australian Ice Hockey League Season | publisher=Newcastle Star | first= | last= | date=1 March 2019 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> This was the American Aussie's first head coaching positioning since retiring as a player. The team recruited well with a number of quality imports joining from overseas. Leading the way for the team in 2019 was Canadian import Sammy Banga who finished third top points scorer in the league with sixty-six points. The Northstars saw great improvement over the previous two seasons under the guidance of John Kennedy. They finished the season runners-up in the league standings and qualified for the finals which were played in Newcastle for the first time in seven years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2019/08/23/2019-aihl-season-round-18/ | title=2019 AIHL season: Round 18 | publisher=www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com | first= | last= | date=23 August 2019 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref> Unfortunately for the Northstars, they were defeated 2-3 by the [[Perth Thunder]] in the semi-finals in front of a boisterous home crowd.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcastlestar.com.au/story/6360761/bittersweet-season-finish-for-northstars-coach/ | title=AIHL: Bittersweet feeling for Newcastle Northstars coach John Kennedy Jr | publisher=Newcastle Star | first= | last= | date=2 September 2019 | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref>

==Season-by-season results==
{| class="toccolours" style="width:120em;text-align: center"
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! colspan="24" style="background:#0D72CE;color:white;border:#0D72CE 1px solid"|Newcastle Northstars all-time record
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 70px"|Season
! colspan="11" style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid"|Regular season
! colspan="9" style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid"|Finals
! rowspan="2" style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid"|Wilson Cup
! colspan="2" style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid"|Top points scorer
|-
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|P
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|W
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|T
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|L
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|OW
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|OL
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|GF
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|GA
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|GD
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|Pts
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid"|Finish
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|P
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|W
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|L
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|GF
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 30px"|GA
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid"|Result
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 160px"|Semi Final
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 140px"|Preliminary Final
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 150px"|Goodall Cup Final
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid; width: 170px"|Name
! style="background:#c8c8c3;color:black;border:#c8c8c3 1px solid"|Points
|-
|[[2002 AIHL season|2002]] || 20 || 6 || – || 14 || – || – || 79 || 121 || -42 || 12 || 4th || colspan="9"| – || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Brett Hillier || 34
|-
|[[2003 AIHL season|2003]]<sup>1</sup> || 19 || 14 || – || 5 || – || – || 101 || 76 || +25 || 28 || bgcolor="silver"|2nd  || 2 || 2 || – || 11 || 5 || bgcolor="gold"|Champion || align="left"|Won [[2003 AIHL season#Playoffs|7-4]] ([[Sydney Bears|Bears]]) || – || align="left"|Won [[2003 AIHL season#Playoffs|4-1]] ([[Western Sydney Ice Dogs|Ice Dogs]]) || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} Pavel Shtefan || 19
|-
|[[2004 AIHL season|2004]] || 20 || 15 || 2 || 1 || 2 || – || 93 || 50 || +43 || 51 || bgcolor="gold"|1st || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 5 || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || align="left"|Won [[2004 AIHL season#Semi-finals|3-2 <small>(2OT)</small>]] ([[Adelaide Avalanche|Avalanche]]) || – || align="left"|Lost [[2004 AIHL season#Final|1-3]] ([[Western Sydney Ice Dogs|Ice Dogs]]) || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sean Starke || 38
|-
|[[2005 AIHL season|2005]] || 26 || 14 || 2 || 5 || 1 || 4 || 121 || 80 || +41 || 50 || bgcolor="silver"|2nd || 2 || 2 || – || 8 || 3 || bgcolor="gold"|Champion || align="left"|Won [[2005 AIHL season#Semi-finals|5-2]] ([[Western Sydney Ice Dogs|Ice Dogs]]) || – || align="left"|Won [[2005 AIHL season#Final|3-1]] ([[Adelaide Avalanche|Avalanche]]) || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Francis Walker || 54
|-
|[[2006 AIHL season|2006]] || 28 || 16 || – || 11 || – || 1 || 138 || 89 || +49 || 49 || 4th ||  2 || 2 || – || 10 || 1 || bgcolor="gold"|Champion || align="left"|Won [[2006 AIHL season#Semi-finals|6-1]] ([[Melbourne Ice|Ice]]) || – || align="left"|Won [[2006 AIHL season#Final|4-0]] ([[Adelaide Avalanche|Avalanche]]) || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Marcel Kars || 66
|-
|[[2007 AIHL season|2007]] || 28 || 13 || – || 6 || 4 || 5 || 106 || 87 || +19 || 52 || bgcolor="#deb678"|3rd ||  2 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 6 || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || align="left"|Won [[2007 AIHL season#Semi-finals|6-3]] ([[Melbourne Ice|Ice]]) || – || align="left"|Lost [[2007 AIHL season#Final|2-3 <small>(OT)</small>]] ([[Sydney Bears|Bears]]) || {{Tooltip|Group|Group Stage}} || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Brad Wanchulak || 69
|-
|[[2008 AIHL season|2008]] || 28 || 15 || – || 7 || 2 || 4 || 150 || 97 || +53 || 53 || 4th ||  2 || 2 || – || 11 || 6 || bgcolor="gold"|Champion || align="left"|Won [[2008 AIHL season#Semi-finals|7-5]] ([[Sydney Bears|Bears]]) || – || align="left"|Won [[2008 AIHL season#Final|4-1]] ([[Western Sydney Ice Dogs|Ice Dogs]]) || {{Tooltip|Group|Group Stage}} || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mickey Gilchrist || 67   
|-
|[[2009 AIHL season|2009]] || 24 || 17 || – || 5 || 2 || – || 122 || 85 || +37 || 55 || bgcolor="gold"|1st ||  2 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 6 || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || align="left"|Won [[2009 AIHL season#Semi-finals|5-3]] ([[Gold Coast Blue Tongues|Blue Tongues]]) || – || align="left"|Lost [[2009 AIHL season#Final|2-3 <small>(OT)</small>]] ([[Adelaide Adrenaline|Adrenaline]]) || {{Tooltip|Group|Group Stage}} || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Éric Lafrenière || 56 
|-
|[[2010 AIHL season|2010]] || 24 || 14 || – || 2 || 7 || 1 || 131 || 74 || +57 || 57 || bgcolor="gold"|1st ||  1 || – || 1 || 6 || 7 || Semi-finalist || align="left"|Lost [[2010 AIHL season#Semi-finals|6-7]] ([[Adelaide Adrenaline|Adrenaline]]) || – || – || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Bales || 81 
|-
|[[2011 AIHL season|2011]] || 28 || 18 || – || 6 || 1 || 3 || 132 || 106 || +26 || 59 || bgcolor="silver"|2nd ||  2 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 5 || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || align="left"|Won [[2011 AIHL season#Semi-finals|5-2]] ([[Sydney Ice Dogs|Ice Dogs]]) || – || align="left"|Lost [[2011 AIHL season#Final|2-3]] ([[Melbourne Ice|Ice]]) || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Cartwright || 75 
|-
|[[2012 AIHL season|2012]] || 24 || 16 || – || 6 || 2 || – || 120 || 78 || +42 || 52 || bgcolor="gold"|1st, Bauer || 2 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 8 || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || align="left"|Won [[2012 AIHL season#Semi-finals|5-4]] ([[Adelaide Adrenaline|Adrenaline]]) || – || align="left"|Lost [[2012 AIHL season#Final|3-4]] ([[Melbourne Ice|Ice]]) || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jeremy Boyer || 58
|-
|[[2013 AIHL season|2013]] || 28 || 17 || – || 7 || 3 || 1 || 132 || 75 || +57 || 58 || bgcolor="silver"|2nd || 2 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 7 || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || align="left"|Won [[2013 AIHL season#Semi-finals|6-1]] ([[Perth Thunder|Thunder]]) || – || align="left"|Lost [[2013 AIHL season#Final|3-6]] ([[Sydney Ice Dogs|Ice Dogs]]) || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Martens || 67
|-
|[[2014 AIHL season|2014]] || 28 || 11 || – || 15 || – || 2 || 87 || 106 || -19 || 35 || 6th || colspan="9"| – || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Chris Wilson || 49
|-
|[[2015 AIHL season|2015]] || 28 || 19 || – || 4 || 1 || 4 || 152 || 83 || +69 || 63 || bgcolor="gold"|1st || 2 || 2 || – || 7 || 5 || bgcolor="gold"|Champion || align="left"|Won [[2015 AIHL season#Semi-finals|4-3]] ([[CBR Brave|Brave]]) || – || align="left"|Won [[2015 AIHL season#Final|3-2]] ([[Melbourne Ice|Ice]]) || bgcolor="gold"|Winner || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Geordie Wudrick || 91
|-
|[[2016 AIHL season|2016]] || 28 || 15 || – || 7 || 1 || 5 || 105 || 74 || +31 || 52 || bgcolor="#deb678"|3rd || 2 || 2 || – || 5 || 3 || bgcolor="gold"|Champion || align="left"|Won [[2016 AIHL season#Semi-finals|3-2 <small>(OT)</small>]] ([[Perth Thunder|Thunder]]) || – || align="left"|Won [[2016 AIHL season#Final|3-2]] ([[CBR Brave|Brave]]) || {{Tooltip|Group|Group Stage}} || align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Connor McLaughlin || 61
|-
|[[2017 AIHL season|2017]] || 28 || 7 || – || 15 || 3 || 3 || 97 || 124 || -27 || 30 || 7th || colspan="9"| – || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Joe Harcharik || 44
|-
|[[2018 AIHL season|2018]] || 28 || 9 || – || 11 || 4 || 4 || 106 || 119 || -13 || 39 || 5th || colspan="9"| – || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Joe Harcharik || 37
|-
|[[2019 AIHL season|2019]] || 28 || 16 || – || 9 || 3 || 0 || 127 || 89 || +38 || 54 || bgcolor="silver"|2nd || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || Semi-finalist ||align="left"| Lost [[2019 AIHL season#Semi-finals|2-3]] ([[Perth Thunder|Thunder]]) || – || – || – ||align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Sammy Banga || 66
|-
|bgcolor="#f5f2f2"|[[2020 AIHL season|2020]] || rowspan="2" colspan=23 bgcolor="#f5f2f2"| ''2020 and 2021 AIHL seasons were cancelled and not contested''
|-
|bgcolor="#f5f2f2"|[[2021 AIHL season|2021]]
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|[[2022 AIHL season|2022]] || 20 || 15 || – || 3 || – || 2 || 112 || 74 || +38 || 47 || bgcolor="silver"|2nd || 3 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 12 || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || align="left"|Lost [[2022 AIHL season#Semi-finals|1-6]] ([[CBR Brave|Brave]]) || align="left"|Won [[2022 AIHL season#Preliminary final|4-3 <small>(OT)</small>]] ([[Sydney Bears|Bears]]) || align="left"|Lost [[2022 AIHL season#Final|2-3]] ([[CBR Brave|Brave]]) || – || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Francis Drolet || 45
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| bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Totals || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|485 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|267 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|4 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|139 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|36 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|39 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|2211 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|1687 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|+524 || colspan=2 bgcolor="#e8e8e8"| || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|29 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|19 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|10 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|110 || bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|82 || colspan=7 bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|
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:<sup>1</sup> <small>2003 AIHL season statistics are incomplete. No one source has all the information and the AIHL has not published official statistics on www.theaihl.com.</small>
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==Championships==
[[File:Goodall Cup.jpg|thumb|right|The Goodall Cup on top of the then champions, Newcastle Northstars, sweater ahead of the 2004 AIHL Finals weekend]]
*'''[[Goodall Cup]]''' 
:{{gold1}} '''Champions (6):''' [[2003 AIHL season|2003]], [[2005 AIHL season|2005]], [[2006 AIHL season|2006]], [[2008 AIHL season|2008]], [[2015 AIHL season|2015]], [[2016 AIHL season|2016]]
:{{Silver2}} Runners-Up (7): [[2004 AIHL season|2004]], [[2007 AIHL season|2007]], [[2009 AIHL season|2009]], [[2011 AIHL season|2011]], [[2012 AIHL season|2012]], [[2013 AIHL season|2013]], [[2022 AIHL season|2022]] 

*'''[[H Newman Reid Trophy]]''' (2008-Current)
:{{gold1}} '''Premiers (4):''' [[2009 AIHL season|2009]], [[2010 AIHL season|2010]], [[2012 AIHL season|2012]], [[2015 AIHL season|2015]]
:{{Silver2}} Runners-Up (4): [[2011 AIHL season|2011]], [[2013 AIHL season|2013]], [[2019 AIHL season|2019]], [[2022 AIHL season|2022]]

*'''[[V.I.P. Cup]]''' (2004–07)<sup>*</sup>
:{{gold1}} '''Premiers (1):''' [[2004 AIHL season|2004]]
:{{Silver2}} Runners-Up (2): [[2003 AIHL season|2003]], [[2005 AIHL season|2005]]

*'''[[Wilson Cup]]'''
:{{gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' [[Wilson Cup|2015]]
:{{Silver2}} Runners-Up (1): [[Wilson Cup|2014]]

*'''Bauer Conference'''
:{{gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' [[2012 AIHL season|2012]]

:<sup>*</sup> <small>This list also includes Premierships prior to the first trophy, V.I.P. Cup, for Premiers in 2004.</small>

==External links==
* Official Website: [http://northstars.com.au Newcastle North Stars]
* AIHL Website: [http://theaihl.com.au Australian Ice Hockey League]

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[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Australia]]