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	In [[2004 AIHL season\|2004]], the Ice Dogs went one better and claimed the AIHL championship and the Goodall Cup for the first time in the team's history. They matched-up against the dominant North Stars, who won all but one match in the regular season, in the final for the second season in a row but this time they defeated them 3–1.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=95397 \| title=Ice Dogs honour 2004 Championship \| publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] \| first=Andrew \| last=McMurtry \| date=31 May 2016 \| accessdate=23 February 2020 }}</ref>		In [[2004 AIHL season\|2004]], the Ice Dogs went one better and claimed the AIHL championship and the Goodall Cup for the first time in the team's history. They matched-up against the dominant North Stars, who won all but one match in the regular season, in the final for the second season in a row but this time they defeated them 3–1.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&page=95397 \| title=Ice Dogs honour 2004 Championship \| publisher=[[Australian Ice Hockey League]] \| first=Andrew \| last=McMurtry \| date=31 May 2016 \| accessdate=23 February 2020 }}</ref>

	October 2007, the Blacktown Ice Arena closed down leaving the Ice Dogs without a rink for the 2008 season.<ref name="2007BlacktownRinkClose">{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU3Kye_p9Iw \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/gU3Kye_p9Iw \|archive-date=2021-12-19 \|url-status=live\|title=Blacktown Ice Arena Closing\|publisher=Seven Network \|date=23 October 2007 \|accessdate=27 July 2017~~}}{{cbignore~~}}</ref> The Ice Dogs moved to Baulkham Hills and played out of the [[Sydney Ice Arena]] for one season as they looked for a new home. During [[2008 AIHL season\|2008]], the Ice Dogs finished the regular season runner-up and qualified for finals after missing out the year before. Western Sydney defeated the [[Melbourne Ice]] in the semi-finals in overtime before coming up against [[Newcastle North Stars\|Newcastle]] for the third time in a Goodall Cup (championship) final. In a score line replicating the 2003 final, the North Stars ran out a 1–4 victory over the Ice Dogs thanks in large part to the individual exploits of Mickey Gilchrist.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/487125/champagne-bubbles-over-fourth-triumph/ \| title=Champagne bubbles over fourth triumph \| work=Newcastle Herald \| first=Josh \| last=Leeson \| date=1 September 2008 \| accessdate=23 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1445&cHash=a532816f57e49990fea7be39a60403a0 \| title=Season over down under \| publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] \| first=Martin \| last=Merk \| date=1 September 2008 \| accessdate=23 February 2020 }}</ref>		October 2007, the Blacktown Ice Arena closed down leaving the Ice Dogs without a rink for the 2008 season.<ref name="2007BlacktownRinkClose">{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU3Kye_p9Iw \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/gU3Kye_p9Iw \|archive-date=2021-12-19 \|url-status=live\|title=Blacktown Ice Arena Closing\|publisher=Seven Network \|date=23 October 2007 \|accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> The Ice Dogs moved to Baulkham Hills and played out of the [[Sydney Ice Arena]] for one season as they looked for a new home. During [[2008 AIHL season\|2008]], the Ice Dogs finished the regular season runner-up and qualified for finals after missing out the year before. Western Sydney defeated the [[Melbourne Ice]] in the semi-finals in overtime before coming up against [[Newcastle North Stars\|Newcastle]] for the third time in a Goodall Cup (championship) final. In a score line replicating the 2003 final, the North Stars ran out a 1–4 victory over the Ice Dogs thanks in large part to the individual exploits of Mickey Gilchrist.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/487125/champagne-bubbles-over-fourth-triumph/ \| title=Champagne bubbles over fourth triumph \| work=Newcastle Herald \| first=Josh \| last=Leeson \| date=1 September 2008 \| accessdate=23 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1445&cHash=a532816f57e49990fea7be39a60403a0 \| title=Season over down under \| publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] \| first=Martin \| last=Merk \| date=1 September 2008 \| accessdate=23 February 2020 }}</ref>

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{{Infobox Pro hockey team
| team = Sydney Ice Dogs
| logo = Sydney Ice Dogs Logo.png
| logosize = 173px
| city = [[Liverpool, New South Wales]]
| league = [[Australian Ice Hockey League]]
| conference =
| division =
| founded = 2002
| operated =
| arena = [[Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink]]
| colours = Burgundy, blue, yellow and white
| owner =
| affiliates =
| parentclub =
| farmclub =
| website = http://www.icedogs.com.au/
| name1 = Western Sydney Ice Dogs
| dates1 = 2002–2009
| name2 = Sydney Ice Dogs
| dates2 = 2009–present
| championships1_type = [[Goodall Cup]]s
| championships1 = '''2''' ([[2004 AIHL season|2004]], [[2013 AIHL season|2013]])
| reg_season_titles = '''1''' ([[2013 AIHL season|2013]])
| conf_titles = '''0'''
}}

The '''Sydney Ice Dogs''' are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the [[Australian Ice Hockey League]]. The team plays its home games at the Liverpool Catholic Club’s ice rink in [[New South Wales]], a suburb of south-western [[Sydney]].

==History==
The Ice Dogs (along with the [[Melbourne Ice]] and [[Newcastle North Stars]]) were part of a three-team expansion to the AIHL in 2002, joining the original teams [[Adelaide Avalanche]] (who disbanded in 2008), [[Canberra Knights]] and [[Sydney Bears]].

Ice hockey in Western Sydney goes back to 1981, when the [[Blacktown Flyers]] were a foundation member of the [[New South Wales Superleague]]. While lasting for thirteen seasons, this league struggled to gain stability and folded, to be reborn in 1994 as the ECSL, however it too would be disbanded in 2000 with Western Sydney having no representative in the newly formed AIHL.

The region returned to the national ice hockey map in 2002 when the Ice Dogs joined the AIHL. John Wilson, owner of the Blacktown Ice arena funded the team and Anthony Wilson (his son) captained, managed and recruited for the team. The teams' first season was a success despite missing the semi-finals, finishing third out of six teams. It was not enough to make the finals, however, with a four-team playoff series would not be introduced until the 2003 season.

The Ice Dogs finished third in 2003 as well, but made the final after defeating the second-placed [[Adelaide Avalanche]] to reach the Goodall Cup final in 2003, before losing the championship game 4-1 to Newcastle. They would have their revenge in 2004, as both teams again squared off for the Cup and the Ice Dogs won 3-1. The 18-year-old goaltender Gabriel Robledo was instrumental in Ice Dogs Finals win. A healthy rivalry between the Ice Dogs and the North Stars arose from these two championship games.
2 star imports that season was John Heinen and Martin Jesko.

At the start of the [[2009 AIHL season|2009 season]] the team was renamed to "Sydney Ice Dogs", dropping the Western part of the title.<ref name="AIHL STNI">{{cite web | url = http://www.theaihl.com.au/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=34983 | title = Same teams new identity | publisher = [[Australian Ice Hockey League|AIHL]] | date = | accessdate = 27 April 2009}}</ref> This also coincided with the complete redesign and re-launch of their website early in the 2009 season. Updated news and feature articles were a regular offering via the dedicated blog named, "Give a Dog a Blog". In 2010, the website promises of a new section for video highlights of home games tentatively named 'Ice Dogs TV'. On 24 April 2014 the Sydney Ice Dogs head coach Ron Kuprowsky and his assistants Colin Downie and Brad Andrlon had resigned from their positions.<ref name="KUPROWSKYRESIGNS">{{cite web | url=http://ontheflyhockey.com/ron-kuprowsky-sydney-ice-dogs-part-ways/ | title=Ron Kuprowsky and Sydney Ice Dogs part ways | publisher=On the Fly Hockey |first=Andrew |last=MacDougall | date=2014-04-24 | accessdate=2014-05-24 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6PniKld5u |archivedate=2014-05-24 |deadurl=no}}</ref> The club appointed Dion Dunwoodie as interim head coach with Mark Page and Anthony Wilson as his assistants. On 9 May 2014 the Ice Dogs signed Andrew Petrie as their new head coach.<ref name="DOGSSIGNPETRIE">{{cite web | url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&page=79919 | title=Experienced Petrie joins Ice Dogs as head coach | publisher=Australian Ice Hockey League |first=Andrew |last=McMurty | date=2014-05-08 | accessdate=2014-05-24 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6PniagdAt |archivedate=2014-05-24 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

==Season by season results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
|-
!width=60|Season
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|T1|Ties}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW2|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL2|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
!width=100|Finish
!width=320|Playoff
|-
|[[2002 AIHL season|2002]] || 15 || 8 || 1 || – || – || 6 || 54 || 48 || 17 || 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| Did not qualify
|-
|[[2003 AIHL season|2003]] || 7 || 4 || 0 || – || – || 23 || 38 || 24 || 8 || 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| Won semi-finals vs. [[Adelaide Avalanche]] Lost in [[Goodall Cup]] final vs. [[Newcastle North Stars]], 4–1
|-
|[[2004 AIHL season|2004]] || 19 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 92 || 71 || 32 || 2 ||style="text-align:left;"| '''Won''' semi-finals vs. [[Sydney Bears]], 5–4 '''Won''' [[Goodall Cup]] final vs. [[Newcastle North Stars]], 3–1
|-
|[[2005 AIHL season|2005]] || 26 || 11 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 10 || 105 || 110 || 40 || 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| Lost in semi-finals vs. [[Newcastle North Stars]]
|-
|[[2006 AIHL season|2006]] || 28 || 18 || – || 1 || 0 || 9 || 95 || 82 || 56 || 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| Lost in semi-finals vs. [[Adelaide Avalanche]], 2–5
|-
|[[2007 AIHL season|2007]] || 28 || 10 || – || 7 || 1 || 10 || 105 || 93 || 42 || 6 ||style="text-align:left;"| Did not qualify
|-
|[[2008 AIHL season|2008]] || 28 || 15 || – || 4 || 1 || 8 || 126 || 91 || 54 || 2 ||style="text-align:left;"| Won semi-finals vs. [[Melbourne Ice]], 2–1 Lost [[Goodall Cup]] final vs. [[Newcastle North Stars]], 1–4
|-
|[[2009 AIHL season|2009]] || 24 || 10 || – || 1 || 2 || 11 || 87 || 90 || 34 || 5 ||style="text-align:left;"| Did not qualify
|-
|[[2010 AIHL season|2010]] || 24 || 4 || – || 0 || 3 || 17 || 74 || 120 || 15 || 7 ||style="text-align:left;"| Did not qualify
|-
|[[2011 AIHL season|2011]] || 28 || 17 || – || 2 || 0 || 9 || 124 || 90 || 55 || 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| Lost in semi-finals vs. [[Newcastle North Stars]], 2–5
|-
|[[2012 AIHL season|2012]] || 24 || 12 || – || 1 || 2 || 9 || 96 || 99 || 40 || 2nd, Bauer ||style="text-align:left;"| Lost in semi-finals vs. [[Melbourne Ice]], 2–6
|-
|[[2013 AIHL season|2013]] || 28 || 18 || – || 3 || 1 || 6 || 117 || 80 || 61 || 1 ||style="text-align:left;"| '''Won''' semi-finals vs. [[Melbourne Ice]], 4–2 '''Won''' [[Goodall Cup]] final vs. [[Newcastle North Stars]], 6–3
|-
|[[2014 AIHL season|2014]] || 28 || 14 || – || 2 || 1 || 11 || 116 || 97 || 47 || 4 ||style="text-align:left;"| Lost semi-finals vs. [[Melbourne Mustangs]], 4–6
|-
|[[2015 AIHL season|2015]] || 28 || 0 || – || 1 || 0 || 27 || 39 || 209 || 04 || 8 ||align="left"| Did not qualify
|}

:1 As of the [[2006 AIHL season]], all games will have a winner.
:2 OTW and OTL include shootout wins and shootout losses respectively.
:3 One of these losses was a double points game which would give the total of seven games played.<ref name="IHA 2003AIHL">{{cite web | url = http://www.iha.org.au/AIHL_Statistics_2003.asp | title = 2003 AIHL Statistics | publisher = [[Ice Hockey Australia]] | date = | accessdate = 9 April 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5or9PaZRe |archivedate=9 April 2010 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
:4 The Ice Dogs were fined three competition points for multiple breaches by-law 4 which requires teams to travel with at least 15 players unless an exemption has been granted.<ref name="ICEDOGSFINEDBYLAW4">{{cite web | url=http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&page=89321 | title=Ice Dogs docked points for by-law breach | publisher=Australian Ice Hockey League | date=2015-07-28 | accessdate=2015-08-02 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6aTVRZ6Bs |archivedate=2015-08-02 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

==Championships==
:'''[[Goodall Cup]]''': [[2004 AIHL season|2004]], [[2013 AIHL season|2013]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.icedogs.com.au Official website]
*[http://www.theaihl.com.au Australian Ice Hockey League]

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Australia]]