2004 AIHL season

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2004 AIHL season
LeagueAustralian Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration1 May 2004 – 5 September 2004
Regular season
V.I.P. CupNewcastle North Stars (1st title)
Top scorerMartin Jesko (41 points)
(Ice Dogs)
Goodall Cup
ChampionsWestern Sydney Ice Dogs
  Runners-upNewcastle North Stars
AIHL seasons
← 2003
2005 →

The 2004 AIHL season was the fifth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 1 May 2004 until 29 August 2004, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 4 and 5 September 2004. The Newcastle North Stars won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Western Sydney Ice Dogs won the Goodall Cup for the first time by defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.

Regular season[edit]

The regular season began on 1 May 2004 and ran through to 29 August 2004 before the top four teams advanced to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.[1]

Standings[edit]

Team GP W T OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
Newcastle North Stars 20 15 2 2 0 1 93 50 +43 51
Western Sydney Ice Dogs 20 11 0 0 2 7 92 71 +21 35
Sydney Bears 20 8 1 1 4 6 68 71 -3 31
Adelaide Avalanche 20 7 1 1 2 9 64 68 -4 29
Melbourne Ice 20 5 1 2 0 12 53 71 -18 20
Canberra Knights 20 3 1 2 0 14 53 109 -56 14
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs Premiership winners

Source

Statistics[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 5 September 2004[2]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM POS
Martin Jesko Western Sydney Ice Dogs 17 20 21 41 14 F
Sean Starke Newcastle North Stars 17 19 19 38 51 F
John Heinen Western Sydney Ice Dogs 18 17 21 38 18 F
Greg Oddy Adelaide Avalanche 17 12 18 30 40 C
Rob Duchemin Newcastle North Stars 19 16 11 27 46 F
Trevor Walsh Adelaide Avalanche 17 16 10 26 110 C
Alex D'Jamirze Western Sydney Ice Dogs 19 15 11 26 20 F
Steve Wasylko Newcastle North Stars 19 12 14 26 26 C
Trent Ulmer Sydney Bears 17 11 13 24 12 F
Robert Starke Newcastle North Stars 18 10 14 24 62 D

Leading goaltenders[edit]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time. Current as of 5 September 2004[3]

Player Team MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Matthew Ezzy Newcastle North Stars 778 488 39 3.15 0.920 0
Kenric Exner Sydney Bears 728 493 59 3.54 0.880 0
Eric Lien Adelaide Avalanche 632 405 49 5.54 0.879 0
Gabe Robledo Western Sydney Ice Dogs 272 134 18 4.06 0.866 0
Stuart Denman Melbourne Ice 725 466 65 3.53 0.861 0

Goodall Cup playoffs[edit]

The 2004 playoffs was scheduled for 4 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 5 September 2004. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the Erina Ice Arena in the Central Coast, New South Wales region. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The Goodall Cup was won by Western Sydney Ice Dogs (1st title) who defeated the Newcastle North Stars 3–1 in the final.[4]

All times are UTC+10:00

Semi-finals[edit]

4 September 2004
17:49		Adelaide Avalanche2–3 (2OT)
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1)		Newcastle North StarsErina Ice Arena
Game reference
Eric LienGoaliesMatthew EzzyReferee:
Allan Wishewan
Linesmen:
Jamie Miller
JStephen De Witt
0 – 1S.Starke (Duchemin, Wasylko)
Martini (Harding)1 – 1
Martini (Oddy)2 – 1
2 – 2R.Starke (unassisted)
2 – 3Wilson (SH) (Ogilvie)
40 minPenalties38 min
34Shots32
4 September 2004Sydney Bears4–5Western Sydney Ice DogsErina Ice Arena
Game reference

Final[edit]

5 September 2004Western Sydney Ice Dogs3–1Newcastle North StarsErina Ice Arena
Game reference

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2004 AIHL Schedule". theaihl.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ^ "AIHL 2003-2004 season: Regular Season Player Stats". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ "2004 AIHL season: League leading goalies". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ McMurtry, Andrew (31 May 2016). "Ice Dogs honour 2004 Championship". theaihl.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

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