2005 AIHL season

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2005 AIHL season
LeagueAustralian Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration16 April 2005 – 4 September 2005
Regular season
V.I.P. CupAdelaide Avalanche (3rd title)
Top scorerFrancis Walker (54 points)
(North Stars)
Goodall Cup
ChampionsNewcastle North Stars
  Runners-upAdelaide Avalanche
AIHL seasons
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The 2005 AIHL season was the sixth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 16 April 2005 until 28 August 2005, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 3 and 4 September 2005. The Adelaide Avalanche won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Newcastle North Stars won the Goodall Cup for the second time by defeating the Adelaide Avalanche in the final.

Regular season[edit]

The regular season began on 16 April 2005 and ran through to 28 August 2005 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
Adelaide Avalanche 26 19 1 0 2 4 133 77 +56 60
Newcastle North Stars 26 14 2 1 4 5 113 77 +36 50
Western Sydney Ice Dogs 26 11 1 2 2 10 102 106 -4 40
Sydney Bears 26 11 0 2 1 12 93 94 -1 38
Canberra Knights 26 11 2 0 0 13 96 102 -6 35
Brisbane Blue Tongues 26 8 1 4 0 13 112 112 0 33
Melbourne Ice 26 9 0 2 2 13 112 116 -4 33
Central Coast Rhinos 26 4 1 2 2 17 69 146 -77 19
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs V.I.P. Cup winners

Source

Statistics[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 4 September 2005[2]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM POS
Francis Walker Newcastle North Stars 24 28 26 54 60 F
Donald Nichols Newcastle North Stars 25 13 36 49 65 D
Darcy Corcoran Adelaide Avalanche 23 23 24 47 50 F
Shaun Fairweather Canberra Knights 21 23 23 46 22 F
Jordan Landry Newcastle North Stars 24 21 21 42 160 RW
Michael Harrow Canberra Knights 26 10 31 41 50 F
Greg Oddy Adelaide Avalanche 23 16 23 39 50 F
Nolan Graham Newcastle North Stars 15 22 22 37 16 LW
Lliam Webster Melbourne Ice 21 14 22 36 32 F
Robert Starke Newcastle North Stars 26 9 27 36 86 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 4 September 2005[3]

Player Team MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Matthew Ezzy Newcastle North Stars 1128 747 71 3.15 0.925 2
Eric Lien Adelaide Avalanche 777 449 55 3.54 0.878 1
David Wong Central Coast Rhinos 1084 891 120 5.54 0.865 0
Dylan Smart Canberra Knights 1035 603 84 4.06 0.861 0
Nigel Ward Adelaide Avalanche 425 212 30 3.53 0.858 0

Goodall Cup playoffs[edit]

The 2005 playoffs was scheduled for 3 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 4 September 2005. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Newcastle, New South Wales. 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 Newcastle North Stars (2nd title) who defeated the Adelaide Avalanche 3–1 in the final.[4] Newcastle's goaltender Matt Ezzy was awarded the grand final game puck post-game by coaching director Rob Barnes for his display in the final and throughout the season despite having a shoulder injury that would require surgery post-season.[5] In a first for the league and ice hockey in Australia, the 2005 Finals was broadcast live on the internet via webcam with live instant text play-by-play provided by Peter Lambert. Over 110,000 hits were registered over the Finals weekend with supports watching from as far away as North America.[5]

All times are UTC+10:00

Semi-finals[edit]

3 September 2005
16:30		Sydney Bears3–6
(2–1, 1–4, 0–1)		Adelaide AvalancheHunter Ice Skating Stadium
Attendance: 800
Game reference
Peter HaywoodGoaliesEric LienReferee:
Rob Duchemin
Linesmen:
Chris Mason
Jamie Miller
Di Piazza (Stransky, Kinateder)1 – 0
1 – 1Brlecic (Oddy, Martin)
Jayawardene (Di Piazza, Petr)2 – 1
2 – 2Keane (Delsar, Martini)
2 – 3Oddy (PP) (Corcoran, Lien)
2 – 4Thilthorpe (Oddy, McKenna)
Stransky (Nelson-Bond, Kinateder)3 – 4
3 – 5Corcoran (SH)(Oddy)
3 – 6Oddy (Walsh)
14 minPenalties6 min
19Shots25
3 September 2005
18:00		Western Sydney Ice Dogs2–5
(2–0, 2–1, 2–2)		Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
Game reference
Christian FritzGoaliesMatthew EzzyReferee:
Jeff Scott
Linesmen:
Jason Forbes
Matthew Taylor
0 – 1Foll (PP) (Byrne, LaJeunesse)
Haakstad (Wilson, Gailloux)1 – 1
1 – 2Ogilvie (Sheffield, Walker)
Gailloux (unassisted)2 – 2
2 – 3Sheffield (LaJeunesse, Starke)
2 – 4Nichols (PP) (Starke, Landry)
2 – 5Walker (Nichols, Starke)
42 minPenalties14 min
31Shots29

Final[edit]

4 September 2005
17:00		Newcastle North Stars3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)		Adelaide AvalancheHunter Ice Skating Stadium
Game reference
Matthew EzzyGoaliesEric LienReferee:
Rob Duchemin
Linesmen:
Jamie Miller
Chris Mason
Nichols (LaJeunesse)1 – 0
1 – 1Shultz (Keane, Delsar)
Ogilvie (Sheffield, Nichols)2 – 1
Landry (Walker, Starke)3 – 1
10 minPenalties37 min
35Shots32

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2005 AIHL Schedule". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ^ "2005 AIHL season: League leading players". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ^ "2006 AIHL season: League leading goalies". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ Krein, Michael (17 June 2014). AIHL ALMANAC 2014. Grossaffoltern, Switzerland: Lulu. p. 179. ISBN 9781291897173.
  5. ^ a b Lambert, Peter. "Newcastle North Stars 2005 AIHL Champions!". Ice Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 10 September 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

External links[edit]

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