2005 AIHL season

2005 AIHL season
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration 16 April 2005 – 4 September 2005
Regular season
V.I.P. Cup Adelaide Avalanche
Top scorer Francis Walker (North Stars)
Goodall Cup
Champions Newcastle North Stars
  Runners-up Adelaide Avalanche

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

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

Team GP W T OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
Adelaide Avalanche2619102413377+5660
Newcastle North Stars2614214511377+3650
Western Sydney Ice Dogs261112210102106-440
Sydney Bears2611021129394-138
Canberra Knights26112001396102-635
Brisbane Blue Tongues26814013112112033
Melbourne Ice26902213112116-433
Central Coast Rhinos2641221769146-7719
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs

Source

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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 WalkerNewcastle North Stars2428265460F
Donald NicholsNewcastle North Stars2513364965D
Darcy CorcoranAdelaide Avalanche2323244750F
Shaun FairweatherCanberra Knights2123234622F
Jordan LandryNewcastle North Stars24212142160RW
Michael HarrowCanberra Knights2610314150F
Greg OddyAdelaide Avalanche2316233950F
Nolan GrahamNewcastle North Stars1522223716LW
Lliam WebsterMelbourne Ice2114223632F
Robert StarkeNewcastle North Stars269273686D

Leading goaltenders

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 EzzyNewcastle North Stars1128747713.150.9252
Eric LienAdelaide Avalanche777449553.540.8781
David WongCentral Coast Rhinos10848911205.540.8650
Dylan SmartCanberra Knights1035603844.060.8610
Nigel WardAdelaide Avalanche425212303.530.8580

Goodall Cup Playoffs

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]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Sydney Bears 3
4 Adelaide Avalanche 6
Newcastle North Stars 3
Adelaide Avalanche 1
3 Western Sydney Ice Dogs 2
2 Newcastle North Stars 5

All times are UTC+10:00

Semi-finals

3 September 2005
16:30		Sydney Bears3–6
(2–1, 1–4, 0–1)		Adelaide AvalancheHunter Ice Skating Stadium
Attendance: 800
3 September 2005
18:00		Western Sydney Ice Dogs2–5
(2–0, 2–1, 2–2)		Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium

Final

4 September 2005
17:00		Newcastle North Stars3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)		Adelaide AvalancheHunter Ice Skating Stadium

References

  1. ↑ "2005 AIHL Schedule". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. ↑ "2005 AIHL season: League leading players". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. ↑ "2006 AIHL season: League leading goalies". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  4. ↑ Krein, Michael (2014-06-17). AIHL ALMANAC 2014. Grossaffoltern, Switzerland: Lulu. p. 179. ISBN 9781291897173.
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