| 2003 AIHL season | |
| League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Champions | Newcastle North Stars |
| Top scorer | Pavel Shtefan |
The 2002 AIHL season is the 4th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).
Regular season[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Northstars | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 12 |
| Adelaide Avalanche1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 27 | 14 |
| West Sydney Ice Dogs1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 8 |
| Melbourne Ice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 32 | –12 | 4 |
| Sydney Bears | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 34 | –11 | 2 |
| Canberra Knights | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 64 | –48 | 0 |
- 1 Both teams played a double points game, won by Adelaide, which resulted their games played being recorded as seven.
Playoffs[]
The playoffs were held at Sydney's Glaciarium. Newcastle defeated the West Sydney 4–1 in the final to win their first championship and the Goodall Cup.
Statistics[]
Scoring leaders[]
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[1]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Shtefan | Newcastle North Stars | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | |
| Daryl Bat | Newcastle North Stars | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | |
| Greg Oddy | Adelaide Avalanche | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | F |
| Jake Ludvig | Newcastle North Stars | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | |
| Vladimir Rubes | Sydney Bears | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | F |
| Chris Sekura | West Sydney Ice Dogs | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 31 | F |
| Dylan Martini | Adelaide Avalanche | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | D |
| Phillipe Roussell | West Sydney Ice Dogs | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | F |
| Murray Wand | Sydney Bears | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | F |
| Trevor Walsh | Adelaide Avalanche | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | F |
Leading goaltenders[]
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.[1]
| Player | Team | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Benedictson | Adelaide Avalanche | 135:00 | 70 | 6 | 2.00 | 91.43 | 0 |
| Eric Lein | Adelaide Avalanche | 135:00 | 70 | 7 | 2.33 | 90.00 | 0 |
| Trevor Battaglia | Newcastle North Stars | 270:00 | 166 | 17 | 2.83 | 89.76 | 0 |
| Alan Becken | West Sydney Ice Dogs | 224:10 | 132 | 16 | 3.21 | 87.88 | 1 |
| Stuart Denman | Melbourne Ice | 135:00 | 89 | 15 | 5.00 | 83.15 | 0 |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 AIHL Statistics. Ice Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved on 2010-04-09.
External links[]
See also[]
| Australian Ice Hockey League seasons |
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| 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 |
 Australian Ice Hockey League | |
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| Teams | Adelaide Adrenaline · CBR Brave · Melbourne Ice · Melbourne Mustangs · Newcastle North Stars · Perth Thunder · Sydney Bears · Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Former teams | Adelaide Avalanche · Canberra Knights · Central Coast Rhinos · Gold Coast Blue Tongues |
| Other | Goodall Cup · V.I.P. Cup · Wilson Cup · List of AIHL seasons · Pacific Hockey League (Australia) |
| Seasons | 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 |
| Current arenas | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium - Adelaide IceArenA - O'Brien Icehouse - Macquarie Ice Rink - Perth Ice Arena - Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| Related articles: IIHF · Ice Hockey Australia · Australia national ice hockey team · East Coast Super League | |
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