2004_AIHL_season
2004 AIHL season
Sports season
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.
| 2004 AIHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 1 May 2004 – 5 September 2004 |
| Regular season | |
| V.I.P. Cup | Newcastle North Stars (1st title) |
| Top scorer | Martin Jesko (41 points) (Ice Dogs) |
| Goodall Cup | |
| Champions | Western Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Runners-up | Newcastle North Stars |
| AIHL seasons | |
← 2003 2005 → | |
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
| 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 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
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
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 |
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]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Adelaide Avalanche | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Newcastle North Stars | 3 | |||||||
| Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 3 | ||||||||
| Newcastle North Stars | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Sydney Bears | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 5 | |||||||
All times are UTC+10:00
Semi-finals
| 4 September 2004 17:49 | Adelaide Avalanche | 2–3 (2OT) (0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Newcastle North Stars | Erina Ice Arena |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Lien | Goalies | Matthew Ezzy | Referee: Allan Wishewan Linesmen: Jamie Miller JStephen De Witt | ||||||||||||||
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| 40 min | Penalties | 38 min | |||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 September 2004 | Sydney Bears | 4–5 | Western Sydney Ice Dogs | Erina Ice Arena |
Final
| 5 September 2004 | Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 3–1 | Newcastle North Stars | Erina Ice Arena |
- "2004 AIHL Schedule". theaihl.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "AIHL 2003-2004 season: Regular Season Player Stats". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "2004 AIHL season: League leading goalies". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- McMurtry, Andrew (31 May 2016). "Ice Dogs honour 2004 Championship". theaihl.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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