2007 AIHL season
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The 2007 AIHL season was the eighth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 14 April 2007 until 26 August 2007, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 1 and 2 September 2007. The Adelaide Avalanche won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Bears won the Goodall Cup for the second time by defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.
Regular season
The regular season began on 14 April 2007 and ran through to 26 August 2007 before the top four teams advanced to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.[1]
Standings
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| Adelaide Avalanche | 28 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 124 | 99 | +25 | 56 |
| Melbourne Ice | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 111 | 84 | +27 | 53 |
| Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 117 | 96 | +21 | 53 |
| The Bears | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 113 | 87 | +26 | 49 Template:Efn |
| Brisbane Blue Tongues | 28 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 126 | 111 | +15 | 46 Template:Efn |
| Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 113 | 99 | +14 | 42 Template:Efn |
| Canberra Knights | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 87 | 132 | -45 | 20 |
| Central Coast Rhinos | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 80 | 163 | -83 | 8 |
| Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | V.I.P. Cup winners |
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Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 2 September 2007[2]
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| Script error: No such module "sort". | Newcastle North Stars | 23 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 26 | F |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Brisbane Blue Tongues | 20 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 56 | F |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | The Bears | 25 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 49 | F |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Adelaide Avalanche | 20 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 109 | F |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Adelaide Avalanche | 23 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 24 | F |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | The Bears | 24 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 34 | F |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Central Coast Rhinos | 22 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 28 | C |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Adelaide Avalanche | 21 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 40 | LW |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Newcastle North Stars | 26 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 67 | D |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Melbourne Ice | 23 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 4 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time. Current as of 2 September 2007[3]
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| Script error: No such module "sort". | Newcastle North Stars | 992 | 674 | 69 | 3.48 | 0.898 | 3 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 681 | 431 | 46 | 3.38 | 0.893 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | The Bears | 1103 | 584 | 69 | 3.13 | 0.882 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Adelaide Avalanche | 994 | 594 | 70 | 3.52 | 0.882 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Melbourne Ice | 1039 | 536 | 66 | 3.18 | 0.877 | 1 |
Notes
- The Newcastle North Stars vs Canberra Knights game scheduled for 10 June was postponed by six weeks, due to power cuts caused by wild storms.
- The Adelaide Avalanche set an impressive record on 1 July against West Sydney, scoring four goals (all even-strength) in just thirty-four seconds; the comparable record in the NHL is eighty seconds, and is over sixty years old.
- The inaugural MVP award was presented to Tommy Powell of the Melbourne Ice. While Powell ranked only tenth amongst scorers (23 games, 16 goals, 18 assists), he dominated Melbourne's attack during the first half of the season, when they were at their most successful.
Goodall Cup playoffs
The 2007 playoffs was scheduled for 1 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 2 September 2007.[1] Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the Penrith Ice Palace in Penrith, 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 The Bears (2nd title) who defeated the Newcastle North Stars 3–2 in overtime after the two teams finished regulation time locked at 2–2. Bear's goaltender, Pekka Kankaanranta, was named the finals most valuable player (MVP).[4]
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Semi-finals
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Final
References
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External links
- Official website of the AIHL
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