2004 AIHL 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
LeagueAustralian Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration1 May 2004 – 5 September 2004
Regular season
V.I.P. CupNewcastle North Stars (1st title)
Top scorerMartin Jesko (41 points)
(Ice Dogs)
Goodall Cup
ChampionsWestern Sydney Ice Dogs
  Runners-upNewcastle North Stars

Regular season

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 Stars201522019350+4351
Western Sydney Ice Dogs201100279271+2135
Sydney Bears20811466871-331
Adelaide Avalanche20711296468-429
Melbourne Ice205120125371-1820
Canberra Knights2031201453109-5614
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs Premiership winners

Source

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 JeskoWestern Sydney Ice Dogs1720214114F
Sean StarkeNewcastle North Stars1719193851F
John HeinenWestern Sydney Ice Dogs1817213818F
Greg OddyAdelaide Avalanche1712183040C
Rob DucheminNewcastle North Stars1916112746F
Trevor WalshAdelaide Avalanche17161026110C
Alex D'JamirzeWestern Sydney Ice Dogs1915112620F
Steve WasylkoNewcastle North Stars1912142626C
Trent UlmerSydney Bears1711132412F
Robert StarkeNewcastle North Stars1810142462D

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 EzzyNewcastle North Stars778488393.150.9200
Kenric ExnerSydney Bears728493593.540.8800
Eric LienAdelaide Avalanche632405495.540.8790
Gabe RobledoWestern Sydney Ice Dogs272134184.060.8660
Stuart DenmanMelbourne Ice725466653.530.8610

Goodall Cup playoffs

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 Avalanche2–3 (2OT)
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1)		Newcastle North StarsErina Ice Arena
4 September 2004Sydney Bears4–5Western Sydney Ice DogsErina Ice Arena

Final
5 September 2004Western Sydney Ice Dogs3–1Newcastle North StarsErina Ice Arena

References
  1. "2004 AIHL Schedule". theaihl.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. "AIHL 2003-2004 season: Regular Season Player Stats". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. "2004 AIHL season: League leading goalies". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. McMurtry, Andrew (31 May 2016). "Ice Dogs honour 2004 Championship". theaihl.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.


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