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2007 AIHL season

2007 AIHL season
FieldValue
title2007 AIHL season
leagueAustralian Ice Hockey League
sportIce hockey
colorblack
color_textwhite
duration14 April 2007 – 2 September 2007
seasonRegular season
season_champ_nameV.I.P. Cup
season_champsAdelaide Avalanche (4th title)
MVPTommy Powell (Ice)
top_scorerBrad Wanchulak (69 points)
(North Stars)
finalsGoodall Cup
finals_linkGoodall Cup
finals_champThe Bears
finals_runner-upNewcastle North Stars
finals_MVPPekka Kankaanranta (The Bears)
nextseason_year[2008](2008-aihl-season)
prevseason_year[2006](2006-aihl-season)
seasonslistnamesAIHL

(North Stars) | finals_runner-up = Newcastle North Stars

Don Burke (#44) playing for the Brisbane Blue Tongues during the 2007 AIHL season.

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.

Standings

TeamGPWSOWSOLLGFGAGDFPTS
Adelaide Avalanche281713712499+25**56**
Melbourne Ice281443711184+27**53**
Newcastle North Stars281354611796+21**53**
The Bears281442711387+26**49**
Brisbane Blue Tongues2815048126111+15**46**
Western Sydney Ice Dogs281071911399+14**42**
Canberra Knights286022087132-45**20**
Central Coast Rhinos282022480163-83**8**
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsV.I.P. Cup winners

Notes: Source

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 2 September 2007

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIMPOS
Newcastle North Stars233138**69**26F
Brisbane Blue Tongues203923**62**56F
The Bears252042**62**49F
Adelaide Avalanche202419**43**109F
Adelaide Avalanche232220**42**24F
The Bears241526**41**34F
Central Coast Rhinos221127**38**28C
Adelaide Avalanche211720**37**40LW
Newcastle North Stars26728**35**67D
Melbourne Ice231618**34**4F

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

PlayerTeamMIPSOGGAGAASVS%SO
Newcastle North Stars992674693.48**0.898**3
Western Sydney Ice Dogs681431463.38**0.893**0
The Bears1103584693.13**0.882**2
Adelaide Avalanche994594703.52**0.882**1
Melbourne Ice1039536663.18**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. 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).

| RD1-team1=The Bears | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-team2=Adelaide Avalanche | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-team3=Newcastle North Stars | RD1-score3=6 | RD1-team4=Melbourne Ice | RD1-score4=3 | RD2-team1=The Bears | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-team2=Newcastle North Stars | RD2-score2=2

All times are UTC+10:00

Semi-finals

2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 4 – 1 Jayawardene (unassisted) Jayawardene (PP) (unassisted) Rubes (Schlamp) 2 – 0 3 – 0 4 – 0 4 – 1 5 – 1 5 – 2 6 – 2 6 – 3 Corcoran (SH) (Wanchulak, Starke) Corcoran (Smith, Hawkins) Corcoran (SH) (Wanchulak, Ezzy) Wanchulak (PP) (Corcoran, McKenna) Corcoran (PP) (McKenna, Hawkins) V.Hughes (Hardy, Street) Webster (unassisted)

Final

2 – 0 2 – 1 2 – 2 3 – 2 Jayawardene (Sonter, Nelson-Bond) Pasminka (PP) (Rubes, Schlamp) Corcoran (PP) (Starke, Wanchulak)

References

References

  1. "2007 AIHL Schedule". theaihl.com.
  2. "2007 AIHL season: League leading players". theaihl.com.
  3. "2007 AIHL season: League leading goalies". theaihl.com.
  4. (2 September 2007). "2007 AIHL Grand Final Boxscore". theaihl.com.
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