2013–14 AJIHL season

2013–14 AJIHL season
League	Australian Junior Ice Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	5 October 2013 – 9 March 2014
Number of games	15
Number of teams	6
Regular season
Premiers	Sydney Sabres
Top scorer	Casey Kubara
AJIHL Champions Trophy
Champions	Sydney Sabres
Runners-up	Melbourne Whalers

The 2013–14 AJIHL season is the second season of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. It ran from 5 October 2013 until 1 March 2014, with the finals running from 8 March 2014 until 9 March 2014. The AJIHL is the highest Australian national junior ice hockey competition.

League business

On August 22, 2013 it was announced that the Melbourne Red Wings would change their name to the Melbourne Glaciers and the Melbourne Blackhawks would be renamed the Melbourne Whalers, which avoided the close resemblance with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL after the NHL had concerns over breaches of copyright and this allowed the team to develop its own brand identity.^[1]

In September 2013 the Sydney Maple Leafs and Sydney Lightning would follow suit with the Melbourne teams and also rename and rebrand their teams to the Sydney Wolf Pack and Sydney Sabres^[2]^[3]

In October 2013, two additional teams were added to the AJIHL from Perth, Western Australia. The new teams would be called the Perth Pelicans and the Perth Sharks. The season increased from 14 games to 15 games per season.^[4] Tryouts for the Perth teams began 2 September 2014^[5]

Regular season

The regular season began on 5 October 2013 and ran through to 1 March 2014 before the teams competed in the playoff series.^[6]

October

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance
1	5 October 2013	18:30	Sydney Wolf Pack	1 – 2	Sydney Sabres	Canterbury	-
2	6 October 2013	18:00	Sydney Sabres	3 – 4 (SO)	Sydney Wolf Pack	Canterbury	-
3	21 October 2013	19:45	Perth Pelicans	4 – 6	Perth Sharks	Mirrabooka	-
4	26 October 2013	18:15	Melbourne Glaciers	1 – 3	Melbourne Whalers	Melbourne	-
5	27 October 2013	8:00	Perth Sharks	6 – 5 (SO)	Perth Pelicans	Perth	-
6	27 October 2013	18:15	Melbourne Whalers	1 – 4	Melbourne Glaciers	Melbourne	-

November

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance
7	2 November 2013	19:00	Sydney Wolf Pack	4 – 3	Sydney Sabres	Penrith	-
8	3 November 2013	17:00	Sydney Sabres	8 – 3	Sydney Wolf Pack	Penrith	-
9	9 November 2013	17:00	Sydney Sabres	4 – 0	Melbourne Glaciers	Melbourne	-
10	9 November 2013	19:00	Sydney Wolf Pack	3 – 1	Melbourne Whalers	Melbourne	-
11	10 November 2013	08:00	Perth Sharks	3 – 2	Perth Pelicans	Perth	-
12	10 November 2013	13:15	Sydney Sabres	5 – 1	Melbourne Whalers	Melbourne	-
13	10 November 2013	15:00	Sydney Wolf Pack	0 – 2	Melbourne Glaciers	Melbourne	-
14	16 November 2013	19:30	Melbourne Glaciers	0 – 3	Melbourne Whalers	Melbourne	-
15	23 November 2013	17:00	Melbourne Whalers	1 – 4	Melbourne Glaciers	Melbourne	-
16	24 November 2013	15:45	Melbourne Glaciers	5 – 4	Melbourne Whalers	Melbourne	-

December

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance
17	1 December 2013	08:00	Perth Pelicans	2 – 1	Perth Sharks	Perth	-
18	2 December 2013	19:45	Perth Sharks	2 – 8	Perth Pelicans	Mirrabooka	-
19	7 December 2013	16:30	Melbourne Whalers	5 – 1	Perth Sharks	Mirrabooka	-
20	7 December 2013	18:15	Melbourne Glaciers	2 – 1 (SO)	Perth Pelicans	Mirrabooka	-
21	7 December 2013	19:30	Sydney Sabres	5 – 4	Sydney Wolf Pack	Penrith	-
22	8 December 2013	17:15	Melbourne Whalers	5 – 2	Perth Pelicans	Perth	-
23	8 December 2013	08:55	Melbourne Glaciers	1 – 2	Perth Sharks	Perth	-
24	8 December 2013	17:00	Sydney Wolf Pack	2 – 3 (SO)	Sydney Sabres	Penrith	-
25	14 December 2013	17:00	Perth Pelicans	2 – 9	Sydney Sabres	Penrith	-
26	14 December 2013	19:30	Perth Sharks	1 – 5	Melbourne Whalers	Melbourne	-
27	15 December 2013	08:00	Perth Pelicans	1 – 5	Sydney Wolf Pack	Penrith	-
28	15 December 2013	15:45	Perth Sharks	3 – 4	Melbourne Glaciers	Melbourne	-

February

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance
29	1 February 2014	16:30	Sydney Wolf Pack	2 – 8	Perth Pelicans	Mirrabooka	-
30	1 February 2014	18:15	Sydney Sabres	6 – 2	Perth Sharks	Mirrabooka	-
31	2 February 2014	07:15	Sydney Wolf Pack	5 – 2	Perth Sharks	Perth	-
32	2 February 2014	08:55	Sydney Sabres	5 – 1	Perth Pelicans	Perth	-
33	8 February 2014	17:00	Melbourne Glaciers	1 – 2	Sydney Wolf Pack	Penrith	-
34	8 February 2014	18:45	Melbourne Whalers	0 – 2	Sydney Sabres	Penrith	-
35	8 February 2014	17:45	Perth Sharks	2 – 4	Perth Pelicans	Mirrabooka	-
36	9 February 2014	08:30	Melbourne Glaciers	4 – 2	Sydney Sabres	Penrith	-
37	9 February 2014	17:00	Melbourne Whalers	2 – 1	Sydney Wolf Pack	Penrith	-
38	9 February 2014	17:45	Perth Pelicans	4 – 2	Perth Sharks	Mirrabooka	-
39	15 February 2014	18:15	Melbourne Whalers	3 – 1	Melbourne Glaciers	Melbourne	-
40	15 February 2014	17:45	Perth Pelicans	7 – 2	Perth Sharks	Mirrabooka	-
41	15 February 2014	18:15	Melbourne Glaciers	0 – 2	Melbourne Whalers	Melbourne	-
42	22 February 2014	17:00	Sydney Sabres	4 – 7	Sydney Wolf Pack	Penrith	-
43	22 February 2014	17:00	Melbourne Glaciers	3 – 5	Melbourne Whalers	Melbourne	-
44	22 February 2014	17:30	Perth Sharks	4 – 7	Perth Pelicans	Mirrabooka	-

March

Game	Date	Time	Away	Score	Home	Location	Attendance	Recap
45	1 March 2014	17:00	Sydney Wolf Pack	2 – 4	Sydney Sabres	Penrith	-

Standings

At the end of the regular season, the league standings were as follows:^[7]

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Sydney Sabres	15	10	3	65	37	+28	33
Melbourne Whalers	15	9	6	41	33	+11	27
Perth Pelicans	15	7	6	58	56	-2	23
Sydney Wolf Pack	15	6	7	45	49	–4	21
Melbourne Glaciers	15	6	8	32	36	-4	20
Perth Sharks	15	3	11	39	69	–30	11

Source

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points.^[8]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Kubara, CaseyCasey Kubara	Sydney Sabres	15	27	17	44	+38	4
Cameron, ToddTodd Cameron	Sydney Sabres	11	11	22	33	+29	18
McKenzie, AustinAustin McKenzie	Melbourne Whalers	15	17	6	23	+13	4
Webster, KierenKieren Webster	Perth Pelicans	15	9	11	20	+17	4
Sheard, HaydenHayden Sheard	Sydney Sabres	15	14	5	19	+15	16
Stephenson, AlecAlec Stephenson	Sydney Wolf Pack	15	8	9	17	+12	26
Cunliff, ZaneZane Cunliff	Perth Pelicans	15	10	5	15	+13	18
Hodic, SamSam Hodic	Melbourne Glaciers	15	10	6	16	+13	8
Tobin, ShaunShaun Tobin	Perth Sharks	15	10	6	16	+13	4
Hall, LiamLiam Hall	Perth Pelicans	11	9	6	15	+14	4

Playoffs

Final

9 March 2014
15:45

Sydney Sabres

4 – 3
(0-2, 3-0, 1-1)

Melbourne Whalers

Medibank Icehouse

Game reference

Rhett Kelly

Goalies

Mackenzie Hill

Referee:
Stephen DeWitt
Linesmen:
Tim Bell
Casper Russelhuber

Goals

22 min

Penalties

14 min

Shots

References

↑ Macdougall, Andrew (22 August 2013). "New look for Melbourne and the AJIHL". On the Fly Hockey. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
↑ "Formerly the Sydney Maple Leafs". Sydney Wolf Pack. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ "Coaches Welcome the Sydney Sabres". Sydney Sabres. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ "AJIHL National Junior League Kicks Off in Perth". Ice Hockey WA. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ "AJIHL Update". Ice Hockey WA. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
↑ "AJIHL National Junior League Kicks Off in Perth". Pointstreak. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
↑ "AUS - IHA Standings". Pointstreak. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
↑ "Scoring Leaders". Pointstreak.

External links

Australian Junior Ice Hockey League

Seasons	2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Teams	Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne Whalers Perth Pelicans Perth Sharks Sydney Sabres Sydney Wolf Pack

Tier 2 Teams	Adelaide Generals Brisbane Blitz Canberra Junior Brave

Awards	AJIHL Champions Trophy

Venues	O'Brien Group Arena Penrith Ice Palace Xtreme Ice Arena Ice Arena (Adelaide) Ice World Boondall Phillip Ice Skating Centre

Notable Figures and Organizations	Ice Hockey Australia Old-timers Ice Hockey Australia Network

Ice hockey in Australia

National teams	Men's national team Women's national team Men's under-20 national team Men's under-18 national team Women's under-18 national team

National Leagues	Australian Ice Hockey League Australian Women's Ice Hockey League Australian Junior Ice Hockey League

Governing bodies	Ice Hockey Australia Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association New South Wales Ice Hockey Association Ice Hockey Queensland South Australia Ice Hockey Association Ice Hockey Tasmania Victorian Ice Hockey Association Western Australian Ice Hockey Association

Awards and Trophys	Goodall Cup Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy AJIHL Champions Trophy Brown Trophy Syd Tange Trophy Kurt DeFris Trophy Phillip Ginsberg Memorial Trophy John McCrae - Williamson Memorial Trophy

Former Awards and Trophys	F.C. Brown Memorial Shield Gower Cup

Ice Skating Venues In Australia	List of ice rinks in Australia Australian Capital Territory Phillip Ice Skating Centre New South Wales Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink Erina Ice Arena Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink Macquarie Ice Rink Penrith Ice Palace Sydney Ice Arena Queensland Ice World Boondall Gold Coast Iceland South Australia IceArenA Tasmania Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink Victoria O'Brien Group Arena Olympic Ice Skating Centre Western Australia Perth Ice Arena Xtreme Ice Arena Cockburn Ice Arena

Former Ice Skating Venues In Australia	Adelaide Glaciarium Hobart Glaciarium Melbourne Glaciarium Sydney Glaciarium Mowbray Park Ice Rink St. Moritz Ice Rink Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium Ringwood Ice Rink

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