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Mustangs’ play exciting style of ice hockey

7 May 2011

The Australian Ice Hockey League’s latest addition, the Mustangs, tagged league heavyweights Adelaide Adrenaline not once but twice last weekend on home ice at Melbourne’s Medibank Icehouse. The Mustangs were formed on the premise that Victoria’s youth weren’t getting enough opportunities with a single AIHL team, the Melbourne Ice. It’s a question often chewed over [...]

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Hi folks, I'll keep writing about ice hockey this year, was dissapointed I couldn't keep up last season as I was stuck doing stats. I'm also keen to get someone else to write opinion pieces, as I need to remain mostly impartial as an official.

Australian Ice Hockey League: Rd. 1 review

23 Apr 2011

I know you're trolling here Sharminator but for the benefit of others: * All sports were minority sports at some time, Rugby League was a rebel sport back in 1907, which incidently was the time when ice hockey first began in Australia. Ice hockey was quite popular and well known in the 50's and 70's, but was at the mercy of rinks closing or financial troubles * The outside weather hasn't been a factor since the 1880s when indoors refrigerated rinks were invented, nothing better for the kids than to play hockey on a hot summer's day, so nice inside the rink! Other comments aren't worthy of a response. I'm quite happy you don't care Sharminator, that means you don't need to comment on any future articles or comments. For those who have mentioned TV rights: the AIHL have been trying to do so for a few years now. Currently the only way to get onto TV is to pay to be played, rather than the other way around. For now it's likely to be online TV or streaming that will provide fans the opportunity to watch games they can't attend.

Ice hockey enters Australian minorstream

22 Apr 2011

Sorry was away O/S and didn't see your comment. Yes, Lliam Webster plays for the Ice and is one of a few AIHL locals to have played professionally, in his case in Finland and in Germany. I believe that four or more of the Melbourne Ice imports have or are playing professionally, and that's typical of many of the import players. $20 at the Icehouse isn't so bad, marginally more expensive than other less impressive facilities and for the best ice hockey in the Southern Hemisphere. The level of Australian hockey is better than that of many European countries due to our playing in their off-season, allowing the AIHL teams to attract players that would be playing professionally otherwise.

Australian Ice Hockey League turns ten this year

30 May 2010

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