2015–16 AJIHL season

2015–16 AJIHL season
LeagueAustralian Junior Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration29 October 2015 – 28 February 2016
Number of games13
Number of teams6
Regular season
PremiersMelbourne Glaciers
Top scorerCaleb Butler
AJIHL Champions Trophy
ChampionsSydney Sabres
  Runners-upMelbourne Glaciers
AJIHL seasons

The 2015–16 AJIHL season is the fourth season of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. It ran from 29 October 2015 until 21 February 2016, with the finals running from 27 February 2016 until 28 February 2016. The AJIHL is the highest Australian national junior ice hockey competition.

League business

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Ice Hockey Australia made the announcement that the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League would be expanding in the 2015–16 season. It planned to include teams from Queensland, South Australia and Australian Capital Territory. This did not happen, however, and the league remains at 6 teams.[1]

On 21 January it was announced that an "AJIHL Tier 2" tournament would take place, involving a state team representing Queensland, Australian Capital Territory and South Australia. This tournament gives one of these teams a chance to enter into the AJIHL finals as a wild card team. The team names are: Brisbane Blitz, Canberra Junior Brave and Adelaide Generals.

Tournament Format When ice time is available, the first 2 periods are 15 mins running time and the third period is stop time. These games are indicated on the schedule by having 1.5 hrs. The ice is to be resurfaced between the 2nd & 3rd period of each game. When a game cannot have the 3rd period as stop time, the last 5 mins of the 3rd period is stop time, these games are indicated by 1.0hr. Games that result in a tied score go straight to penalty shootout.
Game points will be applied as follows:
a) Win = 3 points
b) Shootout win = 2 points
c) Shootout loss = 1 point
d) Tie = 1 point
e) Loss = 0 points
The top 2 teams at the end of the round robin will play a final with the winning team receiving the wild card entry into the AJIHL finals.

The tournament is held in Phillip Ice Skating Centre.[2]

Regular season

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The regular season will begin on 29 October 2015 and ran through to 21 February 2015 before the teams compete in the playoff series.

October

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Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
1 29 October 2015 20:00 Melbourne Whalers 4 – 3 (SO) Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - [1]
2 31 October 2015 18:15 Sydney Wolf Pack 4 - 2 Sydney Sabres Penrith - [2]

November

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Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
3 1 November 2015 17:00 Sydney Sabres 2 - 3 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - [3]
4 1 November 2015 18:45 Perth Pelicans 4 - 1 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - [4]
5 5 November 2015 20:00 Melbourne Glaciers 5 - 2 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - [5]
6 7 November 2015 13:15 Sydney Wolf Pack 6 - 2 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - [6]
7 7 November 2015 15:00 Sydney Sabres 1 - 5 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - [7]
8 7 November 2015 18:30 Perth Sharks 3 - 2 (SO) Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - [8]
9 8 November 2015 15:30 Sydney Sabres 3 - 0 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - [9]
10 8 November 2015 17:15 Sydney Wolf Pack 1 - 5 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - [10]
11 14 November 2015 18:30 Perth Pelicans 3 - 1 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - [11]
12 15 November 2015 20:00 Sydney Wolf Pack 1 - 5 Sydney Sabres Penrith - [12]
13 21 November 2015 18:30 Perth Sharks 4 - 2 Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - [13]
14 28 November 2015 15:45 Melbourne Glaciers 7 - 2 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - [14]
15 29 November 2015 18:00 Perth Pelicans 5 - 4 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka -

December

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Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
16 5 December 2015 18:15 Perth Pelicans 3 - 6 Sydney Sabres Penrith - [15]
17 5 December 2015 18:00 Perth Sharks 5 - 1 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - [16]
18 6 December 2015 08:30 Perth Pelicans 4 - 5 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - [17]
19 6 December 2015 15:00 Perth Sharks 1 - 3 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - [18]
20 12 December 2015 16:30 Melbourne Glaciers 3 - 2 Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - [19]
21 12 December 2015 18:00 Melbourne Whalers 2 - 4 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - [20]
22 13 December 2015 11:45 Melbourne Whalers 1 - 5 Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - [21]
23 13 December 2015 10:00 Melbourne Glaciers 4 - 1 Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - [22]
24 13 December 2015 19:30 Sydney Sabres 3 - 4 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - [23]
25 19 December 2015 13:15 Melbourne Glaciers 4 - 2 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - [24]

January

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Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
26 22 January 2016 9:30 Melbourne Whalers 0 - 4 Melbourne Glaciers Melbourne - [25]
27 28 January 2016 20:00 Melbourne Glaciers 6 - 0 Melbourne Whalers Melbourne - [26]
28 29 January 2016 19:45 Perth Sharks 3 - 4 (SO) Perth Pelicans Cockburn Ice Arena - [27]
29 30 January 2016 17:00 Sydney Sabres 4 - 2 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - [28]
30 31 January 2016 09:00 Sydney Wolf Pack 1 - 2 Sydney Sabres Penrith - [29]

February

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Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
31 6 February 2016 4:30 Sydney Wolf Pack 4 - 3 (SO) Perth Sharks Mirrabooka - [30]
32 6 February 2016 18:15 Sydney Sabres 5 - 1 Perth Pelicans Mirrabooka - [31]
33 7 February 2016 9:00 Sydney Wolf Pack 6 - 1 Perth Pelicans Cockburn Ice Arena - [32]
34 7 February 2016 10:45 Sydney Sabres 3 - 0 Perth Sharks Cockburn Ice Arena - [33]
35 12 February 2016 19:45 Perth Pelicans 5 - 2 Perth Sharks Cockburn Ice Arena - [34]
36 13 February 2016 17:00 Melbourne Whalers 0 - 6 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - [35]
37 13 February 2016 18:45 Melbourne Glaciers 5 - 6 (SO) Sydney Sabres Penrith - [36]
38 14 February 2016 8:30 Melbourne Whalers 0 - 4 Sydney Sabres Penrith - [37]
39 14 February 2016 17:00 Melbourne Glaciers 1 - 5 Sydney Wolf Pack Penrith - [38]

Standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; SW = Shootout Wins; SL = Shootout losses; L = Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GDF = Goal differential; PTS = Points

The regular season league standings are as follows:

Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GDF PTS
Melbourne Glaciers 13 10 0 2 1 55 27 +28 31
Sydney Sabres 13 8 1 0 4 46 29 +17 26
Sydney Wolf Pack 13 8 1 0 4 48 34 +14 26
Perth Pelicans 13 5 1 1 6 41 44 -3 18
Perth Sharks 13 3 1 2 7 32 42 -10 13
Melbourne Whalers 13 0 1 0 12 16 62 -46 2

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[3]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Caleb Butler Melbourne Glaciers 10 19 10 29 0
Corey Stringer Melbourne Glaciers 13 11 11 22 4
Liam Manwarring Sydney Sabres 12 11 9 20 46
Jordan Grover Perth Pelicans 13 5 14 19 8
Bayley Kubara Sydney Wolf Pack 13 10 8 18 28
Jonathan Spalding Perth Pelicans 13 11 5 16 4
Bruno Stolze Perth Sharks 13 8 8 16 2
Ben Stolze Perth Sharks 13 5 11 16 10
Ellessee Carini Sydney Sabres 12 9 6 15 30
David Mahood Perth Pelicans 13 8 7 15 6

Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average[4]

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Dale Tilsted Sydney Sabres 6 225:00 5 0 4 2 0.920 0.80
Alex Tetrault Sydney Wolf Pack 3 135:00 2 1 4 0 0.902 1.33
Jack Hayes Melbourne Glaciers 12 540:00 9 1 23 2 0.905 1.92
Mark McCann Perth Sharks 8 355:00 1 6 23 0 0.886 2.92
Tyrone Mendoza-Kehlet Sydney Sabres 9 362:00 3 4 24 1 0.858 2.98


AJIHL Tier 2 Wild Card Tournament

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Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Recap
1 28 January 2016 8:15 Brisbane Blitz 5 - 1 Canberra Junior Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre [39]
2 28 January 2016 12:10 Adelaide Generals 2 - 4 Brisbane Blitz Phillip Ice Skating Centre [40]
3 28 January 2016 18:45 Canberra Junior Brave 4 - 3 (SO) Adelaide Generals Phillip Ice Skating Centre
4 29 January 2016 12:10 Canberra Junior Brave 1 - 2 Adelaide Generals Phillip Ice Skating Centre
5 29 January 2016 18:45 Brisbane Blitz 5 - 1 Canberra Junior Brave Phillip Ice Skating Centre
6 30 January 2016 12:10 Adelaide Generals 3 - 2 Brisbane Blitz Phillip Ice Skating Centre

AJIHL Tier 2 Tournament Standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; SW = Shootout Wins; SL = Shootout losses; L = Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GDF = Goal differential; PTS = Points

The regular season league standings are as follows:

Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GDF PTS
Brisbane Blitz 4 3 0 0 1 16 7 +9 9
Adelaide Generals 4 2 0 1 1 10 11 -1 7
Canberra Junior Brave 4 0 1 0 3 7 15 -8 2

AJIHL Tier 2 Wild Card Championship

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30 January 2016
16:00		Brisbane Blitz3 - 2
(2-0, 3-1, 3-2)		Adelaide GeneralsPhillip Ice Skating Centre
Joe MooreGoaliesCharlie WraggReferee:
Justin Mendham
Linesmen:
Luke Power
Bryce Marshall
6 minPenalties8 min
22Shots11

Playoffs

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Western Australia State Semi Final 1

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19 February 2016
19:45		Perth Sharks1 - 2
(1-1, 1-1, 1-2)		Perth PelicansCockburn Ice Arena
Mark McCannGoaliesDathan Pleiter

New South Wales State Semi Final 1

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20 February 2016
17:00		Sydney Sabres4 - 3
(1-1, 2-2, 4-3)		Sydney Wolf PackPenrith Ice Palace
Game reference
Dale TilstedGoaliesJonathan HughesReferee:
Jeff Scott
Linesmen:
M. Peruzzo
R. Barton
0 minPenalties10 min
24Shots25


Victoria State Semi Final 1

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20 February 2016
15:45		Melbourne Whalers1 - 5Melbourne GlaciersO'Brien Group Arena
Fraser OhlsonGoaliesJack Hayes


New South Wales State Semi Final 2

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21 February 2016
17:00		Sydney Wolf Pack1 - 2
(1-0, 1-0, 1-2)		Sydney SabresPenrith Ice Palace
Game reference
Jonathan HughesGoaliesTyrone Mendoza-KehletReferee:
K. Unwin
Linesmen:
N. Williams
J. Ryan
6 minPenalties12 min
25Shots37

Victoria State Semi Final 2

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21 February 2016
15:45		Melbourne Glaciers9 - 0
(2-0, 7-0, 9-0)		Melbourne WhalersO'Brien Group Arena
Game reference
Jack HayesGoaliesFraser OhlsonReferee:
Steve DeWitt
Linesmen:
Tommy Roberts
Brendon Waters
4 minPenalties29 min
42Shots8

Western Australia State Semi Final 2

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21 February 2016
18:00		Perth Pelicans1 - 5
(0-1, 1-4, 1-5)		Perth SharksXtreme Ice Arena
Stephen McCannGoaliesMark McCann

Semi Final 1

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27 February 2016
5:00pm		Sydney Sabres5 - 2
(0-0, 3-2, 5-2)		Melbourne GlaciersPenrith Ice Palace
Tyrone Mendoza-KehletGoaliesJack Hayes
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots25

Semi Final 2

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27 February 2016
7:15pm		Brisbane Blitz1 - 2Perth SharksPenrith Ice Palace
Joe MooreGoaliesStephen McCann

Qualifying Final

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28 February 2016
8:00am		Winner (semi-final 2)vLoser (semi-final 1)Penrith Ice Palace


Grand Final

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28 February 2016
5:00pm		Melbourne Glaciers4 - 6
(1-1, 4-4, 4-6)		Sydney SabresPenrith Ice Palace
Jack HayesGoalies

References

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  1. ^ "League Schedule". Ice Hockey Australia. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ "AJIHL Wild Card Tournament Announced". Ice Hockey News Australia. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ "2014-15 AWIHL Season: Scoring Leaders". Pointstreak. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ "2014-15 AWIHL Season: Goalie Leaders". Pointstreak. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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