2003 AIHL season#Semi-finals
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2003 AIHL season
| league = Australian Ice Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| color = black
| color_text = white
| duration = 3 May 2003 – 7 September 2003
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = Premiers
| season_champs = Adelaide Avalanche (2nd title)
| MVP = Dylan Martini (Avalanche)
| MVP_link =
| top_scorer = Pavel Shtefan (North Stars)
| top_scorer_link =
| finals = Goodall Cup
| finals_link = Goodall Cup
| finals_champ = Newcastle North Stars
| finals_runner-up = Western Sydney Ice Dogs
| finals_MVP =
| finals_MVP_link =
| nextseason_year = 2004
| prevseason_year = 2002
| seasonslistnames = AIHL
}}
The 2003 AIHL season was the fourth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 3 May 2003 until 29 August 2003, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 6 and 7 September 2003. The Adelaide Avalanche won the Premiership after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Newcastle North Stars won the Goodall Cup for the first time by defeating the Western Sydney Ice Dogs in the final.
League business
In 2003, AIHL President Tony Lane introduced the 'top four' finals (playoff) format that replaced the one off final format used in the first three seasons of the AIHL. The new format saw the top four placed teams in the regular season standings qualify for the finals weekend where first would play fourth and second would face off against third in a single match elimination with the two winning teams advancing to the Goodall Cup final and he two losing teams advancing to the third place play-off, however this only occurred in 2003 and was dropped from the format in future years.{{cite web | url = http://www.hockeywise.com.au/aihl-history/ | title = AIHL History | publisher = hockeywise.com.au | accessdate = 1 October 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180905223642/http://www.hockeywise.com.au/aihl-history/ | archive-date = 5 September 2018 | url-status = dead }}
Regular season
The regular season began on 3 May 2003 and ran through to 29 August 2003 before the top four teams advanced to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.{{cite web | url = https://theaihl.com/leagues/print_schedule.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&teamID=0&mixed=1 | title = 2003 AIHL Schedule | publisher=theaihl.com | accessdate = 1 October 2018 }}
= Fixtures and results =
The 2003 season consisted of 60 fixtures that were scheduled between 3 May and 29 August.{{cite web|url=http://www.nswicehockey.com.au/aihl_draws.asp |title=2003 AIHL Competition Draw |publisher=NSW Ice Hockey |accessdate=22 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030803005429/http://www.nswicehockey.com.au/aihl_draws.asp |archivedate=3 August 2003 |url-status=dead }} Each of the six teams where scheduled to play 20 games, with four games designated double-points games, where the one result counts towards two games, to save on travel costs.{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneybears.com.au/aihl/AIHL%202003%20draw%201st%20March.html |title=AIHL Draw 2003 (Dated 1/3/03) |publisher=The Sydney Bears |date=24 August 2003 |accessdate=22 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031020160625/http://www.sydneybears.com.au:80/aihl/AIHL%202003%20draw%201st%20March.html |archivedate=20 October 2003 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_june_14_03.asp |title=AIHL Game Report: Games 22 & 23 |publisher=Ice Hockey Australia |date=15 June 2003 |accessdate=24 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031114020707/http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_june_14_03.asp |archivedate=14 November 2003 |url-status=dead }} Game 58 between the Canberra Knights and Adelaide Avalanche was cancelled due to ice problems at the rink inside Snowdome Adelaide. It was decided game 59 on the Sunday between the two teams would count as a double-points game instead, raising the number of double-points games for the 2003 season to five.{{cite web|url=http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_game_58.asp |title=AIHL Game Report: Game 58.59 |publisher=Ice Hockey Australia |date=24 August 2003 |accessdate=22 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031112171130/http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_game_58.asp |archivedate=12 November 2003 |url-status=dead }}
== May ==
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| colspan="7" style="background:#000000;color:white;border:#000000 1px solid"|May | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 40px"|Game #
! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 80px"|Date ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 40px"|Time ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 95px"|Away ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 50px"|Score ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 95px"|Home ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 150px"|Location | ||||||
| 1 | 3 May 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Ice Dogs | 8–0 | Knights | align="left"|Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 2 | 3 May 2003 | 17:00 | Bears | 4–7 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | align="left"|Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 3 | 4 May 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Ice Dogs | 9–6 | Bears | align="left"|Sydney Ice Arena |
| 4 | 10 May 2003 | 17:30 | Knights | 3–8 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Ice Dogs | align="left"|Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 5 | 10 May 2003 | 18:00 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | 9–3 | Ice | align="left"|Olympic Ice Skating Centre |
| 6 | 11 May 2003 | 15:00 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | 9–0 | Ice | align="left"|Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium |
| 7 | 17 May 2003 | 16:30 | Ice | 3–8 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | align="left"|Snowdome Adelaide |
| 8 | 17 May 2003 | 17:30 | Bears | 3–5 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Ice Dogs | align="left"|Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 9 | 17 May 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | 7–3 | Knights | align="left"|Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 10 | 18 May 2003 | 16:15 | Ice | 3–5 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | align="left"|Snowdome Adelaide |
| 11 | 18 May 2003 | 17:30 | Knights | 3–7 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Bears | align="left"|Sydney Ice Arena |
| 12 | 24 May 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | 12–1 | Knights | align="left"|Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 13-14 | 25 May 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | 4–3 | Ice Dogs | align="left"|Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 15 | 25 May 2003 | 17:00 | Knights | 4–11 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | align="left"|Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 16 | 31 May 2003 | 16:30 | Bears | 1–4 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | align="left"|Snowdome Adelaide |
| 17 | 31 May 2003 | 18:00 | Knights | 1–7 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Ice | align="left"|Olympic Ice Skating Centre |
| 18 | 31 May 2003 | 17:00 | Ice Dogs | 2–4 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | align="left"|Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
==== June ====
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| colspan="7" style="background:#000000;color:white;border:#000000 1px solid"|June | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 40px"|Game #
! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 80px"|Date ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 40px"|Time ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 95px"|Away ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 50px"|Score ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 95px"|Home ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 150px"|Location | ||||||
| 19 | 1 Jun 2003 | 15:00 | Knights | 0–4 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Ice | align="left"|Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium |
| 20 | 1 Jun 2003 | 16:30 | Bears | 2–6 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | align="left"|Snowdome Adelaide |
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#f5f2f2"|Bye for all teams - Long weekend | ||||||
| 21 | 14 Jun 2003 | 17:30 | Ice Dogs | 3–5 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Knights | align="left"|Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 22 | 14 Jun 2003 | 18:00 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | 4–2 | Ice | align="left"|Olympic Ice Skating Centre |
| 23 | 15 Jun 2003 | 15:00 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | 4–1 | Ice | align="left"|Bendigo Ice Skating Stadium |
| 24 | 15 Jun 2003 | 17:00 | Knights | 1–5 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | align="left"|Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 25 | 15 Jun 2003 | 17:30 | Ice Dogs | 2–4 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Bears | align="left"|Sydney Ice Arena |
| 26 | 21 Jun 2003 | 16:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Ice Dogs | 3–2 | Avalanche | align="left"|Snowdome Adelaide |
| 27-28 | 21 Jun 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Ice | 3–1 | Knights | align="left"|Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 29 | 21 Jun 2003 | 17:00 | Bears | 1–2 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | align="left"|Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 30 | 22 Jun 2003 | 16:15 | Ice Dogs | 6–7 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | align="left"|Snowdome Adelaide |
| 31 | 22 Jun 2003 | 17:00 | Ice | 1–7 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Bears | align="left"|Sydney Ice Arena |
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#f5f2f2"|Bye for all teams - Brown Trophy tournament |
== July ==
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| colspan="7" style="background:#000000;color:white;border:#000000 1px solid"|July | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 40px"|Game #
! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 80px"|Date ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 40px"|Time ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 95px"|Away ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 50px"|Score ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 95px"|Home ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:black;border:#000000 1px solid; width: 150px"|Location | ||||||
| 32 | 5 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#f5ebc8"|Ice | 3–3 | bgcolor="#f5ebc8"|Ice Dogs | align="left"|Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 33 | 5 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | Bears | 2–8 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Knights | align="left"|Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 34 | 6 Jul 2003 | 17:00 | Ice Dogs | 2–8 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | align="left"|Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 35 | 6 Jul 2003 | 17:00 | Ice | 1–3 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Bears | align="left"|Sydney Ice Arena |
| 36 | 12 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | 5–2 | Knights | align="left"|Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 37 | 13 Jul 2003 | 17:00 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | 9–5 | North Stars | align="left"|Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
| 38 | 19 Jul 2003 | 16:30 | North Stars | 2–10 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | align="left"|Snowdome Adelaide |
| 39 | 20 Jul 2003 | 16:15 | North Stars | 4–8 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Avalanche | align="left"|Snowdome Adelaide |
| 40 | 26 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | 6–5 | Ice Dogs | align="left"|Blacktown Ice Arena |
| 41 | 26 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|Bears | 4–1 | Knights | align="left"|Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
| 42 | 27 Jul 2003 | 17:30 | bgcolor="#e8e8e8"|North Stars | 3–2 | Bears | align="left"|Sydney Ice Arena |
== August ==
Key:
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| style="background:#e8e8e8;color:black; width: 40px"|Winner | style="background:#f5ebc8;color:black; width: 40px"|Tie |
= Standings =
The 2003 AIHL season statistics and standings are incomplete. No one source has all the information and the AIHL has not published official statistics on www.theaihl.com. The Statistics for the following table comes from Elite Prospects{{cite web | url = https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/aihl/2002-2003 | title = 2003 AIHL season standings | publisher=eliteprospects.com | accessdate = 1 October 2018 }} with the final placings coming from hockeyarchives.{{cite web | url = https://www.hockeyarchives.info/Australie2003.htm | title = Championnat d'Australie 2003 | publisher=hockeyarchives.info | language=French | trans-title= Championship of Australia 2003 | accessdate = 1 October 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206124450/https://www.hockeyarchives.info/Australie2003.htm |archivedate=6 February 2023 |url-status=live }}
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| width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}} | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#90EE90;"
|style="text-align:left;"| Adelaide Avalanche | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 14 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| Newcastle North Stars | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 12 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| Sydney Bears | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 2 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 24 | +8 | 8 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Melbourne Ice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Canberra Knights | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 64 | −48 | 0 |
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs
|style="background:#90EE90;"|Premiership winners |
The statistics for the following table comes from the Newcastle North Stars and includes double point games.{{cite web|url=http://northstars.com.au/aihl03stats.htm |title=2003 AIHL Draw |publisher=Newcastle North Stars |accessdate=27 May 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803122728/http://northstars.com.au/aihl03stats.htm |archivedate=3 August 2004 |url-status=dead }}
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| width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}} | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#90EE90;"
|style="text-align:left;"| Adelaide Avalanche | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 52 | +46 | 30 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| Newcastle North Stars | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 76 | +25 | 28 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| Sydney Bears | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 22 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 90 | 64 | +26 | 21 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Melbourne Ice | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 92 | −46 | 9 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Canberra Knights | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 106 | −61 | 2 |
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs
|style="background:#90EE90;"|Premiership winners |
= Statistics =
== Scoring leaders ==
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.{{cite web |url=http://www.iha.org.au/AIHL_Statistics_2003.asp |title=2003 AIHL Statistics |publisher=Ice Hockey Australia |accessdate=9 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211600/http://www.iha.org.au/AIHL_Statistics_2003.asp |archivedate=24 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}
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| width="175px"| Player
!width="175px"| Team !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|G|Goals}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|A|Assists}} !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|PIM|Penalties in minutes}} !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|POS|Position}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"| {{sort|Shtefan|Pavel Shtefan}} | align="left"| Newcastle North Stars | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | F |
| align="left"| {{sort|Bat|Daryl Bat}} | align="left"| Newcastle North Stars | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | C |
| align="left"| {{sort|Oddy|Greg Oddy}} | align="left"| Adelaide Avalanche | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | F |
| align="left"| {{sort|Ludvig|Jake Ludvig}} | align="left"| Newcastle North Stars | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | |
| align="left"| {{sort|Rubes|Vladimir Rubes}} | align="left"| Sydney Bears | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | F |
| align="left"| {{sort|Sekura|Chris Sekura}} | align="left"| West Sydney Ice Dogs | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 31 | F |
| align="left"| {{sort|Martini|Dylan Martini}} | align="left"| Adelaide Avalanche | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | D |
| align="left"| {{sort|Roussell|Phillipe Roussell}} | align="left"| West Sydney Ice Dogs | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | F |
| align="left"| {{sort|Wand|Murray Wand}} | align="left"| Sydney Bears | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | F |
| align="left"| {{sort|Walsh|Trevor Walsh}} | align="left"| Adelaide Avalanche | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | F |
== Leading goaltenders ==
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.
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| width="170px" | Player
!width="175px"| Team !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|MIP|Minutes and seconds played}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|SOG|Shots on goal}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|GAA|Goals against average per 60 minutes}} !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|SVS%|Save percentage}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|SO|Shutouts}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"| {{sort|Benedictson|Bill Benedictson}} | align="left"| Adelaide Avalanche | 135:00 | 70 | 6 | 2.00 | 91.43 | 0 |
| align="left"| {{sort|Lein|Eric Lein}} | align="left"| Adelaide Avalanche | 135:00 | 70 | 7 | 2.33 | 90.00 | 0 |
| align="left"| {{sort|Battaglia|Trevor Battaglia}} | align="left"| Newcastle North Stars | 270:00 | 166 | 17 | 2.83 | 89.76 | 0 |
| align="left"| {{sort|Becken|Alan Becken}} | align="left"| West Sydney Ice Dogs | 224:10 | 132 | 16 | 3.21 | 87.88 | 1 |
| align="left"| {{sort|Denman|Stuart Denman}} | align="left"| Melbourne Ice | 135:00 | 89 | 15 | 5.00 | 83.15 | 0 |
Goodall Cup playoffs
The 2003 playoffs, known in 2003 as the 'Canadian Club On Ice Finals Series' for sponsorship reasons, was scheduled for 6 September with the Goodall Cup final and 3rd place play-off held on 7 September 2003. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the Sydney Ice Arena (then known as the new Sydney Glaciarium, but not to be confused with the original Sydney Glaciarium that closed in 1955) in Sydney. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final and the two losing teams advancing to the third place play-off.{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/icelegendsaustralia/posts/pfbid0djtrv7w3VLm15kHjPF8ZYYHEUcKPKvDgpq2vbaFSFYUPzaLEhduivJyQzAdzqMeWl | title=First AIHL Finals Series 2003 | publisher=Australian Ice Hockey League | first=Tony | last=Lane | date= | accessdate=6 February 2023 }} The Goodall Cup was won by Newcastle North Stars (1st title) who defeated the Western Sydney Ice Dogs 4–1 in the final. The hosts, Sydney Bears, who were without their number one goaltender Joel Gibson for the weekend due to injury, secured third spot with a high scoring 10–5 victory over league Premiers Adelaide Avalanche.{{cite web|url=http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_finals_series.asp |title=AIHL Reports: Finals Series |publisher=Ice Hockey Australia |accessdate=6 February 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031008185642/http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_finals_series.asp |archivedate=8 October 2003 |url-status=dead }}
|6 September – |Adelaide Avalanche |1 |Western Sydney Ice Dogs |4
|6 September – |Newcastle North Stars |7 |Sydney Bears |4
|7 September – |Western Sydney Ice Dogs |1 |Newcastle North Stars |4
|7 September – |Adelaide Avalanche |5 |Sydney Bears |10
}}
All times are UTC+10:00
= Semi-finals =
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 6 September 2003
| time =
| team1 = Adelaide Avalanche
| team2 = Western Sydney Ice Dogs
| score = 1–4
| periods = (1–2, 0–0, 0–2)
| reference = https://web.archive.org/web/20031008185642/http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_finals_series.asp
| goalie1 = Eric Lein
| goalie2 = Allan Becken
| progression = 0–1
1–1
1–2
1–3
1–4
| goals1 = (Trevor Walsh, Dylan Martini) Greg Oddy
| goals2 = Martin Jesko (Jason Haakstad, Kris Galloux)
Brett Thomas (Chris Sekura, Andrew Petrie)
Martin Jesko (Andrew White, Anthony Wilson)
Jason Haakstad (unassisted)
| official =
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| stadium = Sydney Ice Arena
| attendance =
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| shots1 = 31
| shots2 = 22
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{{IceHockeybox
| date = 6 September 2003
| time =
| team1 = Newcastle North Stars
| team2 = Sydney Bears
| score = 7–4
| periods = (3–2, 1–1, 3–1)
| reference = https://web.archive.org/web/20031008185642/http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_finals_series.asp
| goalie1 = Trevor Battaglia
| goalie2 = Nick Windle
| progression = 0–1
1–1
1–2
2–2
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4–2
4–3
5–3
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| goals1 = (Trevor Battaglia) Jake Ludvig
(Trevor Battaglia) Pavel Shtefan
(Andrew Ogilvie, Daryl Bat) Jake Ludvig
(Henry Acres, Pavel Shtefan) Daryl Bat
(Trevor Battaglia, Ray Sheffield) Pavel Shtefan
(Trevor Battaglia, Henry Acres) Daryl Bat
(unassisted) Jake Ludvig
| goals2 = Jakub Petr (Paul Shumak, Vladimir Rubes)
Vladan Stransky (Vladimir Rubes, Tyler Lovering)
Andrew Truman (Vladimir Rubes)
Vladimir Rubes (Murray Wand)
| official =
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| stadium = Sydney Ice Arena
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| shots1 = 25
| shots2 = 37
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= 3rd place =
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 7 September 2003
| time =
| team1 = Adelaide Avalanche
| team2 = Sydney Bears
| score = 5–10
| periods = (1–4, 3–2, 1–4)
| reference = https://web.archive.org/web/20031008185642/http://www.iha.org.au/aihl_game_report_finals_series.asp
| goalie1 = Bill Benidictson
| goalie2 = Nick Windle
| progression = 0–1
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0–3
0–4
1–4
2–4
3–4
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4–5
4–6
4–7
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5–10
| goals1 = (Luke Thilthorpe, Travis Watt) James Keane
Greg Oddy
Greg Oddy
Greg Oddy
(Dylan Martini) Derek DeCosty
| goals2 = Murray Wand (Tyler Lovering)
Bret Nelson-Bond (Carl Di Pizza, Paul Shumak)
Vladan Stransky (Vladimir Rubes)
Vladimir Rubes (Mark Acheson, Dean Eisler)
Don Burke
Jakub Petr
Paul Shumak
Jakub Petr
Carl Di Pizza
Vladimir Rubes
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| stadium = Sydney Ice Arena
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| shots1 = 18
| shots2 = 45
}}
= Final =
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 7 September 2003
| time =
| team1 = Western Sydney Ice Dogs
| team2 = Newcastle North Stars
| score = 1–4
| periods = (0–1, 1–2, 0–1)
| reference = http://www.shefflowe.com/current.shtml
| goalie1 = Allan Becken
| goalie2 = Trevor Battaglia
| progression = 0 – 1
0 – 2
0 – 3
1 – 3
1 – 4
| goals1 = 17:36 – Jesko (PP) (Wilson, Haakstad)
| goals2 = 3:08 – Sheffield (PP) (Bat, Shtefan)
15:56 – Bat (Sheffield, McInnes)
16:50 – McInnes (Sheffield, Shtefan)
36:50 – Ludvig (Duchemin)
| official =
| official2 =
| linesman =
| linesman2 =
| stadium = Sydney Ice Arena
| attendance = 800
| penalties1 = 2
| penalties2 = 2
| shots1 = 35
| shots2 = 34
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.theaihl.com Australian Ice Hockey League]
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