2007 AIHL season#Semi-finals

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.{{cite web | url = https://theaihl.com/leagues/print_schedule.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856&teamID=0&mixed=1 | title = 2007 AIHL Schedule | publisher=theaihl.com | accessdate = 25 September 2018 }}

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{{efn|name=fn1|The Bears, Western Sydney Ice Dogs and Brisbane Blue Tongues were each penalised 3 competition points. The three teams all iced players that had not been officially cleared to play by the IIHF and IHA.}}

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List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 2 September 2007{{cite web | url = https://theaihl.com/leagues/stats_hockey.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856 | title = 2007 AIHL season: League leading players | publisher=theaihl.com | accessdate = 25 September 2018 }}

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{{cite web | url = https://theaihl.com/leagues/stats_hockey.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856 | title = 2007 AIHL season: League leading goalies | publisher=theaihl.com | accessdate = 25 September 2018 }}

• 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.

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).{{cite web | url = https://theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1426845 | title = 2007 AIHL Grand Final Boxscore | publisher=theaihl.com | date=2 September 2007 | accessdate = 25 September 2018 }}

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{{IceHockeybox

| date = 1 September 2007

| time = 16:00

| team1 = The Bears

| team2 = Adelaide Avalanche

| score = 4–1

| periods = (2–0, 0–0, 2–1)

| reference = https://theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1426843

| goalie1 = Pekka Kankaanranta

| goalie2 = Olivier Martin

| progression = 1 – 0
2 – 0
2 – 1
3 – 1
4 – 1

| goals1 = Schlamp (Lovering, Rubes)
Jayawardene (unassisted)
Jayawardene (PP) (unassisted)
Rubes (Schlamp)

| goals2 = Ballman (SH) (Ryan Remillard)

| official = Rob Duchemin

| official2 =

| linesman = Tim Bell

| linesman2 = Gordon Young

| stadium = Penrith Ice Palace

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 26

| penalties2 = 37

| shots1 = 25

| shots2 = 29

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = 1 September 2007

| time = 19:00

| team1 = Newcastle North Stars

| team2 = Melbourne Ice

| score = 6–3

| periods = (2–0, 2–1, 2–2)

| reference = https://theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1426844

| goalie1 = Matthew Ezzy

| goalie2 = Stuart Denman

| progression = 1 – 0
2 – 0
3 – 0
4 – 0
4 – 1
5 – 1
5 – 2
6 – 2
6 – 3

| goals1 = Corcoran (Wanchulak, Starke)
Corcoran (SH) (Wanchulak, Starke)
Corcoran (Smith, Hawkins)
Corcoran (SH) (Wanchulak, Ezzy)
Wanchulak (PP) (Corcoran, McKenna)
Corcoran (PP) (McKenna, Hawkins)

| goals2 = Webster (PP) (Abrams, Matus)
V.Hughes (Hardy, Street)
Webster (unassisted)

| official = David Ast

| official2 =

| linesman = Ivan Manco

| linesman2 = Tomas Zavisky

| stadium = Penrith Ice Palace

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 10

| penalties2 = 33

| shots1 = 23

| shots2 = 32

| bg = #eeffff

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = 2 September 2007

| time = 16:00

| team1 = The Bears

| team2 = Newcastle North Stars

| score = 3–2 (OT)

| periods = (0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 1–0)

| reference = https://theaihl.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&gameID=1426845

| goalie1 = Pekka Kankaanranta

| goalie2 = Matthew Ezzy

| progression = 1 – 0
2 – 0
2 – 1
2 – 2
3 – 2

| goals1 = Rubes (Schlamp)
Jayawardene (Sonter, Nelson-Bond)
Pasminka (PP) (Rubes, Schlamp)

| goals2 = Wanchulak (Starke, Smith)
Corcoran (PP) (Starke, Wanchulak)

| official = David Ast

| official2 =

| linesman = Ivan Manco

| linesman2 = Tomas Zavisky

| stadium = Penrith Ice Palace

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 14

| penalties2 = 16

| shots1 = 27

| shots2 = 17

}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070418172352/http://www.theaihl.com.au/ Official website of the AIHL]
• [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=299146 NHL.com's report of Opening Weekend by Rick Williams]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=336586&page=NewsPage&service=page NHL.com's report on the Bears Goodall Cup win by Peter Lambert]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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