2016 AIHL season

The 2016 AIHL season was the 17th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 23 April 2016 until 21 August 2016, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 27 and 28 August. The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing the regular season with the most points. The Newcastle North Stars won the Goodall Cup for the second year in a row after defeating the CBR Brave in the final.

2016 AIHL season
LeagueAustralian Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration23 April 2016 – 28 August 2016
Regular season
H Newman Reid TrophyMelbourne Ice
(2nd title)
Season MVPWehebe Darge
(Adrenaline)
Top scorerConnor McLaughlin
(61 points)
(North Stars)
Goodall Cup
ChampionsNewcastle North Stars
  Runners-upCBR Brave
Finals MVPDayne Davis
(North Stars)

Teams

In 2016 the AIHL had 8 teams competing in the league.[1]

2016 AIHL teams
TeamCityArenaHead CoachCaptain
Adelaide Adrenaline AdelaideIceArenA Trevor Walsh Greg Oddy
CBR Brave CanberraPhillip Ice Skating Centre Josh Unice Jordan Gavin
Melbourne Ice MelbourneO'Brien Group Arena Brent Laver Lliam Webster
Melbourne Mustangs MelbourneO'Brien Group Arena Michael Flaherty Patrick O'Kane
Newcastle North Stars NewcastleHunter Ice Skating Stadium Andrew Petrie Robert Malloy
Perth Thunder PerthPerth Ice Arena Dave Kenway Samuel Wilson
Sydney Bears PenrithPenrith Ice Palace Ron Kuprowsky Michael Schlamp
Sydney Ice Dogs SydneyLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink Vladimir Rubes Scott Stephenson

League business

In September 2015 it was announced that the Medibank Icehouse had been renamed the O'Brien Group Arena following a lease takeover by the O'Brien Catering Group.[2] The league announced that the Sydney Bears will host two games against the Melbourne Ice in Queensland during the 2016 season.[3] The games, promoted under the title of the Brisbane Battle, will be held at Iceworld Boondall and Iceworld Acacia Ridge on 14 and 15 May respectively.[3] The AIHL have not held a game in Queensland since the suspension of the Gold Coast Blue Tongues in 2012.[4] In February 2016 the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that Reach Crane Trucks had renewed their sponsorship for 2016, extending the original three-year deal that was signed in 2013.[5] The Ice Dogs later signed TAFE SWSi Aboriginal Learning Circle as a new sponsor for the season.[6] Also in February Hards Transport renewed their naming rights sponsorship of the Adelaide Adrenaline.[7] The Adrenaline also signed new sponsors Reading Cinemas, Paxton Wines and Mortgage Choice Malvern and extended their deal with the Hilton Hotel's MyBar as their official post-game venue.[8][9][10][11] In March 2016 the CBR Brave signed Casino Canberra and McDonald's ACT as major sponsors and Canberra Toyota as their vehicle sponsor.[12][13] The CBR Brave also extended their deal with Anytime Fitness as the club's official gym partner and the Hellenic Club of Canberra as their post-game partner and renewed their sponsorship deal with Jordo's Chop Shop.[14][15][16] On 21 March 2016 the Bears announced that they had formed a partnership with the Australian Defence Force Ice Hockey Association's Army Knights for 2016.[17] This was followed by the CBR Brave forming a partnership with the Navy Tigersharks.[18] Both partnerships aim to help promote ice hockey within the Defence Force and develop emerging talent.[17][18] The Bears partnership deal also includes discounted tickets for Defence Force members during the season.[17] The Sydney Bears have reached a deal with Hawkesbury Radio to broadcast at least two of their home games for the 2016 season while also continuing to broadcast via their normal Mixlr stream.[19] The Perth Thunder will also start live broadcasting their home games via Mixlr for the 2016 season.[19] In April the Brave announced a partnership with the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League to help increase promotion between the two teams.[20] On 22 April the Perth Thunder announced that they had signed Smooth Financial Services as a platinum sponsor for the 2016 season.[21] In May 2016 Hi-Tec Oils renewed their major sponsorship with the Sydney Bears for the season.[22] Also in May The James Hotel signed a deal with the Melbourne Mustangs to become a major sponsor and host the club's pre and post-game functions.[23]

Exhibition games

On 31 March 2016 the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs competed in an exhibition game at the O’Brien Group Arena with the Ice winning 5–1.[24] The 2016 edition of the Wilson Cup was held in March and April 2016.[25] The tournament featured the three New South Wales based clubs competing in a double round-robin before a final between the two top ranked teams.[25] The Sydney Bears finished first in the round robin stage, winning three of their four games, and were drawn against the Sydney Ice Dogs in the final.[26] The Bears won the final 3–1, claiming their third Wilson Cup title.[27]

Personnel changes

In October 2015 it was announced that Vladimir Rubes had stepped down as head coach of the Sydney Bears due to family commitments.[28] Rubes was replaced by assistant Ron Kuprowsky to the position of head coach. Kuprowsky was previously coach of the Sydney Ice Dogs before joining the Bears in 2015.[29] Also in October the Sydney Ice Dogs announced their 2016 committee with Tim Flynn moving from the head coach position to the role of general manager, taking over the position from Anthony Wilson.[30] Flynn's role as general manager for the Sydney Ice Dogs lasted until March 2016 with the club replacing him with former player Jason Juba.[31] In November 2015 the Melbourne Mustangs announced that Brad Vigon had resigned from the position of head coach due to family commitments.[32] Vigon was replaced by assistant coach Michael Flaherty with the Mustangs also adding former Australian national team players Damian Holland and Jon Moses as Flaherty's new assistant coaches.[33] The Mustangs also announced that Andrew McDowell had stepped down from the position of Vice President in order to focus on his role of Director of Hockey Operations.[33] He was replaced by Myles Harris.[33]

In December 2015 the Adelaide Adrenaline announced that head coach Ryan O'Handley had stepped down from the position of head coach due to family commitments.[34] O'Handley however moved into the positions of Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations at the club.[34] A couple of weeks later the Adrenaline signed former AIHL and Australian national team player Trevor Walsh as O'Handley's replacement.[35] Following the appointment of Walsh as head coach the Adrenaline also announced that Gordon Cochrane and Sami Mantere had been signed as assistant coaches for 2016.[36] In March 2016 the Sydney Ice Dogs announced that they had signed former Sydney Bears head coach Vladimir Rubes to the position of head coach.[37] Rubes stepped down from his position of head coach of the Sydney Bears in October 2015 citing family commitments.[37] Also in March the CBR Brave re-signed head coach Josh Unice along with assistant coaches David Rogina and Stuart Philps for the 2016 season.[37]

In June 2016 the Adrenaline relieved Trevor Walsh of his duties as head coach.[38] He was replaced by former Australian national team assistant coach Eric Lien.[39] On 17 August, three days before the final round of the regular season, the Brave announced that Josh Unice had resigned from his position of head coach due to a number of personal issues outside of hockey.[40] He was replaced by the club's assistant coaches for the remainder of the season.[40]

Player transfers

Regular season

The regular season is set to start on 23 April 2016 and run through to 21 August 2016 before the top four teams advance to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.[77] A weeks break will be held in June to accommodate the All-Star Weekend which is scheduled for 11 and 12 June 2016 in Penrith, New South Wales.[77] The AIHL will hold their first games in Queensland since 2012 after they announced that the Sydney Bears and Melbourne Ice will compete in a double header in Brisbane.[3][4] The games, promoted under the title of the Brisbane Battle, will be held at Iceworld Boondall and Iceworld Acacia Ridge on 14 and 15 May respectively.[3]

In March 2016 it was reported that the Adelaide Ice Arena had to close their large ice surface for repairs following failed pressure tests.[78] The repairs resulted in the league pushing back the start Adrenaline's home season from 23 April to 15 May and rescheduling of four games.[79] Game 1 between the North Stars and Adrenaline at the Adelaide Ice Arena was pushed back to 17 July from its original date of 23 April.[80] Game 81 between the Thunder and the North Stars at the Perth Ice Arena was moved forward into the vacant 23 April slot after originally being scheduled for 17 July.[80] The double header between the Adrenaline and the Thunder at the Adelaide Ice Arena was also pushed back from its original date of 30 April and 1 May to 21 and 22 May.[80] On 5 June Game 48 between the Sydney Ice Dogs and Melbourne Mustangs was postponed due to flooding at the Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink.[81] The match was later rescheduled for 7 August at the same venue.[82]

25 June game between the Melbourne Ice and Sydney Bears served as the third annual Canada Day Classic match.[83] The Bears won the game 4–3 following a shootout to claim the title for the third straight year.[83] On 6 August the Sydney Ice Dogs hosted the Adelaide Adrenaline in the Matt Clark Memorial Game, part of the clubs Leukaemia fundraising night.[84] The Ice Dogs wore the old Warringah Bombers jersey, dedicated to former Bombers player Matt Clark who died from leukaemia in 1995.[84] The Ice Dogs won the game 9–8.[84] 13 August match between the Adelaide Adrenaline and CBR Brave served as the second annual beyondblue Cup, setup to help raise awareness for the charity.[85] The Brave won the Cup for the second year in a row, defeating the Adrenaline 5–4 following a shootout.[85]

The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing first in the regular season with 66 points.[86][87] Following the end of the season the AIHL announced the winners of the 2016 awards.[88] Adelaide Adrenaline's Wehebe Darge won the Most Valuable Player and Anthony Kimlin of the Sydney Bears won the Goaltender of the Year.[88] The CBR Brave's Jan Safar won the Defenceman of the Year and Casey Kubara was awarded both the Rookie of the Year and Local Player of the Year.[88] The Melbourne Ice's Brent Laver was named Coach of the Year.[88]

April

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
8123 April16:30Newcastle North Stars3 – 2 (SO)Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
223 April19:00Melbourne Mustangs0–3Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
323 April17:00Sydney Ice Dogs2–5CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
424 April16:30Newcastle North Stars2–1Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
524 April17:00CBR Brave6–3Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
730 April17:00CBR Brave4–2Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
830 April17:00Melbourne Ice7–1Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink500

May

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
101 May16:00CBR Brave1–7Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
111 May16:00Melbourne Ice3 – 2 (SO)Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
121 May17:00Sydney Ice Dogs6–2Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
137 May16:30Melbourne Mustangs0–1Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
147 May17:00Adelaide Adrenaline4 – 5 (SO)Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
157 May17:00Newcastle North Stars9–1Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
167 May17:00Sydney Bears3 – 2 (SO)CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
178 May16:00Adelaide Adrenaline2–6Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
188 May16:30Melbourne Mustangs1–5Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
198 May17:00Sydney Bears3 – 4 (SO)Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
208 May17:00CBR Brave4 – 3 (SO)Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
2114 May16:00Melbourne Ice3 – 2 (SO)Sydney BearsIce World Boondall600
2214 May16:30Sydney Ice Dogs2–3Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
2314 May17:00Newcastle North Stars8–2Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
2414 May17:30Perth Thunder6–2CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
2515 May15:30Melbourne Ice3–1Sydney BearsIce World Acacia Ridge
2615 May16:00Sydney Ice Dogs3–6Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
2715 May16:00Newcastle North Stars2–5Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
2815 May17:00Perth Thunder7–6CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
2919 May20:00Melbourne Mustangs2–7Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
621 April16:30Perth Thunder3–2Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
3021 May17:00Sydney Ice Dogs1–3Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
3121 May17:00Newcastle North Stars6–4Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
3222 May16:00Sydney Ice Dogs6–4Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
922 May16:30Perth Thunder4–3Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
3322 May17:00CBR Brave2–7Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
3428 May16:30Melbourne Ice4 – 5 (SO)Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
3528 May17:00Adelaide Adrenaline2–4Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
3628 May17:00Sydney Bears4 – 3 (SO)Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
3728 May17:30Newcastle North Stars3–5CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
3829 May16:00Adelaide Adrenaline3 – 4 (SO)Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
3929 May16:30Melbourne Ice4 – 5 (SO)Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
4029 May17:00Sydney Ice Dogs6–4Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
4129 May17:00Sydney Bears4–6CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre

June

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
424 June16:30Sydney Bears6–2Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
434 June17:00CBR Brave5–7Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
444 June17:00Melbourne Mustangs5–4Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
454 June17:00Perth Thunder3–2Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
465 June16:00CBR Brave3–6Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
475 June16:00Sydney Bears4 – 3 (SO)Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
495 June17:00Perth Thunder2–3Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
5018 June16:30Adelaide Adrenaline3–1Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
5118 June17:00Melbourne Ice3–2Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
5218 June17:30Melbourne Mustangs2–5CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
5319 June16:30Adelaide Adrenaline3–6Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
5419 June17:00Melbourne Mustangs1–4CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
5519 June17:00Newcastle North Stars1 – 2 (SO)Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
5619 June17:00Melbourne Ice8–1Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
5725 June17:00Sydney Bears4 – 3 (SO)Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
5825 June17:00Sydney Ice Dogs1–5Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
5926 June16:00Sydney Bears2–4Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
6026 June17:00Newcastle North Stars5–2Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink

July

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
612 July16:30Melbourne Ice9–1Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
622 July17:00Perth Thunder1–2Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
632 July17:00Sydney Ice Dogs4–5Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
642 July17:30Newcastle North Stars3–1CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
653 July16:00Perth Thunder6–3Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
663 July16:00Melbourne Ice3–2Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
673 July17:00CBR Brave6–1Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
683 July17:00Sydney Bears3–0Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
699 July16:30CBR Brave3 – 4 (SO)Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
709 July17:00Newcastle North Stars3–2Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
719 July17:00Melbourne Mustangs4–3Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
729 July17:00Adelaide Adrenaline5–4Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
7310 July16:00Newcastle North Stars2–3Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
7410 July16:30CBR Brave4–2Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
7510 July17:00Adelaide Adrenaline3 – 2 (SO)Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
7610 July17:00Melbourne Mustangs8–3Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
7716 July16:30Newcastle North Stars3–2Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
7816 July17:00Sydney Bears3–1Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
7916 July17:30Sydney Ice Dogs5–6CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
8017 July16:00Sydney Bears1–4Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
117 July16:30Newcastle North Stars2–1Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
8223 July19:00Melbourne Ice3–1Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
8323 July17:00Perth Thunder4–2Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
8423 July17:30Adelaide Adrenaline2–7CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
8524 July17:00Perth Thunder1–3Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
8624 July17:00Adelaide Adrenaline5–8CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
8730 July16:30Melbourne Mustangs5–3Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
8830 July16:30Sydney Ice Dogs2–3Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
8930 July17:00Sydney Bears2–5Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
9031 July16:00Melbourne Mustangs3–2Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
9131 July16:30Sydney Ice Dogs2–6Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
9231 July17:00CBR Brave6–4Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace

August

Game Date Time Away Score Home Location Attendance Recap
936 August17:00Adelaide Adrenaline8–9Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
946 August17:00Perth Thunder4 – 3 (SO)Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
956 August17:30Melbourne Ice10–9CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
487 August17:00Melbourne Mustangs2–4Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
967 August17:00Perth Thunder4–3Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
977 August17:00Melbourne Ice3–4CBR BravePhillip Ice Skating Centre
987 August17:00Adelaide Adrenaline1–4Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
9911 August20:00Melbourne Ice4–1Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
10013 August16:30Sydney Bears0–2Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
10113 August16:30CBR Brave5 – 4 (SO)Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
10213 August17:00Sydney Ice Dogs7–10Melbourne MustangsO'Brien Group Arena
10314 August16:00CBR Brave6–5Adelaide AdrenalineAdelaide Ice Arena
10414 August16:00Sydney Ice Dogs1–4Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
10514 August16:30Sydney Bears1–2Perth ThunderPerth Ice Arena
10620 August17:00Perth Thunder4–2Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
10720 August17:00Melbourne Mustangs1–2Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace
10820 August17:00Adelaide Adrenaline0–7Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
10920 August17:00CBR Brave4–6Sydney Ice DogsLiverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink
11021 August16:00Perth Thunder2–5Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
11121 August16:00Melbourne Mustangs5 – 4 (SO)Newcastle North StarsHunter Ice Skating Stadium
11221 August17:00Adelaide Adrenaline3–2Sydney BearsPenrith Ice Palace

Standings

Team GP W SOW SOL L GF GA GDF PTS
Melbourne Ice281933312771+5666
Perth Thunder28164179673+2357
Newcastle North Stars281515710574+3152
CBR Brave2815229129117+1251
Melbourne Mustangs2811201589102−1337
Sydney Bears28553157795−1828
Sydney Ice Dogs287111992139−4724
Adelaide Adrenaline285141883127−4421
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs H Newman Reid Trophy winners

Source

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[89]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM POS
Connor McLaughlinNewcastle North Stars2835266134F
Benjamin BreaultPerth Thunder2826265220F
Wehebe DargeAdelaide Adrenaline2820325222F
Michael DorrPerth Thunder2820315116F
Geordie WudrickCBR Brave2020305034F
Mathieu GuertinCBR Brave2018314986F
Casey KubaraCBR Brave2716334924F
Jason BacligMelbourne Ice2824244839F
Jessyko BernardPerth Thunder2617274461F
Strat AllenSydney Ice Dogs2516274330F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time.[90]

Player Team MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Thomas HeemskerkPerth Thunder1347905662.450.9272
Troy DavenportMelbourne Ice1084543452.080.9171
Anthony KimlinSydney Bears1138766703.080.9091
Dayne DavisNewcastle North Stars1218632602.460.9050
Fraser CarsonMelbourne Mustangs781438493.140.8880

Season awards

Below lists the 2016 AIHL regular season award winners.

Award Name Team
MVP Wehebe DargeAdelaide Adrenaline
Goaltender Anthony KimlinSydney Bears
Defenceman Jan SafarNewcastle North Stars
Rookie Casey KubaraCBR Brave
Local player Casey KubaraCBR Brave
Coach Brent LaverMelbourne Ice

Source

Goodall Cup playoffs

The 2016 playoffs started on 27 August 2016 with the Goodall Cup final being held on 28 August. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series. All three games were held at the O'Brien Group Arena in Docklands, Victoria, the home of the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs.[91] The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The finals were again sponsored by Air Canada, their fourth year in a row.[92] The Goodall Cup was won by the Newcastle North Stars (6th title) who defeated the CBR Brave 2–1 in regular time.[92] North Stars' goaltender Dayne Davis was named the finals Most Valuable Player.[88]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Melbourne Ice 3
4 CBR Brave 4*
CBR Brave 1
Newcastle North Stars 2
3 Newcastle North Stars 3*
2 Perth Thunder 2

* denotes number of overtime periods

Semi-finals

All times are UTC+10:00

27 August 2016
15:00
CBR Brave4 – 3 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
Melbourne IceO'Brien Group Arena
27 August 2016
18:00
Newcastle North Stars3 – 2 OT
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Perth ThunderO'Brien Group Arena

Final

28 August 2016
15:00
CBR Brave1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)
Newcastle North StarsO'Brien Group Arena

All-Star weekend

The 2016 AIHL All-Star Weekend was held at the Penrith Ice Palace on 11 and 12 June 2016.[93] The format of the weekend remained unchanged from 2015 with a skills competition on 11 June and an all-stars game on 12 June.[94] Sydney Bears' Michael Schlamp was announced as captain of one of the two teams for the second year in a row.[93] Matt Armstrong of the Melbourne Ice was announced as the second team's captain, replacing Brian Bales from 2015.[93] APA Group re-signed as sponsor of the weekend after sponsoring the 2015 inaugural event.[93] Fox Sports also broadcast a 90-minute special from the weekend.[94]

The Skills competition saw CBR Brave players take out three of the seven events, while both the Melbourne Mustangs and Sydney Bears picked up two each.[95] On 12 June Team Schlamp defeated Team Armstrong 10–9 at the Penrith Ice Palace to win the 2016 All-Star Game.[95] Michael Dorr of the Perth Thunder was named the most valuable player of the match and the best forward. The Sydney Bears' Ryan Annesley and Anthony Kimlin were named best defenceman and best goaltender respectively, and the Perth Thunder's Rob Haselhurst was named the best Australian player.[95]

Skills competition

All-star game

12 June 2016
15:00
Team Schlamp10–9
(3–1, 2–4, 5–4)
Team ArmstrongPenrith Ice Palace

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