Melbourne Ice again!!

04 Sep 2011 | Davide Tuniz

Reigning champion confirmed title defeating Newcastle North Stars in AIHL final

In front of a packed and vocal home crowd in The Icehouse, Melbourne Ice defeated 3-2 rival Newcastle North Stars keeping AIHL title in Melbourne. As in last year final versus Adelaide, forward Joey Hughes was decisive in Ice victory and was awarded as playoffs MVP (3 goals and 3 assists in playoffs weekend) after the game. North Stars missed the chance to grab its 5th title, honouring coach Don Champagne, at his last game before to quit coaching career.
North Stars top scorer Peter Cartwright, another North Stars already announced his retirement, opened the score at 06:44, but Melbourne equalized already in the first period with Canadian Matthew Armstrong, before to go ahead with goals by Joey Hughes and captain Liam Webster. A late powerplay goal by American Justin Chwedoruk wasn't enough to give Newcastle new hope
AIHL will return next season with a new team from Perth and the newly created Trans-Tasman Champions League, a series played between Australian and New Zealand champions

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