Posted by admin on 27th, 2008
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This weekend the top 4 teams in Australian Ice Hockey come together in Newcastle, NSW for the 2008 AIHL Finals. The Sydney Bears (1), Melbourne Ice (2), Western Sydney Ice Dogs (3) and Newcastle North Stars (4) battled throughout the 28 game season to earn the right to play off for the century old Goodall Cup, the AIHL’s equivalent of the Stanley Cup.
For the first time, all 3 games of the AIHL finals are going to be available live and exclusive online via the fantastic efforts of Slapshot Entertainment.
From the news release issued today on the Slapshot Entertainment website:
During the 2008 regular season, Slapshot amassed an excellent crew which allowed us to provide high-level ice hockey coverage in a way that has never been done in Australia before. With a 4-camera system (3 game play cameras and a score clock cam), vision-switched LIVE to the internet using our technical director at our mobile TV studio, we were able to bring together a professional mix of live play-by-play and colour commentary, dynamic on-the-fly graphics, instant replays and mid-period activities such as player interviews. The resulting package was streamed live to the internet and recorded to disk for delayed broadcast to Brisbane’s community Channel 31 (now QCTV), which is watched by nearly 40,000 viewers weekly.
Slapshot Entertainment brings not only this technical set-up to Newcastle for the Grand Final weekend, but also a background history and appreciation for ice hockey, the quality and feeling from which can be seen and felt in our broadcasts. It’s this passion that prompted our willingness to be involved at this grassroots-level of ice hockey’s growth in Australia. With enough enthusiastic support for this sport and the AIHL, we hope that existing and new fans alike will help it flourish, and Slapshot would like to be a big part of its growing success.
Tickets for the live-to-internet broadcasts of the 3 games (2 x semi-final and one Grand Final game) are available on the slapshot.com.au website. Game passes can be purchased individually for AUD $11.95 or the 3-game VIP PUCKHEAD PASS can be had for $23.95. Prior to 28 August 2008, pre-sales single-game tickets will be 25% off and PUCKHEAD passes are discounted by 20%.
Saturday will see 2 games played:
- Sydney Bears (1) Vs Newcastle North Stars (4) - 4:30pm AEST
- Melbourne Ice (2) Vs Western Sydney Ice Dogs (3) - 7:30pm AEST
The winner of those 2 matches will play off for the coverted Goodall Cup on Sunday at 4:00pm AEST.
There is also talk of delayed streaming coverage so those in North America and Europe will be able to watch the games without needing to stay up in the early hours of the morning. Those that do however will be rewarded with the best level of hockey Australia has to offer, live and exclusive.
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Posted by admin on 17th, 2008
The sun has just set and tonight the temperatures will drop below freezing. There may even be snow on the ground tomorrow morning. You could be forgiven for thinking that the ideal evening pastime would be to get in the car, or in front of the TV and watch the NHL.
For those of us down here in Australia however, these cold winter months are the worse time of year for dedicated NHL hockey fans. The NHL starts in our Spring, just when the temperatures are warming up, and runs through to Autumn.
So what do hockey fans do down here during the winter months? For the die-hard hockey fans, Australia has the AIHL, Australian Ice Hockey League, which consists of 8 teams spread across the country. The amateur league is a far cry from the big lights of the NHL, but has a growing fan base from around Australia, and in fact, from around the world.
Over the last 4 seasons teams across the country have had import players from a wide range of leagues, including the QMJHL, LNAH, CIS, AHL and even the NHL. 2 big name players that have seen time in the Australian league are Steve McKenna (who played for the Adelaide Avalanche) and Rob Zamuner (Brisbane Blue Tongues).
The AIHL will be all over in the next few weeks, with the top 4 teams battling it out to take home the Goodall Cup (one of the oldest hockey trophies in the entire world!).
After that, Australian hockey fans will begin to get excited about he upcoming NHL season.Technorati
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Posted by admin on 21st, 2008
The newest 12 videos added to 2 Minutes For Hockey on Monday, July 21, 2008
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Blue Tongue import Gaetan Royer leaves his feet on an extremely dangerous hit against the Ice Dogs.
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October 26, 1997.
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Cam Neely and Nevin Markwart are both skating toward Ulf like they want to do something to him, Neel
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Oct 12, 2007 - Montmagny vs Charlevoix
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Oct 12, 2007 - Montmagny vs Charlevoix
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Great fight.
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Rick gets 10 games for this dirty play against New York.
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Great stuff in LA.
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After shadow boxing for a bit, Al Secord lands his first punch, a great left to Bob McGill’s fac
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Joe gets ejected for hitting Kostopoulos
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NHL08 New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Champions
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Byron dafoe fights fellow goaltender Patrick Lalime from 2002. A brawl between the ottawa senators a
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Posted by admin on 21st, 2008
We’re in the most dreaded part of the hockey year… off season. We’re past the draft and free agency frenzy, but we’re not quite at training camp and news about roster lines. These few weeks seem to almost drag on in an unnatural way.
Down here in Australia it’s the middle of winter, and the Australian Ice Hockey League is in the latter parts of the regular season. The AIHL features 8 teams from around Australia; Gold Coast Blue Tongues, Melbourne Ice, Adelaide A’s, Sydney Bears, Western Sydney Ice Dogs, Canberra Knights, Central Coast Rhinos and the Newcastle North Stars.
Image on the right: Dave Upton of the Blue Tongues battles for the puck along the boards with Dunwoodie of the Ice Dogs.
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Posted by admin on 15th, 2008
The newsest videos added to 2 Minutes For Hockey for Tuesday July 15, 2008.
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Bryan Lachance of the Gold Coast Blue Tongues destroys one of the Slush Puppies (that’s Ice Dogs
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Clips from the final day of Capitals development camp held at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex practice
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Australian Ice Hockey (AIHL): LaChance got a wee bit aggro with Ice Dog player Brad Van Camp and pum
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Great clip from the World Cup.
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Slapshot TV presents the Australian Ice Hockey League. Highlights from the Gold Coast Blue Tongues a
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Ryan Miller Vs LA’s Goalie In a Yo Momma compotition
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Both players are on the Toronto Maple Leafs. 10/10!
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Mike Peluso vs. Sylvain Blouin from the New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers game on Sept 16, 1996.
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a classic fight
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The “Punch-up in Piestany” erupted halfway through the final game of the 1987 world junior
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January 14, 1994.
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David Clements of the Grande Prairie Storm fights Aaron Gervias of the Llyodminster Blazers. Both t
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Posted by admin on 15th, 2008
They’re some of the most hated… and loved players in hockey. They are often the topics of discussion, the creators of controversy and most often the most misunderstood role players in a hockey team.
They are the fighters. Names like Sean Avery, Georges Laraque, Rob Ray, Bob Probert are synonymous with classic NHL video highlight reels.
Recently in the AIHL (Australian Ice Hockey League) there was a fight in a game between the Gold Coast Blue Tongues and the Western Sydney Ice Dogs. Import player for the Blue Tongues Bryan Lachance was target and finally let it fly. Lachance comes from the LNAH in Canada (Quebec Radio X) where he has set a name for himself as a quality legit fighter.
In the fight last weekend however the fight turned a nasty shade of dirty when Lachance, who had clearly won the fight dropped the guy to the ground and continued to punch him. That’s not where the real issue lies though. After the Ice Dog went down, Lachance proceeded to pull his hair and knee him. The Refs either failed to see it, or chose not to do anything about it.
The question however is simply, when someone is a fighter of Lachances calibre, why would they need to resort to such disgusting behaviour? It disgraces not just the player, but also the team.
Here is the clip of the fight in question:
YouTube - LaChance fights an Ice Dog
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Posted by admin on 23rd, 2008
After a strong weekend against the Sydney Bears last week, the Blue Tongues looked to carry that over against the North Stars, a team that beat them 10-3 in Newcastle a few weeks back.
Saturday saw the North Stars dominate in all aspect of the game outskating, outplaying and outscoring the Tongues with a 5-0 shutout. Matt Ezzy was solid in net for the North Stars and showed why he is Australia’s best netminder. At the other end, Simo Mustonen faced 39 shots and made some outstanding plays.
Sunday was a different game. The Blue Tongues scored first, putting the momentum back on the North Stars to compete. They did, tying the game in what was to be an end to end battle right down to the last second. Tied 4 a piece at the end of the 3rd the teams went to a shootout where Matt Ezzy and Simo Mustonen were both phenominal. The North Stars shooters were better on the day however, and the Stars left with a 5-4 shootout victory, and back to back wins.
Source: Gold Coast Blue Tongues Official Site | Blue Tongues Supporters Club
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Posted by admin on 19th, 2008
The 12 newest hockey videos added to 2 Minutes For Hockey for Thursday.
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Live footage of the fight! December 10, 1993.
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Big Brawl between the Sabres and Canadiens on April 12, 1992.
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Detroit, June 6, 2008
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November 11, 1995.
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Intro for NYI and NYR Game 3 of the 1984 Playoffs.
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go redwings
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A tribute to team Canada Enjoy
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Here are a commercial, an interview and some of him on the ice in 1999.
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WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY! The Los Angeles Kings have one of the brightest futures in the league and thi
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2008 Red Wings brings the Stanley Cup home!
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Australian Ice Hockey League June 15th 2008 Western Sydney Ice Dogs vs Melbourne Ice @ Sydney Ice
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Game 1 of the Second Round of the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs between the Toronto Marlies and the Syrac
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Posted by admin on 18th, 2008
The 12 newest videos for Wednesday, 18 June.
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The Colbert Report - Hockey Night in Canada -
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After the completion of the final Mens WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier the International Hockey Feder
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hockey goal amazing cool scores
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The Canada Cup in 1976 ushered in a new era of international play
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Ervins Mustukovs
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Nice hockey goals!!!
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Lemieux fired the winner with one minute and 26 seconds left in the third period of last nights tita
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After the second round of the 1936 Olympic hockey championships at Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany
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None of that mattered to Team Canadas players who sat slumped in a joyless dressing room after the
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The hockey loving public would have to wait seven years after the end of the last Canada Cup in 1991
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Nice moments from NHL !
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Australian Ice Hockey League June 15th 2008 Western Sydney Ice Dogs vs Melbourne Ice @ Sydney Ice
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