2007 AIHL season
The 2007 AIHL season was the eighth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League. It ran from 14 April 2007 until 26 August 2007, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 1 and 2 September 2007. The Adelaide Avalanche won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Bears won the Goodall Cup for the second time by defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.
Regular season
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.Standings
| Team | |||||||||
| Adelaide Avalanche | 28 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 124 | 99 | +25 | 56 |
| Melbourne Ice | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 111 | 84 | +27 | 53 |
| Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 117 | 96 | +21 | 53 |
| The Bears | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 113 | 87 | +26 | 49 |
| Brisbane Blue Tongues | 28 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 126 | 111 | +15 | 46 |
| Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 113 | 99 | +14 | 42 |
| Canberra Knights | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 87 | 132 | -45 | 20 |
| Central Coast Rhinos | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 80 | 163 | -83 | 8 |
Notes:
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 2 September 2007| Player | Team | ||||||
| Newcastle North Stars | 23 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 26 | F | |
| Brisbane Blue Tongues | 20 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 56 | F | |
| The Bears | 25 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 49 | F | |
| Adelaide Avalanche | 20 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 109 | F | |
| Adelaide Avalanche | 23 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 24 | F | |
| The Bears | 24 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 34 | F | |
| Central Coast Rhinos | 22 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 28 | C | |
| Adelaide Avalanche | 21 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 40 | LW | |
| Newcastle North Stars | 26 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 67 | D | |
| Melbourne Ice | 23 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 4 | F |
Leading goaltenders
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| Player | Team | ||||||
| Newcastle North Stars | 992 | 674 | 69 | 3.48 | 0.898 | 3 | |
| Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 681 | 431 | 46 | 3.38 | 0.893 | 0 | |
| The Bears | 1103 | 584 | 69 | 3.13 | 0.882 | 2 | |
| Adelaide Avalanche | 994 | 594 | 70 | 3.52 | 0.882 | 1 | |
| Melbourne Ice | 1039 | 536 | 66 | 3.18 | 0.877 | 1 |
Goodall Cup playoffs
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 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.All times are UTC+10:00