# 2013 AIHL season

The 2013 AIHL season was the 14th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 20 April 2013 until 1 September 2013, with the Goodall Cup finals following on the 7 and 8 September. The Sydney Ice Dogs won both the H Newman Ried Trophy for finishing first in the regular season, and the Goodall Cup after defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.

## Teams

In 2013 the AIHL had 8 teams competing in the league.

## League business

In October 2012 it was announced that the 2013 season would be played with eight teams as the Gold Coast Blue Tongues' licence was suspended due to the team being unable to secure a home venue for 2013. The Blue Tongues were forced out of their arena during the 2012 season when the AIHL deemed it to not be up to specifications for the league forcing the team to temporarily relocate to Brisbane for the remainder of the season. It was also announced that the suspension on the Sydney Ice Dogs had been lifted allowing the team to ice four imports again. The Ice Dogs were restricted to three for the 2012 season by the league due to breaches of the league's code of conduct. Following the Annual General Meeting (AGM) it was announced that the third period of play has been increased from 15 minutes to 20 minutes, while the first two remain 15 minutes in length. The change was in response to fans calling for the league to align itself with international hockey which plays three 20 minute periods. The Melbourne Mustangs revealed their new logo and jerseys for the start of the season featuring a redesigned mustang horse, holding an ice hockey stick. The new jerseys include a white home jersey, a black away jersey and an orange third jersey which is being released as off-ice apparel only. The Sydney Ice Dogs also revealed their new jerseys with an aqua green away jersey and a white home jersey. The change in colours was made as part of a deal with corporate naming sponsor Reach Crane Trucks and will be in place for three years, the duration of their deal with Reach Crane Trucks. Their previous colours of maroon, yellow, blue, black and white will remain as the team's corporate colours.
On 17 February the AIHL announced that it had entered into a partnership with Fox Sports in which a game of the week will be aired on the network as part of a 60-minute program which also includes league and state federation news and AIHL highlights. The Canberra Knights held an exhibition game on 23 March 2013 with the team competing against a team of former Knights' players for the Soldier On charity. The Knights won the game 6–5.

### Personnel changes

Following the AGM the AIHL announced that Tyler Lovering had been re-elected to the commission as Assistant Commissioner until 2014. Ben Kiely and Alexandra Lata had both received a one-year extension to their terms on the commission, with Lata being appointed Deputy Commissioner. The AIHL have also elected Robert Bannerman and Joshua Chye to the commission to serve as Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner respectively. In December 2012 the Melbourne Mustangs announced that they had appointed Brad Vigon as head coach, replacing Steve Laforet who had been fired at the end of the 2012 season. Following the end of the 2012 season the Melbourne Ice announced that both president Andy Lamrock and head coach Paul Watson had stepped down from their positions. In November 2012 the Ice announced that former Ice Hockey Victoria president Emma Poynton as successor to Lamrock as the club's president. In February 2013 the Ice appointed assistant coach Sandy Gardner to the head coach position.

### Player transfers

| Player | Previous team | New team |
| Travis Alabaster | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Jonathan Bale | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | Sydney Bears |
| Alistair Band | Cardiff Devils NL | Canberra Knights |
| Simon Barg | No team | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Jan Bejcek | ECSL Sting | Sydney Bears |
| Brian Berger | Marian University | Perth Thunder |
| Luc-Olivier Blain | University of Ottawa | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Paul Bond | ECSL Raptors | Sydney Bears |
| Jamie Bourke | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Tyson Boyd | Adelaide Blackhawks | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Jordan Braid | Columbus Cottonmouths | Canberra Knights |
| Russel Brewer | No team | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Dale Burgess | No team | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Dylan Burgess | Sydney Maple Leafs | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Jack Carpenter | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne Ice |
| Jayson Chalker | ECSL Vipers | Newcastle North Stars |
| Robert Clark | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Stuart Cole-Clark | ECSL Vipers | Newcastle North Stars |
| Dan Clarke | Tulsa Oilers | Perth Thunder |
| Pier-Olivier Cotnoir | Norwich University | Newcastle North Stars |
| Fred Coutts | West Coast Lightning | Perth Thunder |
| Todd Cutter | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Kevin Darcy | Marian University | Perth Thunder |
| James David | Adelaide Falcons | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Michael Fairlamb | Adelaide Blackhawks | Canberra Knights |
| Kayne Fedor | Adelaide Tigers B2 | Perth Thunder |
| Michael Forney | Colorado Eagles | Perth Thunder |
| Robin Forsythe | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Chris Frank | Sheffield Steelers | Melbourne Ice |
| Ian Fulion | No team | Canberra Knights |
| Tim Fulton | No team | Canberra Knights |
| Adam Geric | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | Newcastle North Stars |
| Kevin Glanzman | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| John Gordon | EV Füssen | Melbourne Ice |
| Alexander Hall | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Robert Haselhurst | No team | Perth Thunder |
| Matthew Haywood | Braehead Clan | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Stuart Higgins | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Aaron Hoffman | No team | Perth Thunder |
| Stephen Huish | Northern Vikings | Perth Thunder |
| Brad Hunt | No team | Canberra Knights |
| Lyle Idoine | Botany Swarm | Sydney Bears |
| Jayson James | Adelaide Falcons B | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| David Jeremy | ECSL Vipers | Newcastle North Stars |
| Mikko Jortikka | HC Keski-Uusimaa | Canberra Knights |
| Renars Kazanovs | SMScredit.lv | Sydney Bears |
| John Kennedy | Canberra Knights | Newcastle North Stars |
| Anthony Kimlin | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Martin Kolos | ECSL Sting | Sydney Bears |
| Jan Koubek | HC Kobra Praha | Sydney Bears |
| Justin Levac | Orlando Solar Bears | Canberra Knights |
| David Lewis | No team | Canberra Knights |
| Ryan Lowe | No team | Sydney Bears |
| Silvan Maedev | No team | Sydney Bears |
| Jeff Martens | Friesland Flyers | Newcastle North Stars |
| Glen Mayer | No team | Melbourne Ice |
| Michael McDowell | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Eric McKenna | No team | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Dan Mohle | Wilfrid Laurier University | Perth Thunder |
| Alan Moss | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Steven Naidovski | Sydney Bears | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Ben O'Driscoll | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | Sydney Bears |
| Patrick O'Kane | Mälarö HF | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Joshua O'Neil | ECSL Raptors | Sydney Bears |
| Jon Olthuis | Idaho Steelheads | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Dominic Osman | Hull Stingrays | Newcastle North Stars |
| Brit Ouellette | ECDC Memmingen | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Travis Ouellette | Ferris State University | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Rick Parry | Jokers de Cergy | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Robert Pasminka | No team | Sydney Bears |
| Kevin Phillips | Braehead Clan | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Jaden Pine-Murphy | New Plymouth | Melbourne Ice |
| Matt Puntureri | Danbury Whalers | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Shai Rabinowitz | No team | Newcastle North Stars |
| Luke Read | ECSL Sting | Sydney Bears |
| Denis Ristic | Adelaide Redwings | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Ollie Rozdarz | No team | Canberra Knights |
| Christopher Sekura | No team | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Francisco Sevilla | No team | Sydney Bears |
| Luke Shafren | No team | Newcastle North Stars |
| Hayden Sheard | ECSL North Stars | Newcastle North Stars |
| Chris Slauenwhite | Sydney Bears | Canberra Knights |
| Michael Smart | Sydney Bears | Perth Thunder |
| Shane Southwood | Orangeville Americans | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Matt Strueby | Colorado Eagles | Perth Thunder |
| Maxime Suzzarini | Brûleurs de Loups | Canberra Knights |
| Matt Taylor | No team | Canberra Knights |
| Joe Tolles | Wheeling Nailers | Perth Thunder |
| Tom Voller | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Dillan Wallace | Adelaide Redwings | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Cameron Walsh | No team | Perth Thunder |
| Patrick Ward | No team | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Jack Wolgemuth | No team | Melbourne Mustangs |
| Player | Previous team | New team |
| Matthew Anderson | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Sam Austin | Newcastle North Stars | ECSL North Stars |
| Brian Bales | Newcastle North Stars | No team |
| Aaron Barton | Adelaide Adrenaline | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Sam Bavin | Perth Thunder | No team |
| Alan Becken | Sydney Bears | ECSL Heat |
| Dana Bennett | Canberra Knights | No team |
| Ryan Bennett | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Sam Bennett | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Redwings |
| Enrico Bergamin | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Robert Bird | Perth Thunder | No team |
| Jeremy Boyer | Newcastle North Stars | Quad City Mallards |
| Jayden Braden | Sydney Bears | No team |
| Mike Brown | Canberra Knights | Danbury Whalers |
| Jack Carpenter | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne Ice |
| Matt Cernec | Canberra Knights | No team |
| Aaron Clayworth | Canberra Knights | No team |
| Scott Clemie | Sydney Bears | No team |
| Stuart Clemie | Sydney Bears | ECSL Vipers |
| Scott Connelly | Sydney Bears | ECSL Sting |
| Kevin Day | Newcastle North Stars | No team |
| Cassian Delsar | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Tigers |
| Stuart Denman | Melbourne Ice | Retired |
| Colin Downie | Sydney Ice Dogs | No team |
| Dean Dunstan | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Jack Ebner | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Nickolas Eckhardt | Canberra Knights | No team |
| Craig Gallo | Sydney Bears | Osby IK |
| Phil Ginand | Perth Thunder | Bloomington Blaze |
| Kirk Golden | Sydney Ice Dogs | Cape Cod Bluefins |
| Paul Graham | Perth Thunder | No team |
| Lucien Hackett | Sydney Bears | ECSL Sting |
| James Herbert | Sydney Ice Dogs | No team |
| Christopher James | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Brady Johnston | Sydney Bears | Hedemora SK |
| Mike Johnston | Canberra Knights | No team |
| John Kennedy | Canberra Knights | Newcastle North Stars |
| Matt Korthuis | Melbourne Ice | No team |
| Robbie Lawrance | Newcastle North Stars | Louisiana IceGators |
| Scott Levitt | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Brett Liscomb | Adelaide Adrenaline | Louisiana IceGators |
| Shane Hardy | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Martin Kutek | Melbourne Ice | No team |
| Sami Mantere | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide Redwings |
| Joel McFadden | Sydney Bears | No team |
| Christopher McPhail | Canberra Knights | No team |
| Casey Mignone | Sydney Ice Dogs | Cape Cod Bluefins |
| Laurie Mock | Sydney Bears | No team |
| Matt Monaghan | Sydney Ice Dogs | No team |
| Dean Moore | Melbourne Mustangs | IF Sundsvall Hockey |
| Mitch Morgan | Adelaide Adrenaline | HYC Herentals |
| Steven Naidovski | Sydney Bears | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Dan Nicholls | Adelaide Adrenaline | No team |
| Gicu Oprea | Newcastle North Stars | No team |
| Dean Peterson | Adelaide Adrenaline | No team |
| Nic Polaski | Canberra Knights | No team |
| Troy Robertson | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Gabriel Robledo | Sydney Ice Dogs | No team |
| Jayden Ryan | Sydney Bears | ECSL Raptors |
| Lucas Schott | Canberra Knights | Dayton Demonz |
| Paul Shumak | Sydney Bears | No team |
| Chris Slauenwhite | Sydney Bears | Canberra Knights |
| Michael Smart | Sydney Bears | Perth Thunder |
| Kiefer Smiley | Perth Thunder | Mississippi Surge |
| Jaroslav Spurny | Sydney Bears | No team |
| Andrew Stapleton | Adelaide Adrenaline | No team |
| John Sullivan | Melbourne Mustangs | Columbus Cottonmouths |
| Tuomas Takkula | Newcastle North Stars | No team |
| Michael Thornburn | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |
| Tallen Voelkel | Newcastle North Stars | No team |
| Mike Werner | Adelaide Adrenaline | No team |
| Andrew White | Sydney Ice Dogs | No team |
| Aaron Wilson | Perth Thunder | No team |
| Doug Wilson | Melbourne Ice | No team |
| Oliver Wren | Melbourne Mustangs | No team |

## Regular season

The regular season started on 20 April 2013 and ran through to 1 September 2013 before the top four teams compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.
The Sydney Ice Dogs won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing the regular season with the most points, 61. Newcastle North Stars' Jeff Martens won the Most Valuable Player award, after finishing as the league's top scorer with 67 points. Anthony Kimlin of the Sydney Ice Dogs was named the Australian Player of the Year and Best Goaltender, finishing with a save percentage 0.919. The Sydney Bears' Cameron Todd won the award for Best Rookie and John Gordon of the Melbourne Ice was named Best Defenceman.

### April

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | 20 April | 17:45 | Newcastle North Stars | 6–2 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Baulkham Hills | 500 |
| 2 | 20 April | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 7–2 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 1300 |
| 3 | 20 April | 17:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 2–3 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | 750 |
| 4 | 21 April | 15:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 9–2 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | |
| 5 | 27 April | 16:30 | Melbourne Ice | 5–2 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 6 | 27 April | 17:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 6–4 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | 750 |
| 7 | 27 April | 18:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 5–4 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | |
| 8 | 28 April | 16:30 | Melbourne Ice | 9–3 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 9 | 28 April | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 4–5 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 300 |
| 10 | 28 April | 17:00 | Sydney Bears | 1–2 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |

### May

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance |
| 11 | 4 May | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 2–13 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 12 | 4 May | 17:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 3 – 4 (SO) | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 575 |
| 13 | 4 May | 18:00 | Canberra Knights | 1–6 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | |
| 14 | 5 May | 15:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 4 – 3 (SO) | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 1100 |
| 15 | 5 May | 15:30 | Perth Thunder | 5–2 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | |
| 16 | 11 May | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 6–4 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 1100 |
| 17 | 11 May | 17:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 5–1 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 18 | 11 May | 18:00 | Newcastle North Stars | 1–2 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | |
| 19 | 12 May | 15:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 3–9 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | |
| 20 | 12 May | 17:00 | Canberra Knights | 4–3 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 21 | 12 May | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 2–4 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 200 |
| 22 | 18 May | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 0–3 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 200 |
| 23 | 18 May | 17:00 | Newcastle North Stars | 4–2 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 600 |
| 24 | 18 May | 17:30 | Sydney Bears | 6–1 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 25 | 19 May | 15:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 2–0 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 1000 |
| 26 | 19 May | 15:30 | Perth Thunder | 4–3 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | |
| 27 | 25 May | 16:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 5–3 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 28 | 25 May | 17:00 | Canberra Knights | 1–9 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 780 |
| 29 | 25 May | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 4–7 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 30 | 26 May | 15:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 2–6 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | |
| 31 | 26 May | 15:30 | Canberra Knights | 3–5 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 400 |
| 32 | 26 May | 16:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 5–6 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |

### June

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance |
| 33 | 1 June | 16:30 | Sydney Bears | 3–6 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 425 |
| 34 | 1 June | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 5–6 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 350 |
| 35 | 1 June | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 3–4 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 36 | 1 June | 17:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 5–3 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 37 | 2 June | 15:30 | Perth Thunder | 9–3 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 290 |
| 38 | 2 June | 16:30 | Sydney Bears | 4–2 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 390 |
| 39 | 2 June | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 3 – 4 (SO) | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 300 |
| 40 | 6 June | 20:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 1–2 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 1150 |
| 41 | 8 June | 16:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 6–7 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 42 | 8 June | 17:00 | Sydney Bears | 1 – 2 (SO) | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 300 |
| 43 | 8 June | 17:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 9–1 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 44 | 9 June | 16:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 6–8 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 45 | 9 June | 17:00 | Sydney Bears | 2–4 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 46 | 9 June | 17:00 | Canberra Knights | 1–6 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 250 |
| 47 | 15 June | 16:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 2 – 3 (SO) | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 350 |
| 48 | 15 June | 17:00 | Newcastle North Stars | 3–4 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 300 |
| 49 | 15 June | 17:30 | Melbourne Ice | 12–1 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 50 | 16 June | 15:30 | Melbourne Ice | 4–3 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | |
| 51 | 16 June | 16:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 6 – 5 (SO) | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 362 |
| 52 | 16 June | 17:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 0–1 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 53 | 22 June | 17:00 | Canberra Knights | 1–10 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 400 |
| 54 | 22 June | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 5–3 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | 600 |
| 55 | 23 June | 15:30 | Canberra Knights | 0–16 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 1100 |
| 56 | 23 June | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 4–1 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 400 |
| 57 | 29 June | 16:30 | Canberra Knights | 1–3 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 58 | 29 June | 16:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 3 – 2 (SO) | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 350 |
| 59 | 29 June | 17:00 | Sydney Bears | 3–7 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 1000 |
| 60 | 30 June | 15:30 | Sydney Bears | 2–6 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 500 |
| 61 | 30 June | 16:30 | Canberra Knights | 2–3 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 62 | 30 June | 16:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 5 – 4 (SO) | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 300 |

### July

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance |
| 63 | 6 July | 16:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 2–5 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 64 | 6 July | 17:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 5 – 4 (SO) | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 65 | 7 July | 16:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 4–2 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 66 | 7 July | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 3–6 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 250 |
| 67 | 13 July | 16:30 | Canberra Knights | 0–6 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 378 |
| 68 | 13 July | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 5 – 6 (SO) | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 69 | 13 July | 17:00 | Sydney Bears | 2–5 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 400 |
| 70 | 14 July | 15:30 | Sydney Bears | 3–7 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 900 |
| 71 | 14 July | 16:30 | Canberra Knights | 2–8 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 342 |
| 72 | 14 July | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 6–4 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 350 |
| 73 | 20 July | 16:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 2–6 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 74 | 20 July | 17:00 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 5 – 4 (SO) | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 320 |
| 75 | 20 July | 17:30 | Melbourne Ice | 4–2 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 76 | 20 July | 18:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 3–0 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | 400 |
| 77 | 21 July | 15:30 | Adelaide Adrenaline | 6 – 7 (SO) | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 330 |
| 78 | 21 July | 16:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 3–2 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 79 | 21 July | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 3–6 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 300 |
| 80 | 27 July | 16:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 6–4 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 213 |
| 81 | 27 July | 17:00 | Perth Thunder | 3–5 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 1100 |
| 82 | 27 July | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 2–1 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 83 | 28 July | 15:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 10–3 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | 180 |
| 84 | 28 July | 15:30 | Perth Thunder | 6 – 5 (SO) | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 900 |
| 85 | 28 July | 16:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 1–5 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 216 |
| 86 | 28 July | 17:00 | Canberra Knights | 5–9 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |

### August & September

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance |
| 87 | 3 August | 17:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 5–3 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | 800 |
| 88 | 3 August | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 4–2 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 1200 |
| 89 | 3 August | 17:30 | Sydney Bears | 3–2 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 90 | 4 August | 15:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 7–1 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | 300 |
| 91 | 4 August | 17:00 | Canberra Knights | 1–8 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 250 |
| 92 | 10 August | 16:30 | Perth Thunder | 6–4 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 368 |
| 93 | 10 August | 17:00 | Melbourne Ice | 4–8 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 94 | 10 August | 18:00 | Canberra Knights | 1–3 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | |
| 95 | 11 August | 15:30 | Melbourne Ice | 5–2 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | 200 |
| 96 | 11 August | 16:30 | Perth Thunder | 4–3 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 289 |
| 97 | 15 August | 20:00 | Melbourne Ice | 4–3 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 1000 |
| 98 | 17 August | 16:30 | Sydney Bears | 0–4 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 99 | 17 August | 17:00 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 5–3 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 900 |
| 100 | 17 August | 17:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 8–0 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 101 | 18 August | 15:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 3–1 | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 600 |
| 102 | 18 August | 16:30 | Sydney Bears | 3–5 | Perth Thunder | Perth | |
| 103 | 24 August | 16:30 | Melbourne Ice | 6 – 5 (SO) | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 352 |
| 104 | 24 August | 17:00 | Sydney Bears | 1–4 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Liverpool | 400 |
| 105 | 24 August | 17:00 | Melbourne Mustangs | 1–6 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle | |
| 106 | 24 August | 17:30 | Perth Thunder | 7–2 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 107 | 25 August | 15:30 | Melbourne Mustangs | 6–2 | Sydney Bears | Baulkham Hills | 200 |
| 108 | 25 August | 16:30 | Melbourne Ice | 5–2 | Adelaide Adrenaline | Adelaide | 329 |
| 109 | 25 August | 17:30 | Perth Thunder | 6–2 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 110 | 31 August | 17:00 | Newcastle North Stars | 5–1 | Melbourne Ice | Melbourne | 1100 |
| 111 | 31 August | 17:30 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 8–2 | Canberra Knights | Canberra | |
| 112 | 1 September | 15:30 | Newcastle North Stars | 4 – 5 (SO) | Melbourne Mustangs | Melbourne | 800 |

### Standings

| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
| Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 117 | 80 | +37 | 61 |
| Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 132 | 75 | +57 | 58 |
| Perth Thunder | 28 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 127 | 114 | +13 | 54 |
| Melbourne Ice | 28 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 147 | 93 | +54 | 53 |
| Melbourne Mustangs | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 118 | 103 | +15 | 46 |
| Adelaide Adrenaline | 28 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 125 | 124 | +1 | 35 |
| Sydney Bears | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 73 | 120 | −47 | 22 |
| Canberra Knights | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 51 | 181 | −130 | 7 |
| Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | H Newman Reid Trophy winners |
Source

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS |
| Jeff Martens | Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 52 | F |
| Jason Baclig | Melbourne Ice | 28 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 12 | F |
| Pier-Olivier Cotnoir | Newcastle North Stars | 26 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 44 | F |
| Simon Barg | Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 10 | F |
| Matt Armstrong | Melbourne Ice | 24 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 50 | F |
| Matt Puntereri | Sydney Ice Dogs | 27 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 12 | F |
| Patrick O'Kane | Melbourne Mustangs | 28 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 26 | F |
| Dominic Osman | Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 42 | F |
| Jamie Bourke | Melbourne Mustangs | 21 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 80 | F |
| Michael Forney | Perth Thunder | 16 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 12 | F |

#### Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the teams ice time.
| Player | Team | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
| Anthony Kimlin | Sydney Ice Dogs | 1222 | 744 | 60 | 2.46 | 0.919 | 2 |
| Olivier Martin | Newcastle North Stars | 1206 | 694 | 59 | 2.45 | 0.915 | 3 |
| Daniel Clarke | Perth Thunder | 646 | 435 | 41 | 3.17 | 0.906 | 1 |
| Renars Kazanovs | Sydney Bears | 747 | 505 | 50 | 3.35 | 0.901 | 0 |
| Jon Olthuis | Melbourne Mustangs | 1150 | 823 | 84 | 3.65 | 0.898 | 0 |

### Season awards

Below lists the 2013 AIHL regular season award winners.
| Award | Name | Team |
| MVP | Jeff Martens | Newcastle North Stars |
| Goaltender | Anthony Kimlin | Sydney Ice Dogs |
| Defenceman | John Gordon | Melbourne Ice |
| Rookie | Cameron Todd | Sydney Bears |
| Local player | Anthony Kimlin | Sydney Ice Dogs |
Source

## Goodall Cup playoffs

The 2013 playoffs started on 7 September 2013, with the Goodall Cup final held on 8 September. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series. All three games were held at the Medibank Icehouse in Docklands, Victoria, the home of the Melbourne Ice and Melbourne Mustangs. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The Sydney Ice Dogs won the Goodall Cup (2nd title) with a 6-2 victory over the Newcastle North Stars. Anthony Kimlin’s defensive efforts for the Ice Dogs earned him the award of Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the finals series.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Melbourne Ice | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Ice Dogs | 4 | Sydney Ice Dogs | Sydney Ice Dogs | 6 |
| | | | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle North Stars | 3 |
| 3 | Perth Thunder | 1 | Newcastle North Stars | Newcastle North Stars | 3 |
| 2 | Newcastle North Stars | 6 | | | |

### Semi-finals

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