# 2013–14 AJIHL season

The 2013–14 AJIHL season is the second season of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League. It ran from 5 October 2013 until 1 March 2014, with the finals running from 8 March 2014 until 9 March 2014. The AJIHL is the highest Australian national junior ice hockey competition.

## League business

On August 22, 2013, it was announced that the Melbourne Red Wings would change their name to the Melbourne Glaciers and the Melbourne Blackhawks would be renamed the Melbourne Whalers, which avoided the close resemblance with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL after the NHL had concerns over breaches of copyright and this allowed the team to develop its own brand identity.
In September 2013 the Sydney Maple Leafs and Sydney Lightning would follow suit with the Melbourne teams and also rename and rebrand their teams to the Sydney Wolf Pack and Sydney Sabres
In October 2013, two additional teams were added to the AJIHL from Perth, Western Australia. The new teams would be called the Perth Pelicans and the Perth Sharks. The season increased from 14 games to 15 games per season. Tryouts for the Perth teams began 2 September 2014

## Regular season

The regular season began on 5 October 2013 and ran through to 1 March 2014 before the teams competed in the playoff series.

### October

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | 5 October 2013 | 18:30 | Sydney Wolf Pack | 1 – 2 | Sydney Sabres | Canterbury | - |
| 2 | 6 October 2013 | 18:00 | Sydney Sabres | 3 – 4 (SO) | Sydney Wolf Pack | Canterbury | - |
| 3 | 21 October 2013 | 19:45 | Perth Pelicans | 4 – 6 | Perth Sharks | Mirrabooka | - |
| 4 | 26 October 2013 | 18:15 | Melbourne Glaciers | 1 – 3 | Melbourne Whalers | Melbourne | - |
| 5 | 27 October 2013 | 8:00 | Perth Sharks | 6 – 5 (SO) | Perth Pelicans | Perth | - |
| 6 | 27 October 2013 | 18:15 | Melbourne Whalers | 1 – 4 | Melbourne Glaciers | Melbourne | - |

### November

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance |
| 7 | 2 November 2013 | 19:00 | Sydney Wolf Pack | 4 – 3 | Sydney Sabres | Penrith | - |
| 8 | 3 November 2013 | 17:00 | Sydney Sabres | 8 – 3 | Sydney Wolf Pack | Penrith | - |
| 9 | 9 November 2013 | 17:00 | Sydney Sabres | 4 – 0 | Melbourne Glaciers | Melbourne | - |
| 10 | 9 November 2013 | 19:00 | Sydney Wolf Pack | 3 – 1 | Melbourne Whalers | Melbourne | - |
| 11 | 10 November 2013 | 08:00 | Perth Sharks | 3 – 2 | Perth Pelicans | Perth | - |
| 12 | 10 November 2013 | 13:15 | Sydney Sabres | 5 – 1 | Melbourne Whalers | Melbourne | - |
| 13 | 10 November 2013 | 15:00 | Sydney Wolf Pack | 0 – 2 | Melbourne Glaciers | Melbourne | - |
| 14 | 16 November 2013 | 19:30 | Melbourne Glaciers | 0 – 3 | Melbourne Whalers | Melbourne | - |
| 15 | 23 November 2013 | 17:00 | Melbourne Whalers | 1 – 4 | Melbourne Glaciers | Melbourne | - |
| 16 | 24 November 2013 | 15:45 | Melbourne Glaciers | 5 – 4 | Melbourne Whalers | Melbourne | - |

### December

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance |
| 17 | 1 December 2013 | 08:00 | Perth Pelicans | 2 – 1 | Perth Sharks | Perth | - |
| 18 | 2 December 2013 | 19:45 | Perth Sharks | 2 – 8 | Perth Pelicans | Mirrabooka | - |
| 19 | 7 December 2013 | 16:30 | Melbourne Whalers | 5 – 1 | Perth Sharks | Mirrabooka | - |
| 20 | 7 December 2013 | 18:15 | Melbourne Glaciers | 2 – 1 (SO) | Perth Pelicans | Mirrabooka | - |
| 21 | 7 December 2013 | 19:30 | Sydney Sabres | 5 – 4 | Sydney Wolf Pack | Penrith | - |
| 22 | 8 December 2013 | 17:15 | Melbourne Whalers | 5 – 2 | Perth Pelicans | Perth | - |
| 23 | 8 December 2013 | 08:55 | Melbourne Glaciers | 1 – 2 | Perth Sharks | Perth | - |
| 24 | 8 December 2013 | 17:00 | Sydney Wolf Pack | 2 – 3 (SO) | Sydney Sabres | Penrith | - |
| 25 | 14 December 2013 | 17:00 | Perth Pelicans | 2 – 9 | Sydney Sabres | Penrith | - |
| 26 | 14 December 2013 | 19:30 | Perth Sharks | 1 – 5 | Melbourne Whalers | Melbourne | - |
| 27 | 15 December 2013 | 08:00 | Perth Pelicans | 1 – 5 | Sydney Wolf Pack | Penrith | - |
| 28 | 15 December 2013 | 15:45 | Perth Sharks | 3 – 4 | Melbourne Glaciers | Melbourne | - |

### February

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance |
| 29 | 1 February 2014 | 16:30 | Sydney Wolf Pack | 2 – 8 | Perth Pelicans | Mirrabooka | - |
| 30 | 1 February 2014 | 18:15 | Sydney Sabres | 6 – 2 | Perth Sharks | Mirrabooka | - |
| 31 | 2 February 2014 | 07:15 | Sydney Wolf Pack | 5 – 2 | Perth Sharks | Perth | - |
| 32 | 2 February 2014 | 08:55 | Sydney Sabres | 5 – 1 | Perth Pelicans | Perth | - |
| 33 | 8 February 2014 | 17:00 | Melbourne Glaciers | 1 – 2 | Sydney Wolf Pack | Penrith | - |
| 34 | 8 February 2014 | 18:45 | Melbourne Whalers | 0 – 2 | Sydney Sabres | Penrith | - |
| 35 | 8 February 2014 | 17:45 | Perth Sharks | 2 – 4 | Perth Pelicans | Mirrabooka | - |
| 36 | 9 February 2014 | 08:30 | Melbourne Glaciers | 4 – 2 | Sydney Sabres | Penrith | - |
| 37 | 9 February 2014 | 17:00 | Melbourne Whalers | 2 – 1 | Sydney Wolf Pack | Penrith | - |
| 38 | 9 February 2014 | 17:45 | Perth Pelicans | 4 – 2 | Perth Sharks | Mirrabooka | - |
| 39 | 15 February 2014 | 18:15 | Melbourne Whalers | 3 – 1 | Melbourne Glaciers | Melbourne | - |
| 40 | 15 February 2014 | 17:45 | Perth Pelicans | 7 – 2 | Perth Sharks | Mirrabooka | - |
| 41 | 15 February 2014 | 18:15 | Melbourne Glaciers | 0 – 2 | Melbourne Whalers | Melbourne | - |
| 42 | 22 February 2014 | 17:00 | Sydney Sabres | 4 – 7 | Sydney Wolf Pack | Penrith | - |
| 43 | 22 February 2014 | 17:00 | Melbourne Glaciers | 3 – 5 | Melbourne Whalers | Melbourne | - |
| 44 | 22 February 2014 | 17:30 | Perth Sharks | 4 – 7 | Perth Pelicans | Mirrabooka | - |

### March

| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance | Recap |
| 45 | 1 March 2014 | 17:00 | Sydney Wolf Pack | 2 – 4 | Sydney Sabres | Penrith | - | |

## Standings

At the end of the regular season, the league standings were as follows:
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
| Sydney Sabres | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 33 |
| Melbourne Whalers | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 33 | +11 | 27 |
| Perth Pelicans | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 56 | -2 | 23 |
| Sydney Wolf Pack | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 49 | –4 | 21 |
| Melbourne Glaciers | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 20 |
| Perth Sharks | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 69 | –30 | 11 |
Source

## Player statistics
### Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Casey Kubara | Sydney Sabres | 15 | 27 | 17 | 44 | +38 | 4 |
| Todd Cameron | Sydney Sabres | 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | +29 | 18 |
| Austin McKenzie | Melbourne Whalers | 15 | 17 | 6 | 23 | +13 | 4 |
| Kieren Webster | Perth Pelicans | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +17 | 4 |
| Hayden Sheard | Sydney Sabres | 15 | 14 | 5 | 19 | +15 | 16 |
| Alec Stephenson | Sydney Wolf Pack | 15 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +12 | 26 |
| Zane Cunliff | Perth Pelicans | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | +13 | 18 |
| Sam Hodic | Melbourne Glaciers | 15 | 10 | 6 | 16 | +13 | 8 |
| Shaun Tobin | Perth Sharks | 15 | 10 | 6 | 16 | +13 | 4 |
| Liam Hall | Perth Pelicans | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | +14 | 4 |