2002 AIHL season

The 2002 AIHL season is the 3rd season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).
==League business==
The 2002 season saw the league expand from three teams to six with the introduction of the Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, and the West Sydney Ice Dogs.
==Regular season==
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sydney Bears 	15	12	1	1	2 	90	54	36 	25
Adelaide Avalanche 	16	11	0	0	5 	90	50	40 	22
West Sydney Ice Dogs	15	8 	1	1	6 	54	48	6 	17
Newcastle Northstars	16	6 	0	1	10	56	95	-39	13
Canberra Knights 	16	6 	0	0	10	42	63	-21	12
Melbourne Ice 	14	2 	0	0	12	30	54	-24	4
==Playoffs==
The playoffs were held at Sydney's Blacktown Ice Arena. The Sydney Bears defeated the Adelaide Avalanche in the final to win the Goodall Cup. The Bears were the first team to win the Goodall Cup in the AIHL after it was transferred from the inter-state tournament.
==Statistics==
===Scoring leaders===
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Hillier 	Newcastle North Stars	14	22	12	34	22	F
Greg Oddy 	Adelaide Avalanche 	11	13	17	30	41	F
Thomas Mikkelsen 	Adelaide Avalanche 	12	9 	20	29	26	D
Murray Wand 	Sydney Bears 	15	16	11	27	14	F
Mike Schlamp 	Newcastle North Stars	14	7 	19	26	40	F
Branislav Kronika	West Sydney Ice Dogs 	12	8 	17	25	10	F
Ray Sheffield 	Newcastle North Stars	13	11	14	25	4 	F
Jarrko Turtainen 	Sydney Bears 	15	8 	17	25	20	F
Martin Jesko 	West Sydney Ice Dogs 	11	12	12	24	2 	F
Vladimir Rubes 	Sydney Bears 	13	10	13	23	37	F
===Leading goaltenders===
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.
Player 	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bill Benedictson	Adelaide Avalanche 	180:00	114	10	2.50	91.23	0
Harri Kohvakka 	Sydney Bears 	315:00	185	22	3.14	88.11	0
Allan Mitchell 	West Sydney Ice Dogs	483:14	322	40	3.73	87.58	1
Brad Hunt 	Canberra Knights 	240:00	176	23	4.31	86.93	0
Eric Lien 	Adelaide Avalanche 	450:00	282	40	4.00	85.82	1
==References==
==External links==
*Australian Ice Hockey League
Category:2002 in hockey
Category:AIHL seasons