H Newman Reid Trophy

Commissioned by the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) in 2009, the H Newman Reid Trophy is an Australian men’s ice hockey trophy awarded to the team that finishes top of the standings at the end of each AIHL regular-season, otherwise known as the ‘Premiers’. The trophy Superseded the defunct V.I.P. Cup.
==History==
2009, H Newman Reid Trophy was commissioned by the AIHL board in 2009 to replace the Goodall Cup for the league champion following the removal of the traditional century old Goodall Cup by IHA. It was designed to be a new ‘tradition’ trophy and was originally named the AIHL Champions trophy for this purpose.
 
2009, Adelaide Adrenaline won the inaugural AIHL Champions Trophy by beating the Newcastle North Stars 3-2 (OT) in the AIHL final.
2010, the Goodall Cup returned to the AIHL and was once again installed as the league championship trophy. The AIHL Champions Trophy was subsequently re-named the H Newman Reid Trophy in honour of the Henry Newman Reid who opened the first ice rinks in Australia between 1904 and 1907 and whose family fostered the first ice sports including hockey in Australia. The trophy was re-assigned to honour the regular season’s top team in the standings (premiers) and replaced the defunct V.I.P. Cup, which had been last awarded in 2007. Adelaide’s 2009 trophy win was backdated and changed to the Goodall Cup with the 2008 (Sydney Bears) and 2009 (Newcastle North Stars) premiers awarded the H Newman Reid trophy by the same measure.
2011, the Melbourne Ice became the first team to win the domestic double including the H Newman Reid Trophy by claiming the Reid Trophy for finishing top of the AIHL league standings and Goodall Cup by winning the championship final 3-2 over Newcastle North Stars.
From 2014 to 2019, the trophy was presented in name only, as the physical trophy had been missing, presumed destroyed. A new trophy was presented to the 2022 winners CBR Brave.
==Year on year premiers==
 Trophy legend
No trophy	V.I.P. Cup	H Newman Reid Trophy
{| class="wikitable"	 	 	
Trophy	No.	Season	Premiers
 	1 	2000 	Sydney Bears
 	2 	2001 	Adelaide Avalanche
 	3 	2002 	Sydney Bears
 	4 	2003 	Adelaide Avalanche
 	5 	2004 	Newcastle North Stars
 	6 	2005 	Adelaide Avalanche
 	7 	2006 	Melbourne Ice
 	8 	2007 	Adelaide Avalanche
 	9 	2008 	AIHL Bears
 	10 	2009 	Newcastle North Stars
===Premierships by club===
Total number of premierships won by teams in the AIHL throughout the league's entire history.
Team 	 	Winning years
 	5	2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015
Adelaide Avalanche	4	2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
Canberra Brave 	4	2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Melbourne Ice 	4	2006, 2011, 2016, 2017
Sydney Bears 	4	2000, 2002, 2008, 2024
Sydney Ice Dogs 	1	2013
Melbourne Mustangs	1	2014
===H Newman Reid Trophies by club===
Total number of premierships won by teams in the AIHL from the 2008 season onwards.
Team 	 	Trophy winning years
 	4	2009, 2010, 2012, 2015
Canberra Brave 	4	2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Melbourne Ice 	3	2011, 2016, 2017
Sydney Bears 	2	2008, 2024
Sydney Ice Dogs 	1	2013
Melbourne Mustangs	1	2014
==See also==
*V.I.P. Cup, the previous equivalent trophy given in the AIHL
==References==
Category:Ice hockey trophies and awards