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162-636: The Melbourne Ice is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey team from Melbourne, Victoria , based at the Icehouse in the Docklands precinct of central Melbourne. Founded in 2000, the Ice have been a member of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) since 2002, and are four-time Goodall Cup champions and H Newman Reid Trophy premiers. The Melbourne Ice was established in 2000 by Mark Weber after
324-419: A centre and two wingers : a left wing and a right wing . Forwards often play together as units or lines , with the same three forwards always playing together. The defencemen usually stay together as a pair generally divided between left and right. Left and right side wingers or defencemen are generally positioned on the side on which they carry their stick. A substitution of an entire unit at once
486-401: A penalty shootout . If the score remains tied after an extra overtime period, the subsequent shootout consists of three players from each team taking penalty shots. After these six total shots, the team with the most goals is awarded the victory. If the score is still tied, the shootout then proceeds to sudden death . Regardless of the number of goals scored by either team during the shootout,
648-489: A 4–3 defeat. The Ice started a new chapter in 2017 with the appointment of their first Swedish head coach, Charles Franzén. The former Tranås AIF head coach was brought over to Australia as part of a new relationship established between the two clubs. Franzén brought over Tranås players Sebastian Ottosson , Niklas Dahlberg and Kristoffer Backman to play for the Ice in 2017. To complete the complement of Swedish imports, former Mustang's player Viktor Gibbs Sjodin signed with
810-405: A chest protector, a goalie mask, and a large jersey. Goaltenders' equipment has continually become larger and larger, leading to fewer goals in each game and many official rule changes. Ice hockey skates are optimized for physical acceleration, speed and manoeuvrability. This includes rapid starts, stops, turns, and changes in skating direction. In addition, they must be rigid and tough to protect
972-474: A collection of a handful of existing buildings. Originally home to 1880s markets and industry including the Mission to Seamen building, between the 1920s and 1940s the area was almost completely cleared for a new port including Goods Shed number 5 and a large electric crane. By the 1970s, the majority of the area was covered by a parking lot with a petrol station and a small number of commercial buildings remaining from
1134-519: A decade. Since the Docklands project the area has seen a growth of new interest in the long neglected precinct with over $ 1 billion in planned development. Flinders Wharf (2003) was one of the first new developments, adding 301 hi-rise apartments and mixed use to the riverfront. Relocation of Victoria Police headquarters to the World Trade Center offices and establishing a new police museum in 2007
1296-399: A former club legend. These are the top-ten all-time player records in franchise history for the following categories: Apperiences, goals, assists, points and penalty minutes (Figures are updated after each completed AIHL regular season) Current as of 2024 AIHL season Legend: Current as of 2024 AIHL season . The Melbourne Ice have had a total of eleven captains in
1458-537: A forward. The seventh defenceman may play as a substitute defenceman, spend the game on the bench, or if a team chooses to play four lines then this seventh defenceman may see ice-time on the fourth line as a forward. A professional ice hockey game consists of three periods of twenty minutes, the clock running only when the puck is in play. The teams change ends after each period of play, including overtime. Recreational leagues and children's leagues often play shorter games, generally with three shorter periods of play. If
1620-510: A further four power play goals in the second and third periods. By the end of the match the Ice had been defeated 1–6 by the Northstars who had scored all six of their goals with the man advantage. Between 2007 and 2009 the Melbourne Ice consistently finished in the top three positions in the league standings. The Ice also consistently lost their semi-final match-ups in the finals. Losing 3–6 to
1782-534: A game is tied after regulation, then a 20-minute period of 5-on-5 sudden-death overtime will be added. If the game is still tied after the overtime, another period is added until a team scores, which wins the match. Since 2019, the IIHF World Championships and the gold medal game in the Olympics use the same format, but in a 3-on-3 format. In ice hockey, infractions of the rules lead to a play stoppage whereby
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#17328560650811944-412: A goal scored by the other team. Major penalties assessed for fighting are typically offsetting, meaning neither team is short-handed and the players exit the penalty box upon a stoppage of play following the expiration of their respective penalties. The foul of boarding (defined as "check[ing] an opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to be thrown violently in the boards") is penalized either by
2106-495: A large rubbish tip. Just across the creek (near the site of Costco) were Dudley Mansions, a notorious slum of half a dozen homes constructed from refuse which Frederick Oswald Barnett began photographing and actively campaigning against. Construction of the new Victoria Harbour took place over the following decades and with shipping was moved from the Yarra turning basin at Queensbridge Victoria Dock became Melbourne's busiest. With
2268-528: A larger blade and a wide, flat shaft. This stick is primarily intended to block shots, but the goaltender may use it to play the puck as well. Ice hockey is a full-contact sport and carries a high risk of injury. Players are moving at speeds around approximately 20–30 mph (30–50 km/h) and much of the game revolves around the physical contact between the players. Skate blades, hockey sticks, shoulder contact, hip contact, and hockey pucks can all potentially cause injuries. Lace bite , an irritation felt on
2430-582: A match. In the finals, the Ice stormed over the Adrenaline in the semi-finals, defeating them 8–3. Matt Armstrong scoring a hat trick and Joey Hughes picking up four points. The Ice then faced the Newcastle North Stars in the Goodall Cup final on 4 September 2011. The Ice made it consecutive national titles with a close fought 3–2 victory. Armstrong, Joey Hughes and Webster all got on the scoring sheet for
2592-504: A minor or major penalty at the discretion of the referee, based on the violent state of the hit. A minor or major penalty for boarding is often assessed when a player checks an opponent from behind and into the boards. Some varieties of penalty do not require the offending team to play a man short. Concurrent five-minute major penalties in the NHL usually result from fighting. In the case of two players being assessed five-minute fighting majors, both
2754-491: A multitude of projects, which included Docklands. It was politically imperative to get the project rolling, the Docklands Authority opted for the concept of having infrastructure funded by the developers. The development industry supported this, and claimed that the project would be more efficient. Docklands was divided into sections or precincts, which were to be tendered to private companies to be developed. May 1996 saw
2916-436: A neck protector. Goaltenders use different equipment. With hockey pucks approaching them at speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h) they must wear equipment with more protection. Goaltenders wear specialized goalie skates (these skates are built more for movement side to side rather than forwards and backwards), a jock or jill, large leg pads (there are size restrictions in certain leagues), blocking glove, catching glove,
3078-435: A network of footbridges and surrounded by mid-sized towers from which a radial network of roads were lined by irregular curved footprints, each individually surrounded by zig-zagging lines of trees along the parks and open space. Vehicular traffic was minimised by a reduced road connectivity to encourage pedestrianisation. Harbour Esplanade was to be lined by low-rise commercial buildings such as restaurants to attract activity to
3240-523: A new freight yards including a new Melbourne Yard and Spencer Street Yard and West Melbourne Dock (later Victoria Harbour) and an extension of Dudley Street westward and a new main road through West Melbourne which would later become Docklands Highway with land to be transferred to the Melbourne Harbour Trust. During the Great Depression era, the area along Moonee Ponds Creek was home to
3402-522: A new organized game with codified rules which today is ice hockey. While the general characteristics of the game remain constant, the exact rules depend on the particular code of play being used. The two most important codes are those of the IIHF and the NHL. Both of these codes, and others, originated from Canadian rules of ice hockey of the early 20th century. Ice hockey is played on a hockey rink . During normal play, there are six players on ice skates on
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#17328560650813564-509: A new settlement. The rest of the area, however, remained largely unused for decades. The swamp, known as Batman's Swamp , and later West Melbourne Swamp was a major source of nuisance to the colony, considered ugly and unsanitary and produced a strong unpleasant smell. The first plans to reclaim the swamp issue were presented on 5 May 1858 by engineer Alexander Kennedy Smith to the Philosophical Institute of Victoria and proposed
3726-488: A penalty, but was an infraction in the NHL before recent rules changes, is the two-line offside pass . Prior to the 2005–06 NHL season, play was stopped when a pass from inside a team's defending zone crossed the centre line, with a face-off held in the defending zone of the offending team. Now, the centre line is no longer used in the NHL to determine a two-line pass infraction, a change that the IIHF had adopted in 1998. Players are now able to pass to teammates who are more than
3888-449: A peninsula extending beyond the present Bolte Bridge adding a large park to the northern riverside frontage of the precinct. With the exception of Yarra Waters (later Yarra's Edge) bid by Mirvac , bid for every other precinct between 1998 and 1999 fell through, reasons for which were often unclear due to secrecy provisions and a change of government. Under a new government the ARM masterplan
4050-417: A period of four weeks for personal reasons. Johan and the assistant coaches filled in while Vigon was absent. The Ice finished the season seventh with nine wins from 28 matches for a total of 24 points, their lowest point tally from an eight team season. On 31 January 2020, Melbourne Ice announced their new head coach for 2020 would be Canadian Michael Marshall. Michael hails from Calgary, Alberta and joins
4212-409: A player may receive up to nineteen minutes in penalties for one string of plays. This could involve receiving a four-minute double-minor penalty, getting in a fight with an opposing player who retaliates, and then receiving a game misconduct after the fight. In this case, the player is ejected and two teammates must serve the double-minor and major penalties. A penalty shot is awarded to a player when
4374-581: A relationship with the Tranås AIF ice hockey club in Sweden. The Ice donned a one-off yellow and blue jersey for the occasion. The Melbourne Ice have never changed their name in their history. Since foundation in 2002, they have always been known as the Ice. February 2010, the Melbourne Ice moved into the newly completed $ 58m Melbourne Icehouse (Known as the O’Brien Icehouse for sponsorship reasons), located in
4536-508: A sell out 1,100 strong crowd. The Ice dogs took an early lead through DeCristoforo but Brad Vigon levelled the match in the first period and the Ice went on to dominate the contest. The Ice ended up securing their maiden Icehouse win with a 4–1 scoreline. Melbourne Ice's head coach, Paul Watson, who had been with the team since 2007, guided the Ice to their most successful period in the team's history between 2010 and 2012. During three consecutive seasons Ice captains, Webster and Vinnie Hughes, led
4698-466: A short-handed goal to level the match with 31 seconds left on the clock. In overtime, the Ice gave away a penalty shot to the North Stars and Brian Bales calmly converted to defeat the Ice on golden goal. The final score 3–2 to the North Stars. In 2016, the Ice led the league for much of the season. The Ice only lost three regulation matches all season and ended with a goal difference of +56. After winning
4860-415: A shot or pass play. Officials also stop play for puck movement violations, such as using one's hands to pass the puck in the offensive end, but no players are penalized for these offences. The sole exceptions are deliberately falling on or gathering the puck to the body, carrying the puck in the hand, and shooting the puck out of play in one's defensive zone (all penalized two minutes for delay of game). In
5022-443: A system of three canals and a road to Footscray. While the reclamation did not proceed, the road did. Swamp Road (now Dynon Road) was completed in 1863 and included two bridges across the north of the lagoon. The advent of rail infrastructure in the late 1860s saw the city's industry gradually expand into the area. By 1878, Moonee Ponds Creek became a series of drainage canals with a system of bluestone constructions helping to funnel
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5184-492: A team losing a skater during regulation instead causes the other side to add a skater. Once the penalized team's penalty ends, the penalized skater exits the penalty box and the teams continue at 4-on-4 until the next stoppage of play, at which point the teams return to three skaters per side. International play and several North American professional leagues, including the NHL (in the regular season), now use an overtime period identical to that from 1999–2000 to 2003–04 followed by
5346-466: A then record 71 league points, 14 points ahead of their closest rival (Perth Thunder). The team clinched top spot in the league with four matches remaining and Joey Hughes was named AIHL local player of the season. After claiming the team's fourth H Newman Reid Trophy at the end of August, the Ice advanced to the AIHL finals weekend. In the semi-finals, the Ice avenged their finals derby loss from 2014 and defeated
5508-409: A tie occurs in tournament play, as well as in the NHL playoffs, North Americans favour sudden death overtime , in which the teams continue to play twenty-minute periods until a goal is scored. Up until the 1999–2000 season, regular-season NHL games were settled with a single five-minute sudden death period with five players (plus a goalie) per side, with both teams awarded one point in the standings in
5670-406: Is a team sport played on ice skates , usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey . Two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance, and shoot a vulcanized rubber hockey puck into the other team's net. Each goal is worth one point. The team with the highest score after an hour of playing time
5832-462: Is a full-contact sport, body checks are allowed so injuries are a common occurrence. Protective equipment is mandatory and is enforced in all competitive situations. This includes a helmet with either a visor or a full face mask, shoulder pads, elbow pads, mouth guard, protective gloves, heavily padded shorts (also known as hockey pants) or a girdle, athletic cup (also known as a jock, for males; and jill, for females), shin pads, skates, and (optionally)
5994-410: Is also a penalty in certain leagues in order to reduce the chance of injury to players. Often the term checking is used to refer to body checking, with its true definition generally only propagated among fans of the game. One of the most important strategies for a team is their forecheck . Forechecking is the act of attacking the opposition in their defensive zone. Forechecking is an important part of
6156-459: Is called a line change . Teams typically employ alternate sets of forward lines and defensive pairings when short-handed or on a power play . The goaltender stands in a, usually blue, semi-circle called the crease in the defensive zone keeping pucks out of the goal. Substitutions are permitted at any time during the game, although during a stoppage of play the home team is permitted the final change. When players are substituted during play, it
6318-418: Is called changing on the fly . An NHL rule added in the 2005–06 season prevents a team from changing their line after they ice the puck. The boards surrounding the ice help keep the puck in play and they can also be used as tools to play the puck. Players are permitted to bodycheck opponents into the boards to stop progress. The referees, linesmen and the outsides of the goal are "in play" and do not stop
6480-559: Is declared the winner; ties are broken in overtime or a shootout . In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, including a goaltender . It is a full contact game and one of the more physically demanding team sports. The modern sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada, most notably in Montreal , where the first indoor game was played on March 3, 1875. Some characteristics of that game, such as
6642-528: Is if a team opts to pull their goalie in exchange for an extra skater during overtime and is subsequently scored upon (an empty net goal), in which case the losing team receives no points for the overtime loss. Since the 2015–16 season, the single five-minute sudden-death overtime session involves three skaters on each side. Since three skaters must always be on the ice in an NHL game, the consequences of penalties are slightly different from those during regulation play; any penalty during overtime that would result in
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6804-471: Is seven storey modern infill office building added to the provide street frontage to the shorter World Trade Centre tower. Seafarers (2024), a mixed-use apartment building by architects Fender Katsalidis included a new public park known as Seafarers Rest and restaurants along a reconstructed Goods Shed 5. Northbank is also a key part of the Greenline pedestrian and cycling link aimed at connecting Melbourne to
6966-403: Is the left wing lock , which has two forwards pressure the puck and the left wing and the two defencemen stay at the blueline. Offensive tactics include improving a team's position on the ice by advancing the puck out of one's zone towards the opponent's zone, progressively by gaining lines, first your own blue line, then the red line and finally the opponent's blue line. NHL rules instated for
7128-457: The dump and chase strategy (i.e. shooting the puck into the offensive zone and then chasing after it). Each team uses their own unique system but the main ones are: 2–1–2 , 1–2–2, and 1–4. The 2–1–2 is the most basic forecheck system where two forwards go in deep and pressure the opposition's defencemen, the third forward stays high and the two defencemen stay at the blueline. The 1–2–2 is a bit more conservative system where one forward pressures
7290-573: The 2021 census . Primarily a waterfront area centred on the banks of the Yarra River , it is bounded by Spencer Street , Wurundjeri Way and Montague Street to the east, the Yarra River and Moonee Ponds Creek to the west, Footscray Road and Dynon Road to the north and Lorimer Street, Boundary Road and the West Gate Freeway across the Yarra River to the south. The site of modern-day Docklands
7452-508: The Bureau of Meteorology , as well as the regional headquarters for Ericsson , Bendigo & Adelaide Bank and television networks Nine and Seven . Known for its contemporary architecture, the suburb is home to a number of heritage buildings that have been retained for adaptive reuse , and is also the site of landmarks such as the Docklands Stadium, Southern Cross railway station and
7614-835: The Docklands precinct of Melbourne . The Ice have played all their home matches from the 2010 AIHL season onwards at the Icehouse and they share the facility with local rivals, the Melbourne Mustangs . The Icehouse is the only twin ice-sheet facility in Australia. The hockey rink within the facility is named the Henke Rink, in honour of Geoffrey Henke AO . The Icehouse has an Olympic sized ice surface, café, bar, specialist winter sports gym, pro shop, corporate boxes and seating for 2,000 spectators as well as room for additional 500 standing attendance on match days. Prior to 2010, for eight years,
7776-535: The Melbourne Star . Although still incomplete, Docklands' developer-centric planning has split public opinion with some lamenting its lack of green open space, pedestrian activity, transport links and culture. Before the foundation of Melbourne , it was a large wetlands area of the Yarra River estuary consisting of a large salt water lagoon and a giant swamp at the mouth of the Moonee Ponds Creek. It
7938-479: The 1920s era. In the late 1970s, the disused port area was first earmarked for urban renewal aimed at extending CBD beyond the Hoddle grid along the river past Spencer Street. A small cluster of 1920s commercial buildings were cleared to construct the brutalist landmarks the blocky World Trade Center (1982) and semi-circular shaped Crowne Plaza Hotel (1988) along with a massive multi-storey carpark, Melbourne's largest at
8100-659: The 1930s, hockey was an on-side game, meaning that only backward passes were allowed. Those rules emphasized individual stick-handling to drive the puck forward. With the arrival of offside rules, the forward pass transformed hockey into a true team sport, where individual performance diminished in importance relative to team play, which could now be coordinated over the entire surface of the ice as opposed to merely rearward players. The six players on each team are typically divided into three forwards, two defencemen, and one goaltender. The term skaters typically applies to all players except goaltenders. The forward positions consist of
8262-452: The 1999 masterplan or tendering process, the area of Docklands north of the Yarra opposite South Wharf from Spencer Street to Charles Grimes Bridge area around Siddeley Street originally including the part of North Wharf closest to the Hoddle grid is part of the gazetted land. It was rebranded as the Northbank precinct as other parts of Docklands began construction. At the time it consisted of
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#17328560650818424-416: The 2006 season redefined the offside rule to make the two-line pass legal; a player may pass the puck from behind his own blue line, past both that blue line and the centre red line, to a player on the near side of the opponents' blue line. Offensive tactics are designed ultimately to score a goal by taking a shot. When a player purposely directs the puck towards the opponent's goal, he or she is said to "shoot"
8586-523: The AIHL finals for the first time. And in front of sell-out home crowds, the Ice overcame the Sydney Bears in the semi-finals, 2–1, before defeating the Adelaide Adrenaline 6–4 in their first Goodall Cup final the Ice had ever contested. Joey Hughes was the first Ice player to score in a Goodall Cup final. Ice's Canadian import, Jason Baclig was named finals MVP . The 2011 season saw the Ice win
8748-439: The AIHL finals in their first four seasons, consistently finishing fifth or sixth in the standings at the end of the regular season. The 2006 season was a turnaround season for the Melbourne Ice. Roy Sargent and Brad Vigon continued as the coach and captain leadership team from 2005. Josh Puls was elected club president. It was the first season the Ice won more matches than they lost in the AIHL, winning 21 times from 28 matches. It
8910-565: The Committee For Melbourne's approach became the preferred model in the proceeding strategies for the Docklands development, leading to the formation of the Docklands Authority in July 1991. With a government running in budget deficits, not much progress was made on the Docklands project. In late 1992, Jeff Kennett was elected Premier . Kennett instituted many changes and turned the government's financial position around. He then embarked on
9072-516: The Docklands along the Yarra. The Batman's Hill precinct is an 100,000 square metre area bordered by the Yarra River to the south, Spencer Street to the east, Docklands Stadium to the north and Victoria Harbour to the west. The precinct is named after the historical landmark Batman's Hill , which was once located within the area. It is a mixed-use precinct including commercial and retail space, entertainment, hotels, residential sections, restaurants, cultural sites and educational institutions as well as
9234-473: The Docklands commission engaged architects Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM) to design the Docklands masterplan incorporating the stadium, Victoria Dock and the Yarra on both sides of the Bolte Bridge. The whimsical futuristic design featured mostly curvy building frontages and winding thoroughfares. The centrepiece was an oval shaped central park (approximately the size of the Docklands Stadium field) accessed via
9396-444: The Docklands through parties such as The ALSO Foundation's Red Raw, Winterdaze, New Year's Eve, and Resurrection dance parties. The site was also host to a number of dance parties by Future Entertainment and Hardware Corporation. DJs and performers such as Paul van Dyk , Carl Cox , Jeff Mills , Frankie Knuckles , David Morales , Marshall Jefferson and BT headlined these events. The biggest event hosted, in terms of attendance,
9558-537: The Goodall Cup final in both 2014 and 2015, however, the team lost both finals, including the first Melbourne derby final against the Melbourne Mustangs . In 2014, the Ice finished second behind the Mustangs by three points and Jeremy Brown was named rookie of the season. The Ice then demolished the CBR Brave 6–1 in the semi's to reach the team's fourth Goodall Cup final. The final was an all Melbourne affair, 2,000 people in
9720-409: The Goodall Cup final, the Ice faced league premiers and heavy favourites Newcastle. In a close match the two teams could not be separated in regulation time with the score locked two-all. Both teams scored with under two minutes remaining in regulation time. Jan Safar thought he had secured the victory first for the North Stars but Mitch Humphries sent the home fans into raptures a minute later by scoring
9882-464: The Goodall Cup for the fourth time and their first since their three-peat. Sebastian Ottosson was named finals MVP. Ahead of the 2018 season the Melbourne Ice announced a backroom shuffle and a new head coach appointment. Charles Franzén moved from head coach to Director of Coaching and Player Development with Swedish coach, Peter Ekroth, joining the team. The Ice started the season slowly and after five rounds, four wins and three losses, Ekroth departed
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#173285606508110044-576: The Ice 5–2. The Ice finished their first AIHL season in last place in the league standings with two wins and fourteen losses. In 2003 , the Ice appointed Sandy Gardner has head coach, replacing Rod Johns. In 2004 , the Ice stopped scheduling matches in Bendigo and exclusively played out of the Olympic Centre in Oakleigh and Canadian Mike Mazzuca became the captain of the team. The Melbourne Ice failed to reach
10206-593: The Ice but Chwedoruk power play goal with two minutes left for the North Stars had all the Ice fans in the stands on biting there nails. Joey Hughes was then named finals MVP after the match. In 2012 , the AIHL split the regular season into two conferences. The Ice was grouped in the Easton Conference along with all the other non-NSW teams. The Ice topped their conference by eight points ahead of Adelaide to qualify for finals. The 2012 AIHL finals shifted from Melbourne to Newcastle. The Hunter Ice Skating Stadium hosted
10368-529: The Ice were based in Oakleigh South , Monash in the wider Melbourne metropolitan area . Their home venue was the 300 capacity Olympic Ice Skating Centre (OISC), noted at the time for being the smallest rink in the league, with its width two-thirds that of a regulation Olympic-sized rink. Melbourne Mustangs The Ice's main rival is the Melbourne Mustangs. The two may share the same home venue but
10530-507: The Ice, having led them in 2003 and 2004. In 2013 the Ice finished a disappointing fourth in the regular season and were beaten by the Ice Dogs, 2–4, in the semi-finals. Gardner was then replaced by his assistant, Brent Laver, in 2014 . Laver spent three seasons in charge of the Ice. The team twice finished regular season runner-up in 2014 and 2015 before finishing top and claiming the Ice's third H Newman Reid Trophy in 2016 . The Ice also made
10692-488: The Ice. In July the Ice held a special 'Sweden Day' to celebrate all things Sweden. The Ice donned a one-time kit in the Swedish yellow and blue colours. The Swedish national anthem was played pre-match, Swedish flags sold at the arena and there was a Pippi Longstocking mascot. Post-match Swedish lollies, herring and caviar was served. The Ice enjoyed their best ever regular season in 2017. The team won 24 of 28 matches for
10854-405: The Melbourne Ice took on the Newcastle North Stars in the AIHL semi-finals. The Ice went behind 0–2 in the first period thanks to a pair of power play goals to league top point scorer, Marcel Kars. Lliam Webster scored the Ice's first finals goal to bring the match back to one goal separation but the North Stars broke away from that point and punished the Ice's poor discipline on the power play with
11016-665: The Melbourne derby has developed into one of the big fixtures in the AIHL each season over the past ten years. The derbies are regular sell out matches during the regular season and are known to be heavily physical affairs with high numbers of penalties minutes. There have been two Melbourne derby matches in AIHL finals history, including one Goodall Cup final. The Ice and Mustangs share the spoils in these finals matches with one win apiece. Current: Former: Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America)
11178-506: The Mustangs 4–2. The following day, the Melbourne Ice faced the CBR Brave in the Goodall Cup final. Wong gave the Ice the lead in the first period before Stephen Blunden levelled for the Brave in the second period. Just before the second intermission Ottosson restored the Ice's lead. The third period was controlled by the Ice and they added to their lead to eventually win the match 4–1. The Ice lifted
11340-410: The NHL, a unique penalty applies to the goalies. The goalies now are forbidden to play the puck in the "corners" of the rink near their own net. This will result in a two-minute penalty against the goalie's team. Only in the area in front of the goal line and immediately behind the net (marked by two red lines on either side of the net) can the goalie play the puck. An additional rule that has never been
11502-588: The National Hockey League, a number of leagues have implemented the "four-official system", where an additional referee is added to aid in the calling of penalties normally difficult to assess by one referee. The system is used in every NHL game since 2001, at IIHF World Championships , the Olympics and in many professional and high-level amateur leagues in North America and Europe. Officials are selected by
11664-523: The North Stars in 2007, 1–2 in overtime to the Western Sydney Ice Dogs in 2008 and 1–6 to the Adelaide Adrenaline in 2009. Tommy Powell was named AIHL MVP in 2007 followed up by Lliam Webster in 2008. Doug 'Bubba' Ferguson captained the team for two years before Lliam Webster was appointed in 2009. The Ice also adopted their first mission statement in 2009. In 2010, the Melbourne Ice moved from Oakleigh to Docklands, Victoria . The Ice moved into
11826-415: The app determines that a particular impact has the potential to cause brain injury, it will alert the coach who can in turn seek medical attention for the individual. Defensive ice hockey tactics vary from more active to more conservative styles of play. One distinction is between man-to-man oriented defensive systems, and zonal oriented defensive systems, though a lot of teams use a combination between
11988-477: The blue and centre ice red line away. The NHL has taken steps to speed up the game of hockey and create a game of finesse, by reducing the number of illegal hits, fights, and "clutching and grabbing" that occurred in the past. Rules are now more strictly enforced, resulting in more penalties, which provides more protection to the players and facilitates more goals being scored. The governing body for United States' amateur hockey has implemented many new rules to reduce
12150-769: The championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the early 1900s, the Canadian rules were adopted by the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace , in Paris , France, the precursor to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The sport was played for the first time at the Olympics during the 1920 Summer Games —today it is a mainstay at the Winter Olympics . In 1994, ice hockey
12312-411: The club to take on the role of Director of hockey operations. Johan had previously worked as the Ice's goaltender coach between 2014 and 2017 before moving to the CBR Brave in 2018. The season started in a similar fashion to 2018 and by 26 May the Ice faced a similar situation as the previous season with their head coach stepping down. Vigon announced his temporary suspension of his head coaching duties for
12474-423: The double by claiming both the H Newman Reid Trophy and Goodall Cup. It was the first time in nine years that a team had won the AIHL double. The Ice finished top of the league standings at the end of the regular season with an equal record points haul of 65 (equalling the team's 2006 season total). Jason Baclig backed up his impressive 2010 form and won the league MVP award after scoring 68 points at an average of 2.4
12636-452: The event of a tie. With a goal, the winning team would be awarded two points and the losing team none (just as if they had lost in regulation). The total elapsed time from when the puck first drops, is about 2 hours and 20 minutes for a 60-minute game. From the 1999–2000 until the 2003–04 seasons, the National Hockey League decided ties by playing a single five-minute sudden-death overtime period with each team having four skaters per side (plus
12798-411: The final score recorded will award the winning team one more goal than the score at the end of regulation time. In the NHL if a game is decided in overtime or by a shootout the winning team is awarded two points in the standings and the losing team is awarded one point. Ties no longer occur in the NHL. Overtime in the NHL playoffs differs from the regular season. In the playoffs there are no shootouts. If
12960-467: The first time in thirteen seasons. It was also the first season since 2004 that the Ice finished with a negative goal difference, −27. After the disappointment of 2018, the Ice made more backroom changes for 2019 . Sandy Gardner moved back to his assistant coach role and former Ice player and Mustangs coach Brad Vigon was appointed new head coach. Soon after, Brent Laver and Glen Mayer joined Sandy as assistant coaches to Vigon. Johan Steenberg also re-joined
13122-484: The foreshore. The original plan featured integrated windbreaks to reduce the wind-tunnel effect. A wide promenade and framed park would directly connect Bourke Street and Lonsdale Streets to the new precinct (the present site of Southern Cross Station), effectively funnelling pedestrians from the CBD toward the new waterfront. Moonee Ponds Creek was connected to Victoria Dock via a winding channel creating additional waterfront and
13284-502: The front of the foot or ankle, is a common ice hockey injury. Compared to athletes who play other sports, ice hockey players are at higher risk of overuse injuries and injuries caused by early sports specialization by teenagers. According to the Hughston Health Alert, prior to the widespread use of helmets and face cages, "Lacerations to the head, scalp, and face are the most frequent types of injury [in hockey]." One of
13446-427: The game , too many players on the ice , boarding , illegal equipment, charging (leaping into an opponent or body-checking him after taking more than two strides), holding, holding the stick (grabbing an opponent's stick), interference, hooking , slashing , kneeing, unsportsmanlike conduct (arguing a penalty call with referee, extremely vulgar or inappropriate verbal comments), "butt-ending" (striking an opponent with
13608-411: The game when the puck or players either bounce into or collide with them. Play can be stopped if the goal is knocked out of position. Play often proceeds for minutes without interruption. After a stoppage, play is restarted with a faceoff . Two players face each other and an official drops the puck to the ice, where the two players attempt to gain control of the puck. Markings (circles) on the ice indicate
13770-406: The game. There are typically two linesmen who are mainly responsible for calling "offside" and " icing " violations, breaking up fights, and conducting faceoffs, and one or two referees , who call goals and all other penalties. Linesmen can report to the referee(s) that a penalty should be assessed against an offending player in some situations. The restrictions on this practice vary depending on
13932-401: The goalie). In the event of a tie, each team would still receive one point in the standings but in the event of a victory the winning team would be awarded two points in the standings and the losing team one point. The idea was to discourage teams from playing for a tie, since previously some teams might have preferred a tie and 1 point to risking a loss and zero points. The exception to this rule
14094-402: The goaltender carries a stick consisting of a long, relatively wide, and slightly curved flat blade, attached to a shaft. The curve itself has a big impact on its performance. A deep curve allows for lifting the puck easier while a shallow curve allows for easier backhand shots. The flex of the stick also impacts the performance. Typically, a less flexible stick is meant for a stronger player since
14256-404: The governing rules. On-ice officials are assisted by off-ice officials who act as goal judges, time keepers, and official scorers. The most widespread system is the "three-man system", which uses one referee and two linesmen. A less commonly used system is the two referee and one linesman system. This system is close to the regular three-man system except for a few procedure changes. Beginning with
14418-400: The grid westward was abandoned in favor of a northward extension. Under the guidance of British civil engineer John Coode , a major engineering project began in the 1880s to reroute the course of the Yarra River, which resulted in the widening of the river for shipping and the creation of a new Victoria Dock (the name was previously used by one at Queens Bridge as early as the 1850s). The dock
14580-465: The head and most types of forceful stick-on-body contact are illegal. A delayed penalty call occurs when an offence is committed by the team that does not have possession of the puck. In this circumstance the team with possession of the puck is allowed to complete the play; that is, play continues until a goal is scored, a player on the opposing team gains control of the puck, or the team in possession commits an infraction or penalty of their own. Because
14742-559: The heads, as well as checks to unsuspecting players. Studies show that ice hockey causes 44.3% of all sports-related traumatic brain injuries among Canadian children. Some teams in the Swiss National League are testing out systems that combine helmet-integrated sensors and analysis software to reveal a player's ongoing brain injury risk during a game. These sensors provide players and coaches with real-time data on head impact strength, frequency, and severity. Furthermore, if
14904-952: The historic Rail Goods Shed No. 2, which was split in half to allow for the extension of Collins Street into Docklands, providing businesses with an address that is considered to be prestigious. Fox Classic Car Museum in the Queens Warehouse was one of the first places to open in Batman's Hill in 2000. Completed buildings include: On 2 August 2007, it was reported that a $ 1.5 billion scheme had been earmarked for Collins Street by Middle Eastern investment company Sama Dubai , to be designed by architect Zaha Hadid and Melbourne firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall . The plan would consist of four buildings, including Docklands' tallest tower as well as civic spaces spanning two sites to be built on decking over Wurundjeri Way. The proposed tower would have between 50 and 60 storeys tall but did not proceed and VicUrban put
15066-458: The ice per side, one of them being the goaltender. The objective of the game is to score goals by shooting a hard vulcanized rubber disc, the puck , into the opponent's goal net at the opposite end of the rink. The players use their sticks to pass or shoot the puck. With certain restrictions, players may redirect the puck with any part of their body. Players may not hold the puck in their hand and are prohibited from using their hands to pass
15228-456: The ice. Loafing , also known as cherry-picking , is when a player, usually a forward, skates behind an attacking team, instead of playing defence, in an attempt to create an easy scoring chance. Docklands, Victoria Docklands , is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne , Victoria, Australia on the western end of the central business district . Docklands had a population of 15,495 at
15390-417: The illegal actions of another player stop a clear scoring opportunity, most commonly when the player is on a breakaway . A penalty shot allows the obstructed player to pick up the puck on the centre red-line and attempt to score on the goalie with no other players on the ice, to compensate for the earlier missed scoring opportunity. A penalty shot is also awarded for a defender other than the goaltender covering
15552-420: The initial Vicurban tender and the 1999 masterplan, Docklands was divided the land into a number of themed precincts, with each to be designed and built by a different development company. Overall governance was overseen by the Docklands Authority. The precincts defined (from north to south) were: Since the initial tendering process, other precincts and sub-precincts within these have emerged. Though not part of
15714-596: The initial three AIHL teams asked Weber to start a team in Melbourne . The Ice spent two years playing exhibition matches and researching prospects at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, Victoria . Weber was named foundation chairman and president when the Ice were accepted into the AIHL in April 2002. The Ice joined the Australian Ice Hockey League as part of a three-team expansion of
15876-491: The introduction of containerisation of Victoria's shipping industry in the 1950s and 1960s, the docks along the Yarra River, east of the modern Bolte Bridge , and within Victoria Harbour immediately to the west of the central business district, became inadequate for the new container ships . The creation of Appleton Dock and Swanson Dock in an area west of the Moonee Ponds Creek, now known as West Melbourne , closer to
16038-422: The knob of the stick), "spearing" (jabbing an opponent with the blade of the stick), or cross-checking . As of the 2005–2006 season, a minor penalty is also assessed for diving , where a player embellishes or simulates an offence. More egregious fouls may be penalized by a four-minute double-minor penalty, particularly those that injure the victimized player. These penalties end either when the time runs out or when
16200-576: The late 1990s attracted developer interest in the area, and urban renewal began in earnest in 2000 with several independent privately developed areas overseen by VicUrban , an agency of the Victorian Government . Docklands subsequently experienced an apartment boom and became a sought-after business address, attracting the national headquarters of, among others, the National Australia Bank , ANZ Bank , Myer , David Jones , Medibank and
16362-482: The leading causes of head injury is body checking from behind. Due to the danger of delivering a check from behind, many leagues – including the NHL – have made this a major and game misconduct penalty. Another type of check that accounts for many of the player-to-player contact concussions is a check to the head resulting in a misconduct penalty (called "head contact"). In recent years, the NHL has implemented new rules which penalize and suspend players for illegal checks to
16524-462: The league premiership and Brent Laver being named coach of the season, the Ice faced-off against the CBR Brave for the second time in the semi-finals. Despite outshooting the Brave, the Ice were defeated in overtime. The Brave's conversion on special teams proved a difference but a quick break by Jan Safar, who just came out of the penalty box, was the ultimate difference in OT. Ending the Ice's season early with
16686-492: The league they work for. Amateur hockey leagues use guidelines established by national organizing bodies as a basis for choosing their officiating staffs. In North America, the national organizing bodies Hockey Canada and USA Hockey approve officials according to their experience level as well as their ability to pass rules knowledge and skating ability tests. Hockey Canada has officiating levels I through VI. USA Hockey has officiating levels 1 through 4. Since men's ice hockey
16848-466: The league, along with Newcastle North Stars and Western Sydney Ice Dogs . During the first two seasons the Ice play home matches at Oakleigh with occasional matches played in Bendigo . The Melbourne Ice appointed long time Demons IHC Victorian coach Rod Johns as inaugural head coach. Glenn Grandy and Jon Moses formed the first Ice leadership team as duel captains. The Melbourne Ice's first ever AIHL match
17010-406: The length of the ice rink and the use of a puck, have been retained to this day. Amateur ice hockey leagues began in the 1880s, and professional ice hockey originated around 1900. The Stanley Cup , emblematic of ice hockey club supremacy, was initially commissioned in 1892 as the "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup" and was first awarded in 1893 to recognise the Canadian amateur champion and later became
17172-562: The locations for the faceoff and guide the positioning of players. Three major rules of play in ice hockey limit the movement of the puck: offside , icing , and the puck going out of play. Under IIHF rules, each team may carry a maximum of 20 players and two goaltenders on their roster. NHL rules restrict the total number of players per game to 18, plus two goaltenders. In the NHL, the players are usually divided into four lines of three forwards, and into three pairs of defencemen. On occasion, teams may elect to substitute an extra defenceman for
17334-431: The match 'one of the best games ever played'. The Ice's Todd Graham was named finals MVP. Following the team's successes, Ice coach Paul 'Jaffa' Watson stood down from his role as head coach at the club and retired. He was honoured by the Ice by becoming a life member. 8 February 2013, long time Melbourne Ice figure, Sandy Gardner, was named Watson's successor as Ice head coach. It was Gardner's second stint as head coach of
17496-435: The misconduct (a two-and-ten or five-and-ten ). In this case, the team designates another player to serve the minor or major; both players go to the penalty box, but only the designee may not be replaced, and he is released upon the expiration of the two or five minutes, at which point the ten-minute misconduct begins. In addition, game misconducts are assessed for deliberate intent to inflict severe injury on an opponent (at
17658-424: The mouth of the Yarra, became the focus of container shipping, effectively rendering redundant a vast amount of vacant inner-city land to the immediate west of Melbourne's CBD. Docklands became notable during the 1990s for its underground rave dance scene. The growth of the warehouse rave scene carried on from the earlier gay and lesbian warehouse party scene which had started in the early 1980s, and continued in
17820-475: The newly completed Melbourne Icehouse . The Icehouse was Australia's first twin-sheet ice arena. It took two years to build at a cost of $ 58 million. The Melbourne Ice had to adjust from having the smallest ice surface at Oakleigh to the largest ice surface in Docklands (Olympic sized). ON 1 May 2010, the Ice played their first match at the Icehouse. The match saw the Ice take on the Sydney Ice Dogs in front of
17982-405: The northern parts of the precinct from the CBD (due to plans for the new Southern Cross Station). The large public plaza proposed on the railyards between Bourke and Lonsdale Street was excluded leaving a large and visually unappealing space which disconnects Docklands from the CBD. Instead of reducing the connections to the road network, a new north–south highway, Wurundjeri Way, would further bisect
18144-417: The number of stick-on-body occurrences, as well as other detrimental and illegal facets of the game ("zero tolerance"). In men's hockey, but not in women's, a player may use his hip or shoulder to hit another player if the player has the puck or is the last to have touched it. This use of the hip and shoulder is called body checking . Not all physical contact is legal—in particular, hits from behind, hits to
18306-442: The officials' discretion), or for a major penalty for a stick infraction or repeated major penalties. The offending player is ejected from the game and must immediately leave the playing surface (he does not sit in the penalty box); meanwhile, if an additional minor or major penalty is assessed, a designated player must serve out of that segment of the penalty in the box (similar to the above-mentioned "two-and-ten"). In some rare cases,
18468-463: The original design, further reducing the amount of open water. Green space around the smaller and mid-sized buildings was removed in favour of footprints built to street frontage with laneways connecting each street between shorter podiums. More traditional avenues of street trees replaced irregular plantings, the ornamental ponds and floating walkways were removed in favour of long linear concrete promenades. Mixed-use low-rise along Harbour Esplanade which
18630-540: The other team scores during the power play. In the case of a goal scored during the first two minutes of a double-minor, the penalty clock is set down to two minutes upon a score, effectively expiring the first minor penalty. Five-minute major penalties are called for especially violent instances of most minor infractions that result in intentional injury to an opponent, or when a minor penalty results in visible injury (such as bleeding), as well as for fighting. Major penalties are always served in full; they do not terminate on
18792-413: The other, the opposing team gets a power play for the remainder of the time); this applies regardless of current pending penalties. In the NHL, a team always has at least three skaters on the ice. Thus, ten-minute misconduct penalties are served in full by the penalized player, but his team may immediately substitute another player on the ice unless a minor or major penalty is assessed in conjunction with
18954-461: The penalty is still assessed to the offending player, but not served. In 2012, this rule was changed by the United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for college level hockey . In college games, the penalty is still enforced even if the team in possession scores. A typical game of hockey is governed by two to four officials on the ice, charged with enforcing the rules of
19116-499: The play is restarted at a faceoff. Some infractions result in a penalty on a player or team. In the simplest case, the offending player is sent to the penalty box and their team must play with one less player on the ice for a designated time. Minor penalties last for two minutes, major penalties last for five minutes, and a double minor penalty is two consecutive penalties of two minutes duration. A single minor penalty may be extended by two minutes for causing visible injury to
19278-411: The player is looking for the right balanced flex that allows the stick to flex easily while still having a strong "whip-back" which sends the puck flying at high speeds. It is quite distinct from sticks in other sports games and most suited to hitting and controlling the flat puck. Its unique shape contributed to the early development of the game. The goaltender carries a stick of a different design, with
19440-461: The players serve five minutes without their team incurring a loss of player (both teams still have a full complement of players on the ice). This differs with two players from opposing sides getting minor penalties, at the same time or at any intersecting moment, resulting from more common infractions. In this case, both teams will have only four skating players (not counting the goaltender) until one or both penalties expire (if one penalty expires before
19602-525: The poor condition of the wharf infrastructure, a further investment was required to initiate the project, which the government at the time could not afford. Nevertheless, the Docklands project stayed on the drawing board, but with little progress. In 1989, several architectural firms were invited to discuss how the area could best serve the Melbourne public. In 1990, the Docklands Task Force was established to devise an infrastructure strategy and conduct
19764-516: The popular foreshores of Port Melbourne and Albert Park. Through the tendering process for the sites, the business park was split once more and awarded to two consortia, becoming Entertainment City (renamed Paramount Studios ) - a movie theme park with film studios, to be developed by a Viacom led consortium, and Yarra Nova (which later evolved into NewQuay ), to the MAB Corporation consortium. The Paramount Studios proposal fell through, and
19926-466: The precinct and disconnect it from the CBD. The new plan called for much taller, more built up areas of towers along the north and south of the harbour and toward the Hoddle Grid (present sites of New Quay and Yarra's Edge and Batman's Hill). Central pier was to be restored and retained instead of demolished. Many more marinas catered for more private boats at New Quay, Victoria Harbour and Yarra's Edge than
20088-458: The precincts were dotted by small irregularly placed ponds, islands and boardwalks. Another small channel would have connected the Victoria Harbour waterway with the Yarra to the south allowing for more flow and less stagnant water. Central Pier was to be demolished and replaced by a peninsula of connected islands featuring green space and a walking path from which the whole precinct could be viewed. Moonee Ponds Creek would have been restored featuring
20250-476: The public consultation process. The Committee For Melbourne , a not for profit organization that brought together the private sector of Melbourne for a public good, was pursuing another planning strategy. It involved a bid for the 1996 Olympic Games and another proposal to turn the Docklands into a technology city, known as the Multifunction Polis (MFP). Both bids fell through in late 1990. Nevertheless,
20412-439: The puck carrier and the other two forwards cover the oppositions' wingers, with the two defencemen staying at the blueline. The 1–4 is the most defensive forecheck system, referred to as the neutral zone trap, where one forward applies pressure to the puck carrier around the oppositions' blueline and the other four players stand basically in a line by their blueline in hopes the opposition will skate into one of them. Another strategy
20574-406: The puck carrier in the neutral zone preventing him from entering the offensive zone. Body checking is using one's shoulder or hip to strike an opponent who has the puck or who is the last to have touched it (the last person to have touched the puck is still legally "in possession" of it, although a penalty is generally called if he is checked more than two seconds after his last touch). Body checking
20736-405: The puck in the goal crease, a goaltender intentionally displacing his own goal posts during a breakaway to avoid a goal, a defender intentionally displacing his own goal posts when there is less than two minutes to play in regulation time or at any point during overtime, or a player or coach intentionally throwing a stick or other object at the puck or the puck carrier and the throwing action disrupts
20898-443: The puck to their teammates unless they are in the defensive zone. Players can knock a puck out of the air with their hands to themselves. Players are prohibited from kicking the puck into the opponent's goal, though unintentional redirections off the skate are permitted. Players may not intentionally bat the puck into the net with their hands. Hockey is an off-side game, meaning that forward passes are allowed, unlike in rugby. Before
21060-409: The puck. A deflection is a shot that redirects a shot or a pass towards the goal from another player, by allowing the puck to strike the stick and carom towards the goal. A one-timer is a shot struck directly off a pass, without receiving the pass and shooting in two separate actions. Headmanning the puck , also known as breaking out , is the tactic of rapidly passing to the player farthest down
21222-487: The relaunch of the tender process. Few restrictions were applied to the bids from developers, and as the vision was to make Docklands 'Melbourne's Millennium Mark', the key criterion for a successful bid was to get projects going by 2000. It did not take long for the realisation that the lack of government coordination in infrastructure planning would create problems. Developers would not invest into public infrastructure, where benefits would flow on to an adjacent property. This
21384-418: The right side" (of the puck). Another popular concept in ice hockey defensive tactics is that of playing a 200-foot game . An important defensive tactic is checking—attempting to take the puck from an opponent or to remove the opponent from play. Stick checking , sweep checking , and poke checking are legal uses of the stick to obtain possession of the puck. The neutral zone trap is designed to isolate
21546-526: The salty water further south. The earliest extensive plans to develop the area was in the 1870s, when a plan was prepared to extend the Hoddle Grid westward, following the curve of the Yarra River and effectively doubling its size. The plan proposed several gridlike blocks with an ornamental public garden and lake in the shape of the United Kingdom, occupying the site of the salt lake. However, expansion of
21708-424: The same colours since foundation in 2002. Navy blue, crimson red and white are the three primary colours the club uses for their identity. The colours are used in all aspects of the club including: uniforms, supporter merchandise, official media and digital design. In 2017, the Ice held a Swedish Day event to celebrate their Swedish ties, including five Swedish players, coaches Charles Franzen and Johan Steenberg, and
21870-614: The site back out to tender in early 2011. Collins Square (previously Village Docklands) is a ~2Ha site within the Batman's Hill precinct. It was developed by Walker Corporation . Collins Square is the outcome of a split of precincts in the tender process in 2000, which resulted in Goods Shed South, 735 Collins Street and Sites 4A-4F, originally awarded to the Kuok Group and Walker Corporation. A masterplan prepared by Marchese + Partners in conjunction with Bligh Voller Nield architects
22032-609: The site was put to tender once more, as Studio City, and later awarded as two parts, becoming what is now Docklands Studios Melbourne and Waterfront City. Yarra Waters/Yarra Quays was awarded to Mirvac, later becoming Yarra's Edge. The technology park was renamed Commonwealth Technology Port (or Comtech Port) before finally becoming Digital Harbour. A number of other sites also encountered false starts, with Victoria Harbour originally being awarded to Walker Corporation , before being put out to tender again and finally being awarded to Lendlease in April 2001. The Batman's Hill precinct
22194-544: The skater's feet from contact with other skaters, sticks, pucks, the boards, and the ice itself. Rigidity also improves the overall manoeuvrability of the skate. Blade length, thickness (width), and curvature (rocker/radius) (front to back) and radius of hollow (across the blade width) are quite different from speed or figure skates. Hockey players usually adjust these parameters based on their skill level, position, and body type. The blade width of most skates are about 1 ⁄ 8 inch (3.2 mm) thick. Each player other than
22356-405: The stands, with the Ice taking on the Mustangs. The score line ended the same as the semi-final but this time the Ice were on the losing side with the Mustangs securing their first Goodall Cup with a 6–1 victory. In 2015, the Ice again finished second in the league standings, this time behind Newcastle. The team defeated Perth Thunder 1–0 in the semi-finals to record their first finals shutout. In
22518-438: The team off the back of four years coaching in Sweden. Team roster for the 2024 AIHL season . Defencemen Coaches Legend (C) Captain (A) Alternate Captain (I) Import player Statistics Average age: 26.4 Average height: 181.3 cm Average weight: 82.6 kg Locals: 23 Imports: 6 Throughout the history of the Melbourne Ice, one jersey number has been retired in honour of
22680-407: The team on which the penalty was called cannot control the puck without stopping play, it is impossible for them to score a goal. In these cases, the team in possession of the puck can pull the goalie for an extra attacker without fear of being scored on. It is possible for the controlling team to mishandle the puck into their own net. If a delayed penalty is signalled and the team in possession scores,
22842-434: The team to three Goodall Cups , one H Newman Reid Trophy and the one and only Trans-Tasman Champions League trophy. By securing a hat trick of Goodall Cup's the Ice completed the one and only Three-peat in AIHL history. Melbourne Ice's maiden Goodall Cup victory in 2010 came after the team finished second in the regular season. Paul Watson was named AIHL coach of the year. The Ice's new home venue, The Icehouse, hosted
23004-476: The team's history. Lliam Webster has held captaincy for the longest in Ice history, with 8 seasons. The foundation captaincy for the Ice was shared between American born Jon Moses and Canadian Glenn Grandy in 2002. References: The Melbourne Ice have had a total of fourteen head coaches in the team's history. Rod Johns was the first head coach appointed by the Melbourne Ice for the AIHL in their inaugural season in 2002. References: The Melbourne Ice have kept
23166-409: The team. Former head coach and long-time Ice member, Sandy Gardner, stepped up from his assistant coach role and took over head coach duties for the remainder of the 2018 season on 9 June 2018. Gardner appointed Mark Smith and Josh Velez as his assistants. With a lot of backroom changes, on-ice performance of the team suffered in 2018. The Ice finished the season seventh, failing to qualify for finals for
23328-505: The time, aimed to attract motorist commuters. However without permanent residents, like much of the CBD in the 80s the area proved unpopular and failed to attract activity despite the opening of Melbourne's Melbourne's first casino there, Crown Casino in 1994 and after its 1997 relocation to the permanent new site in Southbank, a temporary Madame Tussauds wax museum. Due to the precincts initial failure, development subsequently halted for over
23490-399: The two. Defensive skills involve pass interception , shot blocking , and stick checking (in which an attempt to take away the puck or cut off the puck lane is initiated by the stick of the defensive player). Tactical points of emphasis in ice hockey defensive play are concepts like "managing gaps" (gap control), "boxing out"' (not letting the offensive team go on the inside), and "staying on
23652-498: The victimized player. This is usually when blood is drawn during high sticking. Players may be also assessed personal extended penalties or game expulsions for misconduct in addition to the penalty or penalties their team must serve. The team that has been given a penalty is said to be playing short-handed while the opposing team is on a power play . A two-minute minor penalty is often charged for lesser infractions such as tripping , elbowing , roughing , high-sticking , delay of
23814-430: The weekend. On 1 September 2012, the Ice defeated the Sydney Ice Dogs 6–2 in semi-final 2. The Goodall Cup final was a repeat of the previous season with the Ice taking on the North Stars. For the second year in a row the final between the league's top two teams went down to the wire. The Ice came out on top in the end, winning the match 4–3 after being down 0–2 in the first period. AIHL Commissioner, Tyler Lovering, called
23976-502: Was aimed to increase activity along the foreshore was removed in order to widen the main thoroughfare. Docklands Park became a linear park flanked by shorter towers aligned north south with the Charles Grimes Bridge . Moonee Ponds Creek extension and restoration was also removed from the masterplan. The design also called for a wide Harbour Esplanade with no buildings along its foreshore lined by Canary Island Date Palms similar to
24138-481: Was approved in early 2002. It included a 60-storey Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts tower with a Collins Street address and a mix of commercial and residential towers, as well as the refurbishment of the southern half of Goods Shed No. 2 into a night market and food hall. In mid-2007, a new masterplan was prepared by Bates Smart . In it a new 38-storey office tower replaced the Shangri La Hotel on Collins Street and
24300-424: Was corrected by allowing developers to negotiate for infrastructure funding with the government. The Docklands Village precinct was planned for a residential and commercial mixed development, but, in late 1996, that plan was scrapped when it was announced a private football stadium would be built on the site. The site was chosen for its easy access to the then Spencer Street station (now Southern Cross station), and it
24462-480: Was followed by redevelopment of the World Trade Centre as WTC Wharf (2008) aimed at stimulating further investment in the precinct. Mirvac have constructed a 20-storey office tower at 7 Spencer Street (2021). Melbourne Skyfarm (2021-23), a greening of the roof of the multi-storey carpark including sustainability centre, was aimed at softening the mostly harsh concrete area. 637 Flinders (2022) by Cox Architecture
24624-596: Was held in 1990, and women's play was introduced into the Olympics in 1998 . Ice hockey is believed to have evolved from simple stick and ball games played in the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain, Ireland, and elsewhere, primarily bandy , hurling , and shinty . The North American sport of lacrosse , derived from tribal Native American games, was also influential. The former games were brought to North America and several similar winter games using informal rules developed, such as shinny and ice polo, but later were absorbed into
24786-502: Was intended to be an anchor for the entire project and provide for a clear signal to the long-awaited start of the Docklands project. However, the stadium also created a huge barrier between the City and Docklands. Work on the Bolte Bridge, designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall , for Transurban and constructed by Baulderstone Hornibrook , another architectural centrepiece took place from 1996 to 1999 and costing $ 75 million. In 1997,
24948-427: Was largely abandoned for a new Docklands Public Realm Plan and a new planning committee was established in conjunction with the City of Melbourne. This new plan removed the wavy original masterplan in favour of a largely rectilinear plan. Significantly the new masterplan removed key pedestrian connections to the CBD at Lonsdale Street and called for an elevated concrete footbridge via Bourke Street , effectively isolating
25110-545: Was lined with wharves and light industry grew around the nearby western rail yards of Spencer Street railway station (now Southern Cross railway station), which were used for freighting the goods inland. During the wars, Victoria Dock was used as the main port for naval vessels and most of the Victorian troops returned from both wars to the docks. In 1924 the Victorian Railways engineer Edward Ballard prepared designs for
25272-404: Was officially recognized as Canada's national winter sport. While women also played during the game's early formative years, it was not until organizers began to officially remove body checking from female ice hockey beginning in the mid-1980s that it began to gain greater popularity, which by then had spread to Europe and a variety of other countries. The first IIHF Women's World Championship
25434-458: Was one of the open hunting grounds of the Wurundjeri people, who created middens around the edges of the lake. The lake was populated by fauna including native black swans and wild ducks as well and earlier, with its connection to Hobsons Bay , such marine life as snapper and swordfish. In 1835, Vandemonian John Batman established a home on Batman's Hill , marking the westernmost point of
25596-521: Was originally awarded to Grocon , which had plans for what would have been the world's tallest building rising 560 m, dubbed Grollo Tower and featuring a mix of office, apartment, hotel and retail. This deal also fell through with the site being subdivided into 15 parcels as well as No 2 Goods Shed . On 1 July 2007 Docklands became part of the City of Melbourne Local Government Authority, however, VicUrban retained planning authority until 2010. Following
25758-470: Was originally swamp land that in the 1880s became a bustling dock area as part of the Port of Melbourne , with an extensive network of wharfs, heavy rail infrastructure and light industry. Following the containerisation of shipping traffic, Docklands fell into disuse and by the 1990s was virtually abandoned, making it the focal point of Melbourne's underground rave scene. The construction of Docklands Stadium in
25920-457: Was played on 4 May 2002. The Ice played Adelaide Avalanche at home at Olympic Ice Rink, Oakleigh. The match was tough with a combined total of 77 penalty minutes. The Ice outshot the Avalanche 31 to 25 with Greg Sturrock scoring the Ice's first ever AIHL goal, assisted by Ross Howell and Jon Moses. Vinnie Hughes scored the Ice's second goal but it proved to be a consolation goal as Adelaide defeated
26082-537: Was the "Welcome 2000" New Year's Eve dance party hosted on 31 December 1999. Docklands was seen as a large urban blight by the Cain Jr. State Government . Property consultants JLW Advisory carried out the first market demand assessment of the site. The size of the Melbourne Docklands area meant that political influences were inescapable. The Docklands project was on top of the government's agenda, however, due to
26244-578: Was the first time they reached top of the table during the season in May. It was the first season they finished inside the top four in the league standings and qualified for the AIHL finals. And it was the first time they won a title and trophy. Finishing top of the league ladder to be named Premiers and win the V.I.P. Cup . The Ice's first finals campaign was held in Adelaide at the IceArenA . On Saturday 2 September 2006,
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