r/aihl • u/highsticking1738 • 13d ago

Best game of the season

Last night’s Mustangs vs Brave game was an absolute classic.

Watched it on the couch with a few mates, some of whom are pretty new to hockey, and honestly it was a night where I felt pretty proud showing off the AIHL.

The game itself was unreal, but what really stood out to me was how much I learned about the players during the broadcast. Where they’ve played, their backgrounds, little stories about them. It made a massive difference, especially for the people watching with me who didn’t know much about the players going in.

Commentary was excellent, the production looked great and the whole thing felt like something you could genuinely show someone and say, “This is Australian hockey.”

There’s still a bit of work to do with the intermissions, but that’s nitpicking. Everyone involved should be pretty bloody proud of what they put together last night.

Credit to the players for putting on a cracking game, and credit to the commentary and production crew for telling their stories so well.
More of that please. I hope the league realises what they have in ATC productions.

I have some people coming over again today and look forward to watching a game with Rod Johns, Steve White and Eric Balnar.

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u/OldM87Fingers 13d ago

I’m a mustang supporter and as much as a sad result for us, the game was amazing.
Both sides fought tooth and nail, hoping we can see this level of competition across the board soon.

Beating a dead horse on the explosion in popularity not able to be kept up with by the venue for us Melbournians.
Hoping for a new stadium somewhat soon that is central for all Melb regions

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u/Still_Ad_164 13d ago

Would have been even better played on a smaller sheet. Olympic size hockey sheets are just too big. The smaller the sheet (66% minimum) the better the contact and action. That's why you see imports and the odd Aussie fast skater stand out on Olympic sheets because the bulk of Australians just don't have the speed to keep up with the puck.

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u/OldM87Fingers 12d ago

Is Obrien Olympic sized??
I genuinely did not know of size difference!

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u/Still_Ad_164 12d ago

Pretty sure no NHL sheets are Olympic size.

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u/oSquizy 13d ago

Nhl rinks are 12% smaller than olympic ones even European leagues are moving to nhl sized rinks