2010 AIHL season
The 2010 AIHL season was the 11th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League. It ran from 24 April 2010 until 22 August 2010, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 28 and 29 August 2010. The Newcastle North Stars won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. Melbourne Ice won the Goodall Cup for the first time by defeating the defending champions Adelaide Adrenaline in the final.
League business
For the 2010 season Melbourne Ice relocated to a new stadium in Melbourne. The new ice rink known as the Icehouse is the home of the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. It features two olympic size rinks and is one of three in Australia to be fully glassed. The Gold Coast Blue Tongues signed an agreement with the Southern Stars Ice Hockey Club to play two of their home games in Brisbane at Acacia Ridge, which is a full sized olympic sized-rink.Regular season
April
May
June
July
August
I Double points game.Standings
| Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | H Newman Reid Trophy winners |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | Team | ||||||
| Newcastle North Stars | 25 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 24 | F | |
| Newcastle North Stars | 25 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 28 | F | |
| Newcastle North Stars | 25 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 82 | F | |
| Adelaide Adrenaline | 26 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 18 | F | |
| Gold Coast Blue Tongues | 23 | 17 | 19 | 46 | 87 | F | |
| Melbourne Ice | 26 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 95 | F | |
| Melbourne Ice | 23 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 10 | F | |
| Adelaide Adrenaline | 24 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 67 | F | |
| Gold Coast Blue Tongues | 23 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 63 | F | |
| Melbourne Ice | 24 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 66 | D |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.| Player | Team | ||||||
| Newcastle North Stars | 1023:00 | 763 | 69 | 3.04 | 91.0 | 2 | |
| Sydney Bears | 793:10 | 534 | 49 | 2.78 | 90.8 | 2 | |
| Gold Coast Blue Tongues | 393:15 | 336 | 36 | 4.12 | 89.3 | 0 | |
| Melbourne Ice | 1020:00 | 518 | 60 | 2.65 | 88.4 | 2 | |
| Adelaide Adrenaline | 921:00 | 566 | 73 | 3.57 | 87.1 | 0 |
Goodall Cup playoffs
The playoffs were held between 28 and 29 August with all three games being played at the Icehouse in Melbourne. Melbourne Ice won the final and the Goodall Cup after defeating the then defending champions Adelaide Adrenaline 6–4. The Ice took an early lead in the final before going behind twice. A strong finish to the match saw the Goodall Cup return to Victoria for the first time in 27 years. Melbourne Ice's Canadian born forward, Jason Baclig, was named the finals most valuable player and was awarded the inaugural Kendall Finals MVP trophy.All times are