The Goodall Cup

AIHL Finals · 2026

2026 AIHL Finals Series

O’Brien Icehouse, Melbourne

Finals Stats
Newcastle NorthstarsMelbourne MustangsCanberra BravePerth ThunderSydney Ice DogsSydney Bears
Complete· Grand Final
Sun 30 Aug, 2026 · 2:00 PM AEST
Newcastle Northstars
Seed 1
Elo 1637
2
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1
Canberra Brave
Seed 3
Elo 1626
Pre-game Elo-based win probability
48%Newcastle Northstars
52%Canberra Brave
Upset, Canberra Brave were favoured 52%

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In Form Players Last 5 games

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Goaltending Season

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Elo Rating Comparison

How well did these teams perform throughout the season.

1450 1500 1550 1600 1650 Canberra BraveNewcastle Northstars Newcastle Northstars Canberra Brave 17 Apr 30 Aug

Game Control Season to date

Where each club tends to be at the second intermission, and what they do from there. League-wide a team in front after two periods wins 86% of the time, teams level after the 2nd period have a 50% win probability, and a team that's behind will only come back to win 14% of the time.

Newcastle Northstars

Position after 2 periods 32 games
63%13%25%
In front 20 games 18W–2L 90%
Level 4 games 3W–1L
Behind 8 games 3W–5L
First to score in 20 of 32, winning 15 of those.

Canberra Brave

Position after 2 periods 33 games
55%18%27%
In front 18 games 17W–1L 94%
Level 6 games 3W–3L
Behind 9 games 2W–7L
First to score in 17 of 33, winning 15 of those.
Full finals stats Compare all six finals teams on attack, defence, goaltending and form.

Knockout Bracket

Every game of the 2026 finals series, prelims through to the Goodall Cup · tap any team to trace their weekend.
Preliminary Final 1Complete
3 Canberra Brave4
6 Sydney Bears3
Preliminary Final 2Complete
4 Perth Thunder4
5 Sydney Ice Dogs7
Semi-Final 2Complete
2 Melbourne Mustangs4
3 Canberra Brave5
Semi-Final 1Complete
1 Newcastle Northstars10
5 Sydney Ice Dogs1
Goodall CupComplete
1 Newcastle Northstars2
3 Canberra Brave1
2026 Goodall Cup Champion
Newcastle Northstars
Beat Canberra Brave 2-1