2005 AIHL season

The 2005 AIHL season was the sixth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the fourth in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.

The Newcastle North Stars won their second Goodall Cup by defeating the Adelaide Avalanche in the championship game. The Brisbane Blue Tongues and Central Coast Rhinos made their AIHL debut in this season.

Regular season standings

Position	Team	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	Adelaide Avalanche	19	4	1	0	2	123	74	60
2	Newcastle North Stars	14	5	2	1	4	121	80	50
3	Western Sydney Ice Dogs	11	10	1	2	2	105	110	40
4	Sydney Bears	11	12	0	2	1	96	100	38
5	Canberra Knights	11	13	2	0	0	96	102	35
6	Melbourne Ice	9	13	0	2	2	100	96	33
7	Brisbane Blue Tongues	8	13	1	4	0	104	104	33
8	Central Coast Rhinos	4	17	1	2	2	67	148	19

Playoffs

Semi-finals

• Adelaide def. Sydney
• Newcastle def. Western Sydney

Final

• Newcastle 3 def. Adelaide 1