Newcastle Northstars | |
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City | Newcastle, NSW |
League | Australian Ice Hockey League |
Conference | Rurak |
Founded | 1977 |
Operated | 1981–present |
Home arena | Hunter Ice Skating Stadium |
Colours | Royal blue, red, white |
Mascot | Marty the Moose |
General manager | Garry Doré |
Head coach | Kevin Noble |
Captain | Liam Manwarring |
Affiliate | Newcastle Northstars Ice Hockey Club |
Website | northstars |
Franchise history | |
1977–1981 | Newcastle Red Wings |
1981–2017 | Newcastle North Stars |
2017–present | Newcastle Northstars |
Championships | |
Conference titles | 2 (2012, 2024) |
H Newman Reid Trophies | 5 (2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015) |
Goodall Cups | 6 (2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016) |
Current season |
The Newcastle Northstars (formally Newcastle North Stars) is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey team from Newcastle, New South Wales. The Northstars are a member of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL), joining as an expansion team in 2002. The team is based at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie, 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle. The Northstars are affiliated with the ice hockey club of the same name. The team have won six Goodall Cups and five H Newman Reid Trophies, making them the most successful team in AIHL history.