Ice hockey's call for help amid shock Sydney exit
www.abc.net.au
A rink renovation has caused both Sydney teams in the national league to withdraw from the 2025 season, prompting calls for more investment to bolster the number of appropriate rinks for professional play.

In short:

Sydney will be missing from the national ice hockey league due to renovations at the rink shared by its two teams.

The 2025 AIHL season will be consolidated and players are expected to chase deals with other teams.

What’s next?

The Sydney Ice Dogs and Sydney Bears are expected to be back in the league in 2026.

  • wildwhitehorses
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    6 hours ago

    How many ice rinks does Sydney have? I have always been humoured by the fact we have 3 in Perth for our population size.

  • zero_gravitasOPEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    Somehow I’ve gone until now without noticing we don’t have a general ‘Australian Sport’ comm 😆