2017 AIHL Fixtures Released

The Perth Thunder will get a chance to match up against their semi-final nemsis the Newcastle North Stars to kick off the 2017 Australian Ice Hockey League season in Perth.

It was confirmed this morning that the Thunder will face the North Stars on April 23rd at Perth Ice Arena to start to 2017 campaign, with the AIHL releasing the full schedule for season 2017.

The Thunder will get an early chance to check out the newly renovated Macquarie Ice Rink in Sydney, with a weekend series against the Sydney Bears and Sydney Ice Dogs on the first away weekend.

For the first time in the Thunder's short history, the regular season will conclude on home ice, with a weekend series against the Adelaide Adrenaline on August 26-27 capping off the 2017 season.

The 2017 All-Star weekend will take place at O'Brien Group Arena in Melbourne on June 3-4, while the 2017 AIHL Finals series will take place on September 2-3 at a venue to be determined.

A list of Thunder homes games is below, while the full downloadable and printable Thunder schedule is available here, while a full league schedule is available here.

The Thunder ticket sales website will be updated to reflect the schedule as soon as possible.

Thunder Home Games: (all games 4.30pm start time)
April 23 vs Newcastle North Stars
May 13/14 vs Sydney Bears
May 28 vs Newcastle North Stars
June 10/11 vs Melbourne Ice
June 24/25 vs Sydney Ice Dogs
July 8/9 vs CBR Brave
July 29/30 vs Melbourne Mustangs
August 26/27 vs Adelaide Adrenaline