Thank You Fans: AIHL community raises $50,000 for victims of Bushfires

The Melbourne Mustangs and Melbourne Ice have raised $50,000 in their Bushfire Appeal charity game at the O’Brien Icehouse on Sunday.

The Ice defeated the Mustangs 5:2 in front of a sold-out O’Brien Icehouse, in which the AIHL community came together to support those affected by the recent Bushfires across Australia.

The Mustangs jumped out to an early 2:0 lead in the first period, thanks to goals from Vadim Virjassov and Matt Anderson, only to be answered by Ethan Cornford and Joey Hughes for the Ice.

Cornford would grab his second and the lone goal of the second period, to make it 3:2 Ice. The Ice added two more in the final period to give them the 5:2 victory, in an afternoon where the cause was the real winner.

With the total standing at $45,000 raised at the end of the game, the AIHL chipped in and contributed another $5000, to bring the total raised to $50,000.

The AIHL wishes to sincerely thank everyone at the Ice, Mustangs and all the fans who contributed towards the Bushfire Appeal.

The Adelaide Adrenaline will be holding a “Locals vs the World” Bushfire Appeal game at the Ice Arena on Saturday 8^th February 2020 at 3:15pm. The game will feature many past and present Adrenaline players and tickets can be purchased here.

The Sydney Bears and Sydney Ice Dogs will also hold their own “Bushfire Battle” game at the Macquarie Ice Arena on Friday 21^st February at 7:30pm, with all proceeds going towards the NSW Rural Fire Service.

Tickets can be purchased here with team line-ups to be announced shortly.