0 0 0 - 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁Sydney ▁B ears , ▁Ad ela ide ▁A val anche ▁and ▁Can ber ra ▁Kn ights ▁played ▁round ▁rob ins . ▁A val anche ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁A I HL ▁Cup . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁Ice , ▁West ▁Sydney ▁Ice ▁D ogs ▁and ▁the ▁New castle ▁North ▁Stars ▁made ▁the ▁league ▁more ▁purpose ful . ▁ ▁The ▁B ears ▁won ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁North ▁Stars ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁the ▁Ice ▁D ogs ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁final s ▁method . ▁The ▁top ▁four ▁would ▁play ▁in ▁sudden ▁death ▁semi - final s ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁two ▁w inners ▁would ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁A I HL ▁Championship . ▁This ▁has ▁remained ▁un changed . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁saw ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁two ▁new ▁teams : ▁The ▁Central ▁Coast ▁Rh inos ▁and ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁Bl uet ong ues . ▁The ▁North ▁Stars ▁took ▁the ▁cup ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Ad ela ide ▁A val anche ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Ad ren al ine ▁because ▁of ▁man aging ▁purposes . ▁New castle ▁won ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁B ears ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁the ▁Stars ▁again ▁in ▁ 2