ðə lˈiːɡ ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɐ fɹˈæntʃaɪz ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt fɔːɹ kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ tˈiːmz sˌoʊ ðə sˈɪdni bˈɛɹz sˈɛt ˌʌp ðɛɹ ɪŋkˌoːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən æz ðə bˈɛɹz ˈeɪhl ˈɪŋk. ænd wɜː ɡɹˈæntᵻd ɐn ˈeɪhl lˈaɪsəns.
The league adopted a franchise arrangement for competing teams so the Sydney Bears set up their incorporation as The Bears AIHL Inc. and were granted an AIHL licence.