The 2013 AIHL Elite playoffs of the American Inline Hockey League (AIHL) Elite Division began on April 6, 2013, after the conclusion of the 2012–13 regular season.
While the rules of the American Inline Hockey League (AIHL) follows the general rules of inline hockey, it differs slightly from those used in international games organized by the International Committee of Inline Roller Hockey (CIRILH), an organization and discipline of the International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS), such as the Inline Hockey World Championships.
With goal tender Nick Eckhardt will getting more ice time with the team, and the likely return of Finnish imports Hakala and Teisala, the Canberra Knights are set to be a strong team in the 2008 AIHL season.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, there was a great demand for players like him so he played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (Great Britain) and the Adelaide Avalanche of the AIHL (Australia).