Victorian Ice Hockey Association

Victorian Ice Hockey Association
Sport Ice hockey
Jurisdiction Victoria
Abbreviation IHV
Founded 12 September 1908
Affiliation Ice Hockey Australia
President Warren Porter
Secretary Christopher Dials
Official website
www.ihv.com.au
Australia
Victoria (Australia)

The Victorian Ice Hockey Association, currently trading as Ice Hockey Victoria is the governing body of ice hockey in Victoria, Australia. The Victorian Ice Hockey Association is a branch of Ice Hockey Australia.

History

1908 VAIHA: Club Hockey Begins

12 September 1908 is the date of the formation of the first ice hockey association in Australia. The meeting at the Melbourne Glaciarium occurred directly after an evening ice hockey game between the Brighton Ice Hockey Club and the Melburnians, which resulted in a 2-2 tie. The meeting was for the purpose of organising a club for the following season and the following committee was appointed: Lorimer, Ward, Errol F. Woods, W. Purbrick and Andrew Lambert Reid. Mr. Purbrick was nominated as honorable Treasurer and Mr. Reid was nominated as the Secretary.[1]

The name of the association was the Victorian Amateur Ice Hockey Association (VAIHA). The association consisted of 4 ice hockey clubs:[2]

The Glaciarium Ice Hockey Club were the first ice hockey club to form in Australia, in 1907 and they are named for the Melbourne Glaciarium as the in house representative team. The remainder of the original 3 teams were formed in 1908. The Melburnians IHC consisted of the Melbourne Grammar School field hockey team and the team was named the Melburnians after the school. The Brighton IHC team were also named after a school, Brighton Grammar School. The games were played in two 10 minute halves.

The first state championship series in Australia was held in the Melbourne Glaciarium between 14 September 1909 - 27 September 1909. The final game was held on the evening of 27 September 1909 and was between the Glaciarium and Melburnians. The Glaciarium won the championship final by a score of 3-0 and were awarded gold medals.[2]

1910 VAIHSA: Victorian Amateur Ice Hockey and Sports Association

Melburnians IHC 1910 - Champions

Matches played during intervals between ice skating sessions were played under the auspices Victorian Amateur Ice Hockey and Sports Association and from the local competition, players would be selected to represent Victoria in the annual Inter-State Series.[3]

In 1911 the Melbourne Glaciarium was leased from 30 September that year, cutting the season shorter than usual.[4]

The Great War

As the Great War began, plans for the abandonment of ice hockey until the end of the war were considered.[5] The rink management would go on to organise speed contests in the absence of a hockey season.[6] No cup was to be contested in the 1915 season[7][8]

1921: A Local Goodall Cup

A cup was donated by John Edwin Goodall in 1921, not to be confused with the Goodall Cup used for the inter-state competition, this Goodall Cup was used as the premiership trophy for the Victorian ice hockey league.[9][10]

1925: The Presidents Cup

In the year Essendon won its first Premiership, earning the right to hold the Goodall Cup, they also held the first Presidents Cup donated by the Victorian Ice Hockey Association president Mr. P Sutherland.[10]

Interstate Competition

1909: The Inter-State Series

The first ice hockey uniform for Victoria 1909
The first ice hockey team representing Victoria 1909
Victoria - Goodall Cup Champions 1913

The first inter-state ice hockey championship was held between a state representative team from Victoria and from New South Wales. This tournament was a best-of-3 format and saw Victoria win the series 2 games to 1.[11] New South Wales was represented by a newly formed team in 1909 and traveled to Melbourne on 29 August 1909 which marked the first national interstate competition for senior men's hockey in Australia.[12]

The first game of the series had a final score of 2-1 with New South Wales defeating Victoria.[13] Friday 3 September 1909 the Victorian team defeated the New South Wales team 1-0, giving Victorian goaltender Charles Watt the first recorded shutout in the history of the Inter-State Series.[14] In the third game of the series both teams had won a game each. Victoria defeated New South Wales 6-1 and became the first team to win the Inter-State Series in Australia.[15]


The proprietors of the St. Moritz Ice Rink granted ice time to the Victorian Ice Hockey Association, free of charge to run a Lightning premiership for 8 B grade teams on 9 July 1954. All proceeds for the matches would go to the hokey association for the betterment and growth of the sport in Victoria.[16]

1922: The Gower Cup

The first inter-state women's ice hockey championship tournament was held in the first week in August 1922 between New South Wales and Victoria, New South Wales won the first game of the series 3-0.[17]

Leagues

Winter Competition


Under 21

A junior league open to players 21 and under

The league consists of 3 teams and operates in 2 tiers based on skill level:

Tier 1

Tier 2

Under 15

A junior league open to players 15 and under.

The league consists of 4 teams:

Under 12

A junior league open to players 12 and under

Summer Competition

Awards and Trophies

H. H. Kleiner Memorial Trophy

The H.H. Kleiner trophy is awarded to the winners of the playoffs in the Victorian Premier A league.

Basil Hansen Memorial Trophy

The Basil Hansen Memorial Trophy is currently awarded to the playoff champions in the Premier Reserve league. The trophy namesake is Basil Hansen, an Australian ice hockey champion.

Don Reddish Trophy

The Don Reddish trophy is currently awarded to the playoff champions in the Premier C division I

Clive Connelly Trophy

The Clive Connelly Trophy is currently awarded to the playoff champions in the Premier C division II

Uniform and Logos

Past Uniforms for Victoria State Ice Hockey Team
The first team Victoria 1909
1909 - The first team 
1913
1913 
1921
1921 
1922
1922 
1928
1928 
Representations based on photographs and written descriptions.

Presidents

29 July 1914 second president of the Victorian Ice Hockey Association.
National Library of Australia[18]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/178177731

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Glaciarium". Table Talk (magazine). 17 September 1908. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ice Hockey Championship - Won By the Glaciarium". The Argus (Melbourne). 28 September 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hockey On The Ice". The Argus (Melbourne). 30 June 1910. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Social Circle". Leader (Melbourne). 8 July 1911. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Game To Be Played During The Season". Winner (Melbourne). 16 June 1915. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ice Hockey - War Circumstances Hinder Association". Winner (Melbourne). 7 June 1915. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ice Hockey - Season Opens Well At The Glaciarium". Winner (Melbourne). 9 June 1915. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ice Hockey - Season's Prospects Said To Be Bright". Winner (Melbourne). 23 June 1915. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ice Hockey - Essendon Wins Premiership". Sporting Globe. 5 September 1925. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Ice Hockey - Essendon Wins Its First Premiership". Table Talk (magazine). 10 September 1925. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "First Interstate Hockey Matches Played At Melbourne Glaciarium". Table Talk (magazine). 30 September 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Glaciarium Ice Hockey". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ice Hockey - Victoria V New South Wales". The Argus (Melbourne). 1 September 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ice Hockey - Victoria Defeats New South Wales". The Argus (Melbourne). 4 September 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ice Hockey - Victoria V New South Wales". The Argus (Melbourne). 6 September 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Lightning Title". The Argus (Melbourne). 5 July 1954. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ice Hockey". The Muswellbrook Chronicle. 11 August 1922. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Great Strides Of The Association". Winner. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 29 July 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Hockey on the Ice - Farewell To Visiting Team". The Argus (Melbourne). 19 September 1911. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "Great Strides Of The Association High Order Of Victorian Play". Winner. 29 July 1914. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "The Glaciarium". Table Talk (magazine). 22 August 1912. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Great Strides Of The Association". Winner. 29 July 1914. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "Ice Hockey". The Age. 15 June 1925. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "Ice Hockey". The Age. 24 May 1926. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Ice Hockey". The Age. 9 May 1927. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  26. ↑ "Ice Hockey Notes". The Referee. 11 June 1926. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "Ice Hockey Meeting". The Age. 24 March 1936. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  28. ↑ "Trade Commissioner May Be Ice Hockey Coach". The Argus (Melbourne). 5 May 1937. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  29. ↑ "Hockey Trophies Presented". The Argus (Melbourne). 12 August 1938. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  30. ↑ "New Canadian Player". The Age. 27 April 1940. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  31. ↑ "Upset In Ice Hockey". The Sporting Globe. 16 August 1952. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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