1908 Australia season
This was the 1908 ice hockey season in Australia:
Overview
September 12, 1908, was the date of the formation of the first ice hockey association in Australia in a meeting at the Melbourne Glaciarium which occurred directly after an 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]
- Beavers
- Brighton
- Glaciarium
- Melburnians
Results
- 7/8: Glaciarium - Brighton 3:2[3]
- 8/26: American Fleet - Glaciarium Patrons 5:1 (1:1, 4:0)[4]
- 9/1: Victoria - American Fleet 9:2 (4:1, 5:1) - goals: Hal Reid (5), Keith Walker (2), A.L. Reid (2)/Gill, Brainard[5]
- Victoria: A.L. Reid, Les Reid, Hal Reid, Keith Walker, Dudley Woods. America: Selfridge, Atkins, Burdick, Gill, Brainard.
- 9/3: Victoria - American Fleet 6:4 (2:0, 4:4)[6]
- Victoria: C. Smith, R. Jackson, C. Kelly, E.F. Woods, L. De Grut, F. Vale, H.J. Blatchley. America: Midshipman Ducy, Dr. Traynor, Midshipman Bardick, Ensign Brainard, Ensign Wood, Midshipman Leizure, Midshipman Gill.
- 9/12: Brighton - Melburnians 2:2[7]
- 9/18: Glaciarium A - Glaciarium B 3:1 - playoff between the Victorian teams who defeated the American Fleet. goals: Hal Reid, Keith Walker, Leslie Reid[8]
Contemporary accounts
The September 4, 1908, edition of The Argus.
References
- ↑ "The Glaciarium", 17 September 1908. Retrieved on 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ice Hockey Championship - Won By the Glaciarium", 28 September 1909. Retrieved on 27 September 2015.
- ↑ The Age, 1908-07-11
- ↑ Sydney Evening News, 1908-08-27
- ↑ The Argus, 1908-09-02
- ↑ The Argus, 1908-09-04
- ↑ Table Talk, 1908-09-17
- ↑ The Argus, 1908-09-19
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