1952 Australia season

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This was the 1952 ice hockey season in Australia:

Overview

The Victorian Championship series in Melbourne was held for the 33rd time. The participating teams were the Pirates, Monarchs, Tigers, Red Arrows, Golden Bears, Raiders, Blackhawks, Demons, and Wildcats. The title was won by the Bendigo Raiders.

The 31st Goodall Cup Inter-State Series between Victoria and New South Wales was staged. Tasmania also joined the competition for the first time. Victoria won the cup, defeating both opponents.

The 26th New South Wales Championship took place in Sydney. The Eastern Suburbs Monarchs, St. George Dragons, Prague Bombers, Glebe Lions, and Western Suburbs Tigers competed. The Prague Bombers won the championship.

In Tasmania, the Comets, Mustangs, and the Red Devils faced one another as they vied for the Glaciarium Cup.

Results

Victorian Championship
  • 5/2: Pirates - Monarchs 5:2[1]
  • 5/2: Red Arrows - Tigers 4:3[1]
  • Golden Bears - Raiders 6:4[2]
  • Tigers - Pirates 2:0[2]
  • Blackhawks - Demons 7:5[2]
  • Red Arrows - Blackhawks 2:0[3]
  • Demons - Tigers 3:1[3]
  • Wildcats - Monarchs[3]
  • Wildcats - Golden Bears 1:0[4]
  • Demons - Red Arrows 6:1[4]
  • Pirates - Blackhawks 4:3[4]
  • 6/3: Blackhawks - Golden Bears 3:2[5]
  • 6/6: Tigers - Raiders 1:1[6]
  • 6/6: Red Arrows - Wildcats 2:0[6]
  • 6/10: Raiders - Wildcats 7:3 - goals: Endrei (2), Jones (2), Kurswell, Henke, Vesely/Thompson, Amess (2)[7]
  • 6/13: Pirates - Golden Bears 3:1[8]
  • 6/13: Monarchs - Demons 4:1[8]
  • 6/17: Monarchs - Golden Bears 3:2 - goals: Hansen, Harnig, MacEachern/Fry, Sengotta[9]
  • 6/20: Blackhawks - Tigers 3:1[10]
  • 6/20: Raiders - Red Arrows 7:0[10]
  • 6/24: Raiders - Pirates 3:2 - goals: Kurswell (2), Vesely/Argue, Krista[11]
  • 7/1: Blackhawks - Wildcats 5:3 - goals: Sims (2), Lawrence, Derrick, Cunningham/Acton, Thompson[12]
  • 7/4: Golden Bears - Demons 4:3[13]
  • 7/4: Pirates - Red Arrows 3:1[13]
  • 7/8: Bears - Tigers 7:1[14]
  • 7/11: Raiders - Monarchs 3:3[14]
  • 7/11: Pirates = Wildcats 4:1[14]
  • 7/15: Raiders - Blackhawks 6:2 - goals: Henke (2), Frape (2), Jones, Martin/Cunningham (2), Lawrence[15]
  • 8/5: Blackhawks - Wildcats 6:3 - goals: G. Sims (3), D. Cunningham (2), Derek/Amess (3)[16]
  • 8/12: Golden Bears - Raiders 4:4[17]
  • 8/15: Demons - Red Arrows 2:0[17]
  • 8/15: Tigers - Wildcats 4:2[17]
  • 10/17: Raiders - Pirates - grand final

There was also a "Lightning Premiership" contested on September 4, featuring all nine teams in the Victorian Championships. The games were 15 minutes long with a 30 minute grand final. The Golden Bears won the competition.[18]

New South Wales Championship
  • 5/15: Prague Bombers - St. George 3:1[19]
  • 5/15: Eastern Suburbs - Western Suburbs 3:1[19]
  • 5/22: Eastern Suburbs - Prague Bombers 4:1[20]
  • 5/29: Prague Bombers - Glebe Lions 6:0[21]
  • 5/29: Eastern Suburbs - St. George 3:1[21]
  • 6/5: Glebe Lions - Eastern Suburbs 5:2[22]
  • 6/5: St. George - Western Suburbs 2:1[22]
  • 6/12: St. George - Glebe Lions 8:1[23]
  • 6/12: Prague Bombers - Western Suburbs 5:2[23]
  • 6/19: St. George - Prague Bombers 2:1[24]
  • 6/19: Western Suburbs - Eastern Suburbs 3:1[24]
  • 6/26: Prague Bombers - Eastern Suburbs 7:3[25]
  • 6/26: Western Suburbs - Glebe Lions 7:1[25]
  • 7/3: Prague Bombers - Glebe Lions 5:2[26]
  • 7/3: St. George - Eastern Suburbs 5:1[26]
Tasmania

These matches concluded the summer season which began the previous October:

  • Red Devils - Comets 5:4 - final[27]
  • Red Devils - Comets 2:2 - grand final - Red Devils won Glaciarium Cup[27]

The new season began in April.

  • 4/16: Comets - Red Devils 10:2[28]
  • 4/23: Mustangs - Red Devils 5:3 - goals: Verterlaus (3), Metzler, Sullivan/Malloy (3)[29]
  • 4/30: Comets - Red Devils 10:5 - goals: Kuldau (3), Kucera (2), Rusika (2), Kasperwica (2), Cleary/Vaterlaus (5)[30]
  • 5/14: Mustangs - Red Devils 4:1 - goals: Pavlovitch, Chwalzak, Kullmann, Vaterlaus/Malloy[31]
  • 5/28: Comets - Red Devils 9:8 - goals: D. Kasptowicz (3), G. Kulden (2), J. Kucera (2), W. Cleary, G. Kuzicka/L. Ring (3), M. Malloy (3), D. Osborne (2)[32]
  • 6/4: Mustangs - Red Devils 8:7 - goals: Vaterlaus (5), Chwalczyk (2), Sullivan)/Malloy (5), Taylor (2)[33]
  • 6/11: Mustangs - Comets 9:6 - goals: W. Vaterlaus (4), A. Metzler (3), F. Chwalczyk (2)/J. Kucera (4), C. Sorrel (2)[34]
  • 6/18: Comets - Red Devils 6:1 - goals: Sorrel (3), Kuzika (2), Kucera/J. Hall[35]
  • 6/25: Mustangs - Red Devils 4:3 - goals: Vaterlaus (3), Chwalzyk/Malloy, Taylor (2)[36]
  • 7/9: Red Devils - Comets 9:6 - goals: Stenerson (4), Malloy (3), Ring (2)/T. Lucern (3), Sorrel (2), Ruzika[37]
  • 7/16: Red Devils - Mustangs 6:1 - goals: Taylor (3), Malloy (2), O'Toole/Vaterlaus[38]
  • 7/23: Comets - Mustangs 9:4 - goals: Kucera (3), Sorrel (3), Kuldan (2), Barrett/Vaterlaus (2), Metzler (2)[39]
  • 7/30: Comets - Red Devils 4:1 - goals: Sorrel (2), Thuldan, Ruzika/O'Toole[40]
Other games
  • 3/6: Australia - New Zealand 6:1 - this was a game featuring teams composed of Korean War soldiers, played on the Imjin River. Brigadier General J. Rockingham, commander of the Canadian forces, presented the winners with a giant chocolate-covered doughnut.[41]

The Melbourne Wildcats traveled to Tasmania to face the local Mustangs team for two games at the Hobart Glaciarium in Moonah.

  • 4/12: Wildcats - Mustangs 7:5 - goals: K. Clarke (2), B. Amos (2), J. Acton (2), K. Thompson/I. Kucera (2), Vaterlaus, Kasperowicz, Kulbea[42]
  • 4/14: Mustangs - Wildcats 7:2 - goals: Vaterlaus (2), Kucera (2), Sorel (2), Kulden/Amos, Clarke[43]

Contemporary accounts

  • The January 11, 1952, edition of The Mercury.

    The January 11, 1952, edition of The Mercury.

  • The March 7, 1952, edition of The Mercury.

    The March 7, 1952, edition of The Mercury.

  • The April 14, 1952, edition of The Mercury, depicting action in the Wildcats-Mustangs match.

    The April 14, 1952, edition of The Mercury, depicting action in the Wildcats-Mustangs match.

  • The May 3, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

    The May 3, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

  • The May 10, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

    The May 10, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

  • The May 29, 1952, edition of The Mercury.

    The May 29, 1952, edition of The Mercury.

  • The July 12, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

    The July 12, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

  • The September 3, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

    The September 3, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

  • The October 17, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

    The October 17, 1952, edition of Sporting Globe.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sporting Globe, 1952-05-03
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sporting Globe, 1952-05-17
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sporting Globe, 1952-05-24
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sporting Globe, 1952-05-24
  5. ↑ The Age, 1952-06-04
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Age, 1952-06-07
  7. ↑ The Age, 1952-06-11
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sporting Globe, 1952-06-14
  9. ↑ The Age, 1952-06-18
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sporting Globe, 1952-06-21
  11. ↑ The Age, 1952-06-25
  12. ↑ The Age, 1952-07-02
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Age, 1952-07-05
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Sporting Globe, 1952-07-12
  15. ↑ The Age, 1952-07-16
  16. ↑ The Age, 1952-08-06
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Sporting Globe, 1952-08-16
  18. ↑ Sporting Globe, 1952-09-27
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 The Daily Telegraph, 1952-05-16
  20. ↑ The Daily Telegraph, 1952-05-23
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Daily Telegraph, 1952-05-30
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 The Daily Telegraph, 1952-06-06
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 The Daily Telegraph, 1952-06-13
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 The Daily Telegraph, 1952-06-20
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 The Daily Telegraph, 1952-06-27
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 The Daily Telegraph, 1952-07-04
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 The Mercury, 1952-01-11
  28. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-04-17
  29. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-04-24
  30. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-05-02
  31. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-05-15
  32. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-05-29
  33. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-06-05
  34. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-06-12
  35. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-06-19
  36. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-06-26
  37. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-07-10
  38. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-07-17
  39. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-07-24
  40. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-07-31
  41. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-03-07
  42. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-04-14
  43. ↑ The Mercury, 1952-04-15


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