1953 New Zealand ice hockey season
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This was the 1953 ice hockey season in New Zealand:
Erewhon Cup
The 1953 Erewhon Cup was won by the Canterbury Rangers.
- 7/24: Christchurch International - Windwhistle 3:2 OT @ Centaurus road rink - goals: T. Harris, A. Sparrow, J. Van Der Griend/T. Richards, D. Grigg[1]
- 8/9: Christchurch International - Fairlie 5:0 @ Lake Tekapo - goals: J. Van Der Griend (2), J. de Maar, W. Sparrow, J. Hoogland[2]
- Final
- 8/22: Canterbury Rangers - Tekapo 4:3 @ Centaurus road rink[3]
Canterbury roster: O. Ellis (captain), R. Smith (vice-captain), G. Palanika, D. Cassidy, D. Yellowlees, J. Le Quesne, B. Begg, B. Armstrong goal). Tekapo roster: P. Bain, R. Steven, T. Murray, C. Stringer (captain), M. Murray, G. Hunter-Weston, L. Irving, I. King, H. Sobel, R. Hosken.
Lake Ida Shield
- 8/2: Canterbury Rangers - Christchurch International 3:1[4]
Other games
- 4/17: Canterbury Rangers - Christchurch International @ Centaurus road rink
- 5/29: Canterbury Rangers - Christchurch International @ Centaurus road rink
- 6/20: 'Canterbury Rangers - Christchurch International 6:4 @ Centaurus road rink - goals: D. Ellis, B. Yellowlees, R. Smith (2), J. Le Quesne (2)/H. van der Velde, B. Engles (2), A. Sparrow[5]
Canterbury roster: G. Cornish, G. Pamiska, O. Ellis, D. Ellis, D. Cassidy, B. Yellowlees, J. Le Quesne, R. Smith. International roster: H. van der Velde, J. Hogland, B. Engles, J. van der Griend, B. Armstong, G. Hawker, A. Sparrow, L. Stirten, W. Sparrow.
- 7/5: New Zealand - Australia Hot Ice @ Centaurus road rink - not played as a fire broke out and destroyed a third of the building[6]
- 7/19: Canterbury Rangers - Outurehua 8:1 @ Manorburn Dam[7]
- 7/26: Australia Hot Ice - Canterbury Rangers 24:3 @ Centaurus road rink[8]
- 9/5: Canterbury Rangers - Mt. Hutt @ Centaurus road rink
- 9/26: Christchurch International - Centaurus @ Centaurus road rink
- 11/7: Christchurch International - Windwhistle @ Centaurus road rink