1955 Australia season

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This was the 1955 ice hockey season in Australia:

Overview

The Victorian Championship series in Melbourne was held for the 36th time. The participating teams were the Monarchs, Wildcats, Pirates, Demons, Arcana, and the Blackhawks. The title was won by the Dandenong Blackhawks.

The 34th Goodall Cup Inter-State Series between Victoria and New South Wales was staged from August 19-26, 1955. Victoria won the cup.

The 29th New South Wales Championship took place in Sydney. St. George, Western Suburbs, Eastern Suburbs, Glebe Lions, and the Prague Bombers took part in the competition. The Prague Bombers won the championship.

The Dandenong Blackhawks defeated the Prague Bombers to win the inaugural Australian National Club Championship.

Results

Victorian Championship
  • 5/?: Pirates - Raiders 4:2[1]
  • 5/10: Raiders - Tigers 2:2[2]
  • 5/10: Monarchs - Blackhawks 4:2[2]
  • 5/24: Wildcats - Arcana 2:0[3]
  • 5/24: Blackhawks - Demons 7:0[3]
  • Raiders - Blackhawks 2:1[4]
  • Raiders - Tigers 8:1Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
  • 6/14: Raiders - Arcana 2:0[5]
  • 6/17: Monarchs - Tigers 5:1[6]
  • 6/17: Blackhawks - Arcana 10:1[6]
  • 6/21: Pirates - Tigers 5:0[7]
  • 6/21: Demons - Arcana 5:1[7]
  • 7/1: Demons - Raiders 4:3[8]
  • 7/1: Pirates - Blackhawks
  • 7/5: Monarchs - Tigers 4:4[9]
  • 7/5: Blackhawks - Arcana 5:0[9]
  • 7/?: Raiders - Rigers 8:2[10]
  • 7/19: Tigers - Blackhawks 2:2[11]
  • 7/19: Monarchs - Raiders 2:1[11]
  • 7/24: Pirates - Blackhawks 8:6 - game was a fundraiser to help raise money for Australia's planned 1956 Olympic team[12]
  • 7/24: Raiders - Monarchs 3:1 - "[12]
  • 7/26: Demons - Monarchs 3:2[13]
  • 7/26: Tigers - Arcana 5:1[13]
  • Raiders - Blackhawks 2:0[14]
  • 8/2: Tigers - Wildcats 6:0[15]
  • 8/2: Monarchs - Pirates 0:0[15]
  • 8/9: Raiders - Pirates 0:0[16]
  • 8/9: Wildcats - Demons 5:3[16]
  • 8/16: Raiders - Wildcats 9:1[17]
  • 8/16: Pirates - Arcana 6:1[17]
  • Raiders - Monarchs 6:1 - semifinal[18]
  • Pirates - Raiders 7:1 - final[18]
  • 9/6: Blackhawks - Pirates 12:0 - grand final[19]
New South Wales Championship
  • 5/10: St. George - Eastern Suburbs 5:3 - goals: P. Malone (2), V. Manstead, R. Dewhurst, S. Drexler/L. Moate (2), M. Murphy[20]
  • 5/10: Prague Bombers - Western Suburbs 6:2 - goals: G. Ettler (2), G. Kuldon (2), G. Chaldek, M. Muller/T. Haynes, A. Campbell[20]
  • 5/17: Prague Bombers - Eastern Suburbs
  • 5/17: Glebe Lions - Western Suburbs
Australian National Club Championship
  • 10/2: Dandenong Blackhawks - Prague Bombers 8:4 @ Melbourne[21]
Other games
  • 8/21: Australia - International 10:9 - fundraiser for 1956 Olympic team[22]

References

  1. Australian Jewish Herald, 1955-05-13
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Age, 1955-05-11
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Age, 1955-05-25
  4. Australian Jewish Herald, 1955-06-17
  5. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named A615
  6. 6.0 6.1 The Age, 1955-06-18
  7. 7.0 7.1 The Age, 1955-06-22
  8. Australian Jewish Herald, 1955-07-08
  9. 9.0 9.1 The Age, 1955-07-06
  10. Australian Jewish Herald, 1955-07-22
  11. 11.0 11.1 The Age, 1955-07-20
  12. 12.0 12.1 The Age, 1955-07-25
  13. 13.0 13.1 The Age, 1955-07-27
  14. Australian Jewish Herald, 1955-08-05
  15. 15.0 15.1 The Age, 1955-08-03
  16. 16.0 16.1 The Age, 1955-08-10
  17. 17.0 17.1 The Age, 1955-08-17
  18. 18.0 18.1 Australian Jewish Herald, 1955-09-09
  19. The Age, 1955-09-07
  20. 20.0 20.1 The Sydney Morning Herald, 1955-05-11
  21. The Age, 1955-10-03
  22. The Age, 1955-08-22


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