1951 Australia season
This was the 1951 ice hockey season in Australia:
Overview
The Victorian Championship series in Melbourne was held for the 32nd time. The title was won by the Bendigo Raiders.
The 30th Goodall Cup Inter-State Series between Victoria and New South Wales was staged. Victoria won the cup.
The 25th New South Wales Championship took place in Sydney. The St. George Dragons, Eastern Suburbs (Monarchs), Western Suburbs (Tigers), and the Glebe Comets competed.
Results
- New South Wales Championship
- Other games
The following games were played in Tasmania:
- 2/24: Mustangs - Red Devils 5:1[1]
- 3/2: Mustangs - Red Devils 3:1[2]
- 3/14: Mustangs - Red Devils 6:5[3]
- 3/21: Red Devils - Mustangs 4:3 - goals: Abbott (2), O'Toole, Peters/Chwalsczyk (2), Richards[4]
- 3/29: Red Devils - Mustangs 7:1 - goals: Taylor (4), Ashlan, Abbott, Hall/Chwalszyk[5]
- 4/5: Red Devils - Mustangs 11:3 - goals: Ford (4), Taylor (3), West (2), Osborne, Cook/Chwalsczyk (2), Middleton[6]
The Canadian Navy played international matches against New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.
- Canadian Navy - New South Wales 4:2 - goals: R. Derry, S. Daoust, L. Paget, A. Maclean/J. Fox, G. Thorne[7]
- Canadian Navy - New South Wales 3:1 - goals: R. Derry (2), R. Childs/B. Hayes - 11 players were sent off[8]
- Canadian Navy - Tasmania 9:3 (6:1, 3:2)[9]
Contemporary accounts
The March 15, 1951, edition of The Mercury.
The April 12, 1951, edition of The Sydney Morning Herald.
The April 19, 1951, edition of The Age.
The April 25, 1951, edition of The Mercury.
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