1961 Australia season

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This was the 1961 ice hockey season in Australia:

Overview

The Victorian Championship series in Melbourne was held for the 41st time. The Pirates, Demons, Blackhawks, Tigers, Monarchs, and Hakoah participated. The title was won by the Melbourne Monarchs.

The 32nd New South Wales Championship took place in Sydney. The Prague Bombers, Glebe Lions, St. George, East Monarchs, and West Tigers competed. The Prague Bombers won the Championship.

The 35th Goodall Cup Inter-State Series between Victoria and New South Wales, and the first since 1955, was staged from August 7-9, 1961. Victoria won the cup.

Results

Victorian Championship
  • 5/2: Hakoah - Pirates 6:1[1]
  • 5/2: Blackhawks - Demons 9:5[1]
  • 5/16: Hakoah - Tigers 3:0[2]
  • 5/16: Blackhawks - Monarchs 5:0[2]
  • 5/23: Hakoah - Demons 5:2[3]
  • 5/23: Blackhawks - Pirates 3:3[3]
  • 6/13: Hakoah - Monarchs 4:2[4]
  • 8/1: Hakoah - Blackhawks 5:5[5]
  • 8/29: Blackhawks - Monarchs - semifinal
New South Wales Championship
  • 5/1: St. George - Prague Bombers 11:8 - Sydney Cup[6]
  • 5/21: Prague Bombers - Glebe Lions 4:3[7]
  • 5/21: St. George - East Monarchs 6:1[7]
  • 5/22: St. George - West Tigers 11:2 - Sydney Cup[8]
  • 5/29: Glebe Lions - East Monarchs 10:6 - Sydney Cup[9]
Other games
  • 5/8: Glebe Lions - West Tigers 14:8 - goals: G. Ferris (4), M. Peat (2), D. Rowston (3), B. Renton (4), B. Woods/G. Andrews, L. Peck, R. Smith (3), J. Doyle (2), B. Burke[10]
  • 5/15: Prague Bombers - East Monarchs 12:2 - goals: G. Kuldan (3), H. Sedimaier, G. Ettler (2), R. Drexler, M. Mueller (3), J. Chladeck (2)/J. Mortimer (2)[11]

Images

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Age, 1961-05-03
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Age, 1961-05-17
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Age, 1961-05-24
  4. Australian Jewish News, 1961-06-16
  5. Australian Jewish News, 1961-08-04
  6. The Sydney Morning Herald, 1961-05-02
  7. 7.0 7.1 The Sydney Morning Herald, 1961-05-22
  8. The Sydney Morning Herald, 1961-05-23
  9. The Sydney Morning Herald, 1961-05-30
  10. The Sydney Morning Herald, 1961-05-09
  11. The Sydney Morning Herald, 1961-05-16


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