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{{Infobox sport governing body
|assocname = Ice Hockey Tasmania Inc.
|abbrev = Ice Hockey Tasmania
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The '''Ice Hockey Tasmania Incorporated''', currently trading as '''Ice Hockey Tasmania''' is the governing body of ice hockey in [[Tasmania]], Australia. The Ice Hockey Tasmania is a branch of [[Ice Hockey Australia]].

==History==

The first [[ice hockey]] association in [[Tasmania]] formed on the evening of 23 August 1950 in a special meeting convened by the Nation Fitness Council. The chairman of the council, Max Lyall Moore, said the committee would help further the promotion of [[ice hockey]] in the state of [[Tasmania]]. Two provisional committees were formed rather than a unified committee, at the advice of Ted Moloney from [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]], one for ice skating and the other for ice hockey. Within the meeting the directors of '''Tasmanian Glaciarium Pty Ltd''' said the [[Moonah Glaciarium]] would be ready to use with a few weeks from this meeting. The first committee for Ice Hockey in Tasmania were: F. J. Ellis, R.W. O'Toole, T. Hope, A.W. Kelly and Alfred Chwalczyk.<ref name="1stcommittee">{{cite news|url=
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/1905968|title=Ice Sporting Committees Formed In Hobart|newspaper=[[The Mercury]] |date=24 August 1950 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="1stcommittee2nd">{{cite news|url=
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/52784346|title=Control Of Ice Sports|newspaper=Examiner |date=24 August 1950 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>

=== First Ice Hockey Game in Tasmania ===
The first ice hockey team formed in Tasmania were the '''Mustangs'''. They played the first game of [[ice hockey]] in Tasmania in front of 3000 people at the first ice carnival held in the [[Moonah Glaciarium]]. The first game of ice hockey held in Tasmania was on 29 December 1950 and was between the Mustangs and a team composed of [[Hobart, Tasmania|Hobart]] ice skaters, calling themselves the '''Red Devils'''. The Mustangs defeated the Red Devils by a score of 4 - 3.<ref name="1stTASgame">{{cite news|url=
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/26748345|title=Carnival On Ice|newspaper=The Mercury |date=30 December 1950 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>

On April 24, 1951, H.M.C.S. Ontario from Canada defeated Tasmania 9-3 at the Glaciarium. There was another game played between the Mustangs and the Red Devils on June 6, 1951. The former won, 5-0. The Mustangs also beat the Comets 7-1 on June 28.

The Wildcats club from Melbourne visited Tasmania in April 1952. They defeated the Mustangs 7-5 in the first game and dropped the second 7-2. On June 11, the Mustangs beat the Comets 9-6.

Tasmania entered the [[1952 Goodall Cup]], becoming the third region to participate in the tournament. A fire broke out at the Glaciarium that August, and the rink shut down later in the year.

== Leagues ==
Ice Hockey Tasmania operates a single senior league out of the Glenorchy Ice Skating Rink along with a development program.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/05/27/3229141.htm|title = Flying on ice with Ice Hockey Tasmania|last = Raabus|first = Carol|date = |work = |access-date = |via = }}</ref>

=== Van Diemen's League ===

The Van Diemen's League represents the highest level of senior competition in Tasmania.

The League consists of 5 teams:

* Cougars
* Falcons
* Mighty Ducks
* Red Barons
* Sharks

On the 4 April 2016 the Van Dieman's League expanded to 5 teams with the addition of the '''Mighty Ducks''', who began as a group of All Star players from Launceston. The debut game for the Mighty Ducks was scheduled for 5 April 2016 at 6:30pm against the Cougars.<ref name="MightyDucksExpansion">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/IceHockeyTasmania/photos/a.222185924459106.68582.166803589997340/1172622412748781/?type=3&theater|title=Ice Hockey Tasmania |publisher=Ice Hockey Tasmania|accessdate=4 April 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ice Hockey Australia]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.icehockeytasmania.com Official site]

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Ice hockey governing bodies in Australia|Tasmania]]

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