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| ENGINEERED ICE AGE Dawn of the Grand Era of Ice Rinks 19th C AD Victoria, Australia |
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| Exporting natural lake ice was big business for North America. Australia had none ... | • James Harrison, father of modern refrigeration, establishes Victoria Ice Works in Melbourne |
• George Coppin patents a roller and ice skate on his return to Australia from America. | • John Gamgee of Edinburgh opens London Glaciarium World's first engineered ice rink | • Pacific Coast Steamship Company USA co-founded by great uncle of John Goodall | • McIlwraith McEacharn. World's first successful refrigerated export from Melbourne on SS Strathleven |
• Victorian minister Robert Reid promotes refrigerated trade in Canada • 1st Stanley Cup |
Ottawa Conference attended by both Reid and Simon Fraser. 1st trans-Pacific shipping and telegraph services | • 1st engineered ice rink in North America at Baltimore. Start of organised hockey in America | • Parallel Nations — extension of trade and 1st bi-lateral relations | • Federation of Australian states • Melbourne is Federal capital until 1927 |
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1909 | 2 | 3 |
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| • Victorian H Newman Reid opens Australia's 1st experimental ice rink in Adelaide. Nephew of Robert Reid |
• 1st ice season • 1st int'l instructor James Brewer of Prince's, London • Reid's Ice Skating & Refrigerating Co, Melbourne |
Reid sells Adelaide opens Melbourne at today's South Gate • Aus v America 1st International • 1st Australian ice hockey team |
• Aus v Canada at Melbourne • 1st Canadian Rules • Sydney Glaci opens – 3 rinks |
• Victorian Amateur Ice Hockey Association (VAIHA) • 1st Women's ice hockey, Melbourne • IIHF founded |
• 1st Goodall Cup the year after Canada's Allan Cup • 1st VIHA champs • Kendall arrives; becomes BHP chief engineer |
• Melburnian commence league domination with Hal and Leslie Reid and young Goodall (front) | • National Ice Skating Association of Australia (NISAA) • 1st president Barney Allen • 1st champions: Hal and Mirey Reid |
• 6-men a side • Last of the blood-lust games — 7 of 14 players seriously injured in 1 game • Vic captain Jackson turns pro |
• Vics lead Cup victories; offside game 20 yrs before most of world • 1st NSW clubs: Ottawas, Corinthians, Wanderers |
• Hockey + skating continues at Glaci + Lake Catani • Beavers and Ottawa captains killed in action (Andy Reid and Keith C Walker) |
• 1916 Dunderdale 1st Australian to contest Stanley Cup • Jackson pro, USA • 1917 NHL forms • Reids to Sydney • Goodall inherits family fortune |
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| GLACIARIA Demon Decade |
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| * American Charlie Uksila, PCHA teammate of Dunderdale, trains teams in Australia • Kendall wins small fortune; starts Bradken |
• NSW equals Victoria's Cup victories • 1st NSW Association established by Victorians |
• 1st Gower Cup in Melb (National Women's comp). Donated by Kathleen (Goodall) 2-yrs after Canada's Lady Meredith Cup |
• 1st national authority for ice hockey + speed skating (AIHSSC) • 1st president John Goodall • Uksila returns to coach Victoria |
• NSW take lead in Cup victories and dominate for a quarter-century • Melb Glaci now central hub of all Vic ice and snow sports |
• Double-header Goodall Cup series • Jim Kendall retires; continues as coach • Ted Molony captains Victoria 1st time |
• Goodall weds well-known soprano, Kathleen Fanning • Molony refs Goodall + Gower Cups |
• Victoria faces-off against an even faster, new generation of New South players trained by Kendall | • Vics tie 2nd Cup test but defeated 2-1, 4-4, 4-0. • Inaugural Singleton Cup for speed skating, Melbourne |
• Goodall races his Aston Martin in 1st Australian Grand Prix at Philip Island • 1st Aus speed skating international |
• New South's Jimmy Brown breaks British speed skating record. 1st Aus NISA gold medal • Molony Cup - VIHA Best + Fairest |
• Glaci refurbished for 1932 season. New electric refrigerating plant and interior. • Local + interstate matches broadcast on radio 3AR |
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| • 25th Anniversary of Victorian ice * Victorian Junior Public Schools Competition • National Ice Skating Council of Australia |
• Cup tie – end of NSW win spree • Affiliation with International Skating Union (ISU) • 1st Brown Trophy (Goodall speed skating) |
• NSW now without Vic legend Leslie Reid (d. 1932) - 'ownership' of Cup ruthlessly guarded • Curling Club of Australia (Victoria) forms in Melbourne |
• Melbourne IHC reborn for one season, a decade after it folded. • Sir Norman Brookes elected president of Curling Club of Australia |
• Molony retires – longest serving State captain. His local team, Essendon, beats Melbourne's record six VIHA premierships |
• Tom Moore captains Victoria; 2 ties 1 loss • 1st Australian Winter Olympian – ice hockey player Ken Kennedy |
• Kelly captains Vics. NSW Cup 'custody' enters 15th yr – Napthine twins 'take care' of it • VIHA accepts RAAF team |
• IIHF Affiliation; unified rules • Sydney Ice Palais opens; 1st imports • Canadian Bears pros visit • AAIHA breakaway from national body |
• H H Kleiner's St Moritz rink opens with 3 new clubs. • Canadians Carson, Lloyd and Barlock join Vics • Dawn of twin-rink era both states |
• Rhodes Topliners – Bert White, Mil Napthine, Doc Carson (who does GMH orders on roller skates) • 1,000 people still attend matches |
• Bombers IHC organise Australia's 1st ice polo game on wooden horses with skates. • Doc Carson leaps over 3 barrels |
• At least 2 Bombers players killed in action (Driver and Stewart). Victoria lose more, including John Keane | |
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TWIN-RINK ERA Boom Decade |
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| • No hockey at Glaci until 1949. St Moritz ice 4 new teams. • Unauthorised match – 6 players suspended • 'New Australians' |
• Payback. Vics win Cup back after 25-yrs; dominate next 35 yrs. • Australia's 1st ISU judge – Victorian hockey player Cyril MacGillicuddy |
• Al Sengotta — All-star and Golden Bears coach. • Hobart Glaciarium • Ron Casey's 1st All-Australian team * VIHL forms - Cup strength halved |
• Twin rinks; twin leagues; 9 clubs – century peak • Southern Fliers speed skating club • 1st WA hockey • VIHA + VIHL both defeat NSW in 2 separate series |
• VIHA join AOF aided by Luxton • Jim Brown retires; hockey and speed skating split – AIHSSC now AIHF • 1st Tas + WA hockey • Molony facilitates Tas association |
• Vic + NSW speed skating unions • Aust Amateur Ice Racing Council (AAIRC) • National body re-named AIHF • WA/Tas associations |
• Inaugural Stamina Trophy – 1st Jnr Interstate Series at St Moritz. Vic tie NSW 2–2 • AAIRC Duke Trophy |
• Former Canadian Bears pro Doc Carson, 1947 Cup captain, presides over much of the VIHA Boom | • Raiders (mostly Europeans) win 4th straight Kleiner Cup; equal Melburnian' 40-yr old record • Dunbar Poole dies |
• Aust Club Championships commence- top 2 clubs each state • Blackhawks break Raiders' Kleiner Cup winning streak • Victoria win 7th Cup this decade. |
• Melbourne Glaci Golden Jubilee • Sydney Glaci closes — no Goodall Cup contest for 5-yrs • Mirey Reid dies |
• Friendly Games Melbourne Summer Olympiad. Glaci hosts basketball and gymnastics |
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| 1957 – 1967 | 1957 |
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DAWN OF TIN SHED ERA Olympic Decade |
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| • Melb Glaci closes after 50 yrs– longest operating ice rink in southern hemisphere • Molony + Gordon take-over St Moritz • AAIRC join ISU |
• Victorian ice hockey televised weekly • Blackhawks 3rd club ever on 4-straight wins • Cunningham sets new VIHA records |
• Cunningham + Henke • Prince Alfred Park operated by Vics Molony & Gordon • Jnr (U16) dev't led by Ken Pawsey • Jim Brown dies |
• John Goodall dies • 1st Australian Olympic + Worlds ice hockey team; all but one are Vics. Coach Bud McEachern, Mgr Russ Carson |
• Brisbane's 1st ice rink opens at South Brisbane • Queensland now competing |
• World Championships, Colorado USA. 1st Worlds game won against Denmark • Bunswick opens for 6 mths • 1st Aus Club Championships |
• Hakoah win 1st premiership and tour NZ. 1st Aus team televised international • Olympic qualification Tokyo - Aus eliminated by Japan. |
• Inaugural Brown Trophy, Brisbane (U20; formerly Return Goodall) • 1st hockey at Adelaide St Moritz |
• Inaugural De Fris trophy Melbourne • Blackhawks win record 7th premiership to take all-time lead • Clifton Hill rink opens and closes |
• Moorabbin rink opens for 4-yrs — 1st of 9 rented tin sheds • Qld to compete in Australian Club Championship in '67 |
• Vic hockey strictly "Men Only" game |
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TIN SHED ERA Suburban Decade |
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| • Hakoah v Monarch '68 |
• Monarch premiership hat trick - 4th in league history • Inaugural Tange Trophy - Vic wins both series |
• Demons win 1st premiership 23 yrs after 1st formed • Moorabbin rink closes |
• Oakleigh Olympic and Ringwood Iceland rinks open • 3 Vic rinks for 1st time • 2nd Brisbane rink Kalinga Park Toombul |
• Doc Carson's Monarch heading for premiership record |
• Monarch equal Blackhawks on most premierships of all-time • Melbourne Nite Owls – 1st Aus old-timers club |
• Return to IIHF Worlds at Grenoble in France • 1st old-timers national – Nite Owls tie Sydney Silver Tails 3–3 |
• Rangers premiers 1st season • Vic legend Ted Molony dies; Australia's most significant ice sports builder after H N Reid |
• Pirates win 1st premiership 27 yrs after founded • Last Australian Club Championship won by NSW (Canterbury United) |
• 2nd-period entertainment • Dandenong Colosseum opens • Queensland's 1st Goodall Cup • SA compete 1st time |
• 1980 Oakleigh Aces (NIHL); became Oakleigh Golds 1981-2 |
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| 1979 – 1989 | 1979 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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TIN SHED ERA Shut-down Decade |
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| • Two cup victories separate Victoria (24) and NSW (26) – closest since NSW took lead in 1925 • Footscray Iceland; rinks peak at 5 |
• Hakoah premiers last time • AUS drops-out of IIHF Worlds 1980-5 • NIHL: Syd, New'le, Adel + 4 Vic teams |
• Tigers fold after 45-yrs. Demons, Blackhawks and Saints-Monarch now oldest surviving clubs | • Last Goodall Cup won by Victoria this century • Last National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) season • VIHL Mk II comes and goes |
• Saints-Monarch become all-time VIHA league leaders with 9th premiership • ABC Slapshot Series featuring Australian league clubs |
• Last premiership for Footscray Pirates |
• Start of longest winning streak in VIHA history – Monarch win 10 Kleiner Cups • South Australia's 1st Goodall Cup |
• 1st international ice hockey medal – Pool D Gold, Perth • Guinness Record: highest score in Worlds match, Aus d. NZ, 58-0 |
• Christmas Down Under Tournament | • C-Pool Worlds in Sydney Australia |
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| 1990 – 2000 | 1990 | 2 |
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TIN SHED ERA Regeneration Decade |
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| • Aus Silver in IIHF Worlds D-Pool at Cardiff in Wales |
• Worlds in Greece cancelled due to the Gulf War | • C-Pool IIHF Worlds in Britain | • Saints-Monarch now just Saints | • Saints break all-time records with 9th successive premiership; 19th in total |
• Melbourne Jets' 1st premiership |
• Saints 19th premiership – most successful Vic club of the century • Vic legend Doc Carson dies |
• Braves ice hockey club forms | • ACT's 1st Goodall Cup | • State government seeks proposals for new ice sports centre - Docklands twin-rinks open a decade later | • Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL); 1st semi-pro national league |
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Ringwood II closes | 13 | Bayswater Geelong/Bay'r close |
Bendigo closes | Bendigo re-opens | 14 | Docklands Bendigo closes |
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SEMI-PRO ERA Centenary Decade |
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| • Demons' 5th successive premiership * Oakleigh Olympic turns 30 - oldest surviving rink |
• Blackhawks premiers; end of 36-yr dry spell • Melbourne Ice – 1st semi-pro AIHL club in Victoria • Goodall Cup to AIHL |
• Demons' last premiership of the century | • Bendigo Raiders form • Sharks' 1st premiership |
• AIHL attracts NHL players |
• Blackhawks dominate decade • Bendigo rink turns 20; 2nd-oldest surviving |
• Braves' 1st premiership • Jnr leagues halved in past 7 yrs • Demons, Saints and 'Hawks Diamond Jubillee – oldest surviving clubs |
• Ice at all-time low; 4 rinks close in 1 decade • IHV downsizes to 5 senior teams • Worlds Div II Gold, Newcastle. Aus promoted to Div I (1st time) |
• IHV downsizes to 4 senior teams • IHV Ginsberg, De Fris and Tange gold • IHV/Goodall Cup centenary – trophy returns to national amateur league |
• Icehouse twin-rink • Bendigo finally closes after 23 yrs • IHV Men's Triple Crown (De Fris, Tange, Brown) • Melbourne Ice win back Goodall Cup after 27 yrs |
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| • Mustangs join AIHL • Div II Worlds at Icehouse. Austallia win Gold, promoted back to Div I • Melbourne Ice win back-to-back Cups |
• Perth Thunder join AIHL • Inaugural AJIHL • Inaugural Trans Tasman Champions League • Melbourne Ice set record for three consecutive Cups |
• Perth in AIHL finals 2nd season. • Nathan Walker plays NHL pre-season for Caps. • Two new Vic AJIHL teams, Glaciers + Whalers. |
• Knights fold, CBR Brave joins AIHL and Canberra make finals for first time. • Nathan Walker drafted by Washington Caps. • Most competitive AIHL season. |
• Inaugural AIHL All-Star Weekend • Men's, Women's and Youth teams win Gold and promotion • NSW win 4th consecutive AIHL Champions Trophy |
• NYT (U18) win Gold + promotion. AJIHL expands, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra. • Imogen Perry (Qld) first female to play in AJIHL • NWT win Gold |
• CBR Brave first Grand Final • Melb Ice set new AIHL points record, win 4th Cup. • SA win AJIHL • Nathan Walker first Australian to play in NHL |
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