1909 Inter-State Series

June 2020 1909 Inter-State Series best-of-three Victoria Victoria 1 1 6 2 New South Wales New South Wales 2 0 1 1 * – Denotes overtime period(s) F. Dixon August 31 – September 4 Melbourne, Victoria: Melbourne Glaciarium Keith Curwen Walker The 1909 Inter-State Series was the inaugural inter-state ice hockey championship in Australia. The series left|thumb|The first ice hockey team representing Victoria 1909 left|thumb|The first ice hockey team representing New South Wales 1909 The first inter-state ice hockey championship was held between a state representative team from Victoria and from New South Wales. This tournament was a best-of-3 format and saw Victoria win the series 2 games to 1.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page17392313?zoomLevel=1 First Interstate Hockey Matches Played At Melbourne Glaciarium Table Talk 30 September 1909 27 September 2015 New South Wales was represented by a newly formed team in 1909 and traveled to Melbourne on 29 August 1909 which marked the first national interstate competition for senior men's hockey in Australia.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1307843?zoomLevel=1 Glaciarium Ice Hockey Sydney Morning Herald 30 August 1909 27 September 2015 Game one 31 August 1909 as the first interstate ice hockey championship series to take place in Australia, there was anticipation for the event in the media. The scoring in the game began with a goal by New South Wales captain, Norman Ducker. The score remained 1-0 for the visiting New South Wales team by the end of the first half of play. The second half started off with a quick goal by Les Turnbull to increase the score to 2–0 in favor of New South Wales. Victoria were able to only score one goal later in the second half with a goal by Andrew Reid to bring the score to 2–1. The final score of the game saw the larger New South Wales team defeat Victoria 2–1.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page356666?zoomLevel=1 Ice Hockey – Victoria V New South Wales The Argus 1 September 1909 27 September 2015http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176027961 Interstate Ice Hockey Matches – Victoria V New South Wales Punch 9 September 1909 23 October 2015 Game two Friday 3 September 1909 the Victorian team defeated the New South Wales team 1–0, giving Victorian goaltender Charles Watt the first recorded shutout in Interstate series history.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1307916?zoomLevel=1 Ice Hockey – Victoria Defeats New South Wales The Argus 4 September 1909 27 September 2015 Game three Saturday 4 September 1909 saw both teams enter the final game of the inaugural interstate competition having one game each. The first goal was scored by Andrew Reid of Victoria. The second goal was from a rush by Keith Walker to increase the lead for team Victoria to 2-0 and the end of the first half of game play. Within approximately 3 minutes of the 2nd half of the game, Norman Ducker was on a rush with Arthur Cuthbertson following close behind and shot at the net with making the save but Cuthbertson quickly buried the rebound. Victoria would go on to dominate the game with Victoria captain Robert Jackson scoring 3 quick goals and in the final moments of the game Walker scored from a pass by Andrew Reid. Victoria defeated New South Wales 6-1 and became the first team to win the interstate championship in Australia.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page356724?zoomLevel=3 Ice Hockey – Victoria V New South Wales The Argus 6 September 1909 27 September 2015 Game-by-gameAway teamScoreHome teamScoring summaryLocation1August 31New South Wales2–1Victoria NSW – Ducker, Turnbull VIC – A. ReidMelbourne Glaciarium2September 3New South Wales0–1Victoria VIC – K. Walker3September 4New South Wales1–6Victoria VIC – Jackson (3), Walker (2), A. Reid NSW – CuthbertsonVictoria win best-of-three series 2 games to 1 Teams Victoria 1909 Goodall Cup 160 322 right Representations based on photographs and written descriptions. File:IHA-Uniform_Victoria_1909.png Victoria 1909 Victoria 1909 File:IHA-Uniform NSW 1909.png New South Wales 1909 New South Wales 1909 The Victoria team was made from the following playershttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page17392313 First Interstate Ice Hockey Matches Played at Melbourne Glaciarium Table Talk 30 September 1909 27 September 2015 Robert Jackson (Captain) Andrew Reid Walter Purbrick Keith Walker J. Blair Charles Watt (Goaltender) New South Wales The New South Wales team was made from the following players Norman Ducker (Captain) Arthur Cuthbertson Les Turnbull Jack Pike W. Forsyth Cyril Lane (Goaltender) Player statistics Scoring leaders The following players led the interstate championship for points. Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts PointsRobert Edward Jackson Victoria 3 3 0 3Keith Curwen Walker Victoria 3 3 0 3Norman Ducker New South Wales 3 1 1 2Andrew Reid Andrew Reid (ice hockey) Victoria 3 2 1 3Arthur Cuthbertson New South Wales 3 1 0 1Les Turnbull New South Wales 3 1 0 1Walter Purbrick Victoria 3 0 0 0J Blair Victoria 3 0 0 0Jack Pike New South Wales 3 0 0 0W Forsyth New South Wales 3 0 0 0 Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the interstate championship for goals against average. Player Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses GA Goals against SO Shutouts GAA Goals against averageCharles Watt Victoria 3 2 1 3 1 1.00Cyril Lane New South Wales 3 1 2 8 0 2.67 See also Ice hockey Australia Goodall Cup Ice Hockey Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page356635?zoomLevel=3 30 Aug 1909 – The Argus – p4 trove.nla.gov.au 27 September 2015 Australian Ice Hockey League References Category:Goodall Cup Category:1909 in Australian sport Category:1909 in ice hockey Category:Sports competitions in Melbourne