The 1912 Goodall Cup Final marks the fourth inter-state ice hockey championship in Australia and the second of these championships won by New South Wales, the first being won in their home arena.
| 1912 Goodall Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
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| * – Denotes overtime period(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Location(s) | Sydney, New South Wales: Sydney Glaciarium | |||||||||||||||
| Format | best-of-three | |||||||||||||||
| Dates | August 23 – August 29 | |||||||||||||||
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The series edit
Practices for the New South Wales state team was announced on 12 August 1912, inviting the following players:[1]
- Jim Kendall
- Les Turnbull
- T. Rowe
- W. Knowles
- Jack Pike
- S. McCarthy
- W. Smith
- Andrew Reid
- C. Deacon
- Game one
23 August 1912 by the end of the first half, New South Wales was ahead 4-1. Jim Kendall scored again and increased the lead to 5-1 but the Victorian team scored one back to make the final score 5-2 and the first game of the series was won by New South Wales.[2][3][4]
- Game two
27 August 1912 the second game of the series was won by New South Wales, defeating Victoria by a score of 3-1.[5][6]
- Game three
29 August 1912 New South Wales was dominating the first half of the game and by the end of the 1st half they were up by a score of 3-0. Victoria would score in the second half of the game but New South Wales returned by scoring 3 more to defeat Victoria for the third straight game by a score of 6-1. Jimmy Kendall, who received a nasty cut to his head early in the game, scored all six goals for New South Wales while Henry "Hal" Newman Reid Jr. scored the lone goal for Victoria.[7][8]
| Game-by-game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Scoring Summary | Location | |
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| 1 | August 23 | Victoria | 2-5 | New South Wales | VIC - H. Reid, K. Walker NSW - J. Kendall (3), T. Rowe (2) | Sydney Glaciarium |
| 2 | August 27 | Victoria | 1-3 | New South Wales | VIC - NSW - | |
| 3 | August 29 | Victoria | 1-6 | New South Wales | VIC - H. Reid NSW - J. Kendall (6) | |
| New South Wales win best-of-three series 3 games to 0 | ||||||
Teams edit
Victoria edit
The Victoria team was made from the following players[8]
- Keith Walker (RW)
- Henry "Hal" Newman Reid Jr. (Centre)
- Leslie Reid (LW)
- Dudley Woods
- Andrew Reid
- M. Haig (Goaltender)
New South Wales edit
The New South Wales team was made from the following players[8]
- Jim Kendall (Captain)
- Jack Pike (RW)
- F. Rowe (Center)
- W. Knowles (LW)
- Les Turnbull
- C. Deakin (Goaltender)
Player statistics edit
Leading goaltenders edit
The following goaltenders led the interstate championship for goals against average.
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | GA | SO | GAA |
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| C Deacon | New South Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 |
| M Haig | Victoria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Hockey On Ice - New South Wales v Victoria". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 1912. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Ice Hockey". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 August 1912. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Hockey On The Ice". The Evening News (Sydney). 24 August 1912. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Interstate Ice Hockey". The Argus (Melbourne). 24 August 1912. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Ice Hockey". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1912. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Ice Hockey". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1912. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Hockey On Ice". The Evening News (Sydney). 30 August 1912. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ice Hockey". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1912. Retrieved 29 September 2015.