1947 Goodall Cup Finals Explained
Goodall Cup Finals |
Year: | 1947 |
Format: | best-of-three |
Team1: | Victoria |
Team1 Short: | Victoria |
Team1 1: | 3 |
Team1 2: | 3 |
Team1 3: | 1 |
Team1 Tot: | 2 |
Team2: | New South Wales |
Team2 Short: | New South Wales |
Team2 1: | 1 |
Team2 2: | 1 |
Team2 3: | 6 |
Team2 Tot: | 1 |
Table-Note: | - – Denotes overtime period(s)
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Dates: | July 26 – July 31, August 8 - August 12 |
Location1: | Sydney, Sydney: Sydney Glaciarium |
Series Winner: | R. Jones |
The 1947 Goodall Cup was the 26th year that the Australian inter-state ice hockey 3 game series was played. Victoria won the Cup for the first time in 25 years.
The series
- Game one26 July 1947 In front of a packed Sydney Glaciarium the first game was won by Victoria. J. McLauchlan scored for New South Wales in the last minutes of the game.[1] [2]
- Game two29 July 1947 Victoria won the 2nd game of the inter-state series and secured the Goodall Cup. Victoria opened with a 2 - 0 lead in the first period with a goal by A. Sengotti and R. Jones. In the second period, New South Wales reduced the lead when G. Thorn scored. In the third period, E. Winter scored for Victoria.[3] [4] [5]
- Game three31 July 1947 In the third game of the series, New South Wales completely outplayed Victoria and won the game 6 - 1. The first two games had been won by Victoria so the Goodall Cup had already been won.[6]
Game-by-game | Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Scoring Summary | Location |
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1 | July 26 | | Victoria | 3 - 1 | New South Wales | VIC - A. Sengotti, R. Jones, D. Cunningham NSW - J. McLauchlan | Sydney Glaciarium |
2 | July 29 | | Victoria | 3 - 1 | New South Wales | VIC - A. Sengotti, R. Jones, E. Winter NSW - G. Thorn |
3 | July 31 | | Victoria | 1 - 6 | New South Wales | VIC - W. Harrison NSW - |
New South Wales win best-of-six series 5 games to 0 | |
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Teams
Victoria
The Victoria team was made from the following players:[7]
Forwards
- A. Sengotta
- E. Winter
- John Tuckerman
- David Cunningham
- R. Sullivan
- Russel Jones
- Noel Derrick
Defence
- John Whyte
- W. Harrison
- C. Mitchell
Goaltender
New South Wales
The New South Wales team was made from the following players:
- S. Green
- Geoff Thorne
- J. McLauchlan
- P. Wendt
See also
Notes and References
- News: Ice Hockey Cup. Truth . 27 July 1947 . 21 September 2016.
- News: Interstate Ice Hockey. The Sun . 27 July 1947 . 21 September 2016.
- News: Victoria Gets Ice Hockey Cup Back. . 30 July 1947 . 21 September 2016.
- News: Ice Hockey - Victoria Regains Goodall Cup. . 30 July 1947 . 21 September 2016.
- News: Ice Hockey Cup To Victoria. . 30 July 1947 . 21 September 2016.
- News: Ice Hockey. . 1 August 1947 . 21 September 2016.
- News: Ice Hockey Team For Sydney. . 8 July 1947 . 21 September 2016.