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.
| 1947 Goodall Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
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| * – Denotes overtime period(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Location(s) | Sydney, Sydney: Sydney Glaciarium | |||||||||||||||
| Format | best-of-three | |||||||||||||||
| Dates | July 26 – July 31, August 8 - August 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | R. Jones | |||||||||||||||
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The series
edit- Game one
26 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 two
29 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 three
31 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 | |||||||
Teams
editVictoria
editThe 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
- Russ Carson
New South Wales
editThe New South Wales team was made from the following players:
- S. Green
- Geoff Thorne
- J. McLauchlan
- P. Wendt
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Ice Hockey Cup". Truth. 27 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Interstate Ice Hockey". The Sun. 27 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Victoria Gets Ice Hockey Cup Back". The Argus (Melbourne). 30 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Ice Hockey - Victoria Regains Goodall Cup". The Age. 30 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Ice Hockey Cup To Victoria". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Ice Hockey". The Age. 1 August 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Ice Hockey Team For Sydney". The Argus (Melbourne). 8 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.