1912 Goodall Cup Finals

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
123 Total
Victoria 211 0
New South Wales 536 3
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Sydney, New South Wales: Sydney Glaciarium
Formatbest-of-three
DatesAugust 23 – August 29
Goodall Cup Finals

The series

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
1August 23Victoria2-5New South WalesVIC - H. Reid, K. Walker NSW - J. Kendall (3), T. Rowe (2)Sydney Glaciarium
2August 27Victoria1-3New South WalesVIC - NSW -
3August 29Victoria1-6New South WalesVIC - H. Reid NSW - J. Kendall (6)
New South Wales win best-of-three series 3 games to 0

Teams

Victoria

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

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

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the interstate championship for goals against average.

Player Team GP W L GA SO GAA
C DeaconNew South Wales330401.33
M HaigVictoria3031404.67

See also

References
  1. "Hockey On Ice - New South Wales v Victoria". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 1912. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. "Ice Hockey". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 August 1912. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. "Hockey On The Ice". The Evening News (Sydney). 24 August 1912. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. "Interstate Ice Hockey". The Argus (Melbourne). 24 August 1912. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. "Ice Hockey". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1912. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  6. "Ice Hockey". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1912. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. "Hockey On Ice". The Evening News (Sydney). 30 August 1912. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. "Ice Hockey". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1912. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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