1947 Goodall Cup Finals

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
123 Total
Victoria 331 2
New South Wales 116 1
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Sydney, Sydney: Sydney Glaciarium
Formatbest-of-three
DatesJuly 26 – July 31, August 8 - August 12
Series-winning goalR. Jones
Goodall Cup Finals

The series
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
1July 26Victoria3 - 1New South WalesVIC - A. Sengotti, R. Jones, D. Cunningham NSW - J. McLauchlanSydney Glaciarium
2July 29Victoria3 - 1New South WalesVIC - A. Sengotti, R. Jones, E. Winter NSW - G. Thorn
3July 31Victoria1 - 6New South WalesVIC - W. Harrison NSW -
New South Wales win best-of-six series 5 games to 0

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

  • Russ Carson

New South Wales

The New South Wales team was made from the following players:

  • S. Green
  • Geoff Thorne
  • J. McLauchlan
  • P. Wendt

See also

References
  1. "Ice Hockey Cup". Truth. 27 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. "Interstate Ice Hockey". The Sun. 27 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. "Victoria Gets Ice Hockey Cup Back". The Argus (Melbourne). 30 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. "Ice Hockey - Victoria Regains Goodall Cup". The Age. 30 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. "Ice Hockey Cup To Victoria". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. "Ice Hockey". The Age. 1 August 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  7. "Ice Hockey Team For Sydney". The Argus (Melbourne). 8 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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