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 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.
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.
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.
Game-by-gameTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScoring summaryLocation1July 26 Victoria 3 - 1 New South Wales VIC - A. Sengotti, R. Jones, D. Cunningham NSW - J. McLauchlan Sydney Glaciarium2July 29 Victoria 3 - 1 New South Wales VIC - A. Sengotti, R. Jones, E. Winter NSW - G. Thorn 3July 31 Victoria 1 - 6 New South Wales VIC - 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:
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
Goodall Cup Ice Hockey Australia Australian Ice Hockey League
References