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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Jurisdiction | Australian Capital Territory |
| Founded | 4 August 1980 |
| Affiliation | Ice Hockey Australia |
| Headquarters | Weston, ACT |
| President | Tanya Brunt |
| Secretary | Luke Slattery |
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The Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association, currently trading as Ice Hockey ACT is the governing body of ice hockey in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association is a branch of Ice Hockey Australia.
The Evening of 4 August 1980 was the date of a meeting held at the Hughes Community Center where it was decided that an Ice Hockey Association was to be established in the Australian Capital Territory and a steering committee was formed on this evening to establish the association. The meeting was attended by 30 people, several of which were members of the Australian Ice Hockey Federation including: John Purcell (AIHF President), AIHF secretary and AIHF Development officer. The committee was formed with 8 people, one of which was John Slater who was the person that organised the meeting and was also a former A-grade ice hockey player from Melbourne. The steering committees purpose was to organise coaching facilities and create a constitution for the new association that they proposed for the middle of September that year when the Phillip Ice Skating Centre was to be finished and opened to the public. The plan was to form 4 teams consisting of under 21 and pee wee players with the aim to concentrate on development rather than focus on competition. [1]
The inaugural meeting to elect the first committee was held at Phillip Ice Rink on 28 January 1981 scheduled after registration for 6:00pm. The Association and players were divided into 4 districts – Belconnen, Canberra North, Canberra South and Woden. [2]
The first ice hockey club established within the Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association was the Polar Bears who competed in the 1981 season against a team formed by other players called Grizzly Bears, formed for the purpose of being able to have a team for the Polar Bears to compete against for exhibitions and competition matches. The association aimed to form 3 teams for the 1982 season representing Belconnen, Woden and Central. The Belconnen club would largely consist of the existing Polar Bears ice hockey club. The last game of the 1981 ice hockey in the ACT season was held at 4:30pm on 29 November 1981 and was between the Canberra Knights and the New South Wales premiership team Finn Eagles. [3]
Between 11 and 17 September 1988, a 4 team international championship was held at the Phillip Ice Rink where teams from Canada, United States of America and Australia would compete. Members of the Iowa State Cyclones and former National Hockey League Teen Ranch All Stars would partake in the championship against the Australian National team and the Canberra Knights. Former players from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets would visit and help prepare the Australian National team for the IIHF Pool C Championship being held the following year in Sydney. [4]
| Game | Date | Time | Away | Score | Home | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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| 1 | 11 September 1988 | Canberra Knights | 2–0 | Iowa State Cyclones | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | – | [5] | |
| 2 | 11 September 1988 | Australian National Men | 1–3 | Teen Ranch | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | – | [5] | |
| 3 | 12 September 1988 | Australian National Men | 4–0 | Canberra Knights | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | – | [5] | |
| 4 | 12 September 1988 | Iowa State Cyclones | 1–2 | Teen Ranch | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | – | [5] | |
| SF | September 1988 | 5:30pm | Iowa State Cyclones | 2–3 | Australian National Men | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | – | [6] [7] |
| GF | 17 September 1988 | Teen Ranch | 4–1 | Australian National Men | Phillip Ice Skating Centre | – | [8] |
Australian National Team
| Canberra Knights
| Iowa University Cyclones
| Teen Ranch
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The Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association (ACTIHA) was formed as the Australian Capital Territory's branch for Ice Hockey Australia. [9] It is responsible for organising the nine territory leagues across the five different age groups. It is also responsible for selecting teams to compete in the national tournaments. [9]
The ACTIHA also runs a hockey academy for beginners. It runs for seven sessions over two months and at the completion of the program players are filtered into an age and skill appropriate league. [10] ACTIHA operates its leagues out of the Phillip Ice Rink. [11]
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