{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox Stanley Cup Finals |year=1909 |name=Inter-State Series |format=best-of-three |team1='''Victoria''' |team1_short=Victoria |team1_1=1 |team1_2='''1''' |team1_3='''6''' |team1_tot='''2''' |team2=New South Wales |team2_short=New South Wales |team2_1='''2''' |team2_2=0 |team2_3=1 |team2_tot=1 |table-note=<small>* – Denotes overtime period(s)</small> |team1_coach= |team2_coach= F. Dixon |dates= August 31 – September 4 |location1=Melbourne, Victoria: Melbourne Glaciarium |series_winner=Keith Curwen Walker }} The '''1909 Inter-State Series''' was the inaugural inter-state ice hockey championship in Australia.
==The series== left|thumb|The first ice hockey team representing Victoria 1909 left|thumb|The first ice hockey team representing New South Wales 1909
The first inter-state ice hockey championship was held between a state representative team from Victoria and from New South Wales. This tournament was a best-of-3 format and saw Victoria win the series 2 games to 1.<ref name="1stgoodallcuppostfinal">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page17392313?zoomLevel=1|title=First Interstate Hockey Matches Played At Melbourne Glaciarium|newspaper=Table Talk |date=30 September 1909 |accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref> New South Wales was represented by a newly formed team in 1909 and traveled to Melbourne on 29 August 1909 which marked the first national interstate competition for senior men's hockey in Australia.<ref name="1stgoodallcuptravel">{{cite news|url= http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1307843?zoomLevel=1|title=Glaciarium Ice Hockey|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date=30 August 1909 |accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref>
;Game one 31 August 1909 as the first interstate ice hockey championship series to take place in Australia, there was anticipation for the event in the media. The scoring in the game began with a goal by New South Wales captain, Norman Ducker. The score remained 1-0 for the visiting New South Wales team by the end of the first half of play. The second half started off with a quick goal by Les Turnbull to increase the score to 2–0 in favor of New South Wales. Victoria were able to only score one goal later in the second half with a goal by Andrew Reid to bring the score to 2–1. The final score of the game saw the larger New South Wales team defeat Victoria 2–1.<ref name="1stgame">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page356666?zoomLevel=1|title=Ice Hockey – Victoria V New South Wales|newspaper=The Argus |date=1 September 1909 |accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="1stseriesreview">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176027961|title=Interstate Ice Hockey Matches – Victoria V New South Wales|newspaper=Punch |date=9 September 1909 |accessdate=23 October 2015}}</ref>
;Game two Friday 3 September 1909 the Victorian team defeated the New South Wales team 1–0, giving Victorian goaltender Charles Watt the first recorded shutout in Interstate series history.<ref name="2ndgame">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1307916?zoomLevel=1 |title=Ice Hockey – Victoria Defeats New South Wales|newspaper=The Argus |date=4 September 1909 |accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="1stseriesreview"/>
;Game three Saturday 4 September 1909 saw both teams enter the final game of the inaugural interstate competition having one game each. The first goal was scored by Andrew Reid of Victoria. The second goal was from a rush by Keith Walker to increase the lead for team Victoria to 2-0 and the end of the first half of game play. Within approximately 3 minutes of the 2nd half of the game, Norman Ducker was on a rush with Arthur Cuthbertson following close behind and shot at the net with making the save but Cuthbertson quickly buried the rebound. Victoria would go on to dominate the game with Victoria captain Robert Jackson scoring 3 quick goals and in the final moments of the game Walker scored from a pass by Andrew Reid. Victoria defeated New South Wales 6-1 and became the first team to win the interstate championship in Australia.<ref name="3rdgame">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page356724?zoomLevel=3|title=Ice Hockey – Victoria V New South Wales|newspaper=The Argus |date=6 September 1909 |accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="1stseriesreview"/>
{|class="wikitable" !colspan=2|Game-by-game !Away team !Score !Home team !Scoring summary !Location |- |1||August 31||'''New South Wales'''|| align="center"|2–1||Victoria|| '''NSW''' – Ducker, Turnbull '''VIC''' – A. Reid||rowspan="4"|Melbourne Glaciarium |- |2||September 3||New South Wales|| align="center"|0–1||'''Victoria'''|| '''VIC''' – K. Walker |- |3||September 4||New South Wales|| align="center"|1–6||'''Victoria'''|| '''VIC''' – Jackson (3), Walker (2), A. Reid '''NSW''' – Cuthbertson |- !colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|Victoria win best-of-three series 2 games to 1 |}
== Teams == ===Victoria=== {{Gallery |title='''1909 Goodall Cup''' |width=160 | height=322 |align=right |footer=Representations based on photographs and written descriptions. |File:IHA-Uniform_Victoria_1909.png |alt1=Victoria 1909 |Victoria 1909 |File:IHA-Uniform NSW 1909.png |alt2=New South Wales 1909 |New South Wales 1909 }} The Victoria team was made from the following players<ref name="1stTeamsPhotos">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page17392313|title=First Interstate Ice Hockey Matches Played at Melbourne Glaciarium|newspaper=Table Talk |date=30 September 1909 |accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref> * Robert Jackson (Captain) * Andrew Reid * Walter Purbrick * Keith Walker * J. Blair * Charles Watt (Goaltender)
===New South Wales=== The New South Wales team was made from the following players<ref name="1stTeamsPhotos"/> * Norman Ducker (Captain) * Arthur Cuthbertson * Les Turnbull * Jack Pike * W. Forsyth * Cyril Lane (Goaltender)
==Player statistics== ===Scoring leaders=== The following players led the interstate championship for points.
<!-- IMPORTANT: Rank players by Pts, then G, then GP (fewer) If there is more than 10 players, '''nonetheless list all the leaders''' --> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width: 12em;" | Player ! style="width: 13em;" | Team ! style="width: 4em;" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! style="width: 4em;" | {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! style="width: 4em;" | {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! style="width: 4em;" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}} |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Robert Edward|Jackson}} || style="text-align:left;"| Victoria || 3 || 3 || 0 || 3 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Keith Curwen|Walker}} || style="text-align:left;"| Victoria || 3 || 3 || 0 || 3 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Norman|Ducker}} || style="text-align:left;"| New South Wales || 3 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Reid|Andrew Reid (ice hockey)}} || style="text-align:left;"| Victoria || 3 || 2|| 1 || 3 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|Arthur Cuthbertson || style="text-align:left;"| New South Wales || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Les|Turnbull}} || style="text-align:left;"| New South Wales || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Walter|Purbrick}} || style="text-align:left;"| Victoria || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|J|Blair}} || style="text-align:left;"| Victoria || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jack|Pike}} || style="text-align:left;"| New South Wales || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|W|Forsyth}} || style="text-align:left;"| New South Wales || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 |}
===Leading goaltenders=== The following goaltenders led the interstate championship for goals against average.
<!-- IMPORTANT: Rank players by GAA (lower), then SV%, then W, then GP --> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width: 10em;" | Player ! style="width: 12em;" | Team ! style="width: 3.5em;" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! style="width: 3.5em;" | {{abbr|W|Wins}} ! style="width: 3.5em;" | {{abbr|L|Losses}} ! style="width: 4em;" | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! style="width: 3.5em;" | {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} ! style="width: 4em;" | {{Abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Charles|Watt}} || style="text-align:left;"| Victoria || 3 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 1.00 |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Cyril|Lane}} || style="text-align:left;"| New South Wales || 3 || 1 || 2 || 8 || 0 || 2.67 |}
==See also== {{Portal|Ice hockey|Australia}} * Goodall Cup * Ice Hockey Australia *{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page356635?zoomLevel=3|title=30 Aug 1909 – The Argus – p4|publisher=trove.nla.gov.au|accessdate=27 September 2015}} *Australian Ice Hockey League
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Goodall Cup Finals}}
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