Jim Brown Shield

{{Short description|Australian ice hockey championship trophy}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox sports award | name = Jim Brown Shield | image = | image_size = | alt = Jim Brown Trophy | caption = | sport = Ice hockey | competition = Australian Men's National Ice Hockey Championship | givenfor = Interstate tournament champions for men aged 17 years and older <small>*(AIHL players 24 years and older must have played less than 6 AIHL games)</small> | sponsor = | first = 1963 | number = | last = | firstwinner = | mostwins = | mostrecent = Western Australia | url = }}

The '''Jim Brown Shield''' is currently an annually awarded interstate ice hockey championship trophy in Australia for senior men aged 17 years and older with the condition that players of the Australian Ice Hockey League that are 24 years and older must have played less than 6 games to remain eligible. The current trophy is in the form of a shield and is the third trophy to bear the Brown family name. The trophy is named after Scottish born James Archibald Brown. The '''Jim Brown Shield''' is competed for in a series of games between state representative teams in what is called the '''Australian Men's National Ice Hockey Championship'''.<ref name="2015rules">{{cite web|url=http://www.hawksicehockey.com.au/docs/Policies-Procedures/IHA-2015-Sport-Regulations.pdf|title=Sport Regulations March 2015|publisher=Ice Hockey Australia|accessdate=7 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100644/http://www.hawksicehockey.com.au/docs/Policies-Procedures/IHA-2015-Sport-Regulations.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==

Currently, the trophy is referred to as the '''Jim Brown Shield''' and as of the 2015 season it is competed for by men aged 17 years and older with the exception that AIHL players aged 24 years and older must have played less than 6 AIHL games.

The Jim Brown Shield has been the award for what is currently known as the Australian Men's National Ice Hockey Championship since its inaugural year in 1963. This tournament was looked at like a reincarnation of the '''Return Inter-State Series''', which ceased to exist around the time of the closing of the Sydney Glaciarium. The '''Return Inter-state Series''' would use the F.C. Brown Memorial Shield as its award but this shield was later lost and for the new tournament in 1963, the '''Jim Brown Shield''' was donated to the tournament by Harry Curtis and has remained as the perpetual award for the tournament since. The tournament itself remained as a showcase for the players who did not get selected to represent their state to compete for the Goodall Cup in the Inter-state series and was viewed as a stepping stone toward the senior inter-state series.<ref name="1966ScanBrownTrophy">{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/ihvwiki/national-tournaments/jim-brown-tournament/1966-jim-brown-tournament/1966-aif-ice-hockey-guide|title=The Brown Trophy|publisher=Australian Ice Hockey Federation |accessdate=27 May 2019}}</ref> === Origin ===

Until 1938, the only annual interstate ice hockey championship in Australia was for the most elite ice hockey players in the country consisting of a state team for New South Wales and Victoria competing for the Goodall Cup. In 1938, by request from both New South Wales and Victoria, a second annual interstate tournament was created for the fringe players that did not make selection for the Goodall Cup interstate tournament. This tournament was referred to as the '''F.C. Brown series''' or '''Return Interstate Ice Hockey Series''' and would be played in the state where the Goodall Cup tournament was not played.

The trophy awarded to the winner of this tournament was named the '''F.C. Brown Memorial Shield''' which was in memory of Francis Cowan Brown who had died two years before in 1936. The trophy itself was originally donated by James 'Jimmy' Brown, the son of Francis Cowan Brown.

In 1951 the decision was made to discontinue the F.C. Brown series due to lack of ice time availability and financial issues. The current whereabouts of the F.C. Memorial Shield remains unknown.<ref name="New South Wales Ice Hockey-History">{{cite web|url=http://www.nswicehockey.com.au/history.aspx|title=New South Wales Ice Hockey-History|publisher=New South Wales Ice Hockey - History|accessdate=29 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031111/http://www.nswicehockey.com.au/history.aspx|archivedate=13 January 2016}}</ref>

'''F.C. Brown Memorial Shield Champions'''

* 1951 New South Wales<ref name="FCMemShieldChampions1951">{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18231772 |title=Another Ice Hockey Win |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date=21 September 1951 |accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref>

==Traditions and Shield History==

===Original and Current version===

There are 2 known versions of the '''Jim Brown Shield''' and the current version was altered in 2017.

====Original Version====

left|thumb|The original Jim Brown Shield

The original Jim Brown Shield donated by Harry Curtis in 1963 was a timber construction shield that had brass plaques bearing the names of the winning State. It was often presented sitting diagonally inside of a timber frame with glass cover, probably due to it not fitting inside the internal dimensions of the frame when placed upright. It has been identified in team images up until the late 1990s but cannot be seen afterwards, the location of this original shield is currently unknown.

====Current version====

The version of the Jim Brown Shield currently being presented is still of timber construction but is a different shape and size to the original 1964 version of the shield. Very little information about its creation has been given and only a keeper trophy had been awarded to the winners of the tournament until the 2018 Australian Men's Ice Hockey Championship. The shield had a long brass plaque on top that read "Jim Brown Trophy" but as of the newest update to the shield, a new plaque has replaced it reading "Inaugural Winner - NSW 1963".

=== The Shield Namesake === [[File:Jim Brown in Sydney 1938.png|right|thumb|1938 – Jim Brown (second from the left) in Sydney. <br> National Library of Australia <ref name="close14october1905">{{cite news|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page14198211?zoomLevel=0|title=The Ice Skating Rink|newspaper=The Referee |date=14 July 1938 |accessdate=20 September 2015}}</ref>]]

James 'Jim' Archibald Brown was born on 31 March 1908 in Falkirk Scotland.<ref name="James Archibald Brown">{{cite web|url=https://www.icelegendsaustralia.com/1stIceChampions-hockey.html|title=James Archibald Brown|publisher=Legends of Australian Ice - the official website |accessdate=29 August 2015}}</ref> He arrived in Australia with his family when he was 8 years old.

Jim Brown was a one-mile amateur ice-skating champion of Great Britain. He held the Australian half mile record and, on 1 June 1931, beat that record at the Melbourne Glaciarium to set it at 1 minute 45 seconds.<ref name="Ice Skating Champion">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4393569/484392?zoomLevel=3 |title=Ice Skating Champion |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=2 August 1931 |accessdate=29 August 2015 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

On the evening of Wednesday 13 July 1938, Jim Brown was the captain of the Sydney '''Glaciarium''' ice hockey team that defeated the Sydney '''Ice Palais''' team by a score of 2-0 in the first series of inter-rink ice hockey games held in Sydney.<ref name="close14october1905">{{cite news|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page14198211?zoomLevel=0|title=The Ice Skating Rink|newspaper=The Referee |date=14 July 1938 |accessdate=20 September 2015}}</ref>

=== F.C. Brown Trophy === The F.C. Brown Trophy was first presented in 1928<ref name="FCBrownTrophyNewFormatSuggestion1935">{{cite news|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2039888 |title=Ice Hockey - Brown Relay Conditions |newspaper=The Age |date=26 July 1935 |accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> as an inter-state championship trophy for relay speed skating and presented by Francis Cowan "Buster" Brown for a competition between the Goodall Cup teams from New South Wales and Victoria. The competition consisted of each competitor skating 2 laps of the rink. The cup was often referred to by the name '''Gloria''' and is the first national award in Australian ice sports to bear the Brown surname, though it was not for ice hockey.

In July 1935, the Victorian Ice Hockey Association held a meeting to discuss a suggestion by the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association to hold the competition during the national carnival in Sydney Australia, Sydney in a format that consisted of a series of match races instead of the usual relay-style format. The VIHA declined the suggestion due to it being thought to be too much for the state representatives to participate in the National half-mile, and quarter-mile races as well as now competing in match races on the same evening.<ref name="FCBrownTrophyNewFormatSuggestion1935"/>

The F.C. Brown Trophy was contested on 20 July 1937 as part of the interstate ice hockey tournament between New South Wales and Victoria for the Goodall Cup at the Sydney Glaciarium.<ref name="BrownRelayTrophy">{{cite news|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190343262 |title=Ice Hockey Championships |newspaper=Sporting Globe |date=19 June 1937 |accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>

'''F.C. Brown Trophy Champions'''

* 1928 New South Wales<ref name="FCBrownTrophyNewFormatSuggestion1935"/> * 1929 New South Wales<ref name="FCBrownTrophyNewFormatSuggestion1935"/> * 1930 New South Wales<ref name="FCBrownTrophyNewFormatSuggestion1935"/> * 1931 New South Wales<ref name="FCBrownTrophyNewFormatSuggestion1935"/> * 1932 New South Wales<ref name="FCBrownTrophyNewFormatSuggestion1935"/> * 1933 New South Wales<ref name="FCBrownTrophyNewFormatSuggestion1935"/> * 1934 New South Wales<ref name="FCBrownTrophyNewFormatSuggestion1935"/> * 1936 Victoria<ref name="BrownRelayTrophy1936">{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/135651553 |title=Interstate Ice Hockey Like Boatrace |newspaper=referee |date=13 August 1936 |accessdate=19 February 2018}}</ref>

== Winners of the Jim Brown Shield ==

{| |----- | valign="top" | * 1963 New South Wales * 1964 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps">{{cite web|url=https://cdn.fbsbx.com/hphotos-xap1/v/t59.2708-21/12011102_743602502411889_948075463_n.xls/Junior-Champions_v1-3.xls?oh=f837dad90148d1d6cbbd93c702d0d627&oe=561652EF&dl=1|title=Junior Champions|publisher=Ross Carpenter|accessdate=4 October 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006120350/https://cdn.fbsbx.com/hphotos-xap1/v/t59.2708-21/12011102_743602502411889_948075463_n.xls/Junior-Champions_v1-3.xls?oh=f837dad90148d1d6cbbd93c702d0d627&oe=561652EF&dl=1|archivedate=6 October 2015}}</ref> * 1965 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1966 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1967 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1968 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1969 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1970 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1971 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1972 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1973 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1974 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1975 Queensland<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1976 Queensland<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1977 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1978 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1979 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1980 Western Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1981 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1982 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1983 Western Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> | valign="top" | * 1984 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1985 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1986 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1987 Western Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1988 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1989 Australian Capital Territory<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1990 Australian Capital Territory<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1991 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1992 Australian Capital Territory<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1993 South Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1994 South Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1995 South Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1996 South Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1997 South Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1998 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 1999 South Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2000 South Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2001 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2002 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2003 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> | valign="top" | * 2004 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2005 South Australia<ref name="IHA2005">{{cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/617881/Ice_Hockey_Annual_Report_2005.pdf|title=Ice Hockey Australia Annual Report 1st May 2005 – 30th April 2006|publisher=Ice Hockey Australia|accessdate=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006191812/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/617881/Ice_Hockey_Annual_Report_2005.pdf#|archive-date=2015-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2006 South Australia<ref name="IHA2006">{{cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/617954/IHA_Annual_Report_2006.pdf|title=Ice Hockey Australia Annual Report 30th April 2006 – 28th February 2007|publisher=Ice Hockey Australia|accessdate=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006170237/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/617954/IHA_Annual_Report_2006.pdf#|archive-date=2015-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2007 New South Wales<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2008 New South Wales<ref name="IHA2008">{{cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/617956/IHA_2008_Annual_Report.pdf|title=Ice Hockey Australia Annual Report 1st May 2008 – 28th February 2009|publisher=Ice Hockey Australia|accessdate=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325224446/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/617956/IHA_2008_Annual_Report.pdf|archive-date=25 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2009 South Australia<ref name="IHA2009">{{cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/617957/IHA_2009_Annual_Report.pdf|title=Ice Hockey Australia Annual Report 1st May 2009 – 28th February 2010|publisher=Ice Hockey Australia |accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref> * 2010 Victoria<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2011 Western Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2012 Victoria<ref name="IHA2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/617960/IHA_2012_Annual_Report_2.pdf|title=Ice Hockey Australia Annual Report March 2012 – February 2013|publisher=Ice Hockey Australia|accessdate=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003203157/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/617960/IHA_2012_Annual_Report_2.pdf#|archive-date=2015-10-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2013 South Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2014 Western Australia<ref name="Juniorchamps"/> * 2015 Victoria * 2016 Victoria |} {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Host !Gold !Silver !Result !Bronze !4th Place !Result ! |- |2017 |Newcastle, NSW(Hunter Ice Skating Stadium) |'''Queensland''' |Victoria |2-0 |Western Australia |New South Wales |5-1 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey Australia - Powered By esportsdesk.com |url=https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?clientid=6104&leagueID=27838&schedType=main&printPage=0 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.esportsdesk.com}}</ref> |- |2018 |Perth, WA (Cockburn Ice Arena) |'''Western Australia''' |New South Wales |1-0 |South Australia |Queensland |5-4 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey Australia - Powered By esportsdesk.com |url=https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?leagueID=27838&clientID=6104 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.esportsdesk.com}}</ref> |- |2019 |Brisbane, QLD (Ice World Boondall |'''Queensland''' |Victoria |2-0 |New South Wales |Western Australia |5-3 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey Australia - Powered By esportsdesk.com |url=https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?clientid=6104&leagueID=27838&schedType=main&printPage=0 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.esportsdesk.com}}</ref> |- |2020 | colspan="8" |''Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic'' |- |2021 | colspan="8" |''Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic'' |- |2022 |Melbourne, VIC (O’Brien Icehouse) |'''Western Australia''' |New South Wales |5-1 |Victoria |Queensland |7-1 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey Australia - Powered By esportsdesk.com |url=https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?leagueID=27838&clientID=6104 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.esportsdesk.com}}</ref> |- |2023 |Newcastle, NSW(Hunter Ice Skating Stadium) |'''Victoria''' |New South Wales |2-1 |Australian Capital Territory |Queensland |6-2 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey Australia - Powered By esportsdesk.com |url=https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?clientid=6104&leagueID=27838&schedType=main&printPage=0 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.esportsdesk.com}}</ref> |}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == *[https://www.iha.org.au// Ice Hockey Australia] *[https://www.icelegendsaustralia.com// Legends of Australian Ice]

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