 Before the war each rink was still represented by an ice hockey club with the St. Moritz Bombers Ice Hockey Club at St. Moritz Ice Palais and the Glaciarium Rangers Ice Hockey Club operating in the Melbourne Glaciarium.The combined membership between both clubs exceeded 100 players but key players would be subject to compulsory participation in World War II and enlistments.One such key player was Canadian Hugh Lloyd who became a member of the R.A.A.F.