▁for ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Victoria . ▁Since ▁being ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Sub ur bs ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁for ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁year , ▁the ▁tro phy ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁competition ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁Australia . ▁The ▁tro phy ' s ▁names ake ▁is ▁Harry ▁Hans ▁Kle iner , ▁the ▁original ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Ice ▁Pal ais . ▁The ▁H . ▁H . ▁Kle iner ▁remains ▁as ▁the ▁oldest ▁Victor ian ▁state ▁level ▁competition ▁tro phy ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁cont ested ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁tro phy ▁is ▁still ▁being ▁awarded ▁and ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁play off ▁champion ▁of ▁Victoria ' s ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁state ▁ice ▁hockey ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁History ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁ce asing ▁of ▁regular ▁ice ▁hockey ▁league ▁activity ▁in ▁Victoria ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁many ▁players ▁had ▁en list ed ▁and ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁while ▁serving ▁their ▁country . ▁Le ading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁time ▁activity , ▁en list ments ▁had ▁reduced ▁the ▁numbers ▁for ▁Victor ian ▁senior ▁ice ▁hockey ▁players ▁but ▁the ▁focus ▁on ▁impro ving ▁the ▁standard ▁of ▁junior ▁players ▁would ▁be ▁re lied ▁upon ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁senior ▁competition ▁standard . ▁Before ▁the ▁war ▁each ▁r ink ▁was ▁still ▁represented ▁by ▁an ▁ice ▁hockey ▁club ▁with ▁the ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Bom bers ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁at ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Ice ▁Pal ais ▁and ▁the ▁Gla ci arium ▁R angers ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁operating