ached ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Association . ▁The ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Bom bers ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁team ▁called ▁Rh odes ' ▁Top lin ers , ▁who ▁were ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Rh odes ▁Motor ▁Company ▁P TY ▁L TD . ▁They ▁were ▁to ▁comp ete ▁against ▁the ▁other ▁spons ored ▁team , ▁F oy ' s ▁Gib son ia ▁Fly ers , ▁for ▁their ▁inter - club ▁competition . ▁A ▁tro phy ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁inter - club ▁season ▁by ▁Mr . ▁O . T . ▁D ixon ▁ ▁Initial ▁reports ▁stated ▁that ▁ice ▁hockey ▁would ▁be ▁dis cont in ued ▁for ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁activity ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁but ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁decided ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁inter - r ink ▁competition . ▁En list ments ▁had ▁reduced ▁the ▁numbers ▁for ▁senior ▁players ▁but ▁the ▁focus ▁on ▁impro ving ▁the ▁standard ▁of ▁junior ▁players ▁would ▁be ▁re lied ▁upon ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁senior ▁competition ▁standard . ▁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 ▁in ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium . ▁The ▁combined ▁membership ▁between ▁both ▁clubs ▁exceed ed ▁ 1 0 0 ▁players ▁but ▁key ▁players ▁would ▁be