▁in ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium . ▁The ▁combined ▁membership ▁between ▁both ▁clubs ▁exceed ed ▁ 1 0 0 ▁players ▁but ▁key ▁players ▁would ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁comp uls ory ▁participation ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁en list ments . ▁One ▁such ▁key ▁player ▁was ▁Canadian ▁Hugh ▁Lloyd ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁R . A . A . F . ▁leaving ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁in ▁the ▁co aching ▁role ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium ▁that ▁veter an ▁ice ▁hockey ▁player ▁Alfred ▁Mass ina ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁fill . ▁The ▁Victor ian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁held ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁with ▁the ▁man agers ▁of ▁each ▁ice ▁r ink ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁future ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁inter - r ink ▁competition , ▁while ▁each ▁r inks ▁hockey ▁club ▁continued ▁independently ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁house ▁league ▁season ▁at ▁their ▁respective ▁home ▁r ink . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁confirmed ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁season ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁inter - r ink ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁season . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁A ▁campaign ▁was ▁started ▁to ▁make ▁ice ▁hockey ▁a ▁popular ▁sport ▁in ▁post ▁war ▁years , ▁inv iting ▁ju ven iles ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 2 – 1 4 ▁to ▁put ▁on ▁sk ates ▁and ▁receive ▁co aching ▁from ▁senior ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Bom bers ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club . ▁Over ▁ 3 0 ▁young ▁people ▁attended .