▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 3 ▁win ▁for ▁Bright on . ▁The ▁play off ▁champions ▁were ▁the ▁Mel burn ian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club , ▁who ▁are ▁seen ▁pos ed ▁with ▁a ▁tro phy ▁cup . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium ▁was ▁le ased ▁from ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁that ▁year , ▁cutting ▁the ▁season ▁shorter ▁than ▁usual , ▁emb rac ing ▁ 4 ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁clubs ▁again . ▁An ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team ▁was ▁formed ▁for ▁girls ▁and ▁matches ▁would ▁begin ▁for ▁them ▁every ▁Saturday ▁after ▁the ▁afternoon ▁public ▁sk ating ▁session . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁season ▁saw ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁Gla ci arium ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁season ▁being ▁short , ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁play ▁two ▁games ▁per ▁night . ▁The ▁association ▁would ▁also ▁now ▁go ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁Victor ian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Association . ▁The ▁Association ▁would ▁continue ▁for ▁another ▁ 2 ▁years ▁until ▁the ▁Great ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁War ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Great ▁War ▁began , ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁ice ▁hockey ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁were ▁considered . ▁The ▁r ink ▁management ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁organ ise ▁speed ▁cont ests ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁hockey ▁season . ▁No ▁cup ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁cont ested ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁season ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁though ▁the