▁would ▁play ▁exclus ively ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium . ▁These ▁teams ▁were : ▁Col ling wood , ▁Haw th orn , ▁South ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Ess end on . ▁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 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁ce asing ▁of ▁regular ▁ice ▁hockey ▁activity ▁in ▁Victoria ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁many ▁players ▁had ▁en list ed ▁and ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁while ▁serving ▁their ▁country . ▁ ▁Inter state ▁competition ▁▁ 1 9 0 9 : ▁The ▁Inter - State ▁Series ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁inter - state ▁ice ▁hockey