▁they ▁were ▁co ached ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Fred ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Hugh ▁Lloyd . ▁Instead ▁of ▁both ▁clubs ▁producing ▁ 2 ▁teams ▁for ▁inter - r ink ▁competition ▁as ▁originally ▁planned , ▁they ▁each ▁submitted ▁only ▁ 1 ▁team ▁into ▁the ▁competition . ▁The ▁teams ▁to ▁comp ete ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Bom bers ▁and ▁the ▁Gla ci arium ▁R angers . ▁ ▁The ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁would ▁create ▁its ▁own ▁inter - club ▁" house ▁league " ▁season ▁at ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Ice ▁Pal ais ▁by ▁div iding ▁into ▁ 2 ▁teams ▁that ▁only ▁played ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁. ▁These ▁teams ▁were ▁the ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Bom bers ▁and ▁F oy ' s ▁Gib son ia ▁Fly ers , ▁who ▁were ▁spons ored ▁by ▁F oy ▁& ▁Gib son . ▁ ▁The ▁ice ▁hockey ▁season ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁inter - club ▁matches . ▁Mr . ▁Wal lace ▁Sh ar land ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Association . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁a ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Melbourne ▁University ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁form ▁an ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁in ▁hopes ▁that ▁inter - vars ity ▁games ▁could ▁be ▁arranged ▁with ▁the ▁Sydney ▁University ▁ice ▁hockey ▁club . ▁The ▁pros pective ▁ice ▁hockey ▁players ▁would ▁be ▁co