▁season ▁was ▁again ▁cancel led , ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁were ▁considering ▁younger ▁players ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁void ▁left ▁by ▁many ▁players ▁at ▁war . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁certain ty ▁that ▁ice ▁hockey ▁would ▁be ▁played . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁would ▁res ume ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 - team ▁league ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁Be a vers ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁and ▁Ott awa ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club . ▁The ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium ▁management ▁presented ▁a ▁tro phy ▁for ▁the ▁short ened ▁competition . ▁The ▁premi ership ▁tro phy ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁by ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium ▁manager , ▁Per cy ▁Watson , ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁dinner . ▁The ▁D inner ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Fran cat elli ▁Ca fe ▁at ▁ 7 : 0 0   pm ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁D inner ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Mag pie ▁Te a ▁Ro oms , ▁Collins ▁Street ▁where ▁the ▁premi ership ▁cup ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁Be aver ▁Club ▁captain ▁Roy ▁Mark s . ▁ ▁Hockey ▁players ▁began ▁to ▁practice ▁upon ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁ice ▁sk ating ▁season . ▁A ▁match ▁was ▁held ▁between ▁a ▁Blues ▁and ▁Wh ites ▁team ▁during ▁a ▁car n ival ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium ▁did ▁not ▁operate ▁an ▁ice ▁floor ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁dan cing ▁and ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a