▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁national ▁competition ▁( with ▁hi atus es ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁World ▁Wars , ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Gla ci arium ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ), ▁thus ▁making ▁the ▁Good all ▁Cup ▁the ▁third - old est ▁still ▁awarded ▁ice ▁hockey ▁tro phy ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁outside ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Australia ▁has ▁seven ▁state ▁and ▁territory - based ▁affili ate ▁associations ▁across ▁Australia ▁which ▁are ▁in ▁turn ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁territory ▁level . ▁ ▁International ▁competition ▁Australia ' s ▁performance ▁in ▁international ▁competition ▁has ▁been ▁ordinary , ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁Winter ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁only ▁once ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁men ' s ▁national ▁team ▁is ▁ranked ▁ 3 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Federation ' s ▁rank ings ; ▁the ▁women ' s ▁national ▁team ▁is ▁ranked ▁ 2 4 th . ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁saw ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Trans - T as man ▁Champions ▁League ▁games ▁between ▁the ▁previous ▁season ' s ▁two ▁top - rank ed ▁sides ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁Australian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁League ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁League . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁League ▁The ▁Australian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁League ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁From ▁ 2