The Blackhawks Ice Hockey Club was formed in 1947 and played at the famed St. Moritz rink in St. Kilda. The club has a storied history as one of Victoria’s oldest club and has featured many household names of the game who have represented Victoria and Australia over the years, including at the Squaw Valley Olympics in 1960.
To read more about the club visit the History page.
Winter Season
In 2017, the Blackhawks will compete in four divisions – Premier, Senior A, Senior B and Senior C.
The structure has changed for this season, in that only the Premier Division will be a full contact competition. The Senior A, B and C will be non-checking (limited contact) and are open to men & women.
Selection try-outs will be held pre-season (dates TBA) to determine initial team composition.
New players to the competition (local or overseas) are allocated to clubs via a draft system.
For information or to enquire about playing in any IHV competition, follow the links at www.ihv.org.au
Summer League
IHV operates a summer league that is open to players not actively playing in winter competition. IHV has several criteria for participants to meet before they are eligible to participate in the Summer Season.
This summer we are fielding 5 teams. The Chiefs, The Woverines, The 47’s, The Young Guns and The Bombs .
The summer season is now viewed by IHV as a grooming location for future winter players and we are encouraging our players to improve and play at the highest level possible. While some players have formed strong units in the teams in lower divisions, we are now looking to promote the higher skilled players to improve the standard of the higher divisions. There will be tryout sessions for all grades as we try yo get players in a division that suits their skill level.
Anyone interested in a try out should contact Paul at summer@blackhawkshockey.org.au
For information or to enquire about playing in any IHV competition, follow the links at www.ihv.org.au
This week’s results
Round 14 vs Melbourne Jets Ice Hockey Club
Premier League: 3-1 loss
Senior A: 5-1 win
Senior B: 2-0 loss
Senior C: 4-1 win
Mixed results this week for the club with two wins & two losses across the schedule.
All teams are now locked in for finals and hopefully will have a full list of players to choose from.
Kawkaw
Premier League: 2-2 tie
Senior A: 4-1 win
Senior B: 3-2 win
Senior C: 2-0 loss
Not the best round for the club, going 2-1-1. Looking at the remaining games, we look almost assured of having all four teams playing finals, although the final positions are still not locked in.
This week we take on the Melbourne Jets Ice Hockey Club who are always tough and who took out 2 premierships last season. All sides will have to be in their game.
Premier League: 8-0 win
Senior A: 5-1 win
Senior B: 6-3 win
Senior C: 5-1 win
Premier League: 4 – 2 win
Senior A: 5 – 2 win
Senior B: 12 – 1 win
Senior C: 3 – 2 loss
Some strong results across the board this weekend.
Good to see the A’s get back in the win column & a big win for the B’s.
With the run to the finals now & plenty of competition for ladder positions, all our sides are in with a strong chance to go deep into the playoffs.
Very important for everyone to make the effort to get to practice when it’s scheduled and make the most of the icetime.
Let’s have a good turnout Wednesday night – all four teams are training at Oakleigh.
