Red Arrows
Founded: 1946
History:
- Northern Suburbs (1946)
- Red Arrows (1947 - 1953)
City: Melbourne, Victoria
League: Victorian Ice Hockey Association
H.H. Kleiner Trophies: 0
Season Championships:
The Red Arrows Ice Hockey Club were a Melbourne based ice hockey team originally formed in 1946 as the Northern Suburbs.
HISTORY
The Red Arrows Ice Hockey Club were a Melbourne based ice hockey team formed in 1946, originally as the Northern Suburbs Ice Hockey Club.
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The Red Arrows began a 3 game interstate challenge series against the Hobart Red Devils at the Moonah Glaciarium in Tasmania on October 11, 1951. The 4 players who would make the trip to represent the Melbourne Red Arrows would be the Team Captain Peter Taylor
1947 or 1948 Red Arrows
Back Row (left to right):
Ron Millman, Edward Watson, John Whyte, unknown, Tandy, William Sparnon, Ray Date
Front Seated (left to right):
R. Hudson, Noel McLoughlin (G), Peter Taylor, Cliff Percy
1951 Red Arrows
Back Row (left to right):
unknown - (Manager), John Whyte, William 'Bill' Sparnon, James Mitchell, Peter Taylor (Captain), Ron Taylor, Ron Dunne
Front Seated (left to right):
Ted Edmunds, William Nesbitt, Noel McLoughlin (G), Cliff Percy, R. Hudson
References
- "One The Ice" The Sporting Globe. 7 July 1954