Canberra marks 40 years since ice hockey debut in the national capital

clancy33

Nov 23, 2025

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August 6, 2020

It is 40 years this week since the coolest of sporting pursuits — ice hockey — found a warm welcome in the national capital. On August 4 in 1980, with a rink nearly ready in a $1 million development in Phillip, support for an ACT league peaked in a meeting of 30 ice hockey enthusiasts at the Hughes Community Centre.

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