sentences:  If the Victorian Ice Hockey Association remained with the Australian Ice Hockey Council and the 4 players participated in the games against the Canadian Bears the 4 players would be banned from playing under the Australian Ice Hockey Council.When ice hockey was ready to be resumed after World War II, the position regarding players was the best it had ever been.A ready made pool of youngsters was waiting to join the returning servicemen in what were to become the boom years of the game.