page_title: Ice Hockey Australia
section_title: 1922: The first national women's tournament
hierarchical_section_title: Ice Hockey Australia / History / 1922: The first national women's tournament
caption_attribution_description: New South Wales Womens Ice Hockey Team 1922
context_page_description: The Australian Ice Hockey Federation, currently trading as Ice Hockey Australia, is the official national governing body of ice hockey in Australia and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
  It was first established in 1908, making it one of the oldest national ice hockey associations in the world.
  The purpose of Ice Hockey Australia is to encourage, promote, control and administer all forms of ice hockey in and throughout Australia through and by various Member States for the mutual and collective benefit of the members and sport itself.
  IHA also governs an eight-team, semi-professional league, known as the Australian Ice Hockey League.
context_section_description: The first inter-state women's ice hockey championship tournament was held in the first week in August 1922 between New South Wales and Victoria, New South Wales won the first game of the series 3-0.
  Scheduled between 20–23 October 1988 was the inaugural Australian Women's Championship
caption: The first women's ice hockey team representing New South Wales 1922
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