[2][3] The first inter-state ice hockey championship was held between a state representative team from Victoria and from New South Wales.

[4] New South Wales was represented by a newly formed team in 1909 and traveled to Melbourne on 29 August 1909 which marked the first national interstate competition for senior men's hockey in Australia.

Victoria defeated New South Wales 6-1 and became the first team to win the interstate championship in Australia and the first to be awarded the Goodall Cup.

[9] The Goodall Cup continued to be awarded to the winners of the inter-state ice hockey champions until 2001.

For its centenary, the Goodall Cup was used again as an award for an inter-state ice hockey competition but was returned to be used the AIHL immediately after.

[15] Teams are fielded in the leagues by eight clubs – the Blacktown Flyers, Canberra Phoenix, Canterbury Eagles, East Coast Super League, Liverpool Saints, Newcastle Northstars, Norwest Emperors, Penrith Phantoms, and the Sydney Bears.