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Canterbury Ice Hockey Club Established in 1971, the Canterbury Ice Hockey Club is the largest ice hockey club in Australia.

Canterbury Ice Hockey Club (CIHC) is the largest ice hockey club in Australia with 13 teams competing in the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association competition. These teams range from Atoms (under 11 years of age) right through to all Senior grades, catering for both male and female players. CIHC also provides training and competition opportunities for our youngest budding hockey players through our Mites program (under 8). The Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink was completed and opened its doors for business in 1971. The building and operation of the rink was made possible through the dedicated fundraising and hard work of a cooperative board whose primary objective was to provide a training and competition venue for figure skaters, however ice hockey players were also invited to use this new facility. Following the completion of the rink in 1971 Canterbury Bankstown Ice Hockey Club (formed in 1969) was successful in its application to play at this exciting new facility. The opening year of the rink saw the formation of United International Ice Hockey Club, who also called the Canterbury rink home. The admission of United International to the competition brought the total number of teams playing out of the Canterbury rink to three, as Glebe Winfield Lions had also relocated there in the rink’s inaugural year. Prior to 1971 there is evidence linking one of the inaugural teams playing out of Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink to the Glebe Ice Hockey Club, a team that played in the fast growing NSW ice hockey competition in the 1920s. In 1981 a decision was made by the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association that only one club would be allowed at each ice rink. The main reason for this decision was to more closely involve the various rinks’ management in the future viability of their resident hockey clubs, by providing both financial and administrative support. This decision saw the merger of the three Canterbury home clubs into one club, Canterbury United Ice Hockey Club. In 1986 the club name was changed to Canterbury Eagles Ice Hockey Club, with the association becoming incorporated in 1990. In 2015 members voted to change the club name to Canterbury Ice Hockey Club. This change was made to accommodate the fact that we had eight different name teams playing under the “Canterbury” name, and it was both confusing and inaccurate for them to appear as subservient to the "Eagles" part of our club name. Usually the first team in each Junior grade plays as “Eagles” with subsequent teams having a choice of seven alternative team names now all proudly under the common "Canterbury Ice Hockey Club" brand, as reflected in our club banner.

13/10/2026

Welcoming the Ice Dogs to our home rink, helping to fuel the next generation of hockey dreams!

Congratulations Somer for making the Australian Women's Junior Team 👏
08/10/2026

Congratulations Somer for making the Australian Women's Junior Team 👏

Ice Hockey Australia is proud to announce the Australian Women’s U18 National Team selected to compete at the 2027 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II, Group A in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 25 - 31 January 2027.

Congratulations to all players. We wish the team every success as they prepare to represent Australia in Türkiye. 💛💚

Our Junior Summer League is filling up fast, we encourage 15u registrations and very limited spaces in 13u. Get in befor...
20/09/2026

Our Junior Summer League is filling up fast, we encourage 15u registrations and very limited spaces in 13u. Get in before they are all sold out! Goalies we have received your applications and we will be in contact shortly 👏

We have had an overwhelming response to the WURZ Cup. A waitlist will be sent out to all EOIs shortly.Goalies we have re...
20/09/2026

We have had an overwhelming response to the WURZ Cup.

A waitlist will be sent out to all EOIs shortly.

Goalies we have received your EOIs and will be in contact shortly once teams have been organised to ensure a strong and competitive comp! 🏒

Congratulations to our very own Steph and Somer for making the 2026 Siren's AWIHL Team!Sydney Sirens Ice Hockey Team 🧜 💛...
20/09/2026

Congratulations to our very own Steph and Somer for making the 2026 Siren's AWIHL Team!

Sydney Sirens Ice Hockey Team
🧜 💛🖤❤️🏒

Just a reminder of some of the upcoming hockey and social events including Toddlers on Ice & Disco sessions. Keep your e...
09/09/2026

Just a reminder of some of the upcoming hockey and social events including Toddlers on Ice & Disco sessions. Keep your eyes out on our page and Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink for more details.

Summer Hockey Dates & Official Registration will be released as soon as we have confirmation the ice is ready! We might be seeing it sooner! 👏

The WILLIS CUP is back at COIR 🏒🏆This year it will be managed by IHNSW ready for the upcoming Div1 season. Please see in...
09/09/2026

The WILLIS CUP is back at COIR 🏒🏆

This year it will be managed by IHNSW ready for the upcoming Div1 season. Please see information below 👇

First in, best dressed. 90 players maximum. 3 x 20 minute periods. All costs included in Comp fees.

Registration opens 9-9-2026 1030am.

Players via esportsdesk link below, and goalie send in EOI to [email protected]

Registration Players: https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/eventsv2.cfm?clientid=6103&leagueid=0

04/09/2026
04/09/2026

⛸️ OUR SUMMER ICE SCHEDULE IS HERE! ☀️

We’re getting closer, Canterbury! 💙

As we prepare to welcome everyone back to Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink, we’re excited to share another major step towards reopening — our Summer Ice Schedule!

And there’s plenty happening on the ice.

Whether you’re coming for a casual skate, learning for the first time, returning to your favorite ice sport or looking for something new, our Summer Schedule has something for just about everyone.

⛸️ Public Skating throughout the week
🪩 Family Disco & Late Night Disco
💰 Cheap Skate
🎭 Themed Public Sessions
☕ Coffee Club
🧸 Toddlers on Ice
💙 Skate Ability
🎓 School programs
⛸️ Learn to Skate
🏒 Learn to Skate Hockey & Stick and Puck
🏆 Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, Speed Skating & Synchronised Skating

COIR will be alive from 5:00am and on the ice from 5:30am, seven days a week, right through to 11:00pm — bringing together public skating, programs, training and competition from early morning until late at night.

After everything Canterbury has been through, seeing our new weekly schedule come together is another exciting sign that the ice is coming back to Canterbury.

📅 Our official reopening date will be announced soon.

For now, take a look at the Summer Schedule, start planning your time on the ice and get ready — we can’t wait to welcome you back! 💙⛸️

Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink — reopening soon.

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17A Phillips Avenue
Canterbury, NSW
2193

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