Sending Hockey Gear to Melbourne...

[hoyhoy]

There is a good amount of hockey here, unfortunately its only at one rink (until the new one opens in mid 2010) and that rink is in Oakleigh, which is a little bit of a drive for me, so I haven't gotten our to play yet. Check out the below website for playing times etc... Good Luck!

icerink.com.au/ice_hockey.htm

[comet555]

Here's the general page:
http://www.icehockeyvictoria.org.au/melbourne_ice.asp

Here's a list of clubs to check out in Victorai. There aren't many rinks elsewhere other than Melbourne but it wouldn't hurt to double check the rinks.
http://www.icehockeyvictoria.org.au/clubs.asp

[CharR]

Like others have said, there IS hockey here but you have to search for it, the standard won't be the same. I have a friend that plays for a team here in Melbourne though, he's Aussie but he had spent some time living and playing in the US, so it can be done.

Also, yah I brought my snowboard gear with me from Canada and just brought it as my 2nd piece of luggage, in a big padded bag. I didn't have to pay any extra, either on my Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Sydney, or on the Qantas flight from Sydney to Melbourne, and it was way over-size.