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Australian ice hockey champions forced to pay to play the game they love

For starters, the women's ice hockey team had just beaten out the reigning A-League champions (Melbourne Victory), the 2018 AFLW premiers (Western Bulldogs) and the 2017/18 NBL winners (Melbourne United) to claim the prestigious honour.

But what was most staggering about the triumph of the Melbourne Ice, who are seven-time Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) champions, is the fact their players are forced to play for the "love of the game", forking out at least $2,000 of their own money each season.

"I heard snippets about the AFLW and how emerging women's sport was and coming back to Australia it's been fantastic to see," Moore said.

"I think we're starting to see that through ice hockey as well. I don't think it will happen for my generation but if we continue to grow the sport for future generations to see those girls getting paid to play the sport would be phenomenal."

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