1928–29 Polska Liga Hokejowa season

The 1928-29 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the third season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Six teams participated in the final round, and AZS Warszawa won the championship. The tournament was played in Krynica and began on December 30, 1928.

Kraków Championship

Friendly matches

Team A - Team B 1:1
Makabi Krakow II - Sokol Krakow II 1:1
KS Cracovia II - Sokol Krakow 1:1
Makabi Krakow - Sokol Krakow 2:1
Wisla Krakow - Makabi Krakow 2:1
Makabi Krakow - Wawel Krakow 3:1
Legia Krakow - Sokol Krakow 0:0
KS Cracovia - Sokol Krakow 3:0
Wisla Krakow - KTH Krynica 5:0
KS Cracovia II - Legia Krakow 3:0 (0:0, 0:0, 3:0)
Makabi Krakow - Wisla Krakow 2:1
Sokol Krakow - Wisla Krakow 2:1
KS Cracovia II - Wisla Krakow 2:1

Puhar Zwiazkowy

Played from March 2-4 and won by KS Cracovia.

Makabi Krakow - Wawel Krakow 10:1
Makabi Krakow - Legia Krakow 5:0 Forfeit
KS Cracovia - Sokol Krakow 2:0
Sokol Krakow - Legia Krakow 1:1 - 3rd place
KS Cracovia - Makabi Krakow 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0) - final

Championship

Scores

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Wisla	4 - 0	Makkabi
Cracovia	7 - 0	Sokol
Cracovia	3 - 2 (5:0 F)	Makkabi
Wisla	10 - 0	Sokol
Cracovia	2 - 2	Wisla
Makkabi	NP	Sokol

Table

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Wisła Kraków	3	2	1	0	16:2	5
2.	KS Cracovia	3	2	1	0	14:2	5
3.	Makkabi Kraków	2	0	0	2	0:9	0
4.	Sokół Kraków	2	0	0	2	0:17	0

Lwow Championship

Friendly matches

LTL Lwow komb. - Czarni Lwow 3:2
Pogon Lwow II - Miejskie Zaklady 9:2
LTL Lwow - Lechia Lwow 5:0
Lwowianka - Lechia Lwow 0:0
Team A - Team B 3:1
LTL Lwow - Lechia Lwow 3:3 (1:2, 1:0, 1:1)
Lwowianka - LTL Lwow Combination 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Pogon Lwow - Czarni/LTL/Lwowianka comb. 3:1

Championship

In Lwow, Pogon Lwow was noted by the Przeglad Sportowy to be the "certain winners" of the competition.

LTL Lwow - Lechia Lwow 3:0
Pogon Lwow - Czarni Lwow 11:0
Pogon Lwow - Lechia Lwow 1:0
LTL Lwow - Czarni Lwow 6:0
Lechia Lwow - Czarni Lwow 3:2
Pogon Lwow - LTL Lwow 1:0 - final

Lechia Lwow 25th Anniversary Tournament

Czarni Lwow - LTL Lwow 2:2
Pogon Lwow - Lwowianka 3:0
Lechia Lwow - Lwowianka 3:0
Pogon Lwow - LTL Lwow 1:0
LTL Lwow - Lwowianka 2:0 - 3rd place
Lechia Lwow - Pogon Lwow 2:0 - final

Pomeranian Championship

Friendly matches

TKS Torun II - Sekcja Sportów Zimowych Sokola I 2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0)
BTW Bydgoszcz - Polonia Bydgoszcz 1:1
TKS Torun - BTW Bydgoszcz 3:0
Polonia Bydgoszcz - BTW Bydgoszcz 4:2
BTW Bydgoszvz - Polonia Bydgoszcz 2:0
TKS Torun - AKS Torun 11:0
AKS Torun - Szkoly Podchorazych Artylerij 1:0
TKS Torun - AKS Torun Combination 12:0
Komb. Gimn. Humanistyczne - Polonia Bydgoszcz 2:0
Szkola Ofic. Art. - BTW Bydgoszcz 2:1
Polonia Bydgoszcz - Gimn. Humanistyczne 4:2

This was a tournament played for the Pomeranian Championship on February 2 and 3, 1929. It was unconnected to the national championship.

TKS Torun II - Pomorzanka Wabrzezno 3:1
Polonia Bydgoszcz - Szkola Ofic. Art. 1:0
TKS Torun - Pomorzanka Wabrzezno 9:1
Sokol Grudziadz - Szkola Ofic. Art. 1:0
Pomorzanka Wabrzezno - Szkola Ofic. Art. 2:2
Szkola Ofic. Art. - Sokol Grudziadz 2:0
TKS Torun - TKS Torun II 6:3
SPA - Polonia Bydgoszcz 2:2
Szkola Ofic. Art. - Pomorzanka Wabrzezno 3:2
TKS Torun - Sokol Grudziadz 4:0
Sokol Grudziadz - BTW Bydgoszcz 2:0
TKS Torun - Polonia Bydgoszcz 10:1

Klass B

TKS Torun II - Polonia Bydgoszcz 1:1 (0:0, 1:0, 0:1) - TKS won championship, but Polonia was promoted to Klass A

Poznan Championship

Friendly matches

KL Poznan - AZS Poznan 1:0
AZS Poznan Combination - Lechia Poznan 5:1
Lechia Poznan - AZS Poznan II 0:0

This was a competition for the "Puhar wedrowny starosty Begalego". It was unconnected to the national championship.

Semifinals

AZS Poznan - Lechia Poznan 2:1 (2:0, 0:0, 0:1)
KL Poznan - Stella Gniezno 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0)

Final

KL Poznan - AZS Poznan 1:0

3rd place

Stella Gniezno - Lechia Poznan 2:0

Klass A

AZS Poznan - Stella Gniezno 11:2 (3:0, 3:1, 5:1)

Warsaw Championship

Friendly matches

AZS Warszawa Combination - Polonia Warszawa 6:0
Legia Warszawa - WTL Warszawa 8:1 (3:1, 1:0, 4:0)
Legia Warszawa - Polonia Warszawa 3:2 (3:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Legia Warszawa II - Gimn. Batorego 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
Skra Warszawa - Orlem Warszawa 9:9
Skra Warszawa - Orzel Warszawa 9:2 (3:1, 5:0, 1:1)
Polonia Warszawa - WTL Warszawa 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Skra Warszawa - WTL Warszawa 2:2 (0:0, 1:0, 1:2)
Legia Warszawa - Polonia Warszawa 8:0 (3:0, 3:0, 2:0)
AZS Warszawa - Legia Warszawa 5:0 (3:0, 1:0, 1:0)
Gimn. Mickiewicza - III gimnazjum 4:0
Gimn. Batorego - Gimn. Zamoyskiego 4:0
Gimn. Mazowieckiej - Gimn. Czackiego 2:1
Union Lodz - Gimn. Tomaszewskiego 4:0
Legia Warszawa - WTL Warszawa 9:1 (1:0, 5:1, 3:0)
Legia Warszawa - Skra Warszawa 10:0
Orlem Warszawa - Marymont Warszawa 1:1
Polonia Warszawa - Skra Warszawa 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0)
AZS Warszawa komb. - Marymont Warszawa 6:1 (3:0, 3:1, 0:0)
AZS Warszawa komb. - Polonia Warszawa 3:0
AZS Warszawa II - AZS Warszawa III 1:1
Legia Warszawa - Polonia Warszawa 3:2 (2:0, 0:2, 1:0)
Skra Warszawa - Marymont Warszawa 5:2 (1:1, 2:0, 2:1)
AZS Warszawa - Legia Warszawa 5:0 (3:0, 1:0, 1:0)
Union Lodz - WTL Warszawa 2:0 (1:0, 1:0, 0:0)
AZS Warszawa - AZS Warszawa II 3:0 (2:0, 1:0 0:0)
AZS Warszawa III - Gimn. Mickiewicza/Mielskie comb. 2:0
Gimn. Zamoyskiego - AZS Warszawa IV 1:0
KS Warszawianka - WTL Warszawa 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 1:1)

Klass A

As defending champions, AZS Warszawa was exempt from the competition. Only two teams remained in the district championship, Legia and WTL Warszawa, who would face each other in a single elimination game. In the event of no ice in Warsaw, it was decided that Legia would automatically qualify for the final tournament.

Legia Warszawa - WTL Warszawa 12:0 (2:0, 6:0, 4:0)

Klass B

Teams: AZS Warszawa II, Skra Warszawa (withdrew), Polonia Warszawa, Legia Warszawa II, Union Lodz.

Legia Warszawa II - Union Lodz 5:1 (2:1, 1:0, 2:0)
Legia Warszawa II - Polonia Warszawa 2:2 (0:2, 0:0, 2:0)
Polonia Warszawa - AZS Warszawa II 1:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0)
AZS Warszawa II - Union Lodz 1:1 (0:0, 0:0, 1:1)
AZS Warszawa II - Legia Warszawa II 2:1 (1:0, 1:1, 0:0)
Polonia Warszawa - Union Lodz 2:0

Western Championship

In the west, there was a Poznan qualifier set between AZS and KL, with the winner facing TKS Torun (Pomeranian champions) for the regional title.

Poznan Qualifier

KL Poznan - AZS Poznan 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0)

Final

TKS Torun and KL Poznan faced off for the title. Both teams ended up arriving in Krynica for the national championship as attempts to complete the regional competition were unsuccessful. The result was inconclusive in one of the games, and the second game had to be stopped with 10 minutes remaining due to an audience incursion onto the ice. The PZHL thus arranged for a 10 minute game to be played between TKS and KLP in Krynica, and if a winner did not emerge, a full game would then take place. Neither team scored in the 10 minute playoff, so the full match was then played.

TKS Torun - KL Poznan 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0)

TKS Torun advanced to play in the national championship.

Wilno Championship

There were only two teams - AZS Vilnius and Pogon Vilnius. In the event of a lack of ice in Vilnius, it was decided that AZS would automatically qualify for the final tournament.

12/23: AZS Vilnius - Pogon Vilnius 13:0

Puhar Osrodka

Pogon Vilnius - ZAKS Vilnius 4:1
AZS Vilnius - Ognisko Vilnius 12:0

Friendly matches

AZS Vilnius - Ognisko Vilnius 16:0
Team A - Team B 3:1

Grudziadz Tournament

AKS Torun - Sokol Grudziadz 7:1
AKS Torun - Klub gimn. Orleta 3:0
Pomorzanka - Sokol Grudziadz 1:1
Pomorzanka - Klub gimn. Orleta 1:1

AKS Torun finished first.

Krakow Tournament

This tournament was organized by Makkabi Krakow on January 26-27, 1929.

Semifinals

Wisla Krakow - Sokol Krakow 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)
Czarni Lwow - Makkabi Krakow 3:2 (0:1, 2:1, 1:0)

3rd place game

Makkabi Krakow - Sokol Krakow 3:1 (0:0, 0:0, 3:1)

Final

Czarni Lwow - Wisla Krakow 2:1 (1:0, 1:0, 0:1)

Lwow Tournament

There was a four-team tournament in Lwow organized by Czarni.

KS Cracovia - Czarni Lwow 1:1
Czarni Lwow - Pogon Lwow 1:1
Pogon Lwow - Lwowianka 2:0
Czarni Lwow - Lwowianka 0:0
Pogon Lwow - KS Cracovia 1:1

Zakopane Tournament

This was a tournament played in Zakopane from February 15-17, 1929.

Vilnius - Poznan 1:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1)
Warszawa - Krakow 5:1
Krakow - Vilnius 0:0
Warszawa - Poznan 0:0
Poznan - Krakow 0:0
Warszawa - Vilnius 0:0

Bydgoszcz Tournament

This was a tournament for the Dziennika Bydgoskiego Cup.

Polonia Bydgoszcz - Szkoly Podchorazych Artylerij 1:0
TKS Torun - Gimn. Humanistycznego 5:1
TKS Torun - BTW Bydgoszcz 9:0
TKS Torun - Polonia Bydgoszcz 12:0 - final
BTW Bydgoszcz - Szkoly Podchorazych Artylerij 1:0 - 3rd place

National Championship

Scores

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Legia	11 - 1	Wisla
Pogon	8 - 1	AZS Vilnius
AZS Warszawa	18 - 0	Wisla
Pogon	0 - 0	Torun
Wisla	1 - 1	Torun
Legia	3 - 1	AZS Vilnius
AZS Vilnius	2 - 0	Wisla
Legia	0 - 4	Pogon
AZS Warszawa	14 - 0	AZS Vilnius
Legia	4 - 0	Torun
AZS Warszawa	2 - 0	Pogon
Pogon	5 - 0	Wisla
AZS Warszawa	3 - 0	Legia
Torun	1 - 0	AZS Vilnius
AZS Warszawa	5 - 0 Forfeit	Torun

Table

	Club	GP	Goals	Pts
1.	AZS Warszawa	5	42:0	10
2.	Pogoń Lwów	5	17:3	7
3.	Legia Warszawa	5	18:9	6
4.	TKS Torun	5	2:10	4
5.	AZS Vilnius	5	4:26	2
6.	Wisła Kraków	5	2:37	1

Other games

KL Poznan/LTL Lwow komb. - AZS Warszawa II 2:0
KL Poznan/LTL Lwow komb. - KS Cracovia 3:2
AZS Vilnius - KS Cracovia 2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Wisla Krakow - Torun/Poznan/Warsaw/Pogon comb. 1:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1)
Legia Warszawa - KS Cracovia 12:1 (4:0, 3:1, 5:0)
Union Lodz - Gimn. Tomaszewskie 5:0
TKS Torun - Torun Combination 9:2
Legia Warszawa - AZS Vilnius 5:0 (0:0, 1:0, 4:0)
AZS Vilnius komb. - Polonia Warszawa 6:0
KS Cracovia - KL Poznan 0:0
AZS Poznan - KS Cracovia 1:0
Lechia Lwow - Wisla Krakow 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 1:1)
AZS Poznan - TKS Torun 0:0
Makabi Krakow I - Makabi Krakow II 8:1 - propaganda match @ Tarnowiec
Gimn. p. ldzikowskiego - Gimn. lm. Kopernika 1:0 - Lodz School Tournament
Polonia Warszawa - KL Poznan 4:0
AZS Poznan - Polonia Warszawa 3:0
Union Lodz - Lodz Szkol Rep. 6:0 (3:0, 3:0, 0:0)
TKS Torun - AZS Poznan 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0) @ Poznan
Legia/AZS Warszawa comb. - Lwow/Krakow/Vilnius comb. 7:6 (1:2, 5:2, 1:2) @ Zakopane
Legia Warszawa - AZS Poznan 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0) @ Poznan
Legia Warszawa - KL Poznan 2:2 (2:0, 0:0, 0:2) @ Poznan
Teschener EV - BBSV Bielsko 10:1 (3:0, 3:1, 4:0)

Images

Details on the 1928-29 season from the December 22 issue of Przeglad Sportowy.
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Details on hockey in Pomerania and Lwow from the February 6 issue.
Details on the Wilno Championship from the December 28 issue of the Kurjer Wilenski.
An image from the January 10, 1929, issue of Stadjon.
An image from the January 17 issue.
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An image from the January 24 issue.
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An image from the January 31 issue.
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An image from the February 7 issue.
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An image from the February 14 issue.
An image from the February 28 issue.
An image from the March 14 issue.