1930 German Ice Hockey Championship

The 1930 German Ice Hockey Championship was the 14th season of the German Ice Hockey Championship, the national championship of Germany. Berliner Schlittschuhclub won the championship by defeating SC Brandenburg Berlin in the final.

It was contested from January 11-13, 1930, at the Berliner Sportpalast in Berlin.

Teams from the following associations were eligible to participate in the championship: Brandenburger Eissportverband, Norddeutscher ESV (the Nordeutscher ESV was renamed the Brandenburger Eissportverband and the Nordwestdeutschen Eissportverband was renamed the Norddeutscher ESV on April 29, 1929), Niederschlesischer ESV, Oberschlesischer ESV, Landesverband Ostdeutschland, Gauverband Sachsen-Thuringen, Sudwestdeutscher ESV, and the Bayerischer ESV. There were also three independent teams not affiliated to any association - Leipziger SC, Schierker SV, and Tiroler Landes-Eisschiess-Verband.

Northern Championship (Brandenburg)

The championship was not completed due to weather conditions, so a single-elimination tournament was arranged to decide the champion.

Quarterfinals

• SC Charlottenburg - Zehlendorfer Wespen 4:0
• Berliner Schlittschuhclub - BFC Preussen 3:0
• SC Brandenburg Berlin - Berliner SV 1892 2:0
• Tegeler EV - Berliner Sport Club 2:1

Semifinals

• SC Brandenburg Berlin - SC Charlottenburg 5:0
• Berliner Schlittschuhclub - Tegeler EV 15:1

Final

• Berliner Schlittschuhclub - SC Brandenburg Berlin 5:0

Both teams qualified for the national championship.

Bavarian Championship

• 12/2?: SC Riessersee - Münchener EV 5:1 (0:0, 4:1, 1:0)
• SC Riessersee - ESV Fussen 1:0 @ Fussen - final

SC Riessersee and ESV Fussen qualified for the national championship.

East Prussia

• 1/13: ASCO Königsberg - Wehlau 7:1 (3:0, 2:1, 2:0)
• 1/27: Prussia Samland Königsberg - Schwimm Sport Verein Prussia 6:1
• VfR Königsberg - Blau Weiss Königsberg 5:0 (3:0, 1:0, 1:0)
• VfB Königsberg - ASCO Königsberg 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
• Preussen Insterburg - VfL Labiau 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0)
• VfB Königsberg - Königsberger Hockey Club 3:0 (2:0, 1:0, 0:0)
• Königsberger Hockey Club - Preussen Insterburg 4:0 (0:0, 0:0, 4:0)
• VfB Königsberg - VfL Labiau 12:0 (3:0, 5:0, 4:0)
• Prussia Samland Königsberg Reserve - VfB Königsberg Reserve 1:1

VfL Rastenburg and VfB Königsberg qualified for the national championship.

North German Tournament

This was a competition organized in Braunlage by the Norddeutsche Eissport-Verband.

• Hamburger EV 1922/TV Hamm und Horn komb. - Steglitzer Schlittschuh-Klub 1:0
• Hamburger EV 1922/TV Hamm und Horn komb. - Steglitzer Schlittschuh-Klub 2:1

The combination team won the tournament.

Upper Silesian Championship

Won by EV Hindenburg.

National Championship

Group A

Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	VfB Königsberg	4:1
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	ESV Füssen	8:1
ESV Füssen	–	VfB Königsberg	4:1

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	2	2	0	0	12:2	4:0
2.	ESV Füssen	2	1	0	1	05:9	2:2
3.	VfB Königsberg	2	0	0	2	02:8	0:4

Group B

SC Brandenburg Berlin	–	SC Riessersee	3:1
SC Riessersee	–	VfL Rastenburg	6:0
SC Brandenburg Berlin	–	VfL Rastenburg	5:1

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	SC Brandenburg Berlin	2	2	0	0	8:02	4:0
2.	SC Riessersee	2	1	0	1	7:03	2:2
3.	VfL Rastenburg	2	0	0	2	1:11	0:4

3rd place

ESV Füssen

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SC Riessersee

3:0

Final

Berliner Schlittschuhclub

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SC Brandenburg Berlin

9:1

Other games

• 1/11: SC Brandenburg Berlin - VfB Königsberg 5:1
• 1/20: VfL Rastenburg - Gorlitzer EV 3:0 (2:0, 1:0, 0:0)

Contemporary accounts

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  The February 17, 1930, edition of the Altonaer Nachtrichten.

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References

• Müller, Stephan (2000). Deutsche Eishockey Meisterschaften. Print on Demand. ISBN 3-8311-0997-4. 
• Karas, Steffen (2008). 100 Jahre Eishockey in Berlin. Verlag Jeske/Mader. ISBN 978-3-931624-57-6. 
• Botsch, Oliver (2012). Eishockey in Ostpreußen und Danzig bis 1945: 2. Auflage.

External links

• German ice hockey standings 1912-1932
• Results

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia