1931 German Ice Hockey Championship

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The 1931 German Ice Hockey Championship was the 15th season of the German Ice Hockey Championship, the national championship of Germany. Berliner Schlittschuhclub won the championship by defeating VfB Konigsberg in the final.

The first round games were staged at Lake Riessersee in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on January 17th and 18th. The final was held on January 21st at the Berliner Sportpalast.

Teams from the following associations were eligible to participate in the championship: Brandenburger Eissportverband, Norddeutscher ESV, Niederschlesischer ESV, Oberschlesischer ESV, Landesverband Ostdeutschland, Gauverband Sachsen-Thuringen, Sudwestdeutscher ESV, and the Bayerischer ESV, and the Tiroler Landes-Eisschiess-Verband.

Brandenburg Championship

The Berliner Sportpalast was closed for renovations for part of the season, and the weather made playing many games outside difficult.

Berliner Schlittschuhclub qualified for the national championship automatically, while their consistent challengers - SC Brandenburg Berlin and SC Charlottenburg - played off to decide the region's second participant in the national championship.

  • SC Brandenburg Berlin - SC Charlottenburg 8:1

Bavarian Championship

Münchener EV won the championship.

Both MEV and SC Riessersee played in the national championship.

North Bavarian Championship

North German Championship

The competition was played from February 6-8, 1931.

Horn und Hamm did not participate in the national championship.

Southwestern Championship

First round
Semifinals
  • SC 1880 Frankfurt - Frankfurter Sportclub Sachsenhausen Forsthausstraße 5:1 (2:1, 1:0, 2:0)
  • SEV Schwenningen - Frankfurter EC 6:2 (3:0, 1:1, 2:1)
3rd place game
Final

SEV Schwenningen qualified for the national championship.

East Prussian Championship

Semifinals
3rd place game
  • VfK Konigsberg - VdS Tilsit 7:0 (3:0, 2:0, 2:0)
Final
  • VfB Konigsberg - VfL Rastenburg 1:1 (0:0, 0:0, 1:1)

VfB Königsberg qualified for the national championship.

Lower Silesian Championship

Breslauer EV did not participate in the national championship.

Upper Silesian Championship

Semifinals
Final
  • EV Hindenburg - EV Gleiwitz 1:0 2OT
3rd place game
  • EV Beuthen 09 - SpEV Hindenburg Süd - not played due to poor ice conditions

EV Hindenburg did not participate in the national championship.

Friendly matches
  • EV Hindenburg - EV Beuthen 09 6:0 (2:0, 1:0, 3:0)
  • SpEV Hindenburg Süd - HC Beuthen 11:0 (5:0, 4:0, 2:0)

Silesian Championship

There were plans to stage a Silesian (Southeast German) Championship between the winners of the Lower and Upper Silesian competitions on March 1, but this did not materialize.

  • EV Hindenburg - Breslauer EV

Saxony Championship

This was an unofficial competition that did not send any teams to the national championship.

National Championship

First round

Group A

Berliner Schlittschuhclub – Münchener EV 3:1 (1:1, 2:0, 0:0)

SC Brandenburg Berlin declined to participate. Two of their players had exams and another was hurt.

Group B

VfB Königsberg – SC Riessersee 4:3 (1:2, 2:0, 1:1)
VfB Königsberg – SEV Schwenningen 4:3 (2:1, 2:1, 0:1)
SC Riessersee – SEV Schwenningen 10:0 (3:0, 2:0, 5:0)
Club GP W T L GF-GA Pts
1. VfB Königsberg 2 2 0 0 08:06 4:0
2. SC Riessersee 2 1 0 1 13:04 2:2
3. SEV Schwenningen 2 0 0 2 03:14 0:4

Final

Berliner Schlittschuhclub – VfB Königsberg 9:2 (1:2, 4:0, 4:0)

Other games

  • 12/26: SC Riessersee - Nuremberg HTC 17:1 (6:0, 6:0, 5:1)
  • 12/26: EV Fussen - HG Nuremnerg 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)
  • 12/26: ESV Rosenheim - EV Tegernsee 0:0
  • 12/26: SC Frankfurt 1880 - Frankfurter TC 1914 3:1 (0:1, 1:0, 2:0)
  • 12/26: Gorlitzer EV - SC Charlottenburg 4:2 (1:0, 1:2, 2:0)
  • 12/28: HG Nuremberg - SC Riessersee II 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
  • 1/4: SC Riessersee - Berliner SC II 3:0 (0:0, 2:0, 1:0)
  • 1/4: Garmisch - HC Murnau 2:1
  • 1/5: Flinsberger Eishockeyclub - Berlin komb. 4:4 (1:2, 2:1, 1:1)
  • 1/6: SC Riessersee - Berliner SC II 4:1 (1:1, 1:0, 2:0)
  • 1/19: Berliner Schlittschuhclub - VfB Konigsberg 6:0 (2:0, 0:0, 4:0)
  • 1/25: SC Charlottenburg - Tegeler EV 4:1 (1:0, 2:0, 1:1) @ Schierke
  • 2/22: Steglitzer Schlittschuh-Klub - Altonaer SV 3:0 (0:0, 3:0, 0:0) @ Braunlage
  • 2/22: Steglitzer Schlittschuh-Klub - Atlonaer SV 2:2 @ Braunlage
  • Breslauer EV - EV Hindenburg 4:1

This was a series of games played in Schierke in late December:

  • BFC Preussen - SV Schierke 10:2
  • BFC Preussen - BFC Preussen II 2:1
  • BFC Preussen - Hamburger SV 1881 12:1
  • Zehlendorfer Wespen - SV Schierke 6:0
  • Zehlendorfer Wespen - Hamburger SV 1881 7:0
  • Zehlendorfer Wespen - BFC Preussen II 1:0
  • SV Schierke - Hamburger SV 1881 5:2
East Prussian friendlies
  • 12/30: VfB Königsberg - VfL Rastenburg 3:1 (1:1, 2:0, 0:0)
  • 12/30: VfL Rastenburg - VfK Königsberg 5:3 (0:2, 2:0, 3:1)
  • 12/30: Blau Weiss Königsberg - Labiau 4:1 (0:0, 1:0, 3:1)
  • 12/30: Prussia Samland Königsberg - ASCO Königsberg 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)
  • 12/30: Blau Weiss Königsberg - Labiau 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
  • 12/30: Prussia Samland Königsberg - ASCO Königsberg 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)

Contemporary accounts

  • The December 27, 1930, edition of the Hamburger Nachtrichten.

    The December 27, 1930, edition of the Hamburger Nachtrichten.

  • The December 29, 1930, edition of the Hamburger Nachtrichten.

    The December 29, 1930, edition of the Hamburger Nachtrichten.

  • The January 12, 1931, edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.

    The January 12, 1931, edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.

  • The February 2, 1931, edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.

    The February 2, 1931, edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.

  • The February 8, 1931, edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.

    The February 8, 1931, edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.

  • The February 9, 1931, edition of the Altonaer Nachtrichten.

    The February 9, 1931, edition of the Altonaer Nachtrichten.

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  • The February 23, 1931, edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.

    The February 23, 1931, edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.

References

  1. ↑ Lidove noviny, 1/12/31
  2. ↑ Deutsche Zeitung Bohemia, 1/13/31
  • 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

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia

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