1939-40 Slovak Championship

The 1939-40 Slovak Championship was contested in Presov on January 20th and 21st, with four teams participating. VS Bratislava won the championship.

Regional Championships

Tatra Group

January 12 - Lidove noviny

• Slavia Presov - HC Tatry 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)

January 14 - Lidove noviny

• Slavia Presov - HC Tatry 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)

West Slovak Championship

Bratislava Group

January 22 - Slovak pondelnik

• SK Bratislava - HG Malacky 1:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0)
• SK Bratislava - HG Malacky 1:1 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0)

Country Group

January 15 - Slovak pondelnik

• TSS Trnava - HCP Piestany 3:2 (2:0, 1:1, 0:1)
• HG Trencin - TSS Trnava 3:2 (0:0, 1:1, 2:1)

Final round

February 6 - Slovak pondelnik

• HG Malacky - HG Trencin 2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 1:0)

National Championship

Dolnokubinsky SK replaced SK Zilina in the championship.

Scores

• VŠ Bratislava - Slavia Prešov 5:0 Forfeit
• Banská Bystrica - Dolnokubínsky SK 9:1
• Slavia Prešov - Dolnokubínsky SK 10:1 (1:1, 5:0, 4:0)
• VŠ Bratislava - Banská Bystrica 4:3 (2:2, 0:1, 2:0)
• VŠ Bratislava - Dolnokubínsky SK 6:2 (3:0, 2:0, 1:2)
• Slavia Prešov - Banská Bystrica 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)

Table

	Club	Pts
1.	VS Bratislava	6
2.	Slavia Prešov	4
3.	SK Banská Bystrica	2
4.	Dolnokubínsky SK	0

Other games

December 27 - Slovak

• SK Banska Bystrica - ZTK Zvolen 8:0 (2:0, 3:0, 3:0)

December 28 - Slovak

• HC Tatry - VS Bratislava 3:2 (0:0, 0:0, 3:2)

December 29 - Slovak

• HG Trnava - HG Trencin 1:1 (0:1, 0:0, 1:0)

January 3 - Lidove noviny

• HG Nove Mesto - HG Trencin 5:1 (2:0, 3:1, 0:0)
• HG Trnava - HG Trencin 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)

January 4 - Lidove noviny

• Slavia Presov - SK Banska Bystrica 3:2
• Slavia Presov - SK Banska Bystrica 4:2 (3:0, 1:2, 0:0)
• VS Bratislava - HG Trencin 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)

January 5 - Slovak

• Secovce - Michalovce 7:4 (3:2, 1:2, 3:0)

January 6 - Slovak

• Trnava - SC Piestany 5:2

January 15 - Slovak pondelnik

• Slovak National Team - West Slovakia 7:1 (3:0, 1:1, 3:0)

February 5 - Slovak pondelnik

• HG Trencin - HG Nove Mesto 4:3 (0:0, 2:2, 2:1)
• HG Trencin - HG Malacky 3:1 (2:0, 0:1, 1:0)

February 19 - Slovak pondelnik

• VS Bratislava - SK Ruzinov 2:1
• VS Bratislava - SK Ruzinov 1:1

February 26 - Slovak pondelnik

• SK Banska Bystrica - SK Bratislava 4:1 (1:0, 0:0, 3:1)
• SK Banska Bystrica - SK Bratislava 9:1 (2:0, 6:0, 1:1)

Tournaments

Zilina Tournament

January 2 - Slovak

Group I

• VS Bratislava - MSK Martin 11:0
• VS Bratislava - SK Banska Bystrica 5:3
• VS Bratislava - Slavia Presov 4:2
• VS Bratislava - Dolnokubinsky SK 5:1
• SK Banska Bystrica - MSK Martin 11:0
• SK Banska Bystrica - AC Spisske Podhradie 4:1
• SK Banska Bystrica - Dolnokubinsky SK 8:2
• Slavia Presov - MSK Martin 18:0
• Slavia Presov - AC Spisske Podhradie 8:0
• Slavia Presov - Dolnokubinsky SK 6:0
• AC Spisske Podhradie - MSK Martin 3:1
• AC Spisske Podhradie - Dolnokubinsky SK 4:3
• Slavia Presov - SK Banska Bystrica 4:1 (0:0, 4:0, 0:1)

Group II

• HC Tatry - AC Nitra 9:0
• HC Tatry - SK Zilina 3:2
• HC Tatry - HG Zavodie 6:0
• HC Tatry - SK Bratislava 3:1
• SK Bratislava - AC Nitra 2:0
• SK Bratislava - Sparta Povazska Bystrica 2:1
• SK Bratislava - HG Zavodie 5:0
• SK Zilina - AC Nitra 5:0
• SK Zilina - Sparta Povazska Bystrica 6:0
• SK Zilina - HG Zavodie 7:1
• Sparta Povazska Bystrica - HG Zavodie 5:0
• SK Zilina - SK Bratislava 3:3 (1:1, 0:1, 2:1)

Final round

January 5 - Lidove noviny

• VS Bratislava - HC Tatry 7:1 (3:1, 3:0, 1:0)
• VS Bratislava - Slavia Presov 4:2 (1:1, 2:0, 1:1)
• SK Zilina - VS Bratislava 5:4 (2:2, 3:0, 0:2)
• Slavia Presov - SK Zilina 2:1 (1:0, 1:1, 0:0)
• Slavia Presov - HC Tatry 4:2 (1:0, 0:1, 3:1)
• HC Tatry - SK Zilina 3:2

VS Bratislava won the tournament.

Trencin Tournament

January 2 - Slovak

• HG Trencin - SK Piestany 4:1 (4:0, 0:1, 0:0) - semifinal
• TS Topolcany - HG Nove Mesto 2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 2:1) - semifinal
• HC Trencin - TS Topolcany 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0) - final
• HG Nove Mesto - SK Piestany 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0) - 3rd place

Putovni Pohar

January 10 - Lidove noviny

• PHK Piestany - HG Trencin 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0) - semifinal
• HG Trnava - HG Topolcany 3:2 (0:1, 2:0, 1:1) - semifinal
• PHK Piestany - HG Trnava 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0) - final
• HG Topolcany - HG Trencin 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0) - 3rd place

Banska Bystrica Tournament

Played from January 5-7. Won by VS Bratislava.

January 8 - Slovak Pondelnik

• Sparta Povazska Bystrica - SAC Banska Stiavnica 5:1
• ZTK Zvolen - SK Banska Bystrica 4:3
• VS Bratislava - SK Zilina 16:2 (7:0, 5:0, 4:2)
• SK Zilina - SAC Banska Stiavnica 4:1
• SK Banska Bystrica - Sparta Povazska Bystrica 1:0
• VS Bratislava - ZTK Zvolen 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0)
• SK Banska Bystrica - SAC Banska Stiavnica 5:1
• SK Zilina - ZTK Zvolen 4:1
• VS Bratislava - SK Banska Bystrica 3:2 (1:1, 2:0, 0:1)
• Sparta Povazska Bystrica - SK Zilina 3:2 (1:0, 2:0, 0:2)
• VS Bratislava - SAC Banska Stiavnica 7:1 (1:1, 2:0, 4:0)
• Sparta Povazska Bystrica - ZTK Zvolen 5:2 (1:0, 2:2, 2:0)
• SAC Banska Stiavnica - ZTK Zvolen 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)
• VS Bratislava - Sparta Povazska Bystrica 11:2 (5:0, 6:0, 0:2)

Was originally planned to be an international tournament with BKE Budapest, Wiener EG, HC Tatry, Slavia Presov, and HO MSK Ture. Sv. Martin also competing.

Bratislava Tournament

January 29 - Slovak pondelnik

• SK Ruzinov - HC Bratislava 3:1 (0:1, 1:0, 2:0 ) - semifinal
• VS Bratislava - SK Bratislava 5:1 (2:1, 2:0, 1:0) - semifinal
• VS Bratislava - SK Ruzinov 2:1 3OT (0:0, 0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0) - final
• SK Bratislava - HC Bratislava 4:0 (3:0, 1:0) - 3rd place, played 2x10

Secondary Schools Tournament

Played in Bratislava.

February 5 - Slovak pondelnik

Group A:

• Priemyslovka - II. a III. r.g. komb. 4:2 (1:0, 2:2, 1:0)
• Priemyslovka - Obchodna akademia II. 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
• II. a III. r.g. komb. - Obhcodna akademia II. 3:0 (0:0, 2:0, 1:0)

Group B:

• Obchodna akademia I. - I. rg. 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)
• Ucitelsky ustav - I. rg. 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0)
• Obchodna akademia I - Ucitelsky ustav 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)

Final:

• Priemyslovka - Obchodna akademia I 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)

Exhibition match:

• Obchodna-Priemyslovka komb. - II. a III. rg. komb. 2:1 (0:0, 2:1, 0:0)

Sources

• Season on hockeyarchives.info
• Lidove noviny
• Slovak: politicky a spolocensky casopis (Slovak)
• Slovak pondelnik