1964–65 Bulgarian Hockey League season

The 1964-65 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 13th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Six teams participated in the league, and HK CSKA Sofia won the championship.

Regular season

Scores

First round

• 11/11: Levski - Slavia 13:1 (1:0, 6:1, 6:0)
• 11/16: Akademik - Lokomotiv 5:2 (1:1, 3:1, 1:0)
• 11/18: Metallurg - Slavia 15:0
• 11/22: Levski - Lokomotiv 6:1 (2:0, 4:1, 0:0)
• 11/25: Slavia - Lokomotiv 11:6 (2:1, 5:1, 4:4)
• 11/26: CSKA - Akademik 11:3 (4:0, 5:1, 2:2)
• 11/28: CSKA - Levski 8:3 (2:2, 2:0, 4:1)
• 11/29: Metallurg - Akademik 12:5 (4:0, 7:3, 1:2)
• 12/2: CSKA - Metallurg 5:4 (4:2, 0:0, 1:2)
• 12/4: Akademik - Slavia 4:4 (2:2, 0:2, 2:0)
• 12/25: Metallurg - Levski 3:2 (0:1, 0:1, 3:0)
• 12/26: Metallurg - Lokomotiv 7:1 (4:1, 1:0, 2:0)
• 12/27: Levski - Akademik 6:5 (2:0, 4:2, 0:3)
• 1/6: CSKA - Lokomotiv 4:0 (0:0, 3:0, 1:0)
• 1/8: CSKA - Slavia 9:0 (1:0, 7:0, 1:0)

Second round

• 1/14: CSKA - Akademik 13:1 (2:1, 8:0, 3:0)
• 1/14: Levski - Slavia 8:2 (4:1, 2:1, 2:0)
• 1/15: Levski - CSKA 2:2 (2:0, 0:1, 0:1)
• 1/15: Metallurg - Lokomotiv 8:3 (2:1, 3:2, 3:0)
• 1/16: Metallurg - Slavia 5:2 (2:0, 2:0, 1:2)
• 1/17: Akademik - Lokomotiv 5:2 (1:2, 2:0, 2:0)
• 1/20: CSKA - Slavia 11:1
• 1/20: Levski - Lokomotiv 4:2
• 1/21: CSKA - Metallurg 4:1 (2:0, 0:0, 2:1)
• 1/21: Akademik - Slavia 3:2 (2:1, 0:1, 1:0)
• 1/22: Metallurg - Levski 4:1 (1:0, 2:0, 1:1)
• 1/22: Slavia - Lokomotiv 8:3 (2:1, 2:1, 4:1)
• 1/23: Levski - Akademik 8:2 (1:1, 4:0, 3:1)
• 1/24: CSKA - Lokomotiv 11:0
• 1/26: Metallurg - Akademik 6:2 (3:1, 0:0, 3:1)

Third round

• 2/10: Metallurg - Lokomotiv 9:1 (0:1, 3:0, 6:0)
• 2/13: Levski - Akademik 8:1 (2:1, 5:0, 1:0)
• 2/14: CSKA - Slavia 14:3 (5:2, 4:0, 5:1)
• 2/17: CSKA - Lokomotiv 9:1 (1:1, 6:0, 2:0)
• 2/20: Levski - Slavia 5:3
• 2/21: Metallurg - Akademik 4:2
• 3/1: CSKA - Akademik 13:0 (7:0, 4:0, 2:0)
• 3/5: Levski - Lokomotiv 6:3 (5:0, 1:1, 0:2)
• 3/7: Slavia - Akademik 6:1
• 3/9: CSKA - Metallurg 5:4 (1:0, 3:3, 1:1)
• 3/15: CSKA - Levski 4:3 (1:1, 3:1, 0:1)
• 3/16: Lokomotiv - Slavia 4:3 (1:2, 2:0, 1:1)
• 3/18: Akademik - Lokomotiv 5:3 (1:2, 2:0, 2:1)
• 3/19: Metallurg - Slavia 9:0 (4:0, 3:0, 2:0)
• 3/20: Levski - Metallurg 10:5 (1:2, 5:2, 4:1)

Table

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	HK CSKA Sofia	15	14	1	0	123:26	29
2.	Metallurg Pernik	15	11	0	4	96:43	22
3.	HK Levski Sofia	15	10	1	4	85:46	21
4.	Akademik Sofia	15	4	1	10	44:100	9
5.	HK Slavia Sofia	15	3	1	11	46:110	7
6.	Lokomotiv Sofia	15	1	0	14	32:101	2

Promotion/Relegation

• 3/22: Lokomotiv Sofia - Levski Elin Pelin 4:2
• 3/23: Lokomotiv Sofia - Levski Elin Pelin 2:2

Group B

Scores

• Levski Elin Pelin - Zavod 12 Sofia 1:0
• Levski Elin Pelin - Marek Stanke-Dimitrov 7:3
• Levski Elin Pelin - Levski Kyustendil 6:1
• Zavod 12 Sofia - Levski Elin Pelin 2:2
• Zavod 12 Sofia - Marek Stanke-Dimitrov 4:2

Table

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Levski Elin Pelin	6	5	1	0	26:8	11
2.	Zavod 12 Sofia	6	4	1	1	19:5	9
3.	Marek Stanke-Dimitrov	6	2	0	4	14:20	4
4.	Levski Kyustendil	6	0	0	6	2:28	0

Sofia Championship

CSKA Sofia became the champion of the capital, which included the results of the second round of the national championship. Just like Levski, CSKA earned 7 points, but were ahead of them in terms of goal differential (37:4 versus 22:8). The following places were taken: 3. Akademik - 4, 11:25; 4. Slavia - 2, 13:25; 5. Lokomotiv - 0, 7:28.

Patriotic Front Newspaper Cup

• 11/5: Akademik Sofia — Lokomotiv HPZ Georgi Dimitrov 5:4 (2:1,1:2, 2:1)
• 11/6: Levski Sofia - Metallurg Pernik 5:3 (0:2, 2:0, 3:1)
• 11/7: Metallurg Pernik — Akademik Sofia 7:3 (2:1, 3:1, 2:1)
• 11/8: Levski Sofia — Lokomotiv HPZ Georgi Dimitrov 7:1 (2:1, 3:0, 2:0)
• 11/9: Metallurg Pernik — Lokomotiv HPZ Georgi Dimitrov 8:1 (2:0. 3:1, 3:0)
• 11/9: Levski Sofia - Akademik Sofia 7:2 (2:1, 5:0, 0:1)

National Youth Championship

Scores

(when available)

• 11/22: Slavia Sofia - CSKA Sofia 6:3
• 11/29: CSKA Sofia — Shkolata GS BSFS 6:3 (2:1, 3:1, 1:1)
• 12/6: Slavia Sofia — Levski Sofia 3:3 (1:0, 1:1, 1:2)
• 1/17: CSKA Sofia - Shkolata GS BSFS 4:3 (0:0, 2:2, 2:1)
• 1/24: Slavia — CSKA Sofia
• Levski Sofia — Slavia Sofia 3:2 (1:0, 1:0, 1:2)
• Slavia Sofia — Shkolata GS BSFS 8:0
• Levski Sofia — CSKA Sofia 1:1 (0:0, 1:1, 0:0)

Standings

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Slavia Sofia	6	4	1	1	25:11	9
2.	Levski Sofia	6	3	2	1	17:14	8
3.	CSKA Sofia	6	2	1	3	18:22	5
4.	Shkolata GS BSFS	6	1	0	5	12:25	2

Sources

• Народен спорт (courtesy of Andrey Nikitkov)