Bulgarian Hockey (1932-1940)
This page features information on ice hockey in Bulgaria between 1932 and 1940:
Results
- 1931-32
- 1/24: Sofia Skating Club - AC23 Sofia 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0) @ Borisova gradina[1]
AC23 Sofia and FC13 Sofia planned to play an ice hockey game against one another on February 3, 1932 at the Borisova gradina lake. The teams planned to take part in several training sessions prior to the game.[2]
- 1932-33
"A letter was received the other day by S. K. K. (Sofia Skating Club) from the Bucharest Hockey Club in which our skating club is invited for one match on January 22 or 23rd in Bucharest. Yesterday for that matter the U. S. of K. K. was convened, which on principle accepted the offer. U.S. charged the chairman of the club, Iv. Salabashev to accept, but advised him not to accept rematch in Sofia, because an ice hockey rink doesn't exist yet. From today they start daily training on the lake in the Borisova gradina under the guidance of Blumenfeld."[3]
- 1934-35
- 2/3: Sofia Hockey Club A - Sofia Hockey Club B 7:3 @ Yunak Stadium[4]
On February 2-3 1935, Telefon Club Bucharest from Romania was set to visit Sofia. The Romanians were going to play a demonstration match on February 2 and face the Sofia Hockey Club on the 3rd.[5] Their visit was postponed and they later planned to come on February 17-18 and play exhibition games with the Sofia Hockey Club at Yunak Stadium.[6] Nothing about the visit was subsequently reported in the local press, so it likely did not materialize.
- 1936-37
- 1/17: AC23 Sofia - FC13 Sofia 4:3 (0:1, 2:2, 2:0) @ Yunak Stadium[7]
- 1/30: AC23 Sofia - FC13 Sofia[8]
- 1937-38
On December 24, 1937 it was noted that an ice hockey competition for the cup of the Col. S.z. Kusheva was planned, with four teams set to compete: Levski, AC23, FC13 and the Italian u-che (италианското у-че).[9] On January 5, 1938, it was reported that FC13 Sofia and AC23 Sofia planned to play a game of ice hockey against one another in the near future.[10] They tried to play it on January 9. "However, their attempt turned out to be rather unsuccessful. Perhaps it was due to the fact that the owner of the rink refused to give them enough space, so they had neither a mapped out field nor goals established according to the rules. In addition, many players were still far from being prepared for this difficult sport that requires a lot of skill. Only one or two made an exception. The idea of calling a Romanian team is very absurd. It probably only serves to advertise the rink."[11]
- 1938-39
- 1/19: FC13 Sofia - AC23 Sofia 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0) - first game for Winter Sports Cup[12]
- 2/4: FC13 Sofia - AC23 Sofia 1:1 - second game for Winter Sports Cup[13]
- 1939-40
There were plans for the BOK (БОК) to organize a hockey competition featuring FC13, AC23, and the Skating Club from Sofia. It was hoped that two more clubs might be formed as well.[14] No results were subsequently reported. On January 29 it was reported the Butsevo High School VI class had organized an ice hockey team that was training at Yunak Stadium and hoped to meet FC13 and AC23 in games.[15]
Images
The January 25, 1932 edition of спорт.
The January 18, 1937 edition of спорт.
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The December 24, 1937 edition of спорт.
The January 10, 1938 edition of спорт.
The January 20, 1939 edition of спорт.
The February 5, 1939 edition of спорт.
A photograph of the Butsevo High School VI team from late January 1940.
The February 19, 1940 edition of спорт.
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References
- ↑ Cпорт, 1932-01-25
- ↑ Cпорт, 1932-02-01
- ↑ Cпорт, 1933-01-16
- ↑ Cпортен Bестник Левски, 1935-02-04
- ↑ спорт, 1935-01-25
- ↑ спорт, 1935-02-08
- ↑ спорт, 1937-01-18
- ↑ спорт, 1937-01-29
- ↑ спорт, 1937-12-24
- ↑ спорт, 1938-01-05
- ↑ спорт, 1938-01-10
- ↑ спорт, 1939-01-20
- ↑ спорт, 1939-02-05
- ↑ спорт, 1940-01-06
- ↑ спорт, 1940-01-29