Ice Hockey European Championship 1910
The Ice Hockey European Championship 1910 was the first ice hockey tournament for European countries associated to the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was, also, the first official ice hockey tournament between national teams in history.
The tournament was played between January 10, and January 12, 1910, in Les Avants, near Montreux, Switzerland, and it was won by Great Britain.
The Oxford Canadians, a team made up of Canadian students from Oxford University, also participated in the tournament. However, their games did not count towards the final standings of the tournament. Great Britain refused to play the Canadians, so they only took part in three games against Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany, winning all of them handily.
France and Bohemia were initially slated to participate in the tournament. The former withdrew to protest the playing format, while the latter declined to play due to insufficient training.
Results
January 10
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
 Great Britain
|
1:0 |  Germany
|
 Switzerland
|
0:1 |  Belgium
|
| Great Britain
|
1:1 | Belgium
|
| Switzerland
|
1:8 |  Oxford Canadians
|
January 11
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
5:3 | Belgium
|
| Switzerland
|
1:5 | Great Britain
|
| Germany
|
0:4 | Oxford Canadians
|
January 12
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium
|
0:6 | Oxford Canadians
|
| Switzerland
|
1:9 | Germany
|
| Great Britain
|
Not played | Oxford Canadians
|
Final Standings
| GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 4 |
| Belgium
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Switzerland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 0 |
Team rosters
| Place | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain
|
Skaters: Bevan Cox, Sydney Cox, Harold Duden, Robert Le Cron, Albert Macklin, Peter Patton, Hugo Stonor Goaltenders: Thomas Sopwith |
| 2 |  Germany
|
Skaters: Wilhelm Glimm, Bruno Grauel, Charles Hartley, Harry Jakeman, Anders Jakob, Gunther Kutscher, Franz Lange, Alfred Steinke Goaltenders: Willi Bliesener |
| 3 | Belgium
|
Skaters: Freddy Charlier, Etienne Coupez, Fernand De Blommaert, Fernand De Smeth, Louis De Smeth, Maurice Deprez, Paul Loicq, H. Taylor Goaltenders: Jean Grimard |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
Skaters: Oscar Auckenthaler, Charles Barde, Bernard Bossi, Louis Dufour, Sr., Oscar Payot, Samuel Sharpless, Max Sillig, Evans Spalding, Donald Unger, J. Whitney Goaltender: Harry Stebbins |
| - | Oxford Canadians
|
Players: Joseph Daly, Raymond Gillis, Howard Henry, John Higgins, Gustave Lanctot, Roy Leitch, Ernest Munro, Rupert Rive, Arthur Yates |
Top Goalscorer
Wilhelm Glimm (Germany), 4 goals
| European Championship 1910 Winner |
|---|
 Great Britain First title |
Photographs
The winning British team.
The Oxford Canadians.
A photo from the Belgium-Great Britain match.
A photo from the Germany-Switzerland match. Note Oscar Auckenthaler in the foreground to the right.
References
| IIHF Ice Hockey European Championships |
|---|
| 1910 • 1911 • |
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