1939 German Ice Hockey Championship

The 1939 German Ice Hockey Championship was the 23rd season of the German Ice Hockey Championship, the national championship of Germany. EK Engelmann Wien won the championship by defeating Berliner Schlittschuhclub in the final.

The 17 Gaus (Gau XVII - Ostmark was newly created after the Anschluss of Austria) were divided into five regional "Gau groups" - East (Gau I), West (Gau IX-XIII), South (Gau XIV-XVI), Southeast (Gau XVII), and North (Gau II-VIII). Three teams from the North, two from the West, South, and Southeast, and one team from the East group qualified for the intermediate round.

There was also a Gau XVIII created for the annexed Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia, but no teams entered in this division.

The semifinals and finals were contested at the Berliner Sportpalast in April 1939.

First round

Western Group

• Krefelder EV - Westfalen Dortmund 4:0
• Düsseldorfer EG - Krefelder EV 2:1
• Krefelder EV - Westfalen Dortmund 2:0

Krefeld and Dusseldorf qualified for the intermediate round.

Northern Group

Group A

BFC Preussen	–	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	3:1
SC Brandenburg Berlin	–	BFC Preussen	4:1
SC Brandenburg Berlin	–	Harvestehuder THC	13:1
BFC Preussen	–	Harvestehuder THC	16:0
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	Harvestehuder THC	38:0
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	SC Brandenburg Berlin	5:1

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	3	2	0	1	44:4	4
2.	BFC Preussen	3	2	0	1	20:5	4
3.	SC Brandenburg Berlin	3	2	0	1	18:7	4
4.	Harvestehuder THC	3	0	0	3	1:67	0

Group B

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Zehlendorfer Wespen	3	3	0	0	18:1	6
2.	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin	3	1	1	1	7:3	3
3.	Altonaer SV	3	1	1	1	2:5	3
4.	Hamburg Eislauf Verein 1891	3	0	0	3	0:18	0

Intermediate round Qualification

• LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin - BFC Preussen 2:1

Eastern Group

Scores

• Rastenburger SV - Preussen Insterburg 6:1 (1:1, 2:0, 3:0)
• Rastenburger SV - VfB Königsberg 9:2 (2:1, 3:1, 4:0)
• Rastenburger SV - VfK Königsberg 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0)
• VfK Königsberg - VfB Königsberg 5:3 (2:1, 1:2, 2:0)
• VfK Königsberg - Preussen Insterburg 8:2 (3:0, 3:0, 2:2)
• VfB Königsberg - Preussen Insterburg 5:1 (1:0, 4:1, 0:0)

Table

	Club	Pts
1.	Rastenburger SV	6
2.	VfK Königsberg	4
3.	VfB Königsberg	2
4.	Preussen Insterburg	0

Won by Rastenburger SV.

Southern Group

HG Nuremberg	–	EC Bad Tölz	6:0
SC Riessersee	–	EV Füssen	6:1
EV Fussen	–	HG Nuremberg	2:0
TEV Miesbach	–	HG Nuremberg	3:1

SC Riessersee and EV Fussen qualified for the intermediate round.

Southeastern Group

Gauklasse

Wiener EV	–	EK Engelmann Wien	1:1
EK Engelmann Wien	–	Wiener EV	4:0
EK Engelmann Wien	–	Klagenfurter AC	4:0
Wiener EV	–	Klagenfurter AC	2:2
Klagenfurter AC	–	Wiener EV	3:3
Klagenfurter AC	–	EK Engelmann Wien	2:2
Wiener EV	–	Klagenfurter AC	2:1
EK Engelmann Wien	–	Klagenfurter AC	5:0 Forfeit
Wiener EV	–	EK Engelmann Wien	3:2

EK Engelmann Wien and Klagenfurter AC qualified for the intermediate round. Wiener EV won the Southeastern Group.

Kreisklasse

Vienna Group

• EK Engelmann Wien II - EK Brigittenau - not played
• Wiener AC/OWSC - Strassenbahn
• EK Brigittenau - Modlinger EC 5:4
• Modlinger EC - Wiener EV II 2:1
• Wiener EV II - Strassenbahn 2:2
• Wiener EV II - Wiener AC/OWSC 8:1
• Wiener EV II - EK Brigittenau 13:1
• Modlinger EC - Wiener AC/OWSC 4:1

WEV II won their group.

Provincial Group

• EV Gmunden - Amateure Steyr 0:0
• Linzer ETV - Amateure Steyr 3:2
• Linzer ETV - EV Gmunden 3:0

Linzer ETV won their group.

Bezirksklasse

• Langenzersdorf - EV Stockerau 3:1
• EV Stockerau - EV Klosterneuburg 1:1
• Langenzersdorf - EV Klosterneuburg 5:2

Intermediate round

Group A

EK Engelmann Wien	–	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	1:2
EK Engelmann Wien	–	Rastenburger SV	2:0
EK Engelmann Wien	–	ESV Füssen	3:0
EK Engelmann Wien	–	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin	5:0 (Forfeit)
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	Rastenburger SV	0:2
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	ESV Füssen	2:0
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin	3:2 OT
Rastenburger SV	–	ESV Füssen	1:2
Rastenburger SV	–	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin	4:1
ESV Füssen	–	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin	2:2 OT

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	EK Engelmann Wien	4	3	0	1	11:02	6:2
2.	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	4	3	0	1	07:05	6:2
3.	Rastenburger SV	4	2	0	2	07:05	4:4
4.	ESV Füssen	4	1	1	2	04:08	3:5
5.	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin	4	0	1	3	05:14	1:7

Group B

SC Riessersee	–	Düsseldorfer EG	1:1 OT
SC Riessersee	–	Zehlendorfer Wespen	2:0
SC Riessersee	–	Klagenfurter AC	2:0
SC Riessersee	–	Krefelder EV	4:1
Düsseldorfer EG	–	Zehlendorfer Wespen	1:2 OT
Düsseldorfer EG	–	Klagenfurter AC	6:2
Düsseldorfer EG	–	Krefelder EV	5:3
Zehlendorfer Wespen	–	Klagenfurter AC	1:2
Zehlendorfer Wespen	–	Krefelder EV	4:2
Klagenfurter AC	–	Krefelder EV	3:2

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	SC Riessersee	4	3	1	0	09:02	7:1
2.	Düsseldorfer EG	4	2	1	1	13:08	5:3
3.	Zehlendorfer Wespen	4	2	0	2	07:07	4:4
4.	Klagenfurter AC	4	2	0	2	07:11	4:4
5.	Krefelder EV	4	0	0	4	08:16	0:8

SC Riessersee was later disqualified from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct in a friendly inter-city Berlin-Munich-Vienna competition, so Zehlendorfer Wespen qualified for the final round in their place, along with Dusseldorfer EG.

Final round

Semifinals

Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	Düsseldorfer EG	2:1 OT
EK Engelmann Wien	–	Zehlendorfer Wespen	9:0

3rd place

Düsseldorfer EG

–

Zehlendorfer Wespen

1:0

Final

EK Engelmann Wien

–

Berliner Schlittschuhclub

1:0

Other games

• EK Engelmann Wien - Berliner Schlittschuhclub 3:1
• EK Engelmann Wien komb. - Steyr 13:1
• EK Engelmann Wien komb. - Steyr 11:0
• EK Brigittenau - Langzersdorf 9:1
• EK Brigittenau - EV Klosterneuburg 16:2
• Wiener EV - Brigittenau/Strassenbahn 13:0
• EK Brigittenau - Wiener AC/OWSC 10:1
• EK Brigittenau - Wiener EV II 3:2
• EK Brigittenau - Hollabrunn 6:2
• HC Nuremberg - DTV Eger 5:0
• Strassenbahn - EV Klosterneuburg 8:0
• Krefelder EV - SC Riessersee 0:1 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0)
• VSK Königsberg - SC Brandenburg Berlin 3:3
• Rastenburg - SC Brandenburg Berlin 1:0
• VSK Königsberg - SC Brandenburg Berlin 4:1
• Gmunden - Linz 1:5 (0:2, 0:1, 1:2)
• Gmunden - Linz 3:4 (0:1, 1:0, 2:3)
• EK Engelmann Wien - DSV Leoben 4:1
• Klagenfurter AC - DSV Leoben 4:1
• EK Engelmann Wien - LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin 4:4
• Modlinger EC - EK Engelmann Wien II 7:3
• SC Riessersee - Berliner Schlittschuhclub 5:0 (0:0, 1:0, 4:0)
• SC Brandenburg Berlin - EK Engelmann Wien 3:2
• EK Engelmann Wien - Wiener EV 2:0 (1:0, 1:0, 0:0) - Engelmann-Pokal final
• Wiener EV II - EK Brigittenau 3:2
• TSV Holzkirchen - EV Berchtesgaden 2:2
• SC Brandenburg Berlin - Klagenfurter AC 1:2 (0:1, 1:0, 0:1)
• Klagenfurter AC - BFC Preussen 1:0
• LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin - EK Engelmann Wien 1:4 (0:0, 1:3, 0:1)

References

• 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. 

External links

• German ice hockey standings 1933-1945
• Results

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia