1938-39 Latvian Championship

The 1938-39 Latvian Championship was the eighth season of the national ice hockey competition in Latvia. It was contested by four teams, and ASK Riga won the championship

1. Klasē

Regular season

Scores

• 1/3: US Riga - LSB Riga 4:2 (1:0, 2:0, 1:2)
• 1/4: ASK Riga - Union Riga 4:3 (1:2, 2:1, 1:0)
• 1/14: US Riga - Union Riga 7:1 (4:0, 0:0, 3:1)
• 1/20: ASK Riga - US Riga 1:1 (0:0, 0:1, 1:0)
• 1/27: ASK Riga - LSB Riga 4:1 (3:0, 0:1, 1:0)
• 2/26: LSB Riga - Union Riga 1:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0)

Table

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	ASK Riga	3	2	1	0	9:5	5
2.	US Riga	3	2	1	0	12:4	5
3.	LSB Riga	3	0	1	2	4:9	1
4.	Union Riga	3	0	1	2	5:12	1

Tiebreaker Final

• 2/26: ASK Riga - US Riga 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)

2. Klasē

First round

• 1/6: US Riga - LSB Riga 4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2:0)
• 1/6: ASK Riga B - Union Riga 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
• 1/8: LSB Riga - Union Riga 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)
• 1/8: ASK Riga A - ASK Riga B 2:2 (1:1, 0:0, 1:1)
• 1/15: US Riga - ASK Riga A 4:0 (0:0, 1:0, 3:0)
• 1/15: ASK Riga B - LSB Riga 3:0 (1:0, 0:0, 2:0)
• 1/22: US Riga - Union Riga 3:0 (2:0, 0:0, 1:0)
• 1/22: ASK Riga A - LSB Riga 2:2 (0:0, 1:1, 1:1)
• 1/29: US Riga - ASK Riga B 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 1:1)
• 1/29: ASK Riga A - Union Riga 4:2 (0:1, 2:1, 2:0)

1. US Riga 8 pts, 2. ASK Riga B 5 pts, 3. ASK Riga A 4 pts, 4. LSB Riga 3 pts, 5. Union Riga 0 pts.

Second round

• 2/2: ASK Riga A - US Riga 3:2 (1:0, 0:2, 2:0)
• 2/3: ASK Riga B - Union Riga 5:0 (0:0, 5:0, 0:0)
• 2/12: ASK Riga A - Union Riga
• 2/12: US Riga - LSB Riga
• 2/19: ASK Riga A - LSB Riga
• 2/19: US Riga - ASK Riga B
• 2/26: ASK Riga A - ASK Riga B
• 2/26: Union Riga - LSB Riga
• 3/5: US Riga - Union Riga
• 3/5: ASK Riga B - LSB Riga

The second round was not completed.

Lightning Tournament

There was a Lightning Tournament played in Riga on December 26, 1938. It was won by ASK Riga.

• ASK Riga - Union Riga 3:0 (2:0, 1:0) - semifinal
• US Riga - LSB Riga 2:0 (1:0, 1:0) - semifinal
• LSB Riga - Union Riga 1:0 (1:0, 0:0) - 3rd place
• ASK Riga - US Riga 1:0 OT (0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0) - final

Olympic Tournament

• 3/5: Union Riga - LSB Riga 5:3 (3:1, 2:1, 0:1)
• 3/5: ASK Riga - US Riga 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
• 3/6: ASK Riga - Union Riga 3:1 (0:1, 1:0, 2:0) - final
• 3/19: US Riga - LSB Riga walkover - 3rd place

Riga Championship

• 3/12: LSB Riga - US Riga 5:4 (2:0, 2:2, 1:2)
• 3/12: ASK Riga - Union Riga 3:0 (0:0, 2:0, 1:0)
• 3/13: ASK Riga - LSB Riga 4:2 (1:2, 1:0, 2:0)
• 3/14: US Riga - Union Riga 11:1 (5:0, 1:1, 5:0)
• 3/15: US Riga - ASK Riga 4:3 (0:0, 1:2, 3:1) - ASK protested a goal scored by US, and withdrew from the championship when it was rejected
• 3/16: LSB Riga - Union Riga walkover
• 3/18: US Riga - LSB Riga 10:2 (3:0, 1:1, 6:1) - final

Other games

• 12/26: LSB Riga II - Union Riga II 1:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1)
• 1/1: B Combination Team - A Combination Team 3:2 (0:1, 2:1, 1:0)
• 1/6: A Combination Team - B Combination Team 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
• 2/9: Olimpija Rujiena - Starts Rujiena 6:2 (1:0, 3:0, 2:2)

Images

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  Action from the Lightning Tournament game between Union and ASK Riga on December 27, 1938.

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  ASK Riga vs. US Riga in the Championship final on February 26, 1939.