1908 Austro-Hungarian Bandy Championship

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The 1908 Austro-Hungarian Bandy Championship (alternatively known as the International Austrian Championship and the Austrian Ice Hockey Championship) was contested in Prague on January 5 and 6, 1908. The competition was organized by the Prager Ruch club.

To the displeasure of SK Slavia Praha, the organizers did not allow their player, Františka Buriánka (aka Burry), to compete. He also played tennis, which the organizers apparently did not recognize. In response, Slavia withdrew from the competition, and the tournament was contested without their presence.

Leipziger SC and AC Sparta Praha (due to the withdrawal of Slavia) received byes directly to the semifinals. Leipziger SC won the championship over DEHG Prag, 13-3. In an exhibition match prior to the tournament, Slavia had defeated DEHG 21-4. The result of the final pained Slavia, as they had defeated the runner-up by a greater margin than the champion, Leipzig.

After the tournament, the Prager Zeitung wrote that [trans.] "Prague had again provided evidence that it is at the top of sporting Austria."

The state of Austrian hockey was remarked upon by the Leipzig coach after the tournament. He stated he was amazed by the number of clubs that existed throughout the land, estimating there to be about 12. He also noted the varying skill levels between the clubs, and said the best squads were DEHG Prag and AC Sparta Praha.

Tournament

First round

Semifinals

Final

Contemporary accounts

Sources


Bandy and Ice Hockey in Austria (1894-1923)
Entities: Flag of Austria-Hungary 1869-1918.png Austria-Hungary (up to 1918, Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg.png AustriaFlag of Hungary 1867-1918.png HungaryFlag of Bohemia svg.png BohemiaFlag of Poland.svg.png Poland)

Flag of Austria.svg.png Independent Austria (1918-1923)

Competitions: 1908 Austro-Hungarian Bandy ChampionshipRinghoffer Pokal (1911-1922) • Austrian State Ice Hockey Championship (1912-1914) • Vienna Ice Hockey Championship (1913-1919) • Magazine of Sports and Games Cup (1903-1909) • Bohemian Crown Lands Championship (1901-1912) • Bohemian Ice Hockey Championship (1907-1915) • DEHG Tournament (1913) • Prague Championship (1915) • Turnaj o Pohár Spolecenského Klubu (1917) • Slavia War Championship (1917) • DEHG Tournament (1918) • Lviv Championship (1910) • 1912 Kraków matchAustrian Bandy Cup (1921-1922) • Austrian Bandy Championship (1922-1923)
Season Overviews: Austria-Hungary: 1899-19001900-011901-021902-031903-041904-051905-061906-071907-081908-091909-101910-111911-121912-131913-141914-151915-161916-171917-18 • Austria: 1918-191919-201920-211921-22
Governing bodies: Austrian Ice Hockey Federation (founded in 1912) • Bohemian Ice Hockey Federation (founded in 1908)
National teams: Austrian National TeamBohemian National Team