Troppauer EV Opava
Troppauer EV Opava was a sports club in Opava (in German, Troppau), Czechoslovakia. The club was founded in 1868, while the ice hockey section was created in 1908. First located within the boundaries of Austria-Hungary, Troppauer EV was an ethnic-German organization that was later part of the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia.
One of TEV's first games was played on January 24, 1909. It was contested as a bandy hockey match and was won by Wiener Sport Club, 11-6.
The club, along with other German associations in Czechoslovakia, was affiliated with the Deutscher Eishockey Verband (DEHV). They won the German Association Championship six times - 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936.
In 1931, Troppau, champions of the German Association, challenged the top Czechoslovak club LTC Praha to a match, effectively for the Czechoslovak Championship. Despite losing 2-0, the club left a good impression with their performance.
Four Troppauer EV players, Wolfgang Dorasil, Wilhelm Heinz, Hermann Ehrenhaft and Jan Mattern, played for the Czechoslovak National Team during the early 1930s.
The club won the German Championship in 1936 and qualified for the Czechoslovak Extraliga, playing in the league for two seasons (1936-37 and 1937-38) prior to it being put on hiatus due to World War II.
After the annexation of the Sudetenland by Germany, TEV played in the 1940 German Ice Hockey Championship. A combination club by the name of NSTG Komotau/Troppau (Nationalsozialistische Turngemeinde) was formed for the 1941 season.
Under the Beneš decrees, all ethnic-German clubs and associations in Czechoslovakia were dissolved in 1945.
Season-by-season records
Czechoslovak Extraliga (1936-1938)
| Season | Games | Won | Tied | Lost | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1936-37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 6th | None | |
| 1937-38 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7th in Group A | Did not qualify for final |
Images
The club in 1930.
Troppauer EV and Warsaw in December 1931.
