1928 German Ice Hockey Championship

The 1928 German Ice Hockey Championship was the 12th season of the German Ice Hockey Championship, the national championship of Germany. Berliner Schlittschuhclub won the championship by defeating SC Riessersee in the final.
The German Championship was staged at Lake Riessersee in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on January 21st and 22nd, 1928.
==Northern Championship==
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1. 	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	9 	8	1	0	78	4 	17
2. 	BFC Preussen 	10	8	1	1	47	16	17
3. 	SC Charlottenburg 	10	8	0	2	54	13	16
4. 	SC Brandenburg Berlin 	10	6	2	2	27	14	14
5. 	Berliner SV 1892 	9 	5	0	4	18	20	10
6. 	Zehlendorfer Wespen 	10	3	3	4	15	15	9
7. 	TC Schwarz Grün Berlin 	10	3	1	6	19	38	7
8. 	Berliner Sport Club 	9 	3	0	6	9 	35	6
9. 	Tegeler EV 	9 	2	1	6	9 	42	5
10.	Berliner EV 1886 	10	1	1	8	6 	33	3
11.	Berliner Eislauf Club 	8 	0	0	8	2 	54	0
Berliner SC and BFC Preussen qualified for the national championship.
==Southwestern Championship==
HC Stuttgart won the championship, run by the Sudwestdeutscher ESV. They qualified for the national championship.
==Bavarian Championship==
SC Riessersee and EV Füssen finished ahead of Münchener EV and qualified for the national championship. The two Nuremberg teams, after being entrusted the organization of the first round, which did not take place due to poor weather conditions and the forfeiture of MEV, were excluded from the competition after refusing to play in games scheduled at the last minute.
The final round featured three teams with EV Füssen and Münchener EV competing for the right to face SC Riessersee in the final. The two sides tied the first game, which had to be replayed. Füssen won the second meeting and advanced to face Riessersee.
;First round
*1/8: EV Füssen - HG Nuremberg
*1/8: 1. FC Nuremberg - Munchener EV
;Final round
*1/14: EV Füssen - Münchener EV 1:1 OT
*1/15: EV Füssen - Münchener EV 2:1
*1/15: SC Riessersee - EV Füssen 2:1 - final
==East Prussian Championship==
The championship of the East German Skating Union was not decided due to protests. VfB Königsberg had initially won the championship, but VdS Tilsit filed a protest that they had used an ineligible (foreign) player. 
The championship was set to be re-played, but Königsberg did not show up and in turn filed a counter-suit, while the competition was played without their presence. The dispute was not resolved and East Prussia was unable to send a team to compete in the national championship. 
;Other games
*12/?: VfK Königsberg - ASCO Königsberg 6:2
*12/?: VfB Königsberg - Königsberger Hockey Club 7:1
*12/19: VfB Königsberg - Wehlau 4:1
*12/19 VfK Königsberg - Königsberger Hockey Club 4:0
*12/19: VfB Königsberg - Prussia Samland Königsberg 4:1
==Lower Silesian Championship==
*Görlitz TC - Breslauer EV) 3-1 
The final was not played until January 29, a week after the conclusion of the national championship, so the region was not represented in the final tournament. 
==National Championship==
===First round===
====Group A====
SC Riessersee	–	BFC Preussen	2:0
BFC Preussen 	–	HC Stuttgart	1:0
SC Riessersee	–	HC Stuttgart	11:1
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	SC Riessersee	2 	2	0	0	13:1 	4:0
2.	BFC Preussen 	2 	1	0	1	1:2 	2:2
3.	HC Stuttgart 	2 	0	0	2	1:12 	0:4
====Group B====
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	ESV Füssen 	10:0
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	VfB Königsberg	5:0 Forfeit
EV Füssen 	–	VfB Königsberg	5:0 Forfeit
=== 3rd place ===
ESV Füssen	–	BFC Preussen	4:1
=== Final ===
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	SC Riessersee	2:1
==Contemporary accounts==
Hamburger Nachtrichten 1-8-28.png|The January 8, 1928, edition of the Hamburger Nachtrichten.
Hamburger Nachtrichten 1-16-28.png|The January 16, 1928, edition of the Hamburger Nachtrichten.
Berliner Tageblatt 1-17-28.png|The January 17, 1928, edition of the Berliner Tageblatt.
==References==
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*Botsch, Oliver (2012). Eishockey in Ostpreußen und Danzig bis 1945: 2. Auflage.
==External links==
*German ice hockey standings 1912-1932
Category:1928 in ice hockey