1938–39 Romanian Hockey League season

The 1938-39 Romanian Hockey League season was intended to be the 14th season of the Romanian Championship. The competition was divided into three regional groups, with the top teams from each group qualifying for the final round.Flamaropol, Mihai "50 de ani de hochei în România". 1976.
==Regional groups==
===Liga Regionala du Nord===
Czernowitzer Deutsche Tagespost, assorted issues
;Christmas Tournament
*12/26: Jahn Cernauti - Muncitorul Cernauti 8:1 (semifinal)
*12/26: Dragos Voda Cernauti - CFR Cernauti 8:1 (semifinal)
*12/27: Dragos Voda Cernauti - Jahn Cernauti 3:0 (3:0, 0:0, 0:0) (final)
;Liga-Klasse Qualifier
*HC Iasi - CFR Cernauti Forfeit
HC Iasi gained a spot in the Liga-Klasse, while CFR Cernauti had to play in the 2. Klasse.
;2. Klasse
*1/11: Borochow Cernauti - Victoria Cernauti 6:2 (4:1, 1:0, 1:1)
*1/11: Dragos Voda Cernauti B - Muncitorul Cernauti 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0)
*1/12: Muncitorul Cernauti - Victoria Cernauti 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0)
*1/12: Dragos Voda Cernauti B - Wawel Cernauti 9:2 (5:0, 1:1, 3:1)
*1/14: Dragos Voda Cernauti B - Victoria Cernauti 8:0 
*1/14: Borochow Cernauti - Wawel Cernauti 5:2 
*1/30: Dragos Voda Cernaut B - Borochow Cernauti 3:0 (2:0, 1:0, 0:0)
*1/30: CFR Cernauti - Wawel Cernauti 3:2 (1:0, 2:1, 0:1)
*1/31: Victoria Cernauti - Wawel Cernauti 0:0 
*1/31: Dragos Voda Cernauti B - CFR Cernauti 4:2 (2:1, 2:0, 0:1)
*Muncitorul Cernauti - Borochow Cernauti 0:0 
*2/1: CFR Cernauti - Victoria Cernauti 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0)
*2/1: Muncitorul Cernauti - Wawel Cernauti 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0)
*2/2: CFR Cernauti - Borochow Cernauti 4:0 (0:0, 0:0, 4:0)
*2/3: CFR Cernauti - Muncitorul Cernauti 2:1 - became 5:0 Forfeit
By defeating Muncitorul, CFR Cernauti qualified for the Liga-Klasse.
;Liga-Klasse
*2/4: CFR Cernauti - HC Iasi 3:1 (0:0, 1:1, 2:0) 
*2/5: Jahn Cernauti - HC Iasi Not played
*2/8: Jahn Cernauti - CFR Cernauti Not played
*2/9: Dragos Voda Cernauti - HC Iasi Not played
*2/10: Dragos Voda Cernauti - CFR Cernauti Not played
*2/11: Dragos Voda Cernauti - Jahn Cernauti Not played
The championship was interrupted due to thaw. The games between Iasi and Dragos Voda and Jahn could not be played on their scheduled dates and were intended to be contested on February 11 and 12. The Liga-Klasse schedule could not be completed due to warm temperatures melting the ice, and the season’s format, with the 2. Klasse competition taking place ahead of time with the winner advancing to play in Liga-Klasse, was regarded as a failure. Dragos Voda and Jahn Cernauti were set to advance to the national championship.
;Other games
*1/1: CFR Cernauti - Borochow Cernauti 9:0 (4:0, 4:0, 1:0)
*1/1: Dragos Voda Cernauti - Muncitorul Cernauti 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)
*Dragos Voda Cernauti - Jahn Cernauti 3:2
===Liga Regionala du Centru===
;Class I
*1/22: SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş - SC Miercurea Ciuc 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
*1/29: SC Miercurea Ciuc - SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş was set to advance to the national championship.
;Class II
*1/22: SP Cluj - CS Târgu Mureş 0:0
*2/4: SP Cluj - TV Sighisoara 4:2 (3:1, 0:0, 1:1)
*TV Sighisoara - CS Targu Mures 2:0 
Cluj finished first, and it was decided, after the Class II teams expressed annoyance, that they should play the second place finisher of Class I (Miercurea Ciuc) in a two-game series for a spot in the national championship.
;Qualifier
*2/11: SP Cluj - SC Miercurea Ciuc 1:1
*2/12: SP Cluj - SC Miercurea Ciuc 0:0
*2/16: SC Miercurea Ciuc - SP Cluj 2:1 2OT (0:0, 0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 0:0)
===Liga Regionala du Sud===
Curentul, assorted issues
====Category I====
;First round
*1/16: Sportul - Gloria 4:2 (0:0, 2:1, 2:1)
*1/17: Venus - Metropola 6:0 (0:0, 1:0, 5:0)
*1/19: Venus - Sportul 4:1 (1:0, 2:0, 1:1) 
*1/20: Metropola - Gloria 3:0 (1:0, 0:0, 2:0) 
*1/22: Venus - Gloria 9:0 (4:0, 4:0, 1:0) 
*1/23: Sportul - Metropola 1:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0)
*1/26: Venus - Metropola 4:2 (2:1, 2:0, 0:1)
*1/28: Sportul - Gloria 1:1 (0:0, 1:0, 0:1)
*1/29: Venus - Sportul 7:1 (1:0, 3:0, 3:1)
*1/31: Metropola - Gloria 4:1 (2:0, 1:0, 1:1)
*2/1: Venus - Gloria 3:0 Forfeit - exhibition game played 6:1 (3:0, 1:0, 2:1) 
*2/2: Sportul - Metropola 3:1 (0:0, 1:1, 2:0) 
 	Team 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Venus Bucharest 	6 	6	0	0	33	4 	12
2.	Sportul Studentesc Bucharest	6 	2	2	2	12	17	6
3.	Metropola Bucharest 	6 	2	1	3	12	18	5
4.	Gloria Bucharest 	6 	0	1	5	6 	24	1
;Final
As Telefon Club Bucharest was playing international matches, they were permitted to forgo the first round and played a two-legged series against the winner.
*2/3: Telefon Club Bucharest - Venus Bucharest 3:1 (1:0, 0:0, 2:1)
*2/5: Telefon Club Bucharest - Venus Bucharest 8:1 (1:1, 3:0, 4:0)
====Category II====
Universul Sport, assorted issues
Astra Romana Bucharest won the championship while going undefeated. The other participants were: CFR, Sportul Studentesc II, Venus II, and Telefon Club II,
*1/19: Venus Bucharest II - Telefon Club Bucharest II 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0) - not included in standings
*2/7: Sportul Studentesc Bucharest II - Venus Bucharest II 3:0 Forfeit
*2/8: Astra Romana Bucharest - Telefon Club Bucharest II 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0)
*2/14: Astra Romana Bucharest - CFR Bucharest 11:0 (1:0, 3:0, 7:0) 
*2/15: Sportul Studentesc Bucharest II - Telefon Club Bucharest II 2:2 (2:0, 0:0, 0:2)
*2/16: Astra Romana Bucharest - Venus Bucharest II 2:1 (0:0, 1:1, 1:0)
*2/18: Telefon Club Bucharest II - CFR Bucharest 10:1 (4:0, 4:0, 2:1)
==Final round==
The final round was scheduled to be played from February 12-16, 1939, in Bucharest, at the Patinoarul Otetelesanu. The owners of the rink closed the facility to protest the increase on electricity taxes.
As the weather warmed up, organizing the championship on natural ice was not possible, and a Romanian champion was not crowned in 1939. 
==Team rosters==
*Telefon Club Bucharest: Goaltender: Mircea Ratiu, Defensemen: László Bíró, Paul Anastasiu, Forwards: Constantin Tico, Alexandru Botez, Hanz Brackl, Eduard Pana, Bob Petrovici, Bobby Telea.
*Venus Bucharest: Goaltender: Hartel, Defensemen: Florian Marinescu, Tomovici, Forwards: Andrei Barbulescu, Alexandru Teodorescu, G. Vulcanescu, Pascu, Florin Popescu, Gal.
==Friendly matches==
*12/6: Telefon Club Bucharest - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest 6:0
*12/11: Telefon Club Bucharest - Venus Bucharest 9:1
*1/6: Soimii Carpatilor Sibiu - SG Sighisoara 2:2 
*1/7: Venus Bucharest - Jahn Cernauti 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1)
*1/8: Venus Bucharest - Dragos Voda Cernauti 2:2
*1/15: SP Cluj - Cluj Mixed Team 3:2 (1:1, 1:0, 1:1)
*2/7: SP Cluj - Targu Mures - Not played - thaw
*2/20: SS Muresul Targu Mures - SP Cluj 4:2
*2/26: Telefon Club Bucharest - SC Miercurea Ciuc 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
*2/27: Telefon Club Bucharest - SC Miercurea Ciuc 0:0 
==References==
Category:1938 in ice hockey
Category:1939 in ice hockey