1939-40 Slovak Championship

The 1939-40 Slovak Championship was contested in Presov on January 20th and 21st, with four teams participating. VS Bratislava won the championship.
==Regional Championships==
;Tatra Group
January 12 - Lidove noviny
*Slavia Presov - HC Tatry 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0) 
January 14 - Lidove noviny
*Slavia Presov - HC Tatry 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0) 
;West Slovak Championship
Bratislava Group
January 22 - Slovak pondelnik
*SK Bratislava - HG Malacky 1:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0)
*SK Bratislava - HG Malacky 1:1 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0) 
Country Group
January 15 - Slovak pondelnik
*TSS Trnava - HCP Piestany 3:2 (2:0, 1:1, 0:1) 
*HG Trencin - TSS Trnava 3:2 (0:0, 1:1, 2:1) 
Final round
February 6 - Slovak pondelnik
*HG Malacky - HG Trencin 2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 1:0) 
==National Championship==
Dolnokubinsky SK replaced SK Zilina in the championship.
;Scores
*VŠ Bratislava - Slavia Prešov 5:0 Forfeit
*Banská Bystrica - Dolnokubínsky SK 9:1
*Slavia Prešov - Dolnokubínsky SK 10:1 (1:1, 5:0, 4:0)
*VŠ Bratislava - Banská Bystrica 4:3 (2:2, 0:1, 2:0)
*VŠ Bratislava - Dolnokubínsky SK 6:2 (3:0, 2:0, 1:2) 
*Slavia Prešov - Banská Bystrica 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
;Table
 	Club 	Pts
1.	VS Bratislava 	6
2.	Slavia Prešov 	4
3.	SK Banská Bystrica	2
4.	Dolnokubínsky SK 	0
==Other games==
December 27 - Slovak
*SK Banska Bystrica - ZTK Zvolen 8:0 (2:0, 3:0, 3:0) 
December 28 - Slovak
*HC Tatry - VS Bratislava 3:2 (0:0, 0:0, 3:2) 
December 29 - Slovak
*HG Trnava - HG Trencin 1:1 (0:1, 0:0, 1:0) 
January 3 - Lidove noviny
*HG Nove Mesto - HG Trencin 5:1 (2:0, 3:1, 0:0)
*HG Trnava - HG Trencin 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0) 
January 4 - Lidove noviny
*Slavia Presov - SK Banska Bystrica 3:2
*Slavia Presov - SK Banska Bystrica 4:2 (3:0, 1:2, 0:0)
*VS Bratislava - HG Trencin 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0) 
January 5 - Slovak
*Secovce - Michalovce 7:4 (3:2, 1:2, 3:0) 
January 6 - Slovak
*Trnava - SC Piestany 5:2 
January 15 - Slovak pondelnik
*Slovak National Team - West Slovakia 7:1 (3:0, 1:1, 3:0) 
February 5 - Slovak pondelnik
*HG Trencin - HG Nove Mesto 4:3 (0:0, 2:2, 2:1) 
*HG Trencin - HG Malacky 3:1 (2:0, 0:1, 1:0) 
February 19 - Slovak pondelnik
*VS Bratislava - SK Ruzinov 2:1
*VS Bratislava - SK Ruzinov 1:1 
February 26 - Slovak pondelnik
*SK Banska Bystrica - SK Bratislava 4:1 (1:0, 0:0, 3:1)
*SK Banska Bystrica - SK Bratislava 9:1 (2:0, 6:0, 1:1) 
Tournaments
;Zilina Tournament
January 2 - Slovak
Group I
*VS Bratislava - MSK Martin 11:0
*VS Bratislava - SK Banska Bystrica 5:3
*VS Bratislava - Slavia Presov 4:2
*VS Bratislava - Dolnokubinsky SK 5:1
*SK Banska Bystrica - MSK Martin 11:0
*SK Banska Bystrica - AC Spisske Podhradie 4:1
*SK Banska Bystrica - Dolnokubinsky SK 8:2
*Slavia Presov - MSK Martin 18:0
*Slavia Presov - AC Spisske Podhradie 8:0
*Slavia Presov - Dolnokubinsky SK 6:0
*AC Spisske Podhradie - MSK Martin 3:1
*AC Spisske Podhradie - Dolnokubinsky SK 4:3
*Slavia Presov - SK Banska Bystrica 4:1 (0:0, 4:0, 0:1) 
Group II
*HC Tatry - AC Nitra 9:0 
*HC Tatry - SK Zilina 3:2
*HC Tatry - HG Zavodie 6:0
*HC Tatry - SK Bratislava 3:1
*SK Bratislava - AC Nitra 2:0
*SK Bratislava - Sparta Povazska Bystrica 2:1
*SK Bratislava - HG Zavodie 5:0
*SK Zilina - AC Nitra 5:0
*SK Zilina - Sparta Povazska Bystrica 6:0
*SK Zilina - HG Zavodie 7:1
*Sparta Povazska Bystrica - HG Zavodie 5:0 
*SK Zilina - SK Bratislava 3:3 (1:1, 0:1, 2:1) 
Final round
January 5 - Lidove noviny
*VS Bratislava - HC Tatry 7:1 (3:1, 3:0, 1:0)
*VS Bratislava - Slavia Presov 4:2 (1:1, 2:0, 1:1)
*SK Zilina - VS Bratislava 5:4 (2:2, 3:0, 0:2)
*Slavia Presov - SK Zilina 2:1 (1:0, 1:1, 0:0)
*Slavia Presov - HC Tatry 4:2 (1:0, 0:1, 3:1)
*HC Tatry - SK Zilina 3:2 
VS Bratislava won the tournament. 
;Trencin Tournament
January 2 - Slovak
*HG Trencin - SK Piestany 4:1 (4:0, 0:1, 0:0) - semifinal
*TS Topolcany - HG Nove Mesto 2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 2:1) - semifinal
*HC Trencin - TS Topolcany 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0) - final
*HG Nove Mesto - SK Piestany 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0) - 3rd place
;Putovni Pohar
January 10 - Lidove noviny
*PHK Piestany - HG Trencin 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0) - semifinal
*HG Trnava - HG Topolcany 3:2 (0:1, 2:0, 1:1) - semifinal
*PHK Piestany - HG Trnava 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0) - final
*HG Topolcany - HG Trencin 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0) - 3rd place
;Banska Bystrica Tournament
Played from January 5-7. Won by VS Bratislava. 
January 8 - Slovak Pondelnik 
*Sparta Povazska Bystrica - SAC Banska Stiavnica 5:1
*ZTK Zvolen - SK Banska Bystrica 4:3
*VS Bratislava - SK Zilina 16:2 (7:0, 5:0, 4:2)
*SK Zilina - SAC Banska Stiavnica 4:1
*SK Banska Bystrica - Sparta Povazska Bystrica 1:0
*VS Bratislava - ZTK Zvolen 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0)
*SK Banska Bystrica - SAC Banska Stiavnica 5:1
*SK Zilina - ZTK Zvolen 4:1
*VS Bratislava - SK Banska Bystrica 3:2 (1:1, 2:0, 0:1)
*Sparta Povazska Bystrica - SK Zilina 3:2 (1:0, 2:0, 0:2)
*VS Bratislava - SAC Banska Stiavnica 7:1 (1:1, 2:0, 4:0)
*Sparta Povazska Bystrica - ZTK Zvolen 5:2 (1:0, 2:2, 2:0)
*SAC Banska Stiavnica - ZTK Zvolen 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0) 
*VS Bratislava - Sparta Povazska Bystrica 11:2 (5:0, 6:0, 0:2) 
Was originally planned to be an international tournament with BKE Budapest, Wiener EG, HC Tatry, Slavia Presov, and HO MSK Ture. Sv. Martin also competing. 
;Bratislava Tournament
January 29 - Slovak pondelnik
*SK Ruzinov - HC Bratislava 3:1 (0:1, 1:0, 2:0 ) - semifinal
*VS Bratislava - SK Bratislava 5:1 (2:1, 2:0, 1:0) - semifinal
*VS Bratislava - SK Ruzinov 2:1 3OT (0:0, 0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0) - final
*SK Bratislava - HC Bratislava 4:0 (3:0, 1:0) - 3rd place, played 2x10 
;Secondary Schools Tournament
Played in Bratislava.
February 5 - Slovak pondelnik
Group A:
*Priemyslovka - II. a III. r.g. komb. 4:2 (1:0, 2:2, 1:0)
*Priemyslovka - Obchodna akademia II. 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
*II. a III. r.g. komb. - Obhcodna akademia II. 3:0 (0:0, 2:0, 1:0)
Group B:
*Obchodna akademia I. - I. rg. 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)
*Ucitelsky ustav - I. rg. 2:1 (0:1, 0:0, 2:0)
*Obchodna akademia I - Ucitelsky ustav 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Final:
*Priemyslovka - Obchodna akademia I 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
Exhibition match:
*Obchodna-Priemyslovka komb. - II. a III. rg. komb. 2:1 (0:0, 2:1, 0:0) 
==Sources==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
*Lidove noviny
*Slovak: politicky a spolocensky casopis (Slovak) 
*Slovak pondelnik
Category:1939 in ice hockey
Category:1940 in ice hockey