1938 German Ice Hockey Championship

The 1938 German Ice Hockey Championship was the 22nd season of the German Ice Hockey Championship, the national championship of Germany. Eight teams participated in the championship, and SC Riessersee won the title.
The first round was staged from January 17-19, 1938, in Munich and Nuremberg. The final tournament was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
==Brandenburg Championship==
===Berlin-Liga===
;Group A
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	4 	4	0	0	38	7 	8
2.	BFC Preussen 	4 	2	0	2	7 	3 	4
3.	WSV Rheinmetall-Borsig 	3 	1	0	2	5 	20	2
4.	Steglitzer Tennis-Klub 	3 	1	0	2	7 	23	2
5.	SC Charlottenburg 	4 	1	0	3	5 	9 	2
;Group B
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	SC Brandenburg Berlin	4 	4	0	0	14	1 	8
2.	Zehlendorfer Wespen 	2 	1	0	1	13	3 	2
3.	Grunewald TC 	2 	1	0	1	3 	3 	2
4.	Rollschuh-Club Westen	4 	1	0	2	5 	25	2
5.	SV Astoria Berlin 	2 	0	0	2	1 	4 	0
;Final round
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	3 	3	0	0	13	3 	8
2.	Zehlendorfer Wespen 	3 	2	0	1	5 	1 	4
3.	BFC Preussen 	2 	0	0	2	1 	5 	0
4.	SC Brandenburg Berlin 	2 	0	0	2	3 	13	0
Berliner SC and SC Brandenburg Berlin advanced to the national championship. 
===1. Klasse===
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Reichsbahn SV 	3 	2	1	0	12	4 	5
2.	Rollschuh-Club Lindenhof	3 	1	2	0	8 	2 	4
3.	Allianz 	3 	1	1	1	6 	6 	3
4.	Friesen Neukölln 	3 	0	0	3	1 	15	0
==Bavarian Championship==
;Group A
*SC Riessersee - SC Bad Tolz 4:1 (1:0, 0:0, 3:1) 
*HG Nuremberg - Nuremberg HTC 9:2 (3:0, 3:1, 3:1)
*Munchener EV - Nuremberg HTC 3:0
*EV Fussen - HG Nuremberg 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0) 
EV Füssen advanced to the national championship, Nuremberg HTC was relegated to the Kreisklasse.
==Danzig Championship==
*1/3: Danziger SC - Gedania Danzig 2:0 (1:0, 1:0, 0:0)
==East Prussian Championship==
;Championship Final
*1/?: Rastenburger SV - VfK Königsberg 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0)
Rastenburger SV advanced to the national championship.
;Other games
*12/13: VfK Königsberg - ASCO Königsberg 10:2 (4:1, 2:1, 4:0)
*12/27: VfB Königsberg - ASCO Königsberg 4:1 (3:1, 1:0, 0:0)
*12/27: VfK Königsberg - Preussen Insterburg 2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0)
*12/27: Rastenburger SV - Preussen Insterburg 10:0
*12/27: Rastenburger SV - Blau Weiss Königsberg 17:2
*12/27: VfK Königsberg - Preussen Insterburg 2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0)
*1/2: Rastenburger SV - VdS Königsberg 16:1 (6:0, 4:1, 6:0)
*1/3: VdS Königsberg - ASCO Königsberg 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0) - League game
*1/10: Preussen Insterburg - VfB Königsberg 3:0 (0:0, 0:0, 3:0)
*1/10: Rastenburger SV - SV Allenstein 12:0 - Jugend game
*1/10: ASCO Königsberg - Danziger SC 3:0 (1:0, 0:0, 2:0) - BeuV Danzig Jubilee Tournament
*1/10: BeuV Danzig - Rot Weiss Elbing 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0) - BeuV Danzig Jubilee Tournament
*1/10: Danziger SC - Rot Weiss Elbing 5:1 (2:0, 2:1, 1:0) - BeuV Danzig Jubilee Tournament
*1/10: ASCO Königsberg - BeuV Danzig 2:0 (1:0, 1:0, 0:0) - BeuV Danzig Jubilee Tournament
*1/14: Rastenburger SV - Stadtauswahl Königsberg 7:1
*1/22: Rastenburger SV - Sensburg 2:0 - Jugend game
*1/22: Rastenburger SV - Sensburg 10:2 (4:1, 1:0, 5:1) - Jugend game
*1/25: Grun-Weiss Gumbinnen - TV Insterburg 1:1 - Eissportfest in Gumbinnen
==North German Championship==
;Gauliga
*Altonaer SV - Harvestehuder THC 13:1 (8:0, 1:0, 4:1) - also reported as 14:1
*Hamburger SV 1881 - Uhlenhorster HC 14:3 
*Harvestehuder THC - Alster 1:0
*Harvestehuder THC - Hamburger SV 1881 1:0 
*Altonaer SV - Alster 9:1 
*Harvestehuder THC - Uhlenhorster HC 6:2 
*Hamburger SV 1881 - Alster 1:0 
*Altonaer SV - Uhlenhorster HC 7:1
*Altonaer SV - Hamburger SV 1881 4:1 
Altonaer SV advanced to the national championship. 
;Hansa-Pokal
*Altonaer SV - Alster 5:1 (2:0, 3:0, 0:1) 
*Hamburger SV 1881 - Uhlenhorster HC 2:0 
*Altonaer SV - Uhlenhorster HC 9:0 
*Altonaer SV - Alster 7:1 (2:0, 3:0, 2:1)
*Hamburger SV 1881 - Harvestehuder THC 1:0 
==Upper Silesian Championship==
*EV Hindenburg - EV Oppeln 3:2 (0:0, 2:0, 1:2)
*EV Hindenburg - EV Beuthen 09 2:1 (1:0, 1:1, 0:0)
*EV Beuthen 09 - EV Oppeln 5:1 (0:0, 1:1, 4:0) - friendly
==Silesian Championship==
Participants: TSV Weiswasser, EV Hindenburg, and Breslauer EV. 
*TSV Weißwasser - EV Hindenburg 2:1 - final
==National Championship==
===Qualified teams===
Each Gau could enter one team, however, the federation reserved the right to use its judgement and select other teams from stronger Gaus, if others did not have any teams sign up. Gau II/III and XIV each had two teams enter. The maximum number of teams in the championship was eight.
*Gau I (East Prussia): Rastenburger SV
*Gau II/III (Brandenburg): Berliner SC, SC Brandenburg Berlin
*Gau IV (Silesia): TSV Weißwasser
*Gau V/VI (Saxony/Central): Blau-Weiß Dresden
*Gau VII/VIII (Nordmark/Lower Saxony): Altonaer SV
*Gau IX-XIII (Westfalen/Niederrhein/Mittelrhein/Hessen/Southwest): Dusseldorfer EG
*Gau XIV/XV (Baden-Wurttemberg): No teams
*Gau XVI (Bayern): SC Riessersee, EV Fussen
===Qualifier===
*Blau-Weiß Dresden - TSV Weißwasser 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0) 
===First round===
====Group A====
SC Riessersee 	–	Düsseldorfer EG 	1:1
SC Riessersee 	–	SC Brandenburg Berlin	3:0
SC Riessersee 	–	Altonaer SV 	6:1
Düsseldorfer EG 	–	SC Brandenburg Berlin	5:0
Düsseldorfer EG 	–	Altonaer SV 	7:0
SC Brandenburg Berlin	–	Altonaer SV 	2:0
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	SC Riessersee 	3 	2	1	0	10:2 	5:1
2.	Düsseldorfer EG 	3 	2	1	0	13:1 	5:1
3.	SC Brandenburg Berlin	3 	1	0	2	2:8 	2:4
4.	Altonaer SV 	3 	0	0	3	1:15 	0:6
 
====Group B====
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	ESV Füssen 	5:5
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	Rastenburger SV 	3:2
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	Blau-Weiß Dresden	9:0
ESV Füssen 	–	Rastenburger SV 	3:1
ESV Füssen 	–	Blau-Weiß Dresden	4:1
Rastenburger SV 	–	Blau-Weiß Dresden	2:0
The game between Berlin and Fussen was stopped due to riots in the crowd with the score at 5:5. The 3000 spectators in attendance felt cheated as both teams used primarily their reserve players. 
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	3 	2	1	0	17:7 	5:1
2.	ESV Füssen 	3 	2	1	0	12:7 	5:1
3.	Rastenburger SV 	3 	1	0	2	5:6 	2:4
4.	Blau-Weiß Dresden 	3 	0	0	3	1:15 	0:6
===Final round===
SC Riessersee 	–	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	2:0
SC Riessersee 	–	Düsseldorfer EG 	0:1
SC Riessersee 	–	ESV Füssen 	2:0
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	Düsseldorfer EG 	2:0
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	ESV Füssen 	2:0
Düsseldorfer EG 	–	ESV Füssen 	3:0
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	SC Riessersee 	3 	2	0	1	4:1 	4:2
2.	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	3 	2	0	1	4:2 	4:2
3.	Düsseldorfer EG 	3 	2	0	1	4:2 	4:2
4.	ESV Füssen 	3 	0	0	3	0:7 	0:6
 
=== 2nd place game === 
Played in Essen.
Düsseldorfer EG	–	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	3:0
==Friendly matches==
*Hamburg A - Hamburg B 3:0 (0:0, 2:0, 1:0) 
*Berlin - Hamburg 4:0 (0:0, 3:0, 1:0) 
*Rastenburger SV - Berlin/Brandenburg 3:0 (3:0, 0:0, 0:0)
*SC Charlottenburg - SV Altenburg 3:0 (2:0, 0:0, 1:0)
*SC Charlottenburg - Guts Muts Dresden 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0)
*Blau-Weis Dresden - TV Weiswasser 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0) 
*TSV Weiswasser II - Rotweiss Gorlitz 0:1 (0:0, 0:1, 0:0)
*Rastenburger SV - Hamburg 0:0 
*Rastenburger SV - Altonaer SV 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
*Rastenburger SV - Altonaer SV 3:2 (2:0, 0:1, 1:1) 
*VfK Königsberg - Altonaer SV 1:1
*Zehlendorfer Wespen - Hamburg 2:0 (1:0, 1:0, 0:0) 
*Hamburg - Zehlendorfer Wespen 1:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1) 
*Kunsteisbahn im Zoo - Altonaer SV II 1:0 
*Altonaer SV - Hamburg 3:0 (0:0, 1:0, 2:0) 
*Dusseldorf - Hamburg 8:1 
*Hamburg - Dusseldorf 3:3 (1:1, 2:0, 0:2) 
*SC Riessersee - Hamburg 6:1 (2:0, 2:0, 2:1)
==Contemporary accounts==
Hamburger Nachrichten 12-14-37.png|The December 14 edition of the Hamburger Nachrichten.
Hamburger Nachrichten 12-18-37.png|The December 18 edition of the Hamburger Nachrichten. 
Hamburger Anzeiger 12-27-37.png|The December 27 edition of the Hamburger Anzeiger.
Hamburger Nachrichten 12-30-37.png|The December 30 edition of the Hamburger Nachrichten.
Wanderer 1-3-38.png|The January 3 edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.
Wanderer 1-6-38.png|The January 6 edition of Der Oberschlesische Wanderer.
Hamburger Anzeiger 1-10-38.png|The January 10 edition of the Hamburger Anzeiger.
Altonaer Nachrichten 2-19-38.png|The February 19 edition of the Altonaer Nachrichten.
==References==
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*Botsch, Oliver (2012). Eishockey in Ostpreußen und Danzig bis 1945: 2. Auflage.
==External links==
*German ice hockey standings 1933-1945
*Results
*Entstehungsgeschichte Weisswasser
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