1939–40 Belgian Hockey League season

The 1939-40 Belgian Championship was the 20th season of the national ice hockey competition in Belgium. Brussels IHSC won the championship, for the fifth title in their history.
==Participating teams==
;Pool A
*Cercle des Patineurs Anversoises
*Cercle des Sports d’Hiver de Bruxelles
*Wild Cats HC
*Union des Patineurs Anversois
;Pool B
*Brussels IHSC
*CdP-Red Star Brussels
*Wild Geese Anvers
*Etoile du Sud Liege
==Belgian Cup==
The Belgian Cup served as the national championship for 1939-40.
*10/29: CSH Brussels - CP Anvers 4:1 (1:1, 3:0, 0:0) - goals: Dumon, Kahn, Carez, Cats/MortelmansLa Nation Belge, 10/30/1939
*10/29: UP Anvers - Wild Cats 6:2 
UPA roster: Woltez (goal); Schwartzstein, Ancelovitch (defense); Vaesen, Lekens, Bayens; Moortgat, Caplan, Hannever (forwards). Wild Cats roster: Promil (goal); Ivaney, Pierre Conrad (defense); Van den Broeck, Vlerick, Gyssels, Van Houte (forwards).
*10/29: Etoile du Sud Liege - Wild Geese Anvers 4:3 
Etoile roster: Quarante (goal); Willeur, Broeckaert (defense); Lombart, Micheels, Janssens; Van Laeken, Otis (forwards). Geese roster: Lombaerts (goal); Syenes, Klein (defense); Schreiben, Collingon, Simon; Ansens, Van den Bulcke, Verbruggen (forwards). 
*11/5: CdP-Red Star Brussels - Wild Geese Anvers 17:3 (7:0, 5:3, 5:0)La Nation Belge, 11/7/1939
CdP roster: Smeesters (goal); Lippit, Cazan (defense); Calasse, Linten, Lamot; Lempereur, Colombo, Vandersanden (forwards). Wild Geese roster: Lombaerts (goal); Ansens, Snyens (defense); Simons, Collingnon, Screibe; Verbruggen, Van den Bulcke, Barek (forwards). 
*11/5: CP Anvers - UP Anvers 6:1 (4:0, 1:1, 1:0) 
CPA roster: Van den Broeck (goal); Bureau, Mullenberg (defense); Mortelmans, P. Van Reysschoot, Kreitz, Parmentier (forwards). UPA roster: Wolter (goal); Schwartzstein, Ancelovitch (defense); Lekens, Vaasen, Haaneveer; Beyens, Van Rompaey, Dujardin (forwards); Caplan (reserve).
*11/5: Brussels IHC - Etoile du Sud Liege 19:0 (4:0, 5:0, 10:0) 
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Graeffe (defense); Van Eeckhout, Hartog, Elsen; Louters, Roffiaen, Frecher (forwards). Etoile roster: Quarante (goal); Jongers, MacArthur (defense); Van Lancken, Henning, Brockaert; Janssens, A. Willems (forwards).
*11/19: Wild Cats - CSH Brussels 5:4 (1:1, 1:0, 3:3)La Nation Belge, 11/21/1939
Wild Cats roster: Promil, Ivaney, P. Conrad, Van den Broeck, Vlerick, T. Conrad, Ghysels, Boische, Loquifer. CSH roster: Peters, De Backer, Carez, Kane, Lempoels, Dumont, Van den Broeck, Matissen, Soltermans.
*11/19: Brussels IHC - CdP-Red Star Brussels 4:1 (0:0, 2:0, 2:1) 
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Graeffe (defense); Van Eeckhout, Hartog, Elsen; De Heusch, Roffian, Lautens. CdP roster: Boullangier (goal); Belanger, Loicq Jr. (defense); Van den Beirre, Linten, Galasse; Colombo, Lamot, Lempereur (forwards).
*11/19: Etoile du Sud Liege - Wild Geese Anvers 5:1 (0:1, 0:0, 5:0) 
*11/26: Wild Cats - UP Anvers 3:1La Nation Belge, 11/28/1939
Wild Cats roster: Promil (goal); P. Conrad, Ivaney (defense); Van den Broeck, Gysels, Loquifer; T. Conrad, Vlerick, Bouche (forwards). UPA roster: Rens (goal); Ancelovitch, Lekens (defense); Kaplan, Bayens, Moortgat (deffense); Oris, Van Rompaey, Haneveer (forwards).
*11/26: CdP-Red Star Brussels - Etoile du Sud Liege 12:2 
CdP roster: Boullangier (goal); Belanger, Loicq (defense); Van den Barre, Lintin, Gallase; Colomba, Lamot, Lempeurer (forwards). Etoile roster: Querante (goal); Wilem, Vermeulen (defense); Lombard, Visser, Micheels; Van Laecken, S. Jongers, Janssens (forwards). 
*11/26: CP Anvers - CSH Brussels 5:2La Derniere Heure, 11/27/1939
CPA roster: Van den Broeck (goal); Bureau, De Beuckelaer (defense); Mortelmans, P. Van Reysschoot, Van der Steigel; Parmentier, Herkens (forwards). CSH roster: Braconnier (goal); De Backer, Dumon (defense); M. Lempoels, Boddewyn, De Jonckheer; Gregoire, Cahn, A. Lempoels (forwards).
*12/3: UP Anvers - CP Anvers 4:1 (2:0, 1:1, 1:0)La Nation Belge, 12/5/1939
*12/3: CdP-Red Star Brussels - Wild Geese Anvers 17:0 (5:0, 6:0, 4:0) 
*12/3: Brussels IHC - Etoile du Sud Liege 23:0 (6:0, 8:0, 9:0) 
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Graeffe (defense); Van Eeckhoudt, “Kanak”, Elsen; De Heusch, Roffian, Lootens (forwards). Etoile roster: Querante (goal); Wileur, Vermeulen (defense); Lombard, Visser, Micheels; Henning, S. Jongers, Janssens (forwards).
*12/10: UP Anvers - CSH Brussels 4:1 (1:0, 1:0, 2:1)La Nation Belge, 12/13/1939
*12/10: CP Anvers - Wild Cats 2:1 (1:0, 1:1, 0:0) 
*12/10: Brussels IHC - Wild Geese Anvers 33:0 (8:0, 14:0, 11:0) 
*12/17: CSH Brussels - Wild Cats 7:5 (3:0, 2:1, 2:4)La Nation Belge, 12/19/1939
CSH roster: Braconnier (goal); De Backer, Duvivier (defense); Kahn, Lempoels, Dumont; Gregoire, Boddewyn, Van den Broucke (forwards). Wild Cats roster: Promil (goal); P. Conrad, Ivaney (defense); Van den Broeck, Van Haute, Theo Conrad; Loquifer, Vlerick, Willy Bouche (forwards).
*12/17: CdP Brussels - Brussels IHC 0:0 
*1/7: CP Anvers - Wild Cats 6:2La Derniere Heure, 1/8/1940
CPA roster: Van den Broeck (goal); Van Reysschoot, Kreitz (defense); Herkens, Mullenders, Mortelmans; Van der Stichel, Parmentier, Bureau (forwards). Wild Cats roster: Promil (goal); Conrad, Ivaney (defense); Van Den Broeck, Ghysels, Wittebort; Conrad, Vlerick, Boucke (forwards).
*1/14: Brussels IHC - Wild Geese Anvers 17:0 (1:0, 6:0, 9:0)La Nation Belge, 1/16/1940
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Graeffe (defense); Van Eeckhoudt, Hartog, Elsen; Lautens, Roffiaen, Frecker (forwards). Wild Geese roster: Lombaerts (goal); Ansens, Snyers (defense); Simons, Collignon, Schreiber; Verbruggen, Van den Bulcke, Barek (forwards). 
*2/11: UP Anvers - CSH Brussels 3:1La Derniere Heure, 2/12/1940
UPA roster: Rens (goal); Lekens, Ancelovitch (defense); Bayens, Caplan, Vaessen (forwards). CSH roster: Peeters (goal); Carez, Duvivier (defense); Dumon, Lempoels, Boddewyn; Solterman, Gregoire, De Backer (forwards). 
*CdP-Red Star Brussels - Etoile du Sud Liege
*2/17: UP Anvers - CP Anvers 1:0 - tiebreakerLa Libre Belgique, 2/19/1940
*3/10: Brussels IHC - UP Anvers 5:0 - finalLa Nation Belge, 3/12/1940
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Graeffe (defense); Roffiaens, Hartog, Van Eeckhout; Lautens Elsen, Egolf (forwards). UPA roster: Wolter (goal); Ancelovitch, Lekens (defense); Vaesen, Bayens, Moortgat; Haneveer, Weyman, Oris (forwards). 
==Team rosters==
Team Rosters for the Top Belgian Clubs in 1939/40
*Brussels IHSC: Henri Heirman - Carlos Van Den Driessche, Jimmy Graeffe - Leon Van Eeckhout, Johny Hartog, André Elsen, Loolens, Pierre Ruffiaen, Frecker
*Club des Patineurs de Bruxelles: René Boulanger, Smeesters - Bellanger, Gaston Loicq, Percy Lippitt, Gazan - Galasse, Linten, Declercq, Lempereur, Ren Lamote, Colombo, Van der Sand
*Cercle des Patineurs Anversoises: Paul Van den Broeck - Roger Bureau, Jacques Mullenders - Mortelmans, Pierrer Van Reysschoot, Willy Kreitz, Pierre Parmentier, Van der Stiegel, Herkens
*Cercle des Sports d'Hiver de Bruxelles: Jan Vlug, Georges Peeters, Braconnier, De Thie - Fernand Carez, Gustave Da Backer - Roland Dumon, Kahn, André Leempoel, Marcel Leempoel, Carez, Boddewyn, André Grègorie, Sotterman
*Union des Patineurs Anversois: Jacques Wolters, Louis Rens - Willy Schwartstein, Arthur Ancelovitch, Jef Lekens - Johny Vaesen, Johny Haneveer, Jozef Bayens, Willy Van Rompaey, René Dujardin
==Other games==
*9/30: Antwerp - Brussels 5:2 (0:0, 1:1, 4:1) @ Antwerp 
Antwerp roster: Herman (goal); Bureau, De Ridder (defense); MacArthur, Lekens, Lamoote; Kreitz, Amelayitch, Boyen (forwards). Brussels roster: Viug (goal); Carrey, Plumb (defense); Graeffe, Van Eeckhout, Hartog; Lippit, De Backer, Vandenbussche (forwards).
*11/12: Brussels IHC - CSH Brussels 5:1 
BIHC roster: Herman (goal); Graeffe, Van den Driessche (defense); Elsen, Hartog, Watripont; Lautens, Fraiker, Roffian (forwards). CSH roster: De Thier (goal); Carez, De Backer (defense); Dumon, Kahn, Lempoels; Cutz, Boddewyn, Gregoire (forwards).
*12/17: Etoile du Sud Liege - Red Star Brussels 1:0 
*1/14: CSH Brussels - UP Anvers 4:2 (1:2, 1:0, 2:0) 
*1/28: Etoile du Sud Liege - Liege Selection 6:3
Etoile roster: Duchene (goal); Albert Willeur, S. Jongers (defense); Raymond Janssens, C. Micheels, Andre Janssens (forwards); Bode, Anciaux (reserves). Selection roster: Quarante (goal); Paul Willeur, Descheemaecker (defense); Dupre, Lombard, Peltzer (forwards); Tordoir (reserve).
*3/23: Army - Civilians 2:0 @ Antwerp - Le Soir 3/26/40
Army roster: Heirman (goal); Ancelovitch, Carez (defense); Van Eeckhout, Van Reysschoot, Lekens; Vandenbussche, Vandenburre, Lippit (forwards). Civilans roster: Van den Broeck (goal); Van den Driessche, Bureau (defense); Lempoels, Graeffe, Lequeu; Helsen, Bayens, Moortgat (forwards). 
*4/7: Red Star Brussels - Etoile du Sud Liege 2:1 
Red Star Roster: Pirlot (goal); Smidt, Broeckart (defense); Noe, Colombs, Lempereur; Claes, Lemesse, Vandesande (forwards); Lechapelier (reserve). Etoile roster: Duchene (goal); Willem, T. Songers (defense); Henning, Micheels, Janssen; Moortgat, Detroux, Pelzer (forwards); Van Lancker (forwards).
*4/13: Red Star Brussels - ASC Neptunus 6:1 (2:0, 3:1, 1:0) - goals: Colombo (4), Lempereur, Noe/Wageman 
*4/14: CSH Brussels - Etoile du Sud Liege 2:1 @ Liege 
CSH roster: Peeters, Rigaux, Soltermen, Lempoel, M. Matthysen, A. Matthysen, Boddeveyn. Etoile roster: Duchene, Willeur, T’Jongen, Henning, Micheels, Janneus, Dehoux, Anciaux, Pelzer, Bouton.
*4/21: Red Star Brussels - Cercle des Patineurs Liegois 6:2 
Red Star roster: Pierlot, Smeet, Bronckaert, Noe, Colombo, Lempereur, Vandezande, Lenesse, Claes. CdP roster: Bayaux, Hawaux, Sacré, Chadewitz, Debeur, Delarge, Dupont, Houden, Troisfontaines. 
==References==
Category:1939 in ice hockey
Category:1940 in ice hockey