1937–38 Belgian Hockey League season

The 1937-38 Belgian Championship was the 18th season of the national ice hockey competition in Belgium. Brussels IHSC won the championship, the fourth title in their history, and the first since 1923.
==Division I==
*12/5: CdP Brussels - CSH Brussels 9:2 (4:1, 2:1, 3:0)Le Soir, 12/7/1937
CdP roster: Boulangier (goal); Bureau, Down (defense); Shaw, Van Reysschoot, Kreitz; Vandenbussche, Vandenburre, Lamotte (forwards); Loicq (reserve). CSHB roster: Baudinne (goal); Duvivier, Carez (defense); Keppens, Plumb, Pootmans; Lempoels, Lippit, Matthyssens (forwards).
*1/2: Brussels IHC - CdP Brussels 7:5Le Soir, 1/4/1938
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Morin (defense); Bastenie, Graeffe, Van Eeckhout, Baguet (forwards). CdP roster: Boulangier (goal); Bureau, Down (defense); Kreitz, Vandenbussche, Shaw; Loicq, Deridde, Vandenburre (forwards); Lamotte (reserve).
*1/23: CSH Brussels - UP Anvers 6:2Le Soir, 1/25/1938
CSHB roster: Braconnier (goal); Duvivier, Carez (defense); Pootmans, Plumb, Keppens; Matthysen, Lippit, De Backer (forwards). UPA roster: Barbey (goal); De Beukelaer, Bellanger (defense); Lecomte, Lekens, Dujardin; Van Rompaey, Vaesen, Baeyens (forwards). 
*1/30: Brussels IHC - UP Anvers 3:2La Nation Belge, 1/31/1938
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); C. Van den Driessche, Morin (defense); Van Eeckhout, Graeffe, Bastenie; Goeminne, Baguet, De Heusch (forwards). UPA roster: Rens (goal); Bellanger, De Beuckelaer (defense); Vaessens, Lekens, Bayens: Lecomte, Topping, Van Rompaeye (forwards).
*2/6: Brussels IHC - CSH Brussels 8:2La Nation Belge, 2/8/1938 
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Morin (defense); Van Eeckhout, Graeffe, Bastenie; Goeminne, Baguet, De Heusch (forwards). CSHB roster: Braconier (goal); Duvivier, Carez (defense); Pootmans, Plumb, Keppens; Lippit, Lempoel, Debacker (forwards). 
*2/6: CdP Brussels - UP Anvers 5:3Le Soir, 2/8/1938
CdP roster: Boullangier (goal); Bureau, Down (defense); Kreitz, Shaw, Vandenbussche; Lamot, De Ridder, De Clerq (forwards). UPA roster: Reus (goal); Bayens, Bellenger (defense); Lecomte, Lekens, Topping; Vaesen, Dujardin, Van Rompaye (forwards).
*2/13: CdP Brussels - CSH Brussels 6:3 - goals: Down (5), Kreitz / Plumb, Pootmans, KeppensLa Nation Belge, 2/14/1938
CdP roster: Boulangier (goal); Down, Bureau (defense); Kreitz, Shaw, Vanden Bussche; De Ridder, Lamot, Declerc (forwards). CSHB roster: Braconnier (goal); Duvivier, Carez (defense); Pootmans, Plumb, Keppens; Lippit, Lempoel, Van den Broeck (forwards).
*2/13: Brussels IHC - UP Anvers 6:0 (1:0, 1:0, 4:0) - goals: Morin (2), Van Eeckhout, Bastenie (2), Graeffe 
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Morin (defense); Van Eeckhout, Graeffe, Bastenie; Egolf, Baguet, De Heusch (forwards). UPA roster: Rens (goal); Bellanger, Baeyens (defense); Lecomte, Topping, Lekens; Van Rompaye, Vaesen, Dujardin (forwards).
*3/6: CSH Brussels - UP Anvers 9:5La Nation Belge, 3/7/1938
CSHB roster: Dethier (goal); Duvivier, Carez (defense); Lempoels, Plumb, Keppens; Lippit, De Backer (forwards). UPA roster: Rens (goal); Belanger, De Beukelaer (defense); Topping, Lekens, Lecomte; Van Rompaey, Bayens, Vaessen (forwards). 
*4/3: Brussels IHC - CSH Brussels 7:2Le Soir, 4/5/1938
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Morin, Van den Driessche (defense); Van Eeckhoudt, Graeffe, Bastenie; Hartog, Barbanson, De Heusch (forwards); Baguet (reserve). CSHB roster: Braconnier (goal); Carez, Lippit (defense); Plumb, Pootmans, Lempoels; Duvivier, Matthysen (forwards). 
*4/10: CdP Brussels - UP Anvers 7:3Le Soir, 4/12/1938
CdP roster: Boulangier (goal); Down, Bureau (defense); Shaw, Van Reysschoot, Kreitz; Lamot, Vandenbossche, De Ridder (forwards). UPA roster: Rens (goal); Topping, Bellanger (defense); Lekens, Lecomte, Bayens; Dujardin, Vaesen, Van Rompaey (forwards). 
*4/23: CdP Brussels - Brussels IHC 4:3La Nation Belge, 4/25/1938
CdP roster: Boulangier (goal); Down, Bureau (defense); Van Reysschoot, Shaw, Kreitz; Vandenbussche, Lamot, Vandenburre (forwards). BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Morin (defense); Van Eeckhout, Graeffe, Bastenie; De Heusch, Barbanson, Hartog (forwards). 
*4/26: Brussels IHC - CdP Brussels 2:1 - tiebreaker finalLa Nation Belge, 4/27/1938
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Morin, Van den Driessche (defense); Van Eeckhout, Graeffe, Bastenie; De Heusels, Hartog, Barbanson (forwards). CdP roster: Boulangier (goal); Down, Bureau (defense); Shaw, Van Reysschoot, Kreitz; Vandenbussche, Loicq, Vandenburre (forwards); De Ridder (reserve).
;Final ranking
 	Club
1.	Brussels IHSC
2.	Cercle des Sports d’Hiver de Bruxelles
3.	Club des Patineurs de Bruxelles
4.	Union des Patineurs Anversois
==Division II==
*11/8: Brussels IHC - CdP Brussels 7:2 - goals: Baguet (4), Egolf, Goeminne, Dewalleng/Declercq (2)La Nation Belge, 11/9/1937
*11/10: Wild Cats - CSH Brussels 2:1
*11/15: Brussels IHC - UP Anvers 3:1La Nation Belge, 11/17/37
*11/19: CdP Brussels - Wild Cats 4:0
*11/23: CSH Brussels - Brussels IHC 1:0 (0:0, 1:0) - goals: De BackerLa Nation Belge, 11/24/1937
*11/24: UP Anvers - CdP Brussels 4:2
*11/29: Brussels IHC - Wild Cats 4:3
*12/2: CdP Brussels - CSH Brussels 4:0La Derniere Heure, 12/11/1937
*12/8: UP Anvers - Wild Cats 2:0 
*12/14: UP Anvers - CSH Brussels 5:0
*12/16: Brussels IHC - CdP Brussels 5:0 (4:0, 1:0) - goals: Egois (2), Dalimier, De Heusch (2)La Nation Belge, 12/17/1937
*12/17: Wild Cats - CSH Brussels 5:0 Forfeit - teams played 2:2 exhibition gameLa Derniere Heure, 12/25/1937
*12/20: Brussels IHC - Wild Cats 0:0 
*12/22: Brussels IHC - UP Anvers 2:0 - goals: Egoff - BIHC clinched titleLe Soir 12/24/1937
*1/3: Wild Cats - CdP Brussels 3:1La Derniere Heure, 1/4/1938
*1/3: Brussels IHC - CSH Brussels 5:0 Forfeit
*1/7: CdP - UPA
*1/11: CdP Brussels - CSH Brussels 5:0 Forfeit 
*1/12: Wild Cats - UPA
*1/18: UP Anvers - CSH Brussels 5:0 Forfeit
;Standings as of 12/25 - La Derniere Heure
#Brussels IHC 6-1-1 23:7 13
#UP Anvers 4-2-0 17:7 8
#CdP Brussels 3-3-0 17:15 6
#Wild Cats 2-3-1 10:11 5
#CSH Brussels 1-7-0 2:31 2
==Division III==
*11/17: AA Gantoise - CSH Brussels 4:1 (3:0, 1:1)La Nation Belge, 11/18/1937
*Brussels IHC - AA Gantoise 2:0 
*11/22: Brussels IHC - CSH Brussels 5:0 
*12/8: AA Gantoise - Brussels IHC 2:0 (1:0, 1:0)La Nation Belge, 12/9/1937
*12/19: AA Gantoise - CSH Brussels 5:0 Forfeit
*12/20: Brussels IHC - CSH Brussels 5:0 Forfeit
*4/22: Brussels IHC - AA Gantoise 7:0 (2:0, 5:0) - goals: Hartog (3), Elsen (2), Dewallens, Salman - BIHC clinched titleLa Nation Belge, 4/23/1938
BIHC roster: Diest (goal); Salman, Sterckmans (defense); Elsen, Hartog, Dewallens, de Spirlet, Roffiaen, Martin, de Sansonow (forwards).
;Standings as of 1/1
#Brussels IHC 3-1-0 12:2 6
#AA Gantoise 3-1-0 11:3 6
#CSH Brussels 0-4-0 1:19 0
On December 18, it was reported that CSH Brussels had forfeited their remaining games in the Division II and Division III competitions. 
==Gaston Van Volxem Challenge==
@ Saint Sauveur
*10/10: Rapids - Kanaks 3:3 
Rapids roster: G. Diest (goal); Wiener, Van Volxem (defense); De Wallens, Morin, De Heusch (forwards). Kanaks roster: Wendhuysen (goal); Sterckmans, Salman (defense); Bastenie, Graeffe, Van Eeckhout (forwards).
*10/17: Lions - Kanaks 3:0 
Lions roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Wiener (defense); Egelf, Baguet, Goeminne (forwards); De Wallens, Albert (reserves). Kanaks roster: Wendhuysen (goal); Salman, Sterckmans (defense); Bastenie, Graeffe, Van Eeckhout (forwards).
*10/24: Rapids - Lions 3:1 
Rapids roster: Diest (goal); Wiener, Van Volxem (defense); Morin, De Wallens, De Heusch, Samsonov (forwards). Lions roster: Heirman (goal); De Spirlet, Van den Driessche (defense); Egolf, Baguet, Goeminne (forwards).
*10/31: Rapids - Kanaks 4:3 (1:1, 3:2) 
Rapids roster: G. Diest (goal); Phillipe Van Volxom, G. Wiener (defense); E. De Heusch, G. Morin, De Wallens (forward). Kanaks roster: Woudhuizen (goal); Salman, Sterckmans (defense); Bastenie, G. Graeffe, L. Van Eeckhoudt (forwards).
*11/7: Kanaks - Lions 2:2 (1:1, 1:1) 
Kanaks roster: Wendhuysen (goal); Salman, Sterckmans (defense); De Heusch, Graeffe, Van Eeckhoudt (forwards). Lions roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, de Spirlet (defense); Egolf, Baguet, Goeminne (forwards). 
*11/14: Lions - Rapids 2:1 
Rapids roster: Diest (goal); Wiener, Van Volxem (defense); Morin, De Heusch, De Wallens, Sansonov (forwards). Lions roster: Heirman (goal); de Spirlet, Van den Driessche (defense); Baguet, Egolf, Goeminne (forwards). 
==Leopold Siersack Tournament==
Teams made up of players from Brussels IHC participated.
*1/23: Black and White - Red Devils 4:2 
Black and White roster: Wendhuysen (goal); Van Eeckhout, Van den Driessche (defense); De Heusche, De Wallens, Elsen, A. de Samsonov (forwards). Red Devils roster: Heirman (goal); Wiener, Salman (defense); Baguet, Goeminne; Streckmans, de Spirlet, V. Samsonov (forwards).
*2/20: Yellow Jackets - Black and White 6:6
Yellow Jackets: Diest (goal); Wiener, P. Van Volxem (defense); Van Eeckhout, Graeffe, Bastenil, Heirman (forwards). Black and White roster: Wendhuysen (goal); Morin, Van den Driessche (defense); De Heusch, De Wallens, Barbanson, Frecker, Delimier (forwards).
*2/27: Yellow Jackets - Red Devils 7:1 
Yellow Jackets roster: Diest (goal); Wiener, Van Volxem (defense); Van Eeckhoudt, Graeffe, De Heusch; Frecker, Barbanson (forwards). Red Devils roster: Heirman (goal); Sterckmans, Salman (defense); Goeminne, Baguet, Egolf; de Spirlet, Samsonov. 
*3/6: Black and White - Red Devils 3:0 
Black and White roster: Wendhuysen (goal); Van den Driessche, Barbanson (defense); A. Dewallens, De Heusch, Elsen (forwards); Frecker (reserve). Red Devils roster: Heirman (goal); Salman, de Spirlet (defense); Goeminne, Streckmans, Baguet (forwards); Dalimier (reserve).
*3/20: Yellow Jackets - Black and White 5:3 
*3/27: Yellow Jackets - Red Devils 4:2 - Yellow Jackets clinched cup 
Yellow Jackets roster: Diest (goal); Van Volxem, Wiener (defense); Bastenie, Graeffe, Van Eeckhout, Hartog (forwards). Red Devils roster: Heirman (goal); Sterckmans, Salman (defense); Egolf, Goeminne, Baguet, Dewallens (forwards). 
==Other games==
*10/24: Etoile du Nord 1937 - Etoile du Nord 1939 8:3
1937 roster: Viug (goal); De Ridder, Lippit (defense); Shaw, Plumb, Pootmans, Limpens (forwards). 1939 roster: Baudinne (goal); Dawn, Bellanger (defense); Carez, Duvivier, Van den Busch (forwards). 
*11/1: Etoile du Nord - Universite Libre de Bruxelles 6:4 
EdN roster: Baudinne (goal); Down, Belanger (defense); Lempoels, Lekens, Wittebart, Shaw, Plumb, Pootmans (forwards). ULB roster: Viug (goal); Derning, Shaller (defense); Lippit, Vleick, Linten, Vandenbussche, Gregoire, Vandenburre (forwards).
*11/8: Etoile du Nord - Pole Nord Combination 5:3 
EdN roster: Viug (goal); Bureau, Down (defense); Vandenbussche, Kreitz, Vandenburre; P. Van Reysschoot, Plumb, Pootmans (forwards). PNC roster: Stromil (goal); Shaw, Belanger (defense); Matthysens, Lamot, Herman; Lippit, Duvivier, Keppens (forwards). 
*12/12: Brussels IHC “Possibles” - Brussels IHC “Probables” 4:3 - training match to prepare for Belgian Championship - Le Soir 12/14/37
Possibles roster: Wendhuysen (goal); Morin, Van den Driessche (defense); Baguet, Goemine, De Wallens, Elsens (forwards). Probables roster: Heirman (goal); Van Volxom, Wiener (defense); Bastenie, Graeffe, Van Eeckhout, De Heusch (forwards).
*12/19: CSH Brussels II - Brussels IHC II 3:2
CSH roster: Detier (goal); Debacker, Regout (defense); Leempoels, Van den Broeck, Cats; Delmey, Solterman, Lauwers (forwards). BIHC roster: Woudhysen (goal); Van Volxom, Salman (defense); Baguet, De Heusch, Dewalens; Helsen, Spirlet, Sterckmans (forwards).
*12/19: Foreigners in Belgium - Belgian National Team 9:4 
Foreigners roster: Viug (goal); Down, Bellanger (defense); Shaw, Morin, Toussaint; Nelson, Plumb, Topping (forwards). BNT roster: Boulangier (goal); Bureau, Van den Driessche (defense); Graeffe, Van Eeckhout, Loicq; Lekens, Kreitz, Van den Bussche (forwards).
*12/26: Brussels IHC - UP Anvers 3:3 
BIHC roster: Heirman (goal); Van den Driessche, Bastenie (defense); Graeffe, Morin, Van Eeckhout, Dalimier, Egolf (forwards). UPA roster: Rens (goal); Schwartzstein, Bellanger (defense); Lekens, Topping, Dujardin, Ancelovitch, Bayens, Lecomte (forwards).
*1/2: Wild Cats - CSH Brussels 5:2 
Wild Cats roster: Promil (goal); Monty, Conrad (defense); Gyssels, Vlerick, Lekens; Toussaint, Bouche, Van den Broeck (forwards). CSH roster: Viug (goal); Regout, Lippitt (defense); Matthyssens, Capz, Pootmans; Nikolenko, Soltermans (forwards).
1/30: Noirs et Blancs - Rouges 1:1 - Junior game made up of Brussels IHC players 
Noirs roster: Peeters (goal); Genin, Martin (defense); Andre Waldschmidt, Robert Waldschmidt, Wattripont (forwards). Rouges roster: Steppe (goal); Lauters, Fercker (defense); Pappi, Roffiaen, Delcourt (forwards).
*3/2: Foreigners in Belgium - Belgian National Team 8:2 
Foreigners roster: Viug (goal); Down, Belanger (defense); Topping, Plumb, Shaw; Morin, Nelson, Toussaint (forwards). BNT roster: Heirman (goal, Boulangier was backup); Van den Driessche, Bureau (defense); Van Eeckhout, Graeffe, Bastenie; Duvivier, Vierick, Carez (forwards).
*4/10: Brussels IHC Possibles - Brussels IHC Probables 8:8 - game was to help BIHC select players for their championship game against CdP 
Possibles roster: Wendhuysen (goal); Van Volxem, Salman (defense); Van Eeckhoudt, Hartog, Bastenie (forwards). Probables roster: Kahn (goal); Morin, Van den Driessche (defense); De Heusch, Baguet, Sterckmans (forwards); Elsen, De Wallens (forwards).
==References==
Category:1937 in ice hockey
Category:1938 in ice hockey