1940-41 Slovak Championship

The 1940-41 Slovak Championship was contested in Bratislava on March 8th and 9th, with four teams participating. SK Bratislava won the championship.
==Regional Championships==
;Zlin Championship
SK Zilina advanced to the national championship.
;West Slovak Championship
Nitra Group
Participants: AC Nitra, TS Topolcany, TTS Trencin. 
December 23 - Slovak
*AC Nitra - TS Topolcany 2:0
*AC Nitra - TS Topolcany 9:1 (1:0, 4:0, 4:1) 
January 1 - Gardista
*AC Nitra - TTS Trencin 7:1 (0:0, 5:1, 2:0) 
January 8 - Gardista
*AC Nitra - TTS Trencin 1:2 - became 5:0 Forfeit
AC Nitra advanced to the final round.
Povazska Group
Participants: TTS Trnava, PHC Piestany, HG Nove Mesto.
December 29 - Gardista
*HG Nove Mesto - TSS Trnava 3:1 (1:0, 0:1, 2:0) 
December 30 - Slovak pondelnik
*TSS Trnava - HG Nove Mesto 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0)
HG Nove Mesto advanced to the final round. 
Bratislava Group
Participants: SK Bratislava, SK Ruzinov, HG Bratislava, VS Bratislava, HG Malacky. 
*SK Ruzinov - HG Bratislava 2:1 
December 23 - Lidove noviny
*SK Bratislava - SK Ruzinov 5:4 (4:0, 0:2, 1:2) 
December 25 - Gardista
*HG Bratislava - HG Malacky 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0) 
December 29 - Gardista
*HG Bratislava - SK Bratislava 2:1 (1:1, 0:0, 1:0) 
January 11 - Gardista
*VS Bratislava - HG Bratislava 6:0 (3:0, 1:0, 2:0) 
January 12 - Gardista
*SK Ruzinov - VS Bratislava 3:2 (1:2, 0:0, 2:0) 
January 13 - Slovak pondelnik
*SK Bratislava - HG Malacky 5:0 Forfeit 
January 14 - Gardista
*SK Ruzinov - HG Malacky 5:0 Forfeit 
January 23 - Gardista
*VS Bratislava - SK Bratislava 5:1 (0:0, 4:1, 1:0)
January 25 - Gardista
*VS Bratislava - HG Malacky 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0) 
January 30 - Gardista
*HG Malacky - HG Bratislava 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0)
*SK Bratislava - SK Ruzinov 7:0 (2:0, 1:0, 4:0)
January 31 - Gardista
*SK Bratislava - HG Malacky 5:4 - final round qualifier 
Final round
February 17 - Slovak pondelnik
*SK Bratislava - HG Nove Mesto 6:3 (2:2, 1:1, 3:0)
*AC Nitra - VS Bratislava 4:2 (1:0, 2:0, 1:2)
*SK Bratislava - AC Nitra 1:1 (0:0, 1:1, 0:0)
*VS Bratislava - HG Nove Mesto 6:1 (4:1, 1:0, 1:0) 
February 18 - Gardista
*SK Bratislava - VS Bratislava 2:1 (1:0, 1:1, 0:0)
*HG Nove Mesto - AC Nitra 0:0 
SK Bratislava advanced to the national championship.
;Pohronie Championship
Participants: SK Banska Bystrica, SAC Banska Stiavnica, HG Brezno, HG Kremnica, ZTK Zvolen.
January 13 - Slovak pondelnik
*SK Banska Bystrica - ZTK Zvolen 6:4 (0:0, 2:1, 4:3) 
SK Banska Bystrica advanced to the national championship. 
;Tatra Championship
Eastern Group: Slavia Presov, AC Spisska Nova Ves, SK Spisske Podhradie. Western Group: HC Tatry, SSK Kezmarok.
December 28 - Slovak
*Slavia Presov - AC Spisska Nova Ves 10:0 (2:0, 2:0, 6:0)
January 2 - Gardista
*HC Tatry - SSK Kezmarok 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0) 
Slavia Presov advanced to the national championship. 
==National Championship==
;Scores
*Slavia Prešov - Zilina 11:0 (2:0, 2:0, 7:0)
*ŠK Bratislava - Banská Bystrica 4:2 (0:1, 1:0, 3:1)
*ŠK Bratislava - Zilina 4:1 (0:1, 0:0, 4:0) 
*Slavia Prešov - Banská Bystrica 0:0
*ŠK Bratislava - Slavia Prešov 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0) 
*Zilina - Banská Bystrica - not played
;Table
 	Club 	Pts
1.	SK Bratislava 	6
2.	Slavia Presov 	3
3.	SK Zilina 	1
4.	SK Banska Bystrica	0
==Other games==
December 22 - Slovak
*AC Nitra - HG Trnava 10:4 (3:0, 3:1, 4:3) 
*SK Banska Bystrica - ZTK Zvolen 10:3 (4:0, 3:0, 3:3) 
December 23 - Lidove noviny
*Countryside - Bratislava 2:1 (0:0, 0:1, 2:0)
*VS Bratislava - Countryside 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
December 28 - Slovak 
*AC Nitra - HG Nove Mesto 6:2 (1:0, 2:2, 3:0)
*AC Spisska Nova Ves - SK Spisske Podhradie 6:1 (1:0, 4:0, 1:1) 
December 29 - Gardista
*SK Zilina - SK Slavia Presov 5:3 (0:2, 5:0, 0:1)
*AC Nitra - HG Bratislava 11:0 (4:0, 3:0, 4:0) 
December 31 - Slovak
*HC Tatry - AC Spisska Nova Ves 5:1 (2:0, 1:0, 2:1) 
January 10 - Gardista
*VS Bratislava - AC Nitra 4:2 (0:1, 2:1, 2:0) 
January 13 - Slovak pondelnik
*HG Trencin - AC Nove Mesto 5:5 (1:2, 0:3, 4:0)
*HG Trencin - AC Nove Mesto 3:2 (2:0, 0:1, 1:1) 
January 14 - Gardista
*AC Spisska Nova Ves - SSK Kezmarok 5:2 (1:0, 1:2, 3:0)
*SSK Kezmarok - AC Spisska Nova Ves 5:3 
January 18 - Gardista
*AC Nove Mesto - PHK Piestany 5:1 (1:0, 1:0, 3:1) 
January 19 - Gardista
*Armadne muzstvo - AC Nitra 2:1 (0:0, 1:1, 1:0) 
*HG Bratislava - TSS Trnava 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
January 20 - Slovak pondelnik
*AC Nove Mesto - PHK Piestany 5:1 (1:0, 1:0, 3:1)
*Armadne muzstvo - SK Bratislava 5:4 (1:3, 1:0, 3:1)
*HG Trencin - HG Bratislava 3:3 (0:1, 1:0, 2:2)
*HG Trencin - HG Bratislava 4:1 (2:0, 2:0, 0:1) 
January 27 - Slovak pondelnik
*SK Bratislava - AC Nitra 6:2 (3:1, 2:1, 1:0) 
February 6 - Gardista
*HC Ilava - HG Trencianska Tepla 6:5 (2:2, 1:2, 3:1) 
February 15 - Gardista
*HG Ruzomberok - HG Liptovsky Svaty Mikulas 2:2 (0:1, 1:0, 1:1) 
February 23 - Gardista
*SK Bratislava - DSK Bratislava 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0) 
;Ruzoveho Cup @ Piestany
February 10 - Slovak pondelnik
*TSS Trnava - HG Trencin 4:3 OT (1:2, 1:1, 1:0, 1:0) - semifinal
*HG Piestany - TS Topolcany 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0) - semifinal
*TSS Trnava - HG Piestany 3:2 - final
*HG Trencin - TS Topolcany 5:0 (2:0, 2:0, 1:0) - 3rd place
==Contemporary accounts==
Slovak 12-28-40.png|The December 28 edition of Slovak.
Gardista 1-8-41.png|The January 8 edition of Gardista.
Slovak pondelnik 1-13-41.png|The January 13 edition of Slovak pondelnik.
Gardista 1-14-41.png|The January 14 edition of Gardista. 
Gardista 1-23-41.png|The January 23 edition of Gardista. 
Gardista 1-30-41.png|The January 30 edition of Gardista.
Slovak pondelnik 2-17-41.png|The February 17 edition of Slovak pondelnik.
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Gardista 2-18-41.png|The February 18 edition of Gardista.
==Sources==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
*Gardista
*Lidove noviny
*Slovak: politicky a spolocensky casopis (Slovak) 
*Slovak pondelnik
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