1939 German Ice Hockey Championship

The 1939 German Ice Hockey Championship was the 23rd season of the German Ice Hockey Championship, the national championship of Germany. EK Engelmann Wien won the championship by defeating Berliner Schlittschuhclub in the final.
The 17 Gaus (Gau XVII - Ostmark was newly created after the Anschluss of Austria) were divided into five regional "Gau groups" - East (Gau I), West (Gau IX-XIII), South (Gau XIV-XVI), Southeast (Gau XVII), and North (Gau II-VIII). Three teams from the North, two from the West, South, and Southeast, and one team from the East group qualified for the intermediate round. 
There was also a Gau XVIII created for the annexed Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia, but no teams entered in this division.
The semifinals and finals were contested at the Berliner Sportpalast in April 1939.
==First round==
===Western Group===
*Krefelder EV - Westfalen Dortmund 4:0
*Düsseldorfer EG - Krefelder EV 2:1
*Krefelder EV - Westfalen Dortmund 2:0
Krefeld and Dusseldorf qualified for the intermediate round.
===Northern Group===
;Group A
BFC Preussen 	–	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	3:1
SC Brandenburg Berlin 	–	BFC Preussen 	4:1
SC Brandenburg Berlin 	–	Harvestehuder THC 	13:1
BFC Preussen 	–	Harvestehuder THC 	16:0
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	Harvestehuder THC 	38:0
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	SC Brandenburg Berlin 	5:1
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	3 	2	0	1	44:4 	4
2.	BFC Preussen 	3 	2	0	1	20:5 	4
3.	SC Brandenburg Berlin 	3 	2	0	1	18:7 	4
4.	Harvestehuder THC 	3 	0	0	3	1:67 	0
 
;Group B
Zehlendorfer Wespen 	–	Altonaer SV 	4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2:0)
LTTC Rotweiss Berlin	–	Altonaer SV 	1:1 (0:0, 1:0, 0:1)
Zehlendorfer Wespen 	–	Hamburger SV 1881 	12:0 (3:0, 3:0, 6:0)
Altonaer SV 	–	Hamburger SV 1881 	1:0
LTTC Rotweiss Berlin	–	Hamburger SV 1881 	5:0
Zehlendorfer Wespen 	–	LTTC Rot Weiss Berlin	2:1
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Zehlendorfer Wespen 	3 	3	0	0	18:1 	6
2.	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin	3 	1	1	1	7:3 	3
3.	Altonaer SV 	3 	1	1	1	2:5 	3
4.	Hamburger SV 1881 	3 	0	0	3	0:18 	0
 
;Intermediate round Qualification
*LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin - BFC Preussen 2:1
===Eastern Group===
;Scores
*Rastenburger SV - Preussen Insterburg 6:1 (1:1, 2:0, 3:0)
*Rastenburger SV - VfB Königsberg 9:2 (2:1, 3:1, 4:0) 
*Rastenburger SV - VfK Königsberg 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0) 
*VfK Königsberg - VfB Königsberg 5:3 (2:1, 1:2, 2:0) 
*VfK Königsberg - Preussen Insterburg 8:2 (3:0, 3:0, 2:2) 
*VfB Königsberg - Preussen Insterburg 5:1 (1:0, 4:1, 0:0)
*Rastenburger SV - VfK Königsberg 2:2 (1:1, 0:0, 1:1)
Won by Rastenburger SV, who advanced to the intermediate round.
;Gauliga
*3/13: Rastenburger SV - VfK Königsberg 3:2 (0:1, 0:0, 3:1)
*3/22: Rastenburger SV - VfB Königsberg 11:0 (2:0, 4:0, 5:0)
===Southern Group===
HG Nuremberg 	–	EC Bad Tölz 	6:0
SC Riessersee	–	EV Füssen 	6:1
EV Fussen 	–	HG Nuremberg	2:0
TEV Miesbach 	–	HG Nuremberg	3:1
SC Riessersee and EV Fussen qualified for the intermediate round.
===Southeastern Group===
;Championship Qualification
Wiener EV 	–	EK Engelmann Wien	1:1
EK Engelmann Wien	–	Wiener EV 	4:0
EK Engelmann Wien	–	Klagenfurter AC 	4:0
Wiener EV 	–	Klagenfurter AC 	2:2
Klagenfurter AC 	–	Wiener EV 	3:3
Klagenfurter AC 	–	EK Engelmann Wien	2:2
EK Engelmann Wien and Klagenfurter AC qualified for the intermediate round.
;Gauklasse
*3/5: Wiener EV - Klagenfurter AC 2:1
*3/21: EK Engelmann Wien - Klagenfurter AC 5:0 Forfeit
*3/22: Wiener EV - EK Engelmann Wien 3:2 
Wiener EV won the Gauklasse. 
;Kreisklasse
Vienna Group
*12/23: EK Engelmann Wien II - Wiener AC/OWSC 4:1
*12/23: EK Brigittenau - Strassenbahn 5:2
*12/25: Wiener AC/OWSC - Strassenbahn 3:2 (1:0, 1:2, 1:0)
*12/25: Modlinger EC - Wiener EV II 2:1 (1:0, 1:1, 0:0)
*1/1: Wiener EV II - Strassenbahn 2:2 (0:1, 0:1, 0:0)
*1/6: Wiener AC/OWSC - EK Brigittenau 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
*1/8: EK Brigittenau - Modlinger EC 5:4
*1/13: Wiener EV - Wiener AC/OWSC 8:1 (2:0, 2:0, 4:1)
*1/15: Modlinger EC - Wiener AC/OWSC 4:1 (3:1, 1:0, 0:0)
*1/22: Modlinger EC - Strassenbahn 8:0 (3:0, 4:0, 1:0)
*1/25: EK Engelmann Wien II - Strassenbahn 10:1 (3:1, 1:0, 6:0)
*Wiener EV - Modlinger EC 6:0
*2/21: Wiener EV - EK Brigittenau 13:1 (4:0, 3:0, 6:1) 
On January 21, 1939, WEV II withdrew from the championship, and were replaced by the first team. WEV II's games (a 2-1 loss to MEC and a 2-2 draw against Strassenbahn) were removed from the table.
Provincial Group
*EV Gmunden - Amateure Steyr 0:0 
*Linzer ETV - Amateure Steyr 3:2
*Linzer ETV - EV Gmunden 3:0 
Linzer ETV won their group. 
;Bezirksklasse
*Langenzersdorf - EV Stockerau 3:1
*EV Stockerau - EV Klosterneuburg 1:1
*Langenzersdorf - EV Klosterneuburg 5:2
;Jugend Championship
*12/20: Modlinger EC - Wiener EV II 7:0 (5:0, 2:0, 0:0) - semifinal 
*12/21: Wiener EV - EK Engelmann Win 2:1 - semifinal
*12/22: Modlinger EC - Wiener EV 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0) - final
==Intermediate round==
===Group A===
EK Engelmann Wien 	–	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	1:2
EK Engelmann Wien 	–	Rastenburger SV 	2:0
EK Engelmann Wien 	–	ESV Füssen 	3:0
EK Engelmann Wien 	–	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin 	5:0 (Forfeit)
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	Rastenburger SV 	0:2
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	ESV Füssen 	2:0
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin 	3:2 OT
Rastenburger SV 	–	ESV Füssen 	1:2
Rastenburger SV 	–	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin 	4:1
ESV Füssen 	–	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin 	2:2 OT
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	EK Engelmann Wien 	4 	3	0	1	11:2 	6:2
2.	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	4 	3	0	1	7:5 	6:2
3.	Rastenburger SV 	4 	2	0	2	7:5 	4:4
4.	ESV Füssen 	4 	1	1	2	4:8 	3:5
5.	LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin 	4 	0	1	3	5:14 	1:7
 
===Group B===
SC Riessersee 	–	Düsseldorfer EG 	1:1 OT
SC Riessersee 	–	Zehlendorfer Wespen	2:0
SC Riessersee 	–	Klagenfurter AC 	2:0
SC Riessersee 	–	Krefelder EV 	4:1
Düsseldorfer EG 	–	Zehlendorfer Wespen	1:2 OT
Düsseldorfer EG 	–	Klagenfurter AC 	6:2
Düsseldorfer EG 	–	Krefelder EV 	5:0
Zehlendorfer Wespen	–	Klagenfurter AC 	1:2
Zehlendorfer Wespen	–	Krefelder EV 	4:2
Klagenfurter AC 	–	Krefelder EV 	3:2
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	SC Riessersee 	4 	3	1	0	9:2 	7:1
2.	Düsseldorfer EG 	4 	2	1	1	13:5 	5:3
3.	Zehlendorfer Wespen	4 	2	0	2	7:7 	4:4
4.	Klagenfurter AC 	4 	2	0	2	7:11 	4:4
5.	Krefelder EV 	4 	0	0	4	5:16 	0:8
 
SC Riessersee was later disqualified from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct in a friendly inter-city Berlin-Munich-Vienna competition, so Zehlendorfer Wespen qualified for the final round in their place, along with Dusseldorfer EG.
==Final round==
===Semifinals===
Berliner Schlittschuhclub	–	Düsseldorfer EG 	2:1 OT
EK Engelmann Wien 	–	Zehlendorfer Wespen	9:0
=== 3rd place ===
Düsseldorfer EG	–	Zehlendorfer Wespen	1:0
===Final===
EK Engelmann Wien	–	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	1:0
==Other games==
*Zehlendorfer Wespen - Altonaer SV 3:0 (0:0, 0:0, 3:0)
*EK Engelmann Wien - Berliner Schlittschuhclub 3:1
*EK Engelmann Wien komb. - Steyr 13:1
*EK Engelmann Wien komb. - Steyr 11:0
*EK Brigittenau - Langzersdorf 9:1
*EK Brigittenau - EV Klosterneuburg 16:2
*Wiener EV - Brigittenau/Strassenbahn 13:0
*EK Brigittenau - Wiener AC/OWSC 10:1
*EK Brigittenau - Wiener EV II 3:2
*EK Brigittenau - Hollabrunn 6:2 
*HC Nuremberg - DTV Eger 5:0
*Strassenbahn - EV Klosterneuburg 8:0
*1/5: Rastenburger SV Reserve - SV Lötzen 5:2 
*Krefelder EV - SC Riessersee 0:1 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0)
*VfK Königsberg - SC Brandenburg Berlin 3:3
*Rastenburg - SC Brandenburg Berlin 1:0
*VfK Königsberg - SC Brandenburg Berlin 4:1
*Gmunden - Linz 1:5 (0:2, 0:1, 1:2)
*Gmunden - Linz 3:4 (0:1, 1:0, 2:3)
*EK Engelmann Wien - DSV Leoben 4:1
*Klagenfurter AC - DSV Leoben 4:1 
*EK Engelmann Wien - LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin 4:4 
*Modlinger EC - EK Engelmann Wien II 7:3
*SC Riessersee - Berliner Schlittschuhclub 5:0 (0:0, 1:0, 4:0)
*SC Brandenburg Berlin - EK Engelmann Wien 3:2
*EK Engelmann Wien - Wiener EV 2:0 (1:0, 1:0, 0:0) - Engelmann-Pokal final 
*Wiener EV II - EK Brigittenau 3:2 
*TSV Holzkirchen - EV Berchtesgaden 2:2
*SC Brandenburg Berlin - Klagenfurter AC 1:2 (0:1, 1:0, 0:1)
*Klagenfurter AC - BFC Preussen 1:0 
*LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin - EK Engelmann Wien 1:4 (0:0, 1:3, 0:1)
*Rastenburger SV - Berliner SC 2:1
*Rastenburger SV - Zehlendorfer Wespen 3:2 (1:2, 0:0, 2:0)
==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
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