1937–38 Romanian Hockey League season

The 1937-38 Romanian Hockey League season was the 13th season of the Romanian Championship. The competition was divided into three regional groups, with the top teams from each group qualifying for the final round. Dragos Voda Cernauti won the championship.Flamaropol, Mihai "50 de ani de hochei în România". 1976.
==Regional groups==
===Liga Regionala de Nord===
;Class I
*1/11: Dragos Voda Cernauti - Jahn Cernauti 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)
*1/14: Dragos Voda Cernauti - Jahn Cernauti 1:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0)
Dragos Voda qualified for the final round.
;Class II
*1/9: Dragos Voda Cernauti B - Muncitorul Cernauti 4:1 (1:1, 0:0, 3:0)
*1/12: CFR Cernauti - Muncitorul Cernauti 4:2
*1/12: Borochow Cernauti - Wawel Cernauti 2:0
*1/13: CFR Cernauti - Wawel Cernauti 5:2
*1/13: Dragos Voda Cernauti B - Borochow Cernauti 5:0
*1/16: Wawel Cernauti - Muncitorul Cernauti 2:0
;Other games
*1/4: Jahn Cernauti - CFR Cernauti 4:1 (1:1, 1:0, 2:0)
*1/20: Dragos Voda Cernauti - Jahn Cernauti 
*2/4: Dragos Voda Cernauti - Jahn Cernauti
===Liga Regionala de Centru===
Nine teams participated in the competition, divided into two groups.
;Group I:
*SSS Universitatea Cluj
*Societatea de Patinaj Cluj
*SS Muresul Târgu Mureş
*CS Târgu Mureş
*SC Miercurea Ciuc
;Group II:
*Societatea de Patinaj Sighisoara
*Societatea de Patinaj Brasov
*Patria Tarneveni
*Brasov
*CS Medias
;Planned schedule:
Group I: 
*1st round: SP Cluj - Muresul Targu Mures @ Cluj, SC Miercurea Ciuc - CSTM @ Miercurea Ciuc
*2nd round: Muresul Targu Mures - SC Miercurea Ciuc @ Targu Mures, SP Cluj - Universitatea Cluj @ Cluj
*3rd round: CSTM - Muresul Targu Mures @ Targu Mures, Universitatea Cluj - SC Miercurea Ciuc @ Cluj
*4th round: SP Cluj - SC Miercurea Ciuc @ Miercurea Ciuc, Universitatea Cluj - Muresul Targu Mures @ Targu Mures
*5th round: CSTM - SP Cluj @ Targu Mures
*6th round: Universitatea Cluj - CSTM @ Cluj
Group II: 
*1st round: Patria - Sighisoara @ Tarnaveni, Brasov - Medias @ Brasov
*2nd round: Sighisoara - Brasov @ Sighisoara, Medias - Patria @ Medias
*3rd round: Brasov - Patria @ Brasov, Sighisoara - Medias @ Sighisoara
The league, based in Târgu Mureş, was fraught with issues, with some teams withdrawing (Miercurea Ciuc did so on January 13, and it was noted that Brasov was considering pulling out too), and others being suspended for failing to pay their membership dues. After only a few games had been played, Muresul Târgu Mureş was named champion of their group, and slated to advance to the national championship. The sporting public and Universitatea, who wanted to play Muresul, protested this. It was said that the issue of Universitatea’s suspension could be rightly debated, and that the league’s business had been so poor it had done little to boost ice hockey in Transylvania. Muresul was officially recognized as champions following their win over Sighisoara.
;Scores
*1/9: Universitatea Cluj - SP Cluj 6:1 (1:0, 5:1, 0:0)
*1/10: SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş - CS Târgu Mureş 6:2 (3:1, 2:0, 1:1)
*SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş - SC Miercurea Ciuc Forfeit
*SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş' - Universitatea Cluj Forfeit
*1/20: SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş - SP Sighisoara 11:1 (6:1, 2:0, 3:0)
Târgu Mures qualified for the final round.
;Other games
*1/16: SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş - CS Târgu Mureş 8:2 (1:1, 4:1, 3:0)
*2/6: SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş - CS Târgu Mureş 5:1 (3:1, 0:0, 2:0)
*2/16: SC Miercurea Ciuc - CS Târgu Mureş 4:0 (0:0, 0:0, 4:0)
*2/23: SC Miercurea Ciuc - SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş 4:2 (3:1, 1:1, 0:0)
===Liga Regionala de Sud===
Curentul, assorted issues
;Category I
*12/12: Telefon Club Bucharest - Metropola Bucharest 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0) 
*12/15: Telefon Club Bucharest - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)
*12/19: Telefon Club Bucharest - Metropola Bucharest 2:0 (1:0, 1:0) - became 5:0 Forfeit
*12/22: Telefon Club Bucharest - Gloria Bucharest 6:1 (1:0, 1:1, 4:0)
*12/30: Sportul Studentesc Bucharest - Metropola Bucharest 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)
*1/6: Metropola Bucharest - Gloria Bucharest 0:0 
*1/12: Sportul Studentesc Bucharest - Metropola Bucharest 5:2 (4:1, 0:1, 1:0)
*1/13: Gloria Bucharest - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest 1:0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0) 
*1/14: Metropola Bucharest - Gloria Bucharest 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0) 
*1/16: Sportul Studentesc Bucharest - Gloria Bucharest 2:2 (0:1, 0:1, 2:0)
*1/20: Telefon Club Bucharest - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest 9:2 (2:0, 4:0, 3:2)
*1/21: Telefon Club Bucharest - Gloria Bucharest 7:0 (4:0, 1:0, 2:0)
 	Club 	Pts
1.	Telefon Club Bucharest 	12
2.	Sportul Studentesc Bucharest	5
3.	Gloria Bucharest 	4
4.	Metropola Bucharest 	3
Telefon Club qualified for the final round.
;Category II
Venus Bucharest, which was formed at the behest of Andrei Barbulescu following the demise of HC Bragadiru Bucharest, won the second division handily. Other teams were: Astra Romana Bucharest, Gloria II, Sportul Studentesc II, Telefon Club II.
*12/31: Gloria Bucharest II - Telefon Club Bucharest II 0:0
*1/14: Venus Bucharest - Gloria Bucharest II 12:0 (1:0, 3:0, 8:0) 
*1/19: Venus Bucharest - Telefon Club Bucharest II 4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2:0) 
*1/20: Gloria Bucharest II - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest II 4:3 (1:1, 1:1, 2:1) 
*1/21: Venus Bucharest - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest II 11:0 (3:0, 3:0, 5:0) 
*1/22: Gloria Bucharest II - Astra Romana Bucharest 12:1 (5:0, 4:0, 3:1)
*1/27: Venus Bucharest - Gloria Bucharest II 7:1 (1:0, 4:0, 2:1)
*2/7: Telefon Club Bucharest II - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest II 8:2 (5:1, 2:1, 1:0) 
*2/10: Venus Bucharest - Astra Romana Bucharest 14:1 (3:0, 3:0, 8:1)
*2/12: Telefon Club Bucharest II - Astra Romana Bucharest 11:1 (3:1, 5:0, 3:0)
*2/15: Sportul Studentesc Bucharest - Gloria Bucharest II 1:1 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0)
*2/18: Venus Bucharest - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest II 22:0 (8:0, 4:0, 10:0)
*2/21: Gloria Bucharest II - Astra Romana Bucharest 5:3 (2:0, 2:3, 1:0) 
*2/24: Telefon Club Bucharest II - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest II 11:4 (1:1, 4:3, 6:0) 
*2/25: Telefon Club Bucharest II - Astra Romana Bucharest 18:1 (5:0, 6:0, 7:1)
*2/27: Venus Bucharest - Astra Romana Bucharest 18:0 (4:0, 5:0, 9:0) 
*2/28: Telefon Club Bucharest II - Venus Bucharest 3:2 (0:0, 3:0, 0:2)
;Category III
The following teams competed in the third division of the regional championship: Olimpia-Club, Sparta, Monte Carlo, CFR, and Politechnicha. 
==Final tournament==
The top team from each regional group qualified for the final tournament, which was held in Cernauti, beginning on January 22. Telefon Club Bucharest qualified from the southern group, SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş qualified from the central group, and Dragos Voda Cernauti made it from the northern group.
The first game of the tournament saw Dragos Voda Cernauti defeat SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş by a score of 2-0. The second game pitted Telefon Club Bucharest against SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş. With Telefon Club leading 5-0, the game was interrupted due to unruly spectators. As a result, Telefon's management elected to leave Cernăuţi and the tournament. The game between Telefon Club and Dragos Voda Cernauti, scheduled for the following day, was then ruled a 5-0 forfeit victory for Dragos Voda, which meant they had won the tournament and were Romanian champions, by virtue of their victory over Muresul on the first day.
The ruling was later appealed by Telefon Club, and the Romanian Ice Hockey Federation originally ruled in their favor. However, after further deliberation, the federation reverted back to their initial ruling (made during the tournament), and awarded Dragos Voda Cernauti the championship.
===Results===
*Dragos Voda Cernauti - SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş 2:0 (1:0, 1:0, 0:0) - goals: Suc, Sadovsky II
*Telefon Club Bucharest - SS Mureşul Târgu Mureş 5:0 (1:0, 0:0, 4:0), interrupted - goals: Anastasiu, Botez
*Telefon Club Bucharest - Dragos Voda Cernauti 0:5 Forfeit
===Team rosters===
*Dragos Voda Cernauti: Maesciuc (G), Sadovsky I, Engster, Suc, Panenka, Sadovsky II, Pop, Tomovici, Ierecinsky.
*Telefon Club Bucharest: Vogel (G), Biro, Anastasiu, Tico, Botez, Petrovici, Petrescu, Brackl, Pana, Concister, Michelffi.
*SS Muresul Târgu Mures: Veress (G), Vancea, Incze I, Cocis, Telea, Kerekes, Incze II, Soos, Francois.
==Friendly matches==
Gazeta Sporturilor, assorted issues
*12/4: Telefon Club Bucharest - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest 3:2 (2:1, 1:1)
*12/5: Telefon Club Bucharest - Sportul Studentesc Bucharest 7:1 (2:1, 3:0, 2:0) 
*1/4: HC Braila - Universitarii Braila 7:2 (2:0, 3:1, 2:1)
HCB roster: Camiera, Dumitrescu, Savu, Ștefănescu, Goga, Lerner. Universitarii roster: Brondello, Cotigă, Boureanu, Bertume, Travlos, Tanssig. 
*1/6: Avantul Sebes - Unirea Mihai Viteazul Alba-Iulia 13:7 
*1/7: Sportul Studentesc Bucharest B - HC Prahova Ploiesti 6:0 (3:0, 0:0, 3:0)
*1/8: Sportul Studentesc Bucharest B - Ploiesti City Team 10:0 (2:0, 0:0, 8:0)
*1/8: Gloria Arad - Politechnica Timisoara 5:4 (3:1, 0:2, 2:1) @ Arad
Gloria roster: Procopet — Adoc, Calonici — Regner, Neidenbach, Marianus II, (Nodin, Pop, Prassler).
*1/9: Sporting - Mihai Viteazu 6:2 (0:0, 2:2, 4:0) @ ChisinauGazeta Basarabiei, 1938-01-13
Sporting roster: Vlad. Șostaca—Pavlovici, Voitiuc — Eni, Bobeico, Erdeli. Mihai Viteazu roster: Bery — Andronache, Dominican, Serebrinschi G. Apostolescu, Beșteaga. 
*1/10: Venus Bucharest - HC Prahova Ploiesti 11:1 (2:0, 6:1, 3:0)
*1/13: Unirea Mihai Viteazul Alba-Iulia - Avantul Sebes 3:1 (0:0, 1:1, 2:0)
*1/13: Unirea Mihai Viteazul Alba-Iulia - Societa Sportiva Sibiu 5:4 (3:2, 2:2, 0:0)
*1/15: HC Braila - HC Galati
*1/19: HC Iasi - CFR Cernauti 2:1 (2:0, 0:0, 0:1)
*1/21: Dragos Voda Cernauti - Cernauti Combination 5:0
*1/22: Dragos Voda Cernauti - Cernauti Combination 8:0 (2:0, 2:0, 4:0)
*1/24: Dragos Voda Cernauti - SS Muresul Targu Mures 6:4 (2:1, 2:0, 2:3)
*1/28: SC Miercurea Ciuc - HC Iasi 3:1 (0:0, 2:0, 1:1)
*2/24: Soimii Carpatilor Sibiu - Hockey Club Sighisoara 2:2 (1:0, 0:1, 1:1) 
*SC Miercurea Ciuc - HC Iasi 4:0 
;Cupa Kretulescu
*2/9: Liceul St. Iosif - Liceul Sf. Gheorghe 4:1
*2/10: Colegiul National Sf. Sava - Liceul Gheorghe Lazar 8:2
*2/11: Liceul Comercial N. Kretulescu - Liceul Matei Basarab 23:1
*2/12: Colegiul National Sf. Sava - Liceul Sf. Iosif 15:2 (5:0, 5:1, 5:1) 
*2/15: Colegiul National Sf. Sava - Liceul Comercial N. Kretulescu 8:1 (1:1, 2:0, 5:0) - final 
==References==
Category:1937 in ice hockey
Category:1938 in ice hockey