Bohemia national ice hockey team

The Bohemia national ice hockey team was the national ice hockey team of the Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom within Austria-Hungary. The team competed between 1909 and 1914 playing in four European Championships. Playing its last game in 1914, the team was succeeded by the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team after the Kingdom of Bohemia was dissolved and became part of the First Czechoslovak Republic.

Not to be confused with the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia men's national ice hockey team.
Bohemia
The coat of arms of Bohemia was used on the players jerseys.
Team colors   
IIHF codeBOH
First international
 France 8–1 Bohemia
(Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909)
Last international
Germany 0–2 Bohemia
(Berlin, German Empire; 27 February 1914)
Biggest win
Bohemia 13–0 Switzerland  
(Berlin, German Empire; 15 February 1911)
Biggest defeat
 England 11–0 Bohemia
(Chamonix, France; 24 January 1909)
European Championships
Appearances4
Best result (1911, 1912,[I] 1914)
International record (W–L–T)
8–5–2

History
Bohemia at the 1911 European Championship, which they won.

Bohemia played its first game in 1909 against France during the Chamonix Cup which was being held in Chamonix, France.[1] Bohemia lost the game 1–8 and lost all of their three other games at the tournament against Belgium, England and Switzerland. During the tournament the team's 0–11 loss against England would be recorded as the team's largest ever loss in international participation.[1] The following year Bohemia announced their intention to participate in the inaugural European Championships being held in Les Avants, Switzerland however withdrew due to a lack of training.[2] In 1911, Bohemia participated in the 1911 European Championship being held in Berlin, German Empire.[1] Bohemia won the tournament after winning all three of their games and finishing on top of the standings. During the tournament, they also achieved their largest ever win in international participation when they beat Switzerland 13–0.[1] The following year Bohemia, this time being represented by the club team HC Slavia Praha, again won gold at the European Championships however the tournament was annulled by the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG) congress due to Austria not being affiliated with the LIHG at the time of the tournament.[2] During the 1913 European Championship, Bohemia finished second behind Belgium who won their first title.[2] In 1914, Bohemia competed in an exhibition game against Germany in Montreux, Switzerland. Germany won the game 4–2 and recorded their first and only win over Bohemia.[1] A month later, Bohemia competed in their last European Championship. Being represented again by HC Slavia Praha, Bohemia went on to win their third Championship in four years after winning both of their games and finishing on top the standings.[2]

After playing their last game in 1914, the Bohemian national team was succeeded by the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team after the Kingdom of Bohemia was dissolved and became part of the First Czechoslovak Republic

International competitions

European Championship record
Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1910 Les Avants Withdrew due to lack of training
1911 Berlin 3 3 0 0 20 1 ? ? Round-robin
1912 Prague* 2 1 1 0 7 2 ? ? Round-robin
1913 Munich 3 2 1 0 15 6 ? ? Round-robin
1914 Berlin 2 2 0 0 11 1 ? ? Round-robin
1915–1920No Championships (World War I).
1921–1932Contiunity as  Czechoslovakia.
  • 1912 Championship was later annulled because Austria was not a member of the IIHF at the time of the competition.

All-time Record against other nations

Source[1]

Team GP W T L GF GA
Austria2200120
 Belgium42111710
 England1001011
 France100118
Germany5311149
  Switzerland2101158

Notes

^ Result was annulled due to Austria not being a member of the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace at the time.[2]

References
  1. "Bohemia All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 166–167. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
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