Ice hockey league 1953/54

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Master:	EV Füssen
Relegated:	Düsseldorfer EG
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The 1953/54 season of the ice hockey league was the sixth season of the highest German ice hockey league . German champion was EV Füssen , who was able to successfully defend his title and win his third championship. The last-placed Düsseldorfer EG had to be relegated , which was replaced by the winner of the second round of promotion, the Mannheim ERC . The first edition of the promotion round had to be repeated because the three participating teams EV Rosenheim , Berliner Schlittschuhclub and Mannheimer ERC had equal points. In the relegation, the penultimate, SC Weßling , was able to hold the class against EV Rosenheim.

requirements

Attendees

• Düsseldorfer EG
• EV Füssen (defending champion)
• Krefelder EV
• Prussia Krefeld
• VfL Bad Nauheim
• SC Riessersee
• EC Bad Toelz
• SC Weßling (promoted)

mode

As in the previous year, the German champions were played in a single round, so that each club played a home and an away game against the other teams. The last placed rose at the end of the season directly from the league and was replaced by the first of the promotion round, while the penultimate of the league in the relegation against the second placed in the promotion round had to defend his starting place in the top division.

Closing table

	club	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	EV Füssen	14th	13	0	01	127: 053	26: 02
2.	Krefelder EV	14th	10	1	03	111: 038	21: 07
3.	EC Bad Toelz	14th	10	0	04th	087: 041	20: 08
4th	Prussia Krefeld	14th	07th	1	06th	085: 049	15:13
5.	SC Riessersee	14th	07th	0	07th	084: 066	14:14
6th	VfL Bad Nauheim	14th	05	2	07th	064: 072	12:16
7th	SC Weßling	14th	01	0	13	037: 135	02:26
8th.	Düsseldorfer EG	14th	01	0	13	019: 131	02:26

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: champions , relegation , relegation

Squad of the German champions

German champion EV Füssen

Wilhelm Bechler , Karl Fischer , Ludwig Kuhn , Martin Beck , Oswald Huber , Ernst Eggerbauer , Paul Ambros , Xaver Unsinn , Markus Egen , Fritz Kleber , Georg Guggemos , Kurt Sepp Head coach: Frank Trottier

Promotion lap

Round of the national league champions

For the final round, the champions of the Bavarian regional league and a team from the regional leagues in the north - Berlin and Hamburg took part - and in the south / west - Baden, Hesse and Württemberg took part.

North qualification

• Berlin ice skating club - Harvestehuder THC Hamburg 7: 3

Qualification south / west

1 round:

• Mannheimer ERC - Schwenninger ERC 11: 3

2nd round:

• Mannheimer ERC - TV 1846 Giessen 13: 1

Finals

The final round took place in Mannheim on February 20 and 21, 1954 .

	club	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	EV Rosenheim	2	1	0	1	7: 5	2: 2
1.	Berlin ice skating club	2	1	0	1	9: 9	2: 2
1.	Mannheim ERC	2	1	0	1	5: 7	2: 2

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats

The tournament ended with three teams tied on points. The round was therefore repeated on March 5-7, 1954 in Bad Nauheim . For the repetition, the goal difference was decided as an additional criterion for ranking.

	club	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	TD	Points
1.	Mannheim ERC	2	1	1	0	11: 05	+6	3: 1
2.	EV Rosenheim	2	1	0	1	07: 05	+2	3: 1
3.	Berlin ice skating club	2	0	0	2	08:16	-8th	0: 4

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, TD = goal difference
Explanations: Promotion , relegation

Relegation

Seventh league against second in the round of state league champions:

• SC Weßling - EV Rosenheim 3: 3

Weßling stayed in the league, Rosenheim needed the win.

Web links

• Ice Hockey Oberliga 1953/54 at hockeyarchives.info (French)