1940–41 Yugoslav Hockey League season explained

1940–41 Yugoslav Hockey League season
League:	Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
Sport:	Ice hockey
Pixels:	200px
League Champs:	Ilirija
League Champ Name:	Champions
Second Place:	Varaždin
Seasonslist:	Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
Seasonslistnames:	Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
Prevseason Year:	1939–40
Nextseason Year:	1946–47

The 1940–41 Yugoslav Hockey League season was the fifth season of the Yugoslav Hockey League. It was won by Ilirija.^{[1] [2]}

Structure

The competition was divided up into divisions. The finals consisted of teams from three entities in which hockey was played in the country, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. There were four Croatian teams in the league, and they played against one another in the same division. The winner would thus advance on to the championship.

Results

Croatian division

Semifinals (January 12, 1941)

• Varaždin – HAŠK Zagreb 1–0,^[3]
• KSU – ZKD Zagreb 0:6 p.f.

Finals (January 13, 1941)

• Varaždin – ZKD Zagreb 3–2^[4]

Finals

The finals were held on 1 and 2 February. They were in round robin format.

• 1 February – Varaždin 7–0 Palić
• 2 February – Ilirija 10–0 Varaždin
• 2 February – Ilirija 13–1 Palić

Final standings

1. Ilirija Ljubljana
2. Varaždin
3. Palić

Champions

Ice Rihar, Luce Žitnik, Tone Pogačnik, Karel Pavletič, Jože Gogala, Oto Gregorič, Mirko Eržen, Viljem Morbaeher, Ernest Aljančič.

Notes and References

1. http://dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-SRBJPAP6/ Jutro
2. http://dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-7F4B2QOS/ Slovenski dom
3. Web site: Hokej na ledu - Varaždin imao prvaka i prije Medveščaka! | Elektronički Varaždin | eVarazdin.hr . 18 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100808125239/http://www.evarazdin.hr/varazdin-imao-prvaka-i-prije-medvescaka/ . 8 August 2010 . dead .
4. Web site: Zagrebačkom ZKD-u nisu pomogli ni magla ni gol postignut rukom.