The Bohemia national ice hockey team was the national

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team of the

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, a kingdom within

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. 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

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History

České hokejové mužstvo - mistr Evropy 1911

Bohemia played its first game in 1909 against

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during the Chamonix Cup which was being held in

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, France. Bohemia lost the game 1–8 and lost all of their three other games at the tournament against

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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. The following year Bohemia announced their intention to participate in the inaugural European Championships being held in

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, Switzerland however withdrew due to a lack of training. In 1911, Bohemia participated in the 1911 European Championship being held in

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, German Empire. 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. The following year Bohemia, this time being represented by the club team

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, again won gold at the European Championships however the tournament was annulled by the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG) congress due to

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not being affiliated with the LIHG at the time of the tournament. During the 1913 European Championship, Bohemia finished second behind

who won their first title. In 1914, Bohemia competed in an exhibition game against

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, Switzerland. Germany won the game 4–2 and recorded their first and only win over Bohemia. 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. After playing their last game in 1914, the Bohemian national team was succeeded by the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team after the

was dissolved and became part of the

International competitions

* 1909 Chamonix Cup;

. Finish: 5th * 1911 European Championship;

, German Empire. Finish: Won gold medal * 1912 European Championship;

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. Finish: Won gold medal * 1913 European Championship;

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, German Empire. Finish: Won silver medal * 1914 European Championship; Berlin, German Empire. Finish: Won gold medal

European Championship record

*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''

Notes

Result was annulled due to

not being a member of the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace at the time.

References

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