Bohemia

Bohemia was a country in Central Europe, around the present-day Czech Republic. Prague was its capital. After World War I, Bohemia became part of the Czechoslovak Republic.

History of hockey in Bohemia
The game of ice hockey was first introduced in Prague in 1905 by a Canadian named Ruck Andersson. In 1908, the first hockey clubs were founded in Prague, and the Bohemian Hockey Union was formed. The same year, Bohemia joined the Ligue International de Hockey Sur Glace (the present day IIHF) on November 15, 1908.

The Bohemian Championship was first held in 1909. It was contested three times, in 1909, 1911, and 1912. SK Slavia Prague won all three Bohemian Championships.

The Bohemian national team played its first game in 1909 against France during the Chamonix Cup which was being held in Chamonix, France. 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 teams 0–11 loss against England would be recorded as the teams largest ever loss in international participation. 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. In 1911 Bohemia participated in 1911 European Championship being held in Berlin, 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 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. During the 1913 European Championship Bohemia finished second behind Belgium who won their first title. In 1914 Bohemia competed in a exhibition game against Germany in Montreaux, 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 Czechoslovak national team after the Kingdom of Bohemia was dissolved and became part of the First Czechoslovak Republic.