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In 2005 Jørgen Hviid was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame (and in 2014 into the Danish Icehockey Hall of Fame) as the “builder“ of Danish ice hockey. What is interesting is that he got his hockey upbringing in Riga.
From IIHF:
Hviid, Jorgen (DEN)
Born September 1, 1916 in Moscow, Russia. Jorgen Hviid was a well rounded athlete but it was his skating abilities in which he really excelled. He started to play ice hockey in the 1931 – 32 season, and became a Latvian Champion with the Unions club in 1932 and 1933. He and his family returned to Denmark in 1934 and would prove to have a significant impact on the development of Danish ice hockey during the latter part of the 1930's and into the next decade. He and his brothers helped make the Kjobenhavns SF club a powerhouse within Denmark, becoming a Danish champion on two occasions – 1956 and 1961. Hviid continued that same success later on during the 1960?s, this time as coach of that same team from Copenhagen, leading the club to several national titles during his reign.
Hviid's international playing career was historic in that while representing his country at the 1949 IIHF World Championship in Stockholm, he not only recorded Denmark's first-ever goal in the event, he went on to tally all four of his teams' four tournament goals, clearly having established himself as the most superior player on his side. His impact was still be felt when a generation later, his son Jesper starred in the Danish ice hockey scene during the 1970's. Hviid's commitment to the game landed him a position as a member of the Danish Ice Hockey Union from 1982 – 1988. For these and many more reasons, it is easy to see why Hviid has been dubbed the 'Father of Danish Ice Hockey'.
Apparently the Hviid family had business in Russia as many Danes had at this time, but fled to Riga in 1921.
He started playing icehockey in Riga for Unions Riga already as 15 years old in 1931. Seasons 1931-32 and 1932-33 he became Latvian Champion, before his family moved back to Denmark in 1934. He probably played under the name “Jorgens Hvids“ for Unions Riga.
He then started ice hockey in the club KSF (Copenhagen Skating Union - that also included all other skating disciplines) in 1938.
During the warmer period of the 30's until 40-41 it was impossible to do any skating in Denmark because of warm winters, whereas Speed Skating and Bandy had been quite popular in the 1890-1920's.
[KSF had played a couple of icehockey matches in 1929 (last cold winter) against Södertälje SK from Sweden and Silkeborg with a team of olympic football players and field hockey players that played bandy in wintertime when it was possible].
It was the only club in Denmark so they had nobody to play against until Rungsted was created in 1941. During the war KSF was able too play a few games against IK Göta from Sweden in Copenhagen, but a Danish league was first created in 1955.
So that was all the training the Danish team have had when they competed in the WC in 1949.
Jørgen Hviid was the only real hockey player on the Danish team, whereas his younger brother Erik was a very good speed skater that became Danish Speed Skating Champion in 1941+1942, but didn't have any stick skills like his older brother. Jørgen Hviid scored all of Denmark's 4 goals in the 3 blow out matches (0-47 vs Canada, 1-25 vs Austria and 3-8 vs Belgium). Apparently Jørgen Hviid was also the Danish Champion in “Skating Jumps over oil barrels“ with 8 as the national record.
Danes also specialized in “backwards skating“ just before WW1 setting numerous world records, when they figured out the Norwegians were to good in forwards skating.
So does any of you Latvians have any information about the early days of Latvian hockey. Did they have any roster files and records of point production?
Eliteprospects actually stated that Jørgen Hviid (Jorgens Hvids) went back and forth between his newly started KSF and Latvia to play for Unions Riga again in the seasons 1937-38 and 1938-39. So maybe until the Sovjet conquest stopped his playing there?
EDIT: Apparently 1931-32 was the first season of the Latvian Hockey league (with 9 teams), so he was part of the first Latvian Icehockey champions (as 15-16 years old). [though you can find some info about Unions Riga also being champion in 1930-31 and it's quite unclear when in 1931 Jørgen Hviid got his debut].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Hockey_League
Found some info. Apparently it was because his “latniatized“ name was “Jergens Hvids“.
Teams roster of Unions Riga: http://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rīgas_"Unions"
The Latvian wikipedia on him had the following mistake (he couldn't have played for KSF from 1933-37, because he first created KSF ice hockey in 1938).
http://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jergens_Hvīds
From IIHF:
Hviid, Jorgen (DEN)
Born September 1, 1916 in Moscow, Russia. Jorgen Hviid was a well rounded athlete but it was his skating abilities in which he really excelled. He started to play ice hockey in the 1931 – 32 season, and became a Latvian Champion with the Unions club in 1932 and 1933. He and his family returned to Denmark in 1934 and would prove to have a significant impact on the development of Danish ice hockey during the latter part of the 1930's and into the next decade. He and his brothers helped make the Kjobenhavns SF club a powerhouse within Denmark, becoming a Danish champion on two occasions – 1956 and 1961. Hviid continued that same success later on during the 1960?s, this time as coach of that same team from Copenhagen, leading the club to several national titles during his reign.
Hviid's international playing career was historic in that while representing his country at the 1949 IIHF World Championship in Stockholm, he not only recorded Denmark's first-ever goal in the event, he went on to tally all four of his teams' four tournament goals, clearly having established himself as the most superior player on his side. His impact was still be felt when a generation later, his son Jesper starred in the Danish ice hockey scene during the 1970's. Hviid's commitment to the game landed him a position as a member of the Danish Ice Hockey Union from 1982 – 1988. For these and many more reasons, it is easy to see why Hviid has been dubbed the 'Father of Danish Ice Hockey'.
Apparently the Hviid family had business in Russia as many Danes had at this time, but fled to Riga in 1921.
He started playing icehockey in Riga for Unions Riga already as 15 years old in 1931. Seasons 1931-32 and 1932-33 he became Latvian Champion, before his family moved back to Denmark in 1934. He probably played under the name “Jorgens Hvids“ for Unions Riga.
He then started ice hockey in the club KSF (Copenhagen Skating Union - that also included all other skating disciplines) in 1938.
During the warmer period of the 30's until 40-41 it was impossible to do any skating in Denmark because of warm winters, whereas Speed Skating and Bandy had been quite popular in the 1890-1920's.
[KSF had played a couple of icehockey matches in 1929 (last cold winter) against Södertälje SK from Sweden and Silkeborg with a team of olympic football players and field hockey players that played bandy in wintertime when it was possible].
It was the only club in Denmark so they had nobody to play against until Rungsted was created in 1941. During the war KSF was able too play a few games against IK Göta from Sweden in Copenhagen, but a Danish league was first created in 1955.
So that was all the training the Danish team have had when they competed in the WC in 1949.
Jørgen Hviid was the only real hockey player on the Danish team, whereas his younger brother Erik was a very good speed skater that became Danish Speed Skating Champion in 1941+1942, but didn't have any stick skills like his older brother. Jørgen Hviid scored all of Denmark's 4 goals in the 3 blow out matches (0-47 vs Canada, 1-25 vs Austria and 3-8 vs Belgium). Apparently Jørgen Hviid was also the Danish Champion in “Skating Jumps over oil barrels“ with 8 as the national record.
Danes also specialized in “backwards skating“ just before WW1 setting numerous world records, when they figured out the Norwegians were to good in forwards skating.
So does any of you Latvians have any information about the early days of Latvian hockey. Did they have any roster files and records of point production?
Eliteprospects actually stated that Jørgen Hviid (Jorgens Hvids) went back and forth between his newly started KSF and Latvia to play for Unions Riga again in the seasons 1937-38 and 1938-39. So maybe until the Sovjet conquest stopped his playing there?
EDIT: Apparently 1931-32 was the first season of the Latvian Hockey league (with 9 teams), so he was part of the first Latvian Icehockey champions (as 15-16 years old). [though you can find some info about Unions Riga also being champion in 1930-31 and it's quite unclear when in 1931 Jørgen Hviid got his debut].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Hockey_League
Found some info. Apparently it was because his “latniatized“ name was “Jergens Hvids“.
Teams roster of Unions Riga: http://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rīgas_"Unions"
The Latvian wikipedia on him had the following mistake (he couldn't have played for KSF from 1933-37, because he first created KSF ice hockey in 1938).
http://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jergens_Hvīds
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