German Ice Hockey Federation

The German Ice Hockey Federation eV ( DEB) since its inception on June 16, 1963 in Krefeld responsible for the ice hockey in Germany Association of hockey clubs. Until the establishment of the DEB Hockey was one of the sports in the German Ice Association. Statuary seat of Deb 's feet, the office is located, however, in Munich.

5.1 Current coach of the senior national team ( men)
5.2 Current coach of the senior national team ( women)
5.3 mascots

History

With the founding of the German Ice Hockey Federation took over the responsibility for the operation of gambling of the national leagues (especially the Bundesliga ) and the responsibility for the time being West German national team. First, however, the association was still a sub-organization of the German Ice Sports Association. In addition, he became the West German representatives in the International Ice Hockey Federation. After the reunification of the DEB and the responsible for the sport of ice hockey in the German Democratic Republic German Skating Union of the GDR signed on as the first sports associations of the two German states on 11 September 1990.

Until 1994, the DEB organized ice hockey league, with the founding of DEL went over this task to an independent operating company of the new professional league. In 1999, also decided to DEB General Assembly, the organization of the national game operation, so the 2nd Bundesliga, Oberliga and Regionalliga, the ESBG, in which the German Ice Hockey Federation since then has been a regular shareholders, transferred. Today, the German Ice Hockey Federation is responsible for the national teams in the first place. In addition, include the matches of the ladies and the junior to his task fields. Since the season 2010/11 the organization of the league was basically shifted from the ESBG back in the DEB, the actual game organization continues through the ESBG on behalf of the DEB for the Oberliga Süd completely and from the end of round for the league in Western, Northern and Eastern Germany is performed. The Deb handles the matches, transfers and also forms from referees and coaches. Together with the ESBG since 2002, leads the association also from the style similar to the DFB Cup German Ice Hockey Cup.

So far, five times was the German Ice Hockey Federation host a World Ice Hockey Championships. For the first time in 1955 this was the case. Venues were the North Rhine-Westphalian cities of Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Cologne and Krefeld. World champion of the A group was Canada, before the defending champions, the Soviet Union. Because of the high number of participants ( 15 teams new record of the postwar period were ) was organized in addition to the actual competition, a B tournament in which out of competition even participated a second German team. Winning was Italy before Germany B. As part of the World Cup and the European Championship was played out. Best European team of the tournament was the USSR.

In the second World Cup in Germany in 1975, when the USSR was the 14th time world champion. The tournament in Dusseldorf and Munich was only moderately attended. The German national team missed out on promotion to the A- group namely the year before and had to play as in the B- World Cup in Sapporo / Japan. The distance of the world champion to the rest of the participants field was so large that the IIHF decided to reform the A group. From 1976 also professional players were allowed. In addition, the A- group was increased. Germany was second in the B- WM therefore ascend yet.

In the fifth Junior -A- World Cup U -20 in 1981 in different Bavarian cities (including Augsburg, Füssen and Oberstdorf) is brought to Sweden in this age group for the first time the title.

The Hockey World Cup 1983 was held in Dortmund, Dusseldorf and Munich. After the preliminary round, the top four teams on a master lap, the last four in a relegation round participated. The teams did not take the points in the champion round, but in the relegation round with. So that the tension in question of the title should be increased. While Germany took part in the relegation round, won this but clear. Had to dismount Italy, world champion was again the USSR before the same number of points Czechoslovakia. The Soviet Union has made only one point during the whole World Cup. Czechoslovakia was not as strong during the first round.

In 1990, the B- World Cup U-20 juniors in Bad Tölz and Geretsried was played.

Ten years after the last one A hockey World Cup was held in Germany again. The matches were played in Dortmund and Munich. The four best teams in the preliminary round groups met in the final round KO system against each other. At the end of Russia as the winner was clear. In the final, defending champion Sweden was 3-1. After play- downs, which also took place in the knock-out system, which Switzerland was made in the B group than relegated. Germany occupied after the quarter -final against Russia in fifth place.

A year earlier, took the U- 20 World Cup instead of feet and Kaufbeuren. 1999, the first U-18 World Cup was ever held in the same places.

The Ice Hockey World Championship 2001 was held again in Germany. It was played in Hanover, Cologne and Nuremberg. As of 2001, the various groups were named differently, it was from the A group simply World Cup. From this year also there was not just one, but two relegated and thus two groups of Division I ( B group ). Germany reached the quarterfinals, but retired there from against eventual finalists Finland. This was defeated in the final match of the Czech team. Czech Republic became the third consecutive World Cup.

In the same year in the Bavarian places feet and Landsberg Division I of the Junior World Championship 2001 took place on Lech. Three years later, the same competition was held in Berlin.

The Ice Hockey World Championships in Germany took place in 2010 in Cologne and Mannheim. Here, the DEB set in the award 2005 against Belarus after Sweden and Slovakia withdrew her candidacy before the vote. The first place went to the Czech Republic which prevailed with a 2-1 victory against Russia. The DEB - selection placed 4th at this World Cup, as they lost the 3rd place match against Sweden with 1:3.

General Assembly

The General Assembly acts as the supreme body of the Association. It consists of the members of the DEB:

The 15 state associations ice (LEV )
The 13 clubs in the Bundesliga 2,
The 9 clubs in the Oberliga Süd,
The clubs, junior youth and / or the student's Bundesliga participate in the game operation of the Women's Bundesliga, the DNL, the.

Shall be allotted to the LEV and the clubs every 100 votes. Non-voting member of the General Assembly is the Bureau of DEB.

Land ice associations

The DEB today include 15 national associations on ice (LEV ). They are responsible in addition to the Hockey for other ice sports such as speed skating, figure skating, curling, etc.. Per German state, there is a national skating association, only the skating association Brandenburg is not a member of the DEB. The LEV organize game operation below the DEB leagues, with the seniors this is the game mode from the fourth division, the offspring and the women's leagues below the Premier League. Some of the individual divisions Hockey LEV during play to work across regional borders.

Bavarian Ice Sports Association
Berlin Ice Sports Association
Bremer Ice and Roller Skating Association
Ice Sports Association of Baden -Württemberg
Ice Sports Association North Rhine -Westphalia
Hamburger Ice and Roller Skating Association
Hessischer skating association
Land Ice Sports Association Mecklenburg- Vorpommern
Ice - country Association of Saxony -Anhalt
Country skating association Schleswig- Holstein
Lower Saxony Ice Sports Association
Of Rhineland-Palatinate Ice and Roller Skating Association
Saarländischer Ice and Roller Skating Association
Saxon Ice Sports Association
Thuringian State Association of Ice

The Hockey departments of LEV Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig -Holstein and Mecklenburg- Vorpommern have joined forces to Nordverbund. The portion of the Saarland Hockey ERV has for many years joined the Rhineland- Palatinate ERV organisationally sublattice.

Coaches

President

Vice President

Secretary General

Since 2004: Franz Reindl ( Garmisch -Partenkirchen )

Sport Directors

Technical Director

To 1993: Fritz Brechenmacher (Munich )
Since 2003: Michael Poole ( Mering )

General Manager

Since 1996: Franz Reindl ( Garmisch -Partenkirchen )

Team Manager ( senior team )

To 2002: Eckardt Schindler ( Neufahrn)
2002-2004: Marco Stichnoth (Hannover)
Since 2005: Carlos Vogel ( Munich)
Since 2008: Klaus Merk ( Augsburg)

National

Current coach of the senior national team ( men)

Pat Cortina ( Trainer)
Harold Kreis ( assistant coach )
Ernst Höfner ( assistant coach )
Klaus Merk ( Goalkeeper Coach )

Current coach of the senior national team ( women)

Peter Kathan ( Trainer)

Mascot

Since November 2006, " Urmel on the ice ," the official mascot of DEB and his German league teams. He wears the number (20 ) 10 ( year of the last Ice Hockey World Championships in Germany ) and played according to his fan page as a striker for " EHC Titiwu " and the EHC " Augsburger ".

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