German Ice Hockey Federation

Germany

Association name	German Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF membership	September 19, 1909
Association history	Germany 1909–1920[1] 1926[1]–1946[2] 1951[2]–1956[2] West Germany 1956–1990 Germany 1990–present
President	Uwe Harnos
http://www.deb-online.de

The German Ice Hockey Federation (German: Deutscher Eishockey-Bund), commonly abbereviated as DEB, has been the responsible federation of ice hockey associations since its establishment on June 16, 1963, for the sport of ice hockey in Germany (until 1990 exclusive for the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin). Up to the time of the establishment of the DEB, ice hockey was one of many different ice and winter sports overseen by the Deutschen Eissport-Verband.

With the establishment the German Ice Hockey Federationm took over the competence for the play enterprise of the supraregional leagues (especially the Bundesliga) and the competence for (for the time being national team. It became additional (West German representative in the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Presidents

• 1963/64 Ludwig Zametzer (Füssen)/ Dr. Günther Sabetzki (Düsseldorf) were co-Presidents
• 1964-1992 Otto Wanner (Füssen)
• 1992-1995 Ulf Jäkel (Kaufbeuren)
• 1995-2002 Rainer Gossmann (Düsseldorf)
• 2002-2008 Hans-Ulrich Esken (Schwerte)
• 2008-2010 interim: Uwe Harnos (Kaufbeuren)
• 2010- Uwe Harnos (Kaufbeuren)

Vice Presidents

• 1963/64 position vacant; there two presidents
• 1964-1984 Dr. Günther Sabetzki (Düsseldorf)
• 1984-1988 Dr. Ernst Eichler (Mannheim)
• 1988-1991 Rudolf Gandorfer (Landshut)
• 1991-1993 Heinz Landen (Köln)
• 1993-1995 Dr. Wolfgang Bonenkamp (Düsseld.)
• 1995-2002 Rudolf Schnabel (Nürnberg)
• 2002-2008 Uwe Harnos (Kaufbeuren)
• 2002-2010 Bodo Lauterjung (Ingolstadt)
• 2002-2002 Jochen Haselbacher (Hannover)
• 2004-2008 Wolfgang Brück (Iserlohn)
• 2008- Erich Kühnhackl (Landshut)
• 2010- Manuel Hüttl (Thaining)
• 2010- Ramund Schneeweis (Hamm)

Directors

• 1970-86 Roman Neumayer (Olching)
• 1986-92 Helmut Bauer (Garmisch-P.)
• 1992-Franz Reindl (Garmisch-P.)

Team Officials

• General Manager
  • Franz Reindl

• Team-Manager
  • Klaus Merk

• Trainer
  • Uwe Krupp (Trainer)
  • Ernst Höfner (Co-Trainer)
  • Klaus Merk (Goalie-Trainer)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "1914-1933". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/epochs/1914-1933.html. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "1946-1956". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/epochs/1946-1956.html. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 

External links

• Official DEB website