The German Ice Hockey Federation , 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

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 (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

International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...

.

Presidents

• 1963/64 Ludwig Zametzer (Füssen)/ Dr. Günther Sabetzki
  Gunther Sabetzki
  Günther Sabetzki was an executive for several ice hockey leagues and organizations....
  
   (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
  Franz Reindl
  Franz Reindl is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the German Bundesliga. He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany....
  
   (Garmisch-P.)

Team Officials

• General Manager
  • Franz Reindl
    Franz Reindl
    Franz Reindl is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the German Bundesliga. He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany....
    
    

• Team-Manager
  • Klaus Merk

• Trainer
  • Uwe Krupp
    Uwe Krupp
    Uwe G. Krupp is a retired German professional hockey defenceman and current coach of the German national ice hockey team. Following Walt Tkaczuk, Krupp was only the second German-born player to have a lasting career in the National Hockey League...
    
     (Trainer)
  • Ernst Höfner (Co-Trainer)
  • Klaus Merk (Goalie-Trainer)

External links

• Official DEB website