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| Association name | German Ice Hockey Federation |
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| IIHF Code | GER |
| Founded | 16 June 1963 |
| IIHF membership | 19 September 1909 |
| Association history | Germany 1909–1920[1] 1926[1]–1946[2] 1951[2]–1956[2] West Germany 1956–1990 Germany 1990–present |
| President | Franz Reindl |
| http://www.deb-online.de | |
The German Ice Hockey Federation (German: Deutscher Eishockey-Bund), commonly abbreviated as DEB, is the governing federation of German ice hockey associations. It was established on 16 June 1963 in Krefeld. Until 1990 it served only the old Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin. Until the establishment of the DEB, ice hockey was one of many different ice and winter sports overseen by the Deutschen Eissport-Verband.
The German Ice Hockey Federation took over the responsibility for the supra-regional leagues (especially the Bundesliga) and for the national team. It became the additional West German representative in the International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ^ a b "1914–1933". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- ^ a b c "1946–1956". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2008.