Germany
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| Flag and abbrev. |  GER
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| Continent | Europe |
| Leader | Angela Merkel (Chancellor) |
| Population | 82,400,996 (as of 2009) |
| Registered players | 29,465 |
| Percentage | 0,00035% |
| National team | German National Team |
| National federation | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund |
| IIHF ranking | 10th (+1) |
| Top league | Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) |
| Current champion | Eisbären Berlin |
Germany is a federal republic of sixteen states (länder) located in central Europe. The country has a population of about 82,000,000.
Germany exists as a unified nation since October 3rd 1990. Beforehand, Germany was, as a result of World War II, divided in two distinct country: East Germany and West Germany.
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[edit] Organisation
Ice hockey in Germany is promotion and relegation-based, except for the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the top level of the country, that is closed to promotion from teams of the 2.Bundesliga since 2009, after allowing in EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams. This table illustrates the organization of ice hockey in Germany:
| German hockey scheme | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elite | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | 2.Bundesliga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Oberliga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fourth | Bayernliga (16) | Hessen (6) | Nordrhein-Westfalen (12) | Nord (7) | Ost (7) | Baden-Württembergliga (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fifth | Landesliga Nord (8) | Landesliga Süd (8) | Landesliga West (8) | Landesliga Ost (8) | Landesliga BW (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sixth | Bezirksliga Nord (7) | Bezirksliga Süd (8) | Bezirksliga West (9) | Bezirksliga Ost (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] History of hockey in Germany
[edit] International
[edit] Some great German players
Retired legends:
- Josef Heiß
- Helmut de Raaf
- Uwe Krupp
- Udo Kießling
- Paul Ambros
- Erich Kühnhackl
- Alois Schloder
- Rudi Ball
- Gustav Jaenecke
- Joachim Ziesche
Current stars:
- Olaf Kölzig
- Dimitri Pätzold
- Thomas Greiss
- Christoph Schubert
- Christian Ehrhoff
- Dennis Seidenberg
- Marco Sturm
- Jochen Hecht
- Marcel Goc
Women players:
- Christina Oswald
- Julia Wierscher
- Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten
- Susanne Fellner
- Nikola Holmes
- Nina Ritter
[edit] Main Cities
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