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Germany

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Flag and abbrev. Flag of Germany GER
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
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:

Current stars:

Women players:

[edit] Main Cities

This article is part of the German hockey portal