German Ice Hockey Federation

The German Ice Hockey Federation (Deutscher Eishockey-Bund), commonly abbreviated as DEB, has been the governing 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). 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 Eishockey-Bundesliga) and for the time being national Team. It became the 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.)