It was an exciting year for German ice hockey. Of course, we particularly fondly remember the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. The silver medal and the subsequent seventh place in the world rankings brought him DEB Not only was it the greatest success in German ice hockey of all time, the sudden attention - nationally and internationally - left its mark. Interest in ice hockey is higher than ever in Germany.
The number of active people is growing, especially in terms of new registrations. This counts for children under ten years of age DEB almost 15 percent more players.
A total of 27 Kids Days were held or are already being planned in the 2018/19 season alone as part of the “We are Ice Hockey” project in cooperation with ice hockey clubs throughout Germany.
Interest has also increased in the area of trainer training. A total of 100 trainers were trained by the association last year.
With the brand new “Retro Collection” for the 55th anniversary of the DEB For the first time, the national team's equipment is available to everyone Fans also in Fanshop available.
In general, more and more people are fascinated by the fastest sport in the world, which is constantly improving in quality in Germany. The social media channels Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are showing significant growth. The number of people has increased, especially on Instagram Fans has increased sixfold since the Olympics. Overall, the DEB About 2,4 million people per month via social media alone.
The positive development was also reflected at the 2018 general meeting. President Franz Reindl was unanimously re-elected, thus recognizing the work of the executive committee and the development in German ice hockey over the last four years. The subsequent honoring of the silver heroes was an absolute goosebumps moment.
The DEB wants to be approachable and continue to work on the development of ice hockey in Germany in the future. The association stands for the fundamental claim of sport to convey fair play, respect and solidarity. Equal treatment, not only in view of sporting performance, as well as honest, friendly relationships are important DEB Rule, not exception – that is how we see ourselves.
In this sense he is happy DEB on the Deutschland Cup Premiere in Krefeld and here's to another successful year to further advance ice hockey in Germany.