('The Danish Ice Hockey Union') or DIU is the

governing body A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ...

of ice hockey in Denmark. It is a member of the

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(DIF) and the

International Ice Hockey Federation The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries. The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey to ...

(IIHF). The association was founded on 27 November 1949 and became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation the same year. The union is responsible for all of Denmark's national ice hockey teams and organizes the

Metal Ligaen The Superisligaen, known as the Metal Ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Denmark. The league consists of 9 professional teams. Teams from the Superisligaen can participate in the IIHF's annual Champions Ho ...

, KvindeLigaen, and the other ice hockey leagues and tournaments in Denmark. On 1 June 2014, seventeen ice hockey clubs and 4,252 players were registered with the DIU.

National teams

Denmark men's national ice hockey team The Danish national men's ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Denmark. The team is controlled by Danmarks Ishockey Union. It was founded in 1949, and as of 2022, the Danish team was ranked 10th in the IIHF World Rankings. Denmark ...

* Denmark women's national ice hockey team *

Denmark men's national junior ice hockey team The Danish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Denmark. The team represents Denmark at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship, World U20 Championships. Denmark has ...

* Denmark men's national under-18 ice hockey team *

Denmark women's national under-18 ice hockey team The Denmark women's national under–18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team of Denmark. The team represents Denmark at the International Ice Hockey Federation's U18 Women's World Championship and other international under-18 ...

References

External links

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