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

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ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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. It is a member of the

National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark ( da, Danmarks Idrætsforbund, ''DIF'') is the National Olympic Committee representing Denmark. List of presidents The following is a list of presidents since its creation in 190 ...

(DIF) and the

International Ice Hockey Federation The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...

(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 Metal Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey. The league consists of 9 professional teams. The name of the league has changed many times, but is being sponsored by Dansk Metal and therefore got the name Metalligaen. History It is a ...

, 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 The Danish women's national ice hockey team () is the women's national ice hockey team of Denmark. The team represents Denmark at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Ice Hockey Championship and other international tournam ...

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 World U20 Championships. Denmark has played in the top division in 2 ...

Denmark men's national under-18 ice hockey team The Denmark men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Denmark. The team is controlled by the Danmarks Ishockey Union, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team represents Denmark at ...

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

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Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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