Ice hockey Bundesliga (English: German Ice Hockey League) was founded in 1957 as a competition of football elite, the Federal Republic of Germany, replacing the Oberliga in this position. It 'was in turn replaced by DEL, which now bears the name of his first Bundesliga logo.
The LED was founded in the 1994-95 season, consists of teams of hockey on the ice first and second division Bundesliga. The condition of this league, soon became intolerable: the majority of the division of first and second teams were heavily in debt, while the second division attracted some sponsors and spectators, many clubs were forced to fold or retire to in the lower leagues. Fans and corporate sponsors to focus on Bundesliga teams forced the first of the elite teams of major investment in players to avoid relegation, the budgets increased 25% over the past two years.
In the last Bundesliga season 1993-1994, only 11 teams wanted to play in the second Bundesliga. In addition, two teams folded during the season and after the end of the season. Ice Hockey in Germany's reputation has been severely affected, making it difficult to attract serious sponsorship. In mid-January 1994, 20 of the 21 teams of first and second Bundesliga voted to create a new entity, the LED.
The first two seasons were sponsored by the brewery Krombacher
After the foundation was "PART Betriebsgesellschaft mbH" the first professional sports league is run by a German organization whose members, when incorporated as well. The purpose behind the party was to create a league based on the model of the NHL in North America, where teams can play regularly without relegation worries and create a stable league. LED Clubs were forced to comply with the rules that were designed to ensure long term viability. Twelve clubs in the Bundesliga first old, and six in the second Bundesliga came together as founding members. The new league immediately attracted the sponsorship of the company with Krombacher Brewery, which was prominent on the logo of the new league.
They hope to avoid the problems of the former League of tighter financial controls did not materialize. During the first season of the play in the Bundesliga last champion, the famous EU Hedo Munich, December 18, 1994 unfolded. It was controversial because President Franz PART Hofherr approved their license as proof of their finances. Hofherr was former President Mad Dogs and it was alleged that he must be aware of their desperate economic situation.
The Bosman ruling, a 1995 decision the European Court of Justice on the free movement of workers in football, had a profound influence on the championship. The old man had a national Bundesliga German teams competing for the German title with players mostly German. After the decision of the European Union players were excluded from the quota of "foreign" players. In the 1995-96 season, after the decision, the teams used 97 players in the EU of reducing costs significantly, allowing smaller teams to compete more effectively. However, the movements that followed were not frequent player perceived positively by fans, resulting in lower attendance.
Following an agreement with the League of DEB is the name of "LED die Bundesliga -. 1" for the 1999-2000 season, while the decline and promote the re / of the second Bundesliga Ice Hockey.
The 2004-05 season was important for the lockout in the NHL. Of the 22 NHL players came to play the season in the DEL Erik Cole, Stephane Robidas, Doug Weight, Mike York and several players of the German - Jochen Hecht, Kölzig Olaf, and Marco Sturm.
The LED was founded in the 1994-95 season, consists of teams of hockey on the ice first and second division Bundesliga. The condition of this league, soon became intolerable: the majority of the division of first and second teams were heavily in debt, while the second division attracted some sponsors and spectators, many clubs were forced to fold or retire to in the lower leagues. Fans and corporate sponsors to focus on Bundesliga teams forced the first of the elite teams of major investment in players to avoid relegation, the budgets increased 25% over the past two years.
In the last Bundesliga season 1993-1994, only 11 teams wanted to play in the second Bundesliga. In addition, two teams folded during the season and after the end of the season. Ice Hockey in Germany's reputation has been severely affected, making it difficult to attract serious sponsorship. In mid-January 1994, 20 of the 21 teams of first and second Bundesliga voted to create a new entity, the LED.
The first two seasons were sponsored by the brewery Krombacher
After the foundation was "PART Betriebsgesellschaft mbH" the first professional sports league is run by a German organization whose members, when incorporated as well. The purpose behind the party was to create a league based on the model of the NHL in North America, where teams can play regularly without relegation worries and create a stable league. LED Clubs were forced to comply with the rules that were designed to ensure long term viability. Twelve clubs in the Bundesliga first old, and six in the second Bundesliga came together as founding members. The new league immediately attracted the sponsorship of the company with Krombacher Brewery, which was prominent on the logo of the new league.
They hope to avoid the problems of the former League of tighter financial controls did not materialize. During the first season of the play in the Bundesliga last champion, the famous EU Hedo Munich, December 18, 1994 unfolded. It was controversial because President Franz PART Hofherr approved their license as proof of their finances. Hofherr was former President Mad Dogs and it was alleged that he must be aware of their desperate economic situation.
The Bosman ruling, a 1995 decision the European Court of Justice on the free movement of workers in football, had a profound influence on the championship. The old man had a national Bundesliga German teams competing for the German title with players mostly German. After the decision of the European Union players were excluded from the quota of "foreign" players. In the 1995-96 season, after the decision, the teams used 97 players in the EU of reducing costs significantly, allowing smaller teams to compete more effectively. However, the movements that followed were not frequent player perceived positively by fans, resulting in lower attendance.
Following an agreement with the League of DEB is the name of "LED die Bundesliga -. 1" for the 1999-2000 season, while the decline and promote the re / of the second Bundesliga Ice Hockey.
The 2004-05 season was important for the lockout in the NHL. Of the 22 NHL players came to play the season in the DEL Erik Cole, Stephane Robidas, Doug Weight, Mike York and several players of the German - Jochen Hecht, Kölzig Olaf, and Marco Sturm.
