Danish Ice Hockey Union

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Denmark

Association name	Danmarks Ishockey Union
IIHF Code	DEN
Founded	27 November 1949 (1949-11-27)
IIHF membership	27 April 1946
President	Henrik Bach Nielsen
IIHF men's ranking	11 (27 May 2024)^[1]
IIHF women's ranking	11 (28 August 2023)^[2]
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Danmarks Ishockey Union ('The Danish Ice Hockey Union') or DIU is the governing body of ice hockey in Denmark.^[3]^[4] It is a member of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) and the International Ice Hockey Federation (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, 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

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References

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Meltzer, Bill. "Denmark caps landmark year for hockey program". NHL.com. Retrieved 2 May 2007.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ Robenhymer, Julie (5 January 2016). "As Denmark Succeeds The Goal Moves". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^ "Short end of the stick: how a sport's revival is on thin ice". The Copenhagen Post. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

External links

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Official website (in Danish)
Denmark at IIHF.com

v t e National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation
Full members	Australia Austria Azerbaijan ~~Belarus~~† Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada China Chinese Taipei Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand North Korea Norway Philippines Poland Romania ~~Russia~~† Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States
Associate members	Algeria Andorra Argentina Armenia Bahrain Brazil Colombia Greece Indonesia Jamaica Kenya Lebanon Liechtenstein Macau Morocco Nepal North Macedonia Oman Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Tunisia Uzbekistan
Affiliate members	Chile
Former members	Bohemia Czechoslovakia East Germany Moldova Namibia Oxford Canadians Russian Empire Soviet Union West Germany Yugoslavia
† Russia and Belarus were suspended by the IIHF due to their invasion of Ukraine.

v t e Sports governing bodies in Denmark (DEN)
Summer Olympic sports	Aquatics diving swimming synchronized swimming water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby sevens Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. beach volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (figure, speed & short-track Ice hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing alpine cross country Nordic combined freestyle jumping Snowboarding
Other IOC-recognised sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu
Paralympics and disabled sports
Others sports	Backgammon Rugby League Rugby Union American Football
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