Release from 30.09.2022

Denis Vaucher new president of Hockey Europe

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During the IIHF Semi-annual Congress in Belek, the General Assembly of Hockey Europe was held. The previous president Jörgen Lindgren was bid farewell, thanking him for his valuable services, as he has taken over the presidency of the Champions Hockey League. Denis Vaucher, CEO of the National League, was unanimously elected as the new president of Hockey Europe.

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About Hockey Europe
The highest professional ice hockey leagues from six countries, namely the Svenska Hockeyligan SHL (Sweden), the Liiga (Finland), the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Penny DEL), the Tipsport Extraliga (Czech Republic), the win2day ICE Hockey League (Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia) and the National League (Switzerland) have founded an association called Hockey Europe in 2008, to which the Champions Hockey League (CHL) has also been affiliated for a number of years.

The aim of this association and its members is to maintain friendly relations and to represent the league interests in the bodies of the IIHF and compared to other leagues. Hockey Europe is based in Neuss (GER) and uses the legal form of a "European Economic Interest Grouping" (EEIG).