German Development League

The German Development League (German: Deutsche Nachwuchsliga, DNL) is the elite junior league of the German Ice Hockey Federation. It was founded in 2000 in cooperation with the national hockey associations. Its objective is to educate and care for young German ice hockey players, as well as to serve as an introduction into the German professional leagues of the sport, including the 2nd Bundesliga and Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
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*DNL teams and statistics
Category:Ice hockey leagues
Category:Ice hockey in Germany
Category:Established in 2000