Please note that this title primarily consists of content that is available for free on the internet, such as from the Wikipedia encyclopedia. For some, the fights that take place in hockey are far more exciting than matches in professional football. The masked hockey players are the modern-day gladiators, cheered and encouraged by thousands of spectators in high-tech arenas like the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. Berlin is considered the birthplace of German ice hockey. Since 1908, the sport has been part of the German Ice Sports Association in the capital. By 1910, ten teams were already participating in the city league. From the later established Ice Hockey Bundesliga, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) was founded in 1994 as the highest professional league in Germany, featuring the 18 most economically successful clubs at the time. The most successful teams since the establishment of the DEL are Adler Mannheim and Eisbären Berlin, who have won five titles since 1997. Learn about the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and its best teams with this book!.