Sabetzki was one of the founding members of the German Ice Hockey Federation in 1963. He would become the organization's first co-president along with Ludwig Zametzer. In 1966 he was elected as a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, an organization he would lead as president, from 1975 to 1994. While president of the IIHF, he was instrumental in bridging the gap between European and North American hockey powers, and helped bring Hockey Canada back into the Olympic fold in 1980. In 1982, Sabetzki formed the first German women's hockey league. It was formed in North Rhine-Westphalia.[1] During his tenure as IIHF president, membership in the IIHF rose from 31 countries to 50. He was also responsible for overseeing the punishments following the Punch-up in Piestany.
günther, sabetzki, june, 1915, düsseldorf, german, empire, june, 2000, german, executive, several, hockey, leagues, organizations, sabetzki, founding, members, german, hockey, federation, 1963, would, become, organization, first, president, along, with, ludwig. Gunther Sabetzki 4 June 1915 in Dusseldorf German Empire 21 June 2000 was a German executive for several ice hockey leagues and organizations Sabetzki was one of the founding members of the German Ice Hockey Federation in 1963 He would become the organization s first co president along with Ludwig Zametzer In 1966 he was elected as a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation an organization he would lead as president from 1975 to 1994 While president of the IIHF he was instrumental in bridging the gap between European and North American hockey powers and helped bring Hockey Canada back into the Olympic fold in 1980 In 1982 Sabetzki formed the first German women s hockey league It was formed in North Rhine Westphalia 1 During his tenure as IIHF president membership in the IIHF rose from 31 countries to 50 He was also responsible for overseeing the punishments following the Punch up in Piestany Awards and honors editSabetzki was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997 2 References edit The Official Website of Hockey Canada Minor Hockey Team Canada National Championships and more 2 45 Gunther Sabetzki Hockey Hall of Fame 2013 Retrieved 4 July 2023 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey Preceded byBunny Ahearne President of the IIHF1975 94 Succeeded byRene Fasel nbsp This German biographical article relating to ice hockey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gunther Sabetzki amp oldid 1202746879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
