Bavaria

Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of the country. It has a population of 13,369,393 people, and its capital is Munich.

History of hockey in Bavaria

Ice hockey has a long history in Bavaria, with the Münchener Sportklub forming a team by 1907. The first Munich Championship was staged in 1912, and the Bavarian Championship was held a year later. Current regional leagues include the Bayernliga, Bavarian Landesliga, and the Bavarian Bezirksliga.

The Bavaria women's national ice hockey team played its first official game on January 5, 2007, losing 5-1 to the Czech Republic in Passau. They competed in two more games against the Czechs over the next two days, losing 6-1 and 4-3.

They returned to action in 2009 against Spain during the 16th International Women Tournament being held in Cergy, France. The tournament involved the national teams of Bavaria, Belgium and Spain and three club teams, Cergy representing France, the Collège Les Lynx d’Edouart Montpetit representing Canada, and Grefrath representing Germany. Bavaria won their opening game against Spain 10–1. Bavaria also managed a win against Belgium but lost to the three club teams during the round robin. Bavaria finished the tournament in third after beating Grefrath in the bronze medal game.

The following year Bavaria competed in an exhibition match against France in Füssen, Germany. They lost the game 6–1.

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