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Germany women's national ice hockey team
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Germany | |
| Badge | Coat of arms of Germany.svg | |
| Badge_size | 145px | |
| Nickname | ('The Eagle Carriers') | |
| Association | German Ice Hockey Federation | |
| General Manager | Ronja Jenike | |
| Christian Künast | ||
| Coach | Jeff MacLeod | |
| Asst Coach | Maximilian Deichstetter | |
| Sebastian Jones | ||
| Captain | Daria Gleißner | |
| Most games | Andrea Lanzl (331) | |
| Top scorer | Maritta Becker (87) | |
| Most points | Maritta Becker (184) | |
| IIHF code | GER | |
| IIHF Rank | 9 (21 April 2025) | |
| IIHF max | 5 | |
| IIHF max date | first in 2005 | |
| IIHF min | 11 | |
| IIHF min date | 2010 | |
| Team_Colors | ||
| Jerseys | [[File:Germany national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 (WOG).png | 173px]] |
| First game | 6–5 | |
| (Geretsried, West Germany; 3 December 1988) | ||
| Largest win | 22–0 | |
| (Bad Tölz, Germany; 15 February 2016) | ||
| Largest loss | 17–1 | |
| (Lake Placid, United States; 11 April 1994) | ||
| 16–0 | ||
| (Lake Placid, United States; 12 April 1994) | ||
| World champ2 name | World Championships | |
| World champ2 apps | 22 | |
| World champ2 first | 1994 | |
| World champ2 best | 4th (2017) | |
| Regional name | European Championships | |
| Regional cup apps | 4 | |
| Regional cup first | 1991 | |
| Regional cup best | 4th (1995) | |
| Olympic apps | 3 | |
| Olympic first | 2002 | |
| Record | 242–323–24 |
Christian Künast Sebastian Jones (Geretsried, West Germany; 3 December 1988) (Bad Tölz, Germany; 15 February 2016) (Lake Placid, United States; 11 April 1994) 16–0 (Lake Placid, United States; 12 April 1994) The German women's national ice hockey team represents Germany at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship and other international ice hockey tournaments. The women's national team was ranked eighth in the IIHF World Ranking in 2025. It is organized under the direct administration of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB).
Women's participation in ice hockey in Germany has slowly increased in the past decades – in 2011 the country had 2,549 female players registered with the IIHF and reported 3,168 in 2025.
History
The first international game for the German women's national team took place on 3 December 1988 in Geretsried against Switzerland. The final score was 6–5 for the Swiss, but the Germans avenged the loss in their second match. Against the Swiss, the Germans obtained their first victory.
In preparation for the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship, the Carleton Ice House, home of the Carleton Ravens women's ice hockey program, served as the training facility for the German team. Former Ravens team captain Sara Seiler served as a member of the German squad. Of note, the Ravens hosted Germany in an exhibition game, which saw the Germans prevail by a 3–0 tally, with goals from Julia Zorn, Franziska Busch, and Andrea Lanzl.
Germany's best finish at the Worlds was in 2017, where they finished fourth after an upset victory over Russia in the quarterfinals.
Tournament record
Olympic
- 2002 – Finished in 6th place
- 2006 – Finished in 5th place
- 2014 – Finished in 6th place
- 2026 – TBD
World Championship
- 1990 – Finished in 7th place (as West Germany)
- 1994 – Finished in 8th place
- 1999 – Finished in 7th place
- 2000 – Finished in 7th place
- 2001 – Finished in 5th place
- 2004 – Finished in 6th place
- 2005 – Finished in 5th place
- 2007 – Finished in 8th place
- 2008 – Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division I)
- 2009 – Finished in 11th place (2nd in Division I)
- 2011 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division I, promoted to Top Division)
- 2012 – Finished in 7th place
- 2013 – Finished in 5th place
- 2015 – Finished in 8th place (relegated to Division IA)
- 2016 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division IA, promoted to Top Division)
- 2017 – Finished in 4th place
- 2019 – Finished in 7th place
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
- 2021 – Finished in 8th place
- 2022 – Finished in 9th place
- 2023 – Finished in 8th place
- 2024 – Finished in 6th place
- 2025 – Finished in 8th place
European Championship
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship. Nina Christof sustained an upper-body injury in a pre-tournament match and was replaced by Lucia Schmitz on 4 April 2025. Anna Rose departed the team during pre-tournament training due to illness and was later replaced by Mathilda Heine.
Head coach: Jeff MacLeod
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | D | 1.84 m | 72 kg | GER ECDC Memmingen | ||
| 7 | F | 1.65 m | 70 kg | GER Eisbären Juniors Berlin | ||
| 8 | D | – A | 1.58 m | 60 kg | GER ECDC Memmingen | |
| 9 | F | 1.65 m | 60 kg | USA St. Cloud State Huskies | ||
| 11 | F | 1.67 m | 68 kg | GER ECDC Memmingen | ||
| 13 | F | 1.66 m | 66 kg | USA Boston University Terriers | ||
| 14 | D | 1.72 m | 62 kg | GER ECDC Memmingen | ||
| 16 | F | 1.73 m | 68 kg | GER ECDC Memmingen | ||
| 17 | F | 1.73 m | 75 kg | SWE SDE HF | ||
| 20 | D | – C | 1.70 m | 70 kg | GER ECDC Memmingen | |
| 21 | D | 1.75 m | 77 kg | GER Mad Dogs Mannheim | ||
| 23 | F | 1.66 m | 66 kg | USA Boston University Terriers | ||
| 24 | F | 1.65 m | 65 kg | GER Mad Dogs Mannheim | ||
| 25 | F | – A | 1.79 m | 63 kg | CAN Toronto Sceptres | |
| 26 | D | 1.66 m | 62 kg | GER Mad Dogs Mannheim | ||
| 28 | D | 1.70 m | 67 kg | USA Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | ||
| 34 | F | 1.70 m | 64 kg | GER ERC Ingolstadt | ||
| 35 | G | 1.81 m | 78 kg | CAN Montreal Victoire | ||
| 40 | F | 1.71 m | 65 kg | GER EC Bad Tölz | ||
| 41 | F | 1.69 m | 65 kg | GER ETC Crimmitschau | ||
| 43 | F | 1.69 m | 75 kg | GER Eisbären Juniors Berlin | ||
| 46 | D | 1.70 m | 61 kg | GER ECDC Memmingen | ||
| 70 | G | 1.67 m | 63 kg | GER ERC Ingolstadt | ||
| 71 | F | 1.64 m | 63 kg | GER ECDC Memmingen | ||
| 75 | G | 1.68 m | 62 kg | GER ECDC Memmingen |
Notable former players
- Claudia Grundmann
- Michaela Lanzl
- Christina Oswald
- Denise Soesilo
- Raffaela Wolf
Former coaches
- 1988–1989: Pia Sterner
- 1989–1990: Pierre Delisle
- 1990–1994: Hanspeter Amend
- 1994–1995: Alfred Neidhart
- 1995–2002: Rainer Nittel
- 2002–2014: Peter Kathan
- 2014–2018: Benjamin Hinterstocker
- 2018–2019: Christian Künast
- 2020–2021: Franziska Busch
- 2021–2023: Thomas Schädler
- 2023–present: Jeff MacLeod
References
References
- "World Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation.
- "Profile".
- (24 April 2020). "IIHF Member National Association: Germany".
- (27 March 2013). "CARLETON RAVENS HOSTING GERMANY TO BE SPECIAL FOR SARA SEILER".
- (2 April 2013). "Germany 3 Carleton University 0: Germany blanks Carleton University Ravens in emotional homecoming for Seiler".
- Steiss, Adam. (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].
- (26 March 2025). "DEB-Aufgebot für die Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft in Tschechien steht fest".
- (4 April 2025). "Frauen-Nationalmannschaft: Lucia Schmitz nachnominiert".
- "Teams: Germany".
- (2023-05-17). "Jeff MacLeod wird neuer Frauen-Bundestrainer".
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