Germany men's national ice hockey team

Germany

The Coat of arms of Germany is the badge used on the players jerseys
Nickname(s) Träger der Adler (The Eagle Carriers)
Association Deutscher Eishockey-Bund
General Manager Marco Sturm
Head coach Marco Sturm
Assistants Tobias Abstreiter
Marco Dietzel
Michael Elmer
Christian Künast
Geoff Ward
Captain Marcel Goc
Most games Udo Kießling (320)
Most points Erich Kühnhackl (210)
Team colors                    
IIHF code GER
Ranking
Current IIHF 10 Increase3
Highest IIHF 8 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF 13 (first in 2014)
First international
German Empire Germany 9–1 Switzerland  
(Montreux, Switzerland; 10 January 1910)
Biggest win
 Germany 14–0 Yugoslavia
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 10 February 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Soviet Union 10–0 Germany 
(Zug, Switzerland; 7 December 1990)
 Canada 10–0 Germany 
(Prague, Czech Republic; 3 May 2015)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 60 (first in 1930)
Best result 2nd, silver medalist(s) (1930, 1953)
IIHF European Championships
Appearances 9
Best result 2nd, silver medalist(s) (1910, 1911, 1914)
Olympics
Appearances 20 (first in 1928)
Medals 3rd, bronze medalist(s) (1932, 1976)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1932 Lake Placid Team
1976 Innsbruck Team
World Championship
1930 Austria/France/Germany
1953 Switzerland
1934 Italy

The German men's national ice hockey team first participated in serious international competition at the 1911 European Hockey Championship. When Germany was split after World War II, a separate East Germany national ice hockey team existed until 1990. By 1991, the East German teams and players were merged into the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund association.

History

The team is not considered to be as elite as Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden or the United States, but they are ranked 10th in the world (2016) by the IIHF. Since re-unification, their best recent results include finishing 6th place at the 2003 World Championships where they lost a close quarter-final match in overtime to Canada, and 4th at the 2010 World Championships where they lost to Sweden in the bronze medal game. Previously, they finished third in the European Group and qualified for the quarter-finals at the 1996 World Cup after a surprising 7–1 victory against the Czech Republic. In the 1992 Olympics, they lost to Canada 4–3 in an overtime shoot-out in the quarter-finals.

Germany has never won an international competition, and their most recent medal was bronze in the 1976 Olympic Winter Games. This was their best result as well as a silver medal at the 1930 World Championships.

There are 25,934 registered players in Germany (0.03% of its population).

Team Germany finished in 4th place at the 2010 IIHF World Championship, their best placement since 1953.

Competition results

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
Switzerland 1910 Les Avants 3 2 0 1 17 5 ? ? Round-robin 2nd, silver medalist(s)
German Empire 1911 Berlin 3 3 0 0 20 1 ? ? Round-robin 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Austria-Hungary 1912 Prague* 2 1 1 0 6 3 ? ? Round-robin 2nd, silver medalist(s)
German Empire 1913 Munich 3 1 0 2 21 16 ? ? Round-robin 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
German Empire 1914 Berlin 2 1 0 1 4 3 ? ? Round-robin 2nd, silver medalist(s)
1915–1920 No Championships (World War I).
Sweden 1921 Stockholm Did not participate.
Switzerland 1922 St. Moritz Did not participate.
Belgium 1923 Antwerp Did not participate.
Italy 1924 Milan Did not participate.
Czechoslovakia 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokvovec Did not participate.
Switzerland 1926 Davos Did not participate.
Austria 1927 Wien 5 3 0 2 10 7 ? ? Round-robin 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Hungary 1929 Budapest 2 0 0 2 1 3 ? ? First Round 8th
Germany 1932 Berlin 6 1 4 1 5 5 ? ? Final round 4th

World Cup of Hockey

Canada Cup

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Marco Sturm

Number Position Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 Goalie Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) January 29, 1986 United States New York Islanders
2 Defenseman Reul, DenisDenis Reul 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 110 kg (240 lb) June 29, 1989 Germany Adler Mannheim
5 Defenseman Holzer, KorbinianKorbinian Holzer 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) February 16, 1988 United States Anaheim Ducks
7 Defenseman Boyle, DarylDaryl Boyle 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) February 24, 1987 Germany EHC München
8 Forward Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) January 10, 1993 United States Arizona Coyotes
9 Forward Flaake, JeromeJerome Flaake 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) March 2, 1990 Germany EHC München
10 Defenseman Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian EhrhoffA 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) July 6, 1982 United States Chicago Blackhawks
12 Forward Macek, BrooksBrooks Macek 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) May 15, 1992 Germany EHC München
17 Forward Kink, MarcusMarcus KinkA 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 96 kg (212 lb) January 13, 1985 Germany Adler Mannheim
29 Forward Draisaitl, LeonLeon Draisaitl 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) October 27, 1995 Canada Edmonton Oilers
31 Goalie Brueckmann, FelixFelix Brueckmann 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 83 kg (183 lb) December 16, 1990 Germany EHC Wolfsburg
36 Forward Seidenberg, YannicYannic Seidenberg 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 82 kg (181 lb) January 11, 1984 Germany EHC München
37 Forward Reimer, PatrickPatrick Reimer 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 86 kg (190 lb) October 16, 1982 Germany Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
43 Forward Fauser, GerritGerrit Fauser 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) July 13, 1989 Germany EHC Wolfsburg
50 Forward Hager, PatrickPatrick Hager 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) September 8, 1988 Germany Kölner Haie
51 Goalie Pielmeier, TimoTimo Pielmeier 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) July 7, 1989 Germany ERC Ingolstadt
55 Forward Schütz, FelixFelix Schütz 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) November 3, 1987 Sweden Rögle BK
57 Forward Goc, MarcelMarcel GocC 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) August 24, 1983 Germany Adler Mannheim
74 Forward Kahun, DominikDominik Kahun 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) July 2, 1995 Germany EHC München
81 Defenseman Ankert, TorstenTorsten Ankert 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) June 22, 1988 Germany Kölner Haie
82 Defenseman Akdag, SinanSinan Akdag 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) November 5, 1989 Germany Adler Mannheim
87 Forward Gogulla, PhilipPhilip Gogulla 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) July 31, 1987 Germany Kölner Haie
90 Defenseman Braun, ConstantinConstantin Braun 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 97 kg (214 lb) March 11, 1988 Germany Eisbären Berlin
91 Defenseman Müller, MoritzMoritz Müller 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) November 19, 1986 Germany Kölner Haie
92 Forward Noebels, MarcelMarcel Noebels 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) March 14, 1992 Germany Eisbären Berlin

Notable players

See also

References

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