Germany
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Träger der Adler (Bearers of the Eagle)
AssociationDeutscher Eishockey-Bund
Head coachHarold Kreis
AssistantsPekka Kangasalusta
Alexander Sulzer
CaptainMoritz Müller
Most gamesUdo Kießling (320)
Most pointsErich Kühnhackl (210)
Team colors     
IIHF codeGER
Ranking
Current IIHF5 Increase 4 (28 May 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF5 (first in 2021)
Lowest IIHF13 (first in 2014)
First international
England  1–0  Germany
(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
Appearances68 (first in 1930)
Best resultSilver (1930, 1953, 2023)
European Championships
Appearances8 (first in 1910)
Best resultSilver (1910, 1911, 1914)
Olympics
Appearances21 (first in 1928)
Medals Silver (2018)
Bronze (1932, 1976)
International record (W–L–T)
570–808–119
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam
Bronze medal – third place1932 Lake PlacidTeam
Bronze medal – third place1976 InnsbruckTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1930 Austria/France/Germany
Silver medal – second place1953 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place2023 Finland/Latvia
Bronze medal – third place1934 Italy
Pool B / Division I
Gold medal – first place1966 Yugoslavia
Gold medal – first place2000 Poland
Gold medal – first place2006 France (Group A)
Silver medal – second place1970 Romania
Silver medal – second place1975 Japan
European Championship
Silver medal – second place1910 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place1911 Germany
Silver medal – second place1912 Austria-Hungary
Silver medal – second place1914 Germany
Bronze medal – third place1913 Germany
Bronze medal – third place1927 Austria

The German men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Germany and is controlled by the German Ice Hockey Federation. It 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 West and East German teams and players were merged into the United German team. The team's head coach is Harold Kreis.

Germany has won several medals at the World Championships, including three silver medals in 1930, 1953 and 2023, as well as a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the team's biggest success in the 21st century.[2]

History

West Germany

The West German team's greatest success came in 1976 at the Winter Olympics, when the team went 2–3–0 and won the bronze medal. The Swedish and Canadian teams, traditionally two hockey powerhouses, had boycotted the 1976 Games in protest of the amateur rules that allowed Eastern Bloc countries to send their best players while keeping Western nations from doing the same.

West Germany's wins in the 1976 Games came against the United States (4–1) and Poland (7–4).

In 1980, the team didn't do as well and only won one game in the preliminary round, which kept them from advancing. They finished 10th out of 12.

In 1984, the team was invited to the Canada Cup. By 1991, the reunification of East and West Germany meant the inclusion of players from the former East Germany.

Post-unification

The team is not considered to be as elite as Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden or the United States; they are ranked 9th in the world (2022) 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 silver in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, when they lost to the Olympic Athletes From Russia 4–3 in overtime. It was the first time that Germany had reached the Gold Medal Game at the Winter Olympics. This was their best result, tied with 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

GamesCoachCaptainFinish
Switzerland 1928 St. MoritzErich RömerWalter Sachs9th
United States 1932 Lake PlacidErich RömerGustav Jaenecke Bronze
Germany 1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenCanada Val HoffingerRudi Ball5th
In 1949, Germany was split and was succeeded by West Germany West Germany and  East Germany
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritzdid not compete
Norway 1952 OsloCanada Joe AitkenHerbert Schibukat8th
Italy 1956 Cortina d'AmpezzoAs United Team of Germany
Canada Frank TrottierPaul Ambros6th
United States 1960 Squaw ValleyAs United Team of Germany
Karl WildHeinz Henschel6th
Austria 1964 InnsbruckAs United Team of Germany
Egen, Holderied, UnsinnErnst Trautwein7th
France 1968 GrenobleCanada Ed ReigleHeinz Bader7th
Japan 1972 SapporoGerhard KießlingAlois Schloder7th
Austria 1976 InnsbruckXaver UnsinnAlois Schloder Bronze
United States 1980 Lake PlacidHans RampfRainer Philipp10th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 SarajevoXaver UnsinnErich Kühnhackl5th
Canada 1988 CalgaryXaver UnsinnUdo Kießling5th
In 1990 West and East Germany united back to  Germany
France 1992 AlbertvilleCzechoslovakia Luděk BukačGerd Truntschka7th
Norway 1994 LillehammerCzech Republic Luděk BukačUli Hiemer6th
Japan 1998 NaganoCanada George KingstonDieter Hegen9th
United States 2002 Salt Lake CityHans ZachJürgen Rumrich8th
Italy 2006 TurinUwe KruppMarcel Goc10th
Canada 2010 VancouverUwe KruppMarcel Goc11th
Russia 2014 Sochidid not qualify
South Korea 2018 PyeongchangMarco SturmMarcel Goc Silver
China 2022 BeijingFinland Toni SöderholmMoritz Müller10th
Totals
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
160123

World Championship

YearLocationCoachResult
1930Chamonix,  France / Vienna,  Austria / Berlin,  Germany ?Silver
1931 Did not participate
1933Prague,  Czechoslovakia ?5th place
1934Milan,  Italy ?Bronze
1935Davos,   Switzerland ?9th place
1937London,  Great Britain ?4th place
1938Prague,  Czechoslovakia ?4th place
1939Basel / Zurich,   Switzerland ?5th place
1947-1951 Did not participate
In 1949, Germany was split and was succeeded by West Germany West Germany and  East Germany
1953Basel / Zurich,   Switzerland ?Silver
1954Stockholm,  Sweden ?5th place
1955Düsseldorf / Dortmund / Krefeld / Cologne,  West Germany ?6th place
1957-1958 Did not participate
1959Prague / Brno / Ostrava,  Czechoslovakia ?7th place
1961Geneva / Lausanne,   Switzerland ?8th place
1962Colorado Springs / Denver,  United States ?6th place
1963Stockholm,  Sweden ?7th place
1965Turku / Rauma / Pori,  Finland ?11th place (3rd place in Group B)
1966Zagreb,  Yugoslavia ?9th place (1st place in Group B)
1967Vienna,  Austria ?8th place (Relegated)
1969Ljubljana,  Yugoslavia ?10th place (4th place in Group B)
1970Bucharest,  Romania ?8th place (2nd place in Group B)
1971Bern / Geneva,   Switzerland ?5th place
1972Prague,  Czechoslovakia ?5th place
1973Moscow,  Soviet Union ?6th place (Relegated)
1974Ljubljana,  Yugoslavia ?9th place (3rd place in Group B)
1975Sapporo,  Japan ?8th place (2nd place in Group B)
1976Katowice,  Poland ?6th place
1977Vienna,  Austria ?7th place
1978Prague,  Czechoslovakia ?5th place
1979Moscow,  Soviet Union ?6th place
1981Stockholm,  Sweden ?7th place
1982Helsinki / Tampere,  Finland ?6th place
1983Munich / Dortmund / Düsseldorf,  West Germany ?5th place
1985Prague,  Czechoslovakia ?7th place
1986Moscow,  Soviet Union ?7th place
1987Vienna,  Austria ?6th place
1989Stockholm / Södertälje,  Sweden ?7th place
1990Bern / Fribourg,   Switzerland ?7th place
In 1990 West and East Germany united back to  Germany
1991Turku / Helsinki / Tampere,  FinlandErich Kühnhackl8th place
1992Prague / Bratislava,  CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Luděk Bukač6th place
1993Dortmund / Munich,  GermanyCzech Republic Luděk Bukač5th place
1994Bolzano / Canazei / Milano,  ItalyCzech Republic Luděk Bukač9th place
1995Stockholm / Gävle,  SwedenCanada George Kingston9th place
1996Vienna,  AustriaCanada George Kingston8th place
1997Helsinki / Turku / Tampere,  FinlandCanada George Kingston11th place
1998Zürich / Basel,   SwitzerlandCanada George Kingston11th place (Relegated)
1999Odense / Rødovre,  DenmarkHans Zach20th place (4th place in Pool B)
2000Katowice / Kraków,  PolandHans Zach17th place (Won Pool B)
2001Cologne / Hanover / Nuremberg,  GermanyHans Zach8th place
2002Gothenburg / Karlstad / Jönköping,  SwedenHans Zach8th place
2003Helsinki / Tampere / Turku,  FinlandHans Zach7th place
2004Prague / Ostrava,  Czech RepublicHans Zach9th place
2005Innsbruck / Vienna,  AustriaUnited States Greg Poss15th place (Relegated)
2006Amiens,  FranceUwe Krupp17th place (Won Division I, Group A)
2007Moscow / Mytishchi,  RussiaUwe Krupp7th place
2008Quebec City / Halifax,  CanadaUwe Krupp10th place
2009Bern / Kloten,   SwitzerlandUwe Krupp15th place
2010Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen,  GermanyUwe Krupp4th place
2011Bratislava / Košice,  SlovakiaUwe Krupp7th place
2012Helsinki,  Finland / Stockholm,  SwedenSwitzerland Jakob Kölliker12th place
2013Stockholm,  Sweden / Helsinki,  FinlandCanada Pat Cortina9th place
2014Minsk,  BelarusCanada Pat Cortina14th place
2015Prague / Ostrava,  Czech RepublicCanada Pat Cortina10th place
2016Moscow / Saint Petersburg,  RussiaMarco Sturm7th place
2017Cologne,  Germany / Paris,  FranceMarco Sturm8th place
2018Copenhagen / Herning,  DenmarkMarco Sturm11th place
2019Bratislava / Košice,  SlovakiaFinland Toni Söderholm6th place
2020Zürich / Lausanne,   SwitzerlandCancelled[3]
2021Riga,  LatviaFinland Toni Söderholm4th place
2022Tampere / Helsinki,  FinlandFinland Toni Söderholm7th place
2023Tampere,  Finland / Riga,  LatviaHarold KreisSilver
2024Prague / Ostrava,  Czech Republic

European Championship

Year GP W T L GF GA Finish Rank
Switzerland 1910 Les Avants 3 2 0 1 17 5 Round-robin 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
German Empire 1911 Berlin 3 3 0 0 20 1 Round-robin 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Austria-Hungary 1912 Prague* 2 1 1 0 6 3 Round-robin 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
German Empire 1913 Munich 3 1 0 2 21 16 Round-robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
German Empire 1914 Berlin 2 1 0 1 4 3 Round-robin 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1915–1920No Championships (World War I).
1921-1926Did not participate.
Austria 1927 Wien 5 3 0 2 10 7 Round-robin 3rd place, 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
1933–1991After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving  Gold in 1930 and 1934.
  • 1912 Championship was later annulled because Austria was not a member of the IIHF at the time of the competition.

World Cup of Hockey

Canada Cup

  • 1984 – Finished in 6th place

Other tournaments

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[4][5]

Head coach: Harold Kreis

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GDustin Strahlmeier1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb)17 May 1992Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg
6DKai Wissmann1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)22 October 1996United States Providence Bruins
7FMaximilian Kastner1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)3 January 1993Germany EHC Red Bull München
9DLeon Gawanke1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)31 May 1999Canada Manitoba Moose
27DMaksymilian Szuber1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb)25 August 2002Germany EHC Red Bull München
28FSamuel Soramies1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)30 June 1998Germany Augsburger Panther
33FJJ Peterka1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)14 January 2002United States Buffalo Sabres
35GMathias Niederberger1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)26 November 1992Germany EHC Red Bull München
37GMaximilian Franzreb1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)98 kg (216 lb)18 August 1996Germany Fischtown Pinguins
38DFabio Wagner1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)17 September 1995Germany ERC Ingolstadt
40FAlexander Ehl1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)76 kg (168 lb)28 November 1999Germany Düsseldorfer EG
41DJonas Müller1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb)19 November 1995Germany Eisbären Berlin
53DMoritz Seider1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (200 lb)6 April 2001United States Detroit Red Wings
56FManuel Wiederer1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb)21 November 1996Germany Eisbären Berlin
57DLeon Hüttl1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb)21 September 2000Germany ERC Ingolstadt
60FWojciech Stachowiak1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb)3 July 1999Germany ERC Ingolstadt
62FParker Tuomie1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)31 October 1995Germany Straubing Tigers
72FDominik Kahun – A1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)79 kg (174 lb)2 July 1995Switzerland SC Bern
74FJustin Schütz1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb)24 June 2000Germany EHC Red Bull München
77FDaniel Fischbuch1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)19 August 1993Germany Düsseldorfer EG
78FNico Sturm1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)3 May 1995United States San Jose Sharks
91DMoritz Müller – C1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)92 kg (203 lb)19 November 1986Germany Kölner Haie
92FMarcel Noebels – A1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb)14 March 1992Germany Eisbären Berlin
95FFrederik Tiffels1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)20 May 1995Germany EHC Red Bull München
97FFilip Varejcka1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)9 January 2001Germany EHC Red Bull München

Retired numbers

80 - Robert Müller

Notable players

Notable executives

Uniform evolution

All-time record

As of 9 November 2023.
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia1100151+14
 Austria503341316177+84
 Belarus29102176983-14
 Belgium149146932+37
 Bohemia4013512-7
 Bulgaria1100131+12
 Canada132197106251674-423
 China110032+1
 Czech Republic548244115223−108
 Czechoslovakia6510649120364−244
 Denmark2819098459+25
 East Germany2012447354+19
 England106134023+17
 Estonia220073+4
 Finland122261482309537−228
 France442541512586+39
 Great Britain1511136526+39
 Hungary2217417232+40
 Israel1100112+9
 Italy5933917230157+73
 Japan23210213857+81
 Kazakhstan105052824+4
 Latvia40214159795+2
 Netherlands1110107923+56
 Norway4933214238145+93
 Poland5330716188159+29
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia100115−4
 Romania21170410057+43
 Russia33532562111−49
 Serbia and Montenegro1100140+14
 Slovakia7635239176192-16
 Slovenia118214115+26
 South Korea2200104+6
 Soviet Union710170111581-470
 Sweden11012593198514−316
  Switzerland160721672527451+76
 Ukraine73221815+3
 United States11231972310440−130
 Yugoslavia332157173111+62
Total1 4975701198084 3435 436-1 103

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Happy medal winners". International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "WM-Kader steht fest / Abreise nach Tampere am heutigen Mittwoch" (in German). deb-online.de. 10 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Team Roster Germany" (PDF). iihf.com. 12 May 2023.
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