Germany women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Template:Lang-de ('The Eagle Carriers') |
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| Association | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund |
| General manager | Kathrin Fring |
| Head coach | Thomas Schädler |
| Assistants | Franziska Busch Florian Ondruschka |
| Captain | Daria Gleissner |
| Most games | Christina Fellner (287) |
| Most points | Maritta Becker (180) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | GER |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 9  1 (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 5 (first in 2005) |
| Lowest IIHF | 11 (2010) |
| First international | |
Switzerland  6–5  West Germany(Geretsried, West Germany; 3 December 1988) | |
| Biggest win | |
Germany 22–0  Turkey(Bad Tölz, Germany; 15 February 2016) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Finland  17–1 Germany(Lake Placid, United States; 11 April 1994) United States  16–0 Germany(Lake Placid, United States; 12 April 1994) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 4th (2017) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | 4th (1995) |
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 2020. It is organized under the direct administration of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB).
Women's participation in ice hockey in Germany has slowly declined in the past decade – in 2011 the country had 2,549 female players registered with the IIHF but reported only 2,251 in 2020.[2][3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
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
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[6]
- 2021 – Finished in 8th place
- 2022 – Finished in 9th place
European Championship
- 1989 – Won bronze medal (as West Germany)
- 1991 – Finished in 6th place
- 1993 – Finished in 4th place
- 1995 – Finished in 5th place
- 1996 – Finished in 6th place
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.[7]
Head Coach: Thomas Schädler[8]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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| 6 | F | Theresa Wagner | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 5 May 1995 | ERC Ingolstadt
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| 7 | F | Franziska Feldmeier | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 5 February 1999 | ESC Planegg
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| 11 | F | Nicola Eisenschmid | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 10 September 1996 |  Djurgårdens IF
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| 13 | F | Luisa Welcke | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 29 April 2002 | Maine Black Bears
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| 14 | D | Carina Strobel | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 11 September 1997 | ECDC Memmingen Indians
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| 16 | F | Jule Schiefer | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 12 September 2001 | ERC Ingolstadt
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| 17 | D | Lena Düsterhöft | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 26 August 1996 | ERC Ingolstadt
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| 18 | F | Bernadette Karpf | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 3 July 1996 | Leksands IF
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| 20 | D | Daria Gleissner – C | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 30 June 1993 | ECDC Memmingen Indians
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| 21 | D | Tabea Botthof | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 1 June 2000 | Yale Bulldogs
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| 22 | F | Marie Delarbre | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 22 January 1994 | Djurgårdens IF
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| 23 | D | Tanja Eisenschmid – A | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 20 April 1993 | Djurgårdens IF
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| 25 | F | Laura Kluge – A | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 6 November 1996 | ECDC Memmingen Indians
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| 26 | F | Anne Bartsch | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 22 September 1995 | ECDC Memmingen Indians
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| 27 | D | Heidi Strompf | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 10 September 2002 |  HC Prešov Penguins
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| 28 | D | Nina Jobst-Smith | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 30 August 2001 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
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| 29 | F | Nina Christof | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 18 August 2002 | RPI Engineers
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| 31 | G | Lilly Uhrmann | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 20 June 2003 | ECDC Memmingen Indians
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| 33 | F | Lilli Welcke | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 29 April 2002 | Maine Black Bears
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| 34 | F | Celina Haider | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 20 July 2000 | ERC Ingolstadt
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| 35 | G | Sandra Abstreiter | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 23 July 1998 | Providence Friars
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| 36 | F | Sonja Weidenfelder | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 7 March 1993 | ECDC Memmingen Indians
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| 95 | G | Franziska Albl | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 29 April 1995 | Wanderers Germering
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Notable former players
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–present: Thomas Schädler
References
- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ "IIHF Member National Association: Germany". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CARLETON RAVENS HOSTING GERMANY TO BE SPECIAL FOR SARA SEILER". hockeycanada.ca. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Germany 3 Carleton University 0: Germany blanks Carleton University Ravens in emotional homecoming for Seiler". hockeycanada.ca. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Frauen-Nationalmannschaft: Finales Aufgebot für die Weltmeisterschaft steht fest" (in German). deb-online.de. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: Germany" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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