Germany women's national ice hockey team
The German women's national ice hockey team represents Germany at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Deutscher Eishockey-Bund. Germany had 2,549 female players in 2011.[2]
 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 |
| Head coach | Christian Künast |
| Assistants | Norbert Weber |
| Captain | Julia Zorn |
| Most games | Christina Fellner (287) |
| Most points | Maritta Becker (180) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | GER |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 9  |
| Highest IIHF | 5 (first in 2005) |
| Lowest IIHF | 11 (2010) |
| First international | |
Switzerland   (Geretsried, West Germany; 3 December 1988) | |
| Biggest win | |
Germany  (Bad Tölz, Germany; 15 February 2016) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Finland  (Lake Placid, United States; 11 April 1994) United States  (Lake Placid, United States; 12 April 1994) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 4th (2017) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | 4th (1995) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) |
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. Germany is currently ranked 11th in the world, despite having nine times more female hockey players than 5th-ranked Russia. 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
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[3]
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 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.[4][5]
Head Coach: Christian Künast
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | F | Marie-Kristin Schmid | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 15 December 1996 | |
| 7 | F | Nina Kamenik | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 27 April 1985 | |
| 8 | F | Julia Zorn – C | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 6 February 1990 | |
| 9 | D | Rebecca Graeve | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 28 April 1993 | |
| 10 | D | Yvonne Rothemund | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 23 September 1992 | |
| 11 | F | Nicola Eisenschmid | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 10 September 1996 | |
| 12 | D | Anna Fiegert – A | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 3 April 1994 | |
| 13 | G | Ivonne Schröder | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 25 July 1988 | |
| 14 | D | Carina Strobel | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 11 September 1997 | |
| 15 | F | Andrea Lanzl – A | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 8 October 1987 | |
| 16 | F | Emily Nix | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 12 January 1998 | |
| 17 | D | Lena Düsterhöft | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 26 August 1996 | |
| 18 | F | Bernadette Karpf | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 3 July 1996 | |
| 19 | F | Kerstin Spielberger | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 14 December 1995 | |
| 20 | D | Daria Gleissner | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 30 June 1993 | |
| 21 | D | Tabea Botthof | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 1 June 2000 | |
| 22 | F | Marie Delarbre | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 22 January 1994 | |
| 25 | F | Laura Kluge | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 6 November 1996 | |
| 26 | F | Anne Bartsch | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 22 September 1995 | |
| 28 | F | Naemi Bär | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 14 February 2000 | |
| 30 | G | Jennifer Harß | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 14 July 1987 | |
| 34 | F | Celina Haider | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 20 July 2000 | |
| 35 | G | Jule Flötgen | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 24 December 1991 | |
Notable former players
- Claudia Grundmann
- Michaela Lanzl
- Christina Oswald
- Denise Soesilo
- Raffaela Wolf
Former coaches
- 1995–2002: Rainer Nittel
- 2002–2014: Peter Kathan
- 2015– : Benjamin Hinterstocker
References
- "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- Profile
- "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
- "Frauen-Nationalmannschaft: 23 Spielerinnen für Weltmeisterschaft nominiert". deb-online.de. 29 March 2019.
- 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Roster
External links
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