Germany men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Träger der Adler (Bearers of the Eagle) |
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| Association | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund |
| Head coach | Toni Söderholm |
| Assistants | Jessica Campbell Cory Murphy Tom Rowe |
| Captain | Moritz Müller |
| Most games | Udo Kießling (320) |
| Most points | Erich Kühnhackl (210) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | GER |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 9  (29 September 2022)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 5 (first in 2021) |
| Lowest IIHF | 13 (first in 2014) |
| First international | |
England  1–0  Germany(Montreux, Switzerland; 10 January 1910) | |
| Biggest win | |
Germany  14–0  FR 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 | 67 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |  (1930, 1953) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1910) |
| Best result |  (1910, 1911, 1914) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 21 (first in 1928) |
| Medals |  Silver (2018) Bronze (1932, 1976) |
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 Toni Söderholm.
Germany has won several medals at the World Championships, including two silver medals in 1930 and 1953, 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, but they are ranked 7th in the world (2019) 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.
Finland and Germany in 1993 World Championships
The German national team at the 2005 World Championship
Competition results
Olympic Games
| Totals | ||||
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
World Championship
- 1930 – Won
Silver - 1933 – Finished in 5th place
- 1934 – Won
Bronze - 1935 – Finished in 9th place
- 1937 – Finished in 4th place
- 1938 – Finished in 4th place
- 1939 – Finished in 5th place
- 1953 – Won Silver
- 1954 – Finished in 5th place
- 1955 – Finished in 6th place
- 1959 – Finished in 7th place
- 1961 – Finished in 8th place
- 1962 – Finished in 6th place
- 1963 – Finished in 7th place
- 1965 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in "B" Pool)
- 1966 – Finished in 9th place (Won "B" Pool)
- 1967 – Finished in 8th place
- 1969 – Finished in 10th place (4th in "B" Pool)
- 1970 – Finished in 8th place (2nd in "B" Pool)
- 1971 – Finished in 5th place
- 1972 – Finished in 5th place
- 1973 – Finished in 6th place
- 1974 – Finished in 9th place (3rd in "B" Pool)
- 1975 – Finished in 8th place (2nd in "B" Pool)
- 1976 – Finished in 6th place
- 1977 – Finished in 7th place
- 1978 – Finished in 5th place
- 1979 – Finished in 6th place
- 1981 – Finished in 7th place
- 1982 – Finished in 6th place
- 1983 – Finished in 5th place
- 1985 – Finished in 7th place
- 1986 – Finished in 7th place
- 1987 – Finished in 6th place
- 1989 – Finished in 7th place
- 1990 – Finished in 7th place
European Championship
| Year | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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 1910 Les Avants
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | ? | ? | Round-robin |
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| 1911 Berlin
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ? | ? | Round-robin |
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 1912 Prague*
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ? | ? | Round-robin |
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| 1913 Munich
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | ? | ? | Round-robin |
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| 1914 Berlin
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ? | ? | Round-robin |
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| 1915–1920 | No Championships (World War I). | |||||||||
 1921 Stockholm
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Did not participate. | |||||||||
| 1922 St. Moritz
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Did not participate. | |||||||||
 1923 Antwerp
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Did not participate. | |||||||||
 1924 Milan
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Did not participate. | |||||||||
 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec
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Did not participate. | |||||||||
| 1926 Davos
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Did not participate. | |||||||||
 1927 Wien
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | ? | ? | Round-robin |
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 1929 Budapest
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ? | ? | First round | 8th |
| 1932 Berlin
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ? | ? | Final round | 4th |
| 1933–1991 | After 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.
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- 1912 Championship was later annulled because Austria was not a member of the IIHF at the time of the competition.
World Cup of Hockey
- 1996 – lost in quarterfinals
- 2004 – lost in quarterfinals
- 2016 – Won Silver (as part of Team Europe)
Canada Cup
- 1984 – Finished in 6th place
Other tournaments
- Deutschland Cup: Gold medal (1995, 1996, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2021)
- Nissan Cup: Gold medal (1993)
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2022 IIHF World Championship.[4]
Head coach: Toni Söderholm[5]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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| 1 | G | Dustin Strahlmeier | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 17 May 1992 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg
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| 3 | D | Dominik Bittner | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 10 June 1992 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg
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| 5 | D | Korbinian Holzer – A | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 16 February 1988 | Adler Mannheim
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| 6 | D | Kai Wissmann | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 22 October 1996 | Eisbären Berlin
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| 7 | F | Maximilian Kastner | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 3 January 1993 | EHC Red Bull München
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| 9 | D | Leon Gawanke | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 31 May 1999 | Manitoba Moose
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| 15 | F | Stefan Loibl | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 24 June 1996 | Skellefteå AIK
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| 18 | F | Tim Stützle | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 15 January 2002 | Ottawa Senators
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| 22 | F | Matthias Plachta | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 16 May 1991 | Adler Mannheim
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| 25 | F | Daniel Schmölz | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 25 January 1992 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers
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| 26 | F | Samuel Soramies | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 30 June 1998 | ERC Ingolstadt
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| 30 | G | Philipp Grubauer | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 25 November 1991 |  Seattle Kraken
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| 35 | G | Mathias Niederberger | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 26 November 1992 | Eisbären Berlin
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| 38 | D | Fabio Wagner | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 17 September 1995 | ERC Ingolstadt
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| 40 | F | Alexander Ehl | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 28 November 1999 | Düsseldorfer EG
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| 41 | D | Jonas Müller | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 19 November 1995 | Eisbären Berlin
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| 42 | F | Yasin Ehliz | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 30 December 1992 | EHC Red Bull München
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| 53 | D | Moritz Seider | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 6 April 2001 | Detroit Red Wings
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| 65 | F | Marc Michaelis | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 31 July 1995 | Toronto Marlies
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| 73 | F | Lukas Reichel | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 17 May 2002 | Rockford IceHogs
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| 77 | F | Daniel Fischbuch | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 19 August 1993 | Düsseldorfer EG
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| 83 | F | Leonhard Pföderl | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 1 September 1993 | Eisbären Berlin
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| 91 | D | Moritz Müller – C | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 19 November 1986 | Kölner Haie
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| 92 | F | Marcel Noebels – A | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 14 March 1992 | Eisbären Berlin
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| 94 | F | Alexander Karachun | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 3 March 1995 | Schwenninger Wild Wings
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Retired numbers
- 20 – Robert Dietrich
Notable players
- Leon Draisaitl
- Rudi Ball
- Christian Ehrhoff
- Karl Friesen
- Marcel Goc
- Thomas Greiss
- Philipp Grubauer
- Jochen Hecht
- Dieter Hegen
- Gustav Jaenecke
- Udo Kießling
- Ralph Krueger
- Olaf Kölzig
- Erich Kühnhackl
- Uwe Krupp (also former head coach)
- Robert Müller
- Helmut de Raaf
- Hans Rampf
- Dennis Seidenberg
- Alois Schloder
- Marco Sturm (also former head coach)
- Xaver Unsinn (also former head coach)
Uniform evolution
- National team jerseys
1994 Olympic jersey
1998 Olympic jerseys
former IIHF jerseys
2014–2017 IIHF jerseys
2018 Olympic jerseys
2018– IIHF jerseys
2022 Olympic jerseys
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Notable executives
- Heinz Henschel, president of the German Ice Sport Federation
- Wolf-Dieter Montag, team physician
- Roman Neumayer, sport director for the German Ice Hockey Federation
See also
References
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Happy medal winners". International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 August 2018.
- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Mit fünf Meister-Eisbären und zwei Münchnern zur WM – Der Kader für Finnland steht" (in German). deb-online.de. 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster Germany" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 May 2021.
External links
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- IIHF profile
- National Teams of Ice Hockey
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