Germany women's national ice hockey team

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).

Germany
Shirt badge/Association crest
The Coat of arms of Germany is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname(s)Träger der Adler ('The Eagle Carriers')
AssociationDeutscher Eishockey-Bund
Head coachThomas Schädler
AssistantsJeff MacLeod
Florian Ondruschka
CaptainDaria Gleissner
Most gamesAndrea Lanzl (331)
Top scorerMaritta Becker (87)
Most pointsMaritta Becker (184)
Team colors     
IIHF codeGER
Ranking
Current IIHF9 Increase 1 (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF5 (first in 2005)
Lowest IIHF11 (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)
World Championships
Appearances20 (first in 1994)
Best result4th (2017)
European Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1991)
Best result4th (1995)
Olympics
Appearances3 (first in 2002)
International record (W–L–T)
239–308–24

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

  • 2002 – Finished in 6th place
  • 2006 – Finished in 5th place
  • 2014 – Finished in 6th place

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
  • 2023 – Finished in 8th place

European Championship

  • 1989Won 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 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship.[7][8]

Head coach: Thomas Schädler

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
5DCharlott Schaffrath1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)68 kg (150 lb) (2005-12-26) 26 December 2005Germany ECDC Memmingen
6FTheresa Wagner1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)60 kg (130 lb) (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995Germany ERC Ingolstadt
7FFranziska Feldmeier1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)66 kg (146 lb) (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999Germany ESC Planegg-Würmtal
8DRonja Hark1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003Germany ECDC Memmingen
9FSvenja Voigt1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2004-03-29) 29 March 2004United States St. Cloud State Huskies
11FNicola Eisenschmid1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)66 kg (146 lb) (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996Sweden Djurgårdens IF
13FLuisa Welcke1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)65 kg (143 lb) (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002United States Maine Black Bears
14DCarina Strobel1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)60 kg (130 lb) (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997Germany ECDC Memmingen
16FJule Schiefer1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)68 kg (150 lb) (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001Germany ERC Ingolstadt
18FBernadette KarpfA1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)63 kg (139 lb) (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996Sweden Leksands IF
20DDaria GleißnerC1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)68 kg (150 lb) (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993Germany ECDC Memmingen
21DTabea Botthof1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)73 kg (161 lb) (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000Sweden SDE Hockey
22FMarie Delarbre1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)69 kg (152 lb) (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994Sweden Djurgårdens IF
25FLaura KlugeA1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)63 kg (139 lb) (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996Germany ECDC Memmingen
26FAnne Bartsch1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)63 kg (139 lb) (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995Germany ECDC Memmingen
27DHeidi Strompf1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)58 kg (128 lb) (2002-09-10) 10 September 2002Slovakia ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov
28DNina Jobst-Smith1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)68 kg (150 lb) (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001United States Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
29FNina Christof1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)66 kg (146 lb) (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002United States RPI Engineers
31GJohanna May1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb) (2000-04-23) 23 April 2000Germany ESC River Rats Geretsried
34FCelina Haider1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)62 kg (137 lb) (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000Germany ERC Ingolstadt
35GSandra Abstreiter1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)78 kg (172 lb) (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998United States Providence Friars
36FSonja Weidenfelder1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)63 kg (139 lb) (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993Germany ECDC Memmingen
67GChiara Schultes1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)59 kg (130 lb) (2005-07-22) 22 July 2005Germany EHC Straubing

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

  1. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "Profile". Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  3. "IIHF Member National Association: Germany". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. "CARLETON RAVENS HOSTING GERMANY TO BE SPECIAL FOR SARA SEILER". hockeycanada.ca. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. "Germany 3 Carleton University 0: Germany blanks Carleton University Ravens in emotional homecoming for Seiler". hockeycanada.ca. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. "Frauen-Nationalmannschaft: Finaler Kader für Weltmeisterschaft in Brampton, Kanada, nominiert". German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  8. "Team Roster: Germany" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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