Germany men's national ice hockey team

Germany

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
General Manager Marco Sturm
Head coach Marco Sturm
Assistants Tobias Abstreiter
Marco Dietzel
Michael Elmer
Christian Künast
Geoff Ward
Captain Michael Wolf
Most games Udo Kießling (320)
Most points Erich Kühnhackl (210)
IIHF code GER
IIHF ranking 13 Steady
Highest IIHF ranking 8 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking 13 (first in 2014)
Team colors                    
First international
 Germany 9–1 Switzerland  
(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
Appearances 60 (first in 1930)
Best result 2nd (1930, 1953)
IIHF European Championships
Appearances 9
Best result 2nd (1910, 1911, 1914)
Olympics
Appearances 12 (first in 1928)
Medals 3rd (1932, 1976)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1932 Lake Placid Team
1976 Innsbruck Team
World Championship
1930 Austria/France/Germany
1953 Switzerland
1934 Italy

The German men's national ice hockey team 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 East German teams and players were merged into the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund association.

History

The team is not considered to be as elite as Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden or the United States, but they are ranked 8th in the world 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 bronze in the 1976 Olympic Winter Games. This was their best result as well as 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

World Championship

European Championship

World Cup of Hockey

Canada Cup

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Marco Sturm

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 D Reul, DenisDenis Reul 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 110 kg (240 lb) June 29, 1989 Germany Adler Mannheim
5 D Holzer, KorbinianKorbinian Holzer 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) February 16, 1988 United States Anaheim Ducks
7 D Boyle, DarylDaryl Boyle 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) February 24, 1987 Germany EHC München
8 F Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) January 10, 1993 United States Arizona Coyotes
9 F Flaake, JeromeJerome Flaake 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) March 2, 1990 Germany Hamburg Freezers
10 D Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) July 6, 1982 United States Chicago Blackhawks
12 F Macek, BrooksBrooks Macek 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) May 15, 1992 Germany Iserlohn Roosters
17 F Kink, MarcusMarcus Kink 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 96 kg (212 lb) January 13, 1985 Germany Adler Mannheim
29 F Draisaitl, LeonLeon Draisaitl 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) October 27, 1995 Canada Edmonton Oilers
31 G Brueckmann, FelixFelix Brueckmann 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 83 kg (183 lb) December 16, 1990 Germany EHC Wolfsburg
36 F Seidenberg, YannicYannic Seidenberg 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 82 kg (181 lb) January 11, 1984 Germany EHC München
37 F Reimer, PatrickPatrick Reimer 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 86 kg (190 lb) October 16, 1982 Germany Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
50 F Hager, PatrickPatrick Hager 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) September 8, 1988 Germany Kölner Haie
51 G Pielmeier, TimoTimo Pielmeier 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) July 7, 1989 Germany ERC Ingolstadt
55 F Schütz, FelixFelix Schütz 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) November 3, 1987 Sweden Rögle BK
57 F Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) August 24, 1983 Germany Adler Mannheim
81 D Ankert, TorstenTorsten Ankert 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) June 22, 1988 Germany Kölner Haie
82 D Akdag, SinanSinan Akdag 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) November 5, 1989 Germany Adler Mannheim
87 F Gogulla, PhilipPhilip Gogulla 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) July 31, 1987 Germany Kölner Haie
90 D Braun, ConstantinConstantin Braun 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 97 kg (214 lb) March 11, 1988 Germany Eisbären Berlin
91 D Müller, MoritzMoritz Müller 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) November 19, 1986 Germany Kölner Haie
92 F Noebels, MarcelMarcel Noebels 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) March 14, 1992 Germany Eisbären Berlin

Notable former players

See also

References

External links

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