Germany men's national ice hockey team
Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the badge used on the players jerseys. |
| Nickname(s) |
Der Eagle Carriers |
| Association |
Deutscher Eishockey-Bund |
| Head coach |
Uwe Krupp |
| Assistants |
Ernst Höfner
Harold Kreis |
| Captain |
Marcel Goc |
| Most games |
Udo Kießling (320) |
| Most points |
Erich Kühnhackl (210) |
| IIHF code |
GER |
| IIHF ranking |
8 |
| Highest IIHF ranking |
8 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking |
12 (first in 2006) |
| Team colours |
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| First international |
Germany 9 – 1 Switzerland
(Montreaux, Switzerland; January 10, 1910) |
| Biggest win |
Germany 14 – 0 Yugoslavia
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; February 10, 2000) |
| Biggest defeat |
Soviet Union 10 – 0 Germany
(Zug, Switzerland; December 7, 1990) |
| IIHF World Championships |
| Appearances |
56 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |
2 ! (1930, 1953) |
| IIHF European Championships and World Cup |
| Appearances |
9 |
| Best result |
2 ! (1910, 1911, 1914) |
| Olympics |
| Appearances |
12 (first in 1928) |
| Medals |
Bronze: 1932, 1976 |
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 German national ice hockey team existed until 1990. By 1991, the East German teams and players were merged into the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund association.
The team
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).
In December 2005 Uwe Krupp became head coach.
Team Germany finished in 4th place at the 2010 IIHF World Championship, their best placement since 1953.
2011 World Championship Roster
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Forwards
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| # |
Player |
Shoots |
Height |
Weight |
Date of Birth |
Club |
| 16 |
Michael Wolf |
LR |
177 cm |
80 kg |
Jsn. 24, 1981 |
Iserlohn Roosters |
| 18 |
Kai Hospelt |
L |
185 cm |
85 kg |
Aug. 23, 1985 |
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg |
| 21 |
John Tripp |
R |
192 cm |
103 kg |
May 4, 1977 |
Kölner Haie |
| 24 |
Andre Rankel |
L |
186 cm |
89 kg |
Aug. 27, 1985 |
Eisbären Berlin |
| 25 |
Marcel Müller |
L |
193 cm |
98 kg |
Jul. 10, 1988 |
Toronto Marlies |
| 26 |
Daniel Kreutzer |
L |
176 cm |
86 kg |
Oct. 23, 1979 |
DEG Metro Stars |
| 28 |
Frank Mauer |
R |
184 cm |
85 kg |
Apr. 12, 1988 |
Adler Mannheim |
| 29 |
Alexander Barta |
R |
180 cm |
77 kg |
Feb. 2, 1983 |
Hamburg Freezers |
| 37 |
Patrick Reimer |
R |
179 cm |
84 kg |
Dec. 10, 1982 |
DEG Metro Stars |
| 39 |
Thomas Greilinger |
R |
180 cm |
88 kg |
Aug. 6, 1981 |
ERC Ingolstadt |
| 47 |
Christoph Ullmann |
L |
182 cm |
84 kg |
May 19, 1983 |
Kölner Haie |
| 55 |
Felix Schutz |
L |
178 cm |
87 kg |
Nov. 3, 1987 |
ERC Ingolstadt |
| 87 |
Philip Gogulla |
L |
188 cm |
80 kg |
Jul. 31, 1987 |
Kölner Haie |
Team Officials
- Coaches
- Uwe Krupp (Head Coach)
- Ernst Höfner (Assistant Coach)
- Klaus Merk (Goaltender Coach)
2010 Olympics roster
- See Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics: Ice hockey
Olympic record
- 1928 – Finished in 9th place
- 1932 – Won bronze medal
- 1936 – Finished tied in 5th place
- 1948 – Finished in 6th place
- 1952 – Finished in 8th place
- 1956 – Finished in 6th place (United Team of Germany)
- 1960 – Finished in 6th place (United Team of Germany)
- 1964 – Finished in 7th place (United Team of Germany)
- 1968 – Finished in 7th place
- 1972 – Finished in 7th place
- 1976 – Won bronze medal
- 1980 – Finished in 10th place
- 1984 – Finished in 5th place
- 1988 – Finished in 5th place
- 1992 – Finished in 6th place
- 1994 – Finished in 7th place
- 1998 – Finished in 9th place
- 2002 – Finished in 8th place
- 2006 – Finished in 10th place
- 2010 – Finished in 11th place
Canada Cup record
- 1984 – Finished in 6th place
World Cup of Hockey record
- 1996 – lost in quarter-finals
- 2004 – lost in quarter-finals
European Championship record
- 1910 – Did not participate
- 1911 – Won silver medal
- 1912 – Won silver medal
- 1913 – Won bronze medal
- 1914 – Won silver medal
- 1921–1926 did not participate
- 1927 – Won bronze medal
- 1929 – not ranked
- 1930 – Won gold medal
- 1932 – Finished in 4th place
- 1934 – Won gold medal
- 1936 – Won bronze medal
- 1937 – Won bronze medal
- 1938 – Won bronze medal
- 1939 – Won bronze medal
- 1953 – Won silver medal
World Championship record
- 1930 – Won silver medal
- 1931 – Did not participate
- 1933 – Finished in 5th place
- 1934 – Won bronze medal
- 1935 – Finished in 9th place
- 1937 – Finished in 4th place
- 1938 – Finished in 4th place
- 1939 – Finished in 5th placel
- 1947 – 1951 – Did not participate
- 1953 – Won Silver medal
- 1954 – Finished in 5th place
- 1955 – Finished in 6th place
- 1957 – Did not participate
- 1958 – Did not participate
- 1959 – Finished in 7th place
- 1961 – Finished in 8th place
- 1962 – Finished in 6th place
- 1963 – Finished in 7th place
- 1965 – Finished in 10th 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
- 1991 – Finished in 8th place
- 1992 – Finished in 6th place
- 1993 – Finished in 5th place
- 1994 – Finished in 9th place
- 1995 – Finished in 9th place
- 1996 – Finished in 8th place
- 1997 – Finished in 11th place
- 1998 – Finished in 11th place
- 1999 – Finished in 20th place (4th in the "Pool B")
- 2000 – Finished in 17th place (Won the "Pool B")
- 2001 – Finished in 8th place
- 2002 – Finished in 8th place
- 2003 – Finished in 7th place
- 2004 – Finished in 9th place
- 2005 – Finished in 15th place
- 2006 – Finished in 17th place (Won Division I, Group A)
- 2007 – Finished in 9th place
- 2008 – Finished in 10th place
- 2009 – Finished in 15th place
- 2010 – Finished in 4th place
- 2011 – Finished in 7th place
Former notable players
References
External links
See also
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