Germany women's national ice hockey team
 The Coat of arms of Germany is the badge used on the players jerseys. |
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| Nickname(s) | Träger der Adler (The Eagle Carriers) | |||
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| Association | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund | |||
| General Manager | Peter Gemsjager | |||
| Head coach | Peter Kathan | |||
| Assistants | Benjamin Hinterstocker | |||
| Captain | Susann Götz | |||
| Most games | Christina Fellner (287) | |||
| Most points | Maritta Becker (180) | |||
| IIHF code | GER | |||
| IIHF ranking | 7  1 |
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| Highest IIHF ranking | 5 (first in 2005) | |||
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 11 (2010) | |||
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| First international | ||||
 Germany 14–0 Netherlands  (Valkenburg, Netherlands; 8 December 1990) |
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| Biggest win | ||||
| Germany 14–0 Netherlands (Valkenburg, Netherlands; 8 December 1990) |
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| Biggest defeat | ||||
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 United States 16–0 Germany (Lake Placid, United States; 12 April 1994) |
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| IIHF World Women's Championships | ||||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1994) | |||
| Best result | 5th (2001, 2005, 2013) | |||
| IIHF European Women Championships | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1991) | |||
| Best result | 4th (1995) | |||
| Olympics | ||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) | |||
| Medals | 5th (2006) | |||
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.[1]
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 finishes at the Worlds were in 2001, 2005 and 2013, where they earned a fifth place finish on each occasion.
Notable former players
- Claudia Grundmann
- Michaela Lanzl
- Christina Oswald
- Denise Soesilo
- Raffaela Wolf
Current roster 2011
| Number | Player | Club |
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| 93 | Susanne Seessle | TSV Erding |
| 92 | Nadja Gruber | EV Landshut |
| 25 | Viona Harrer | TSV Erding |
| 20 | Ivonne Schroder | Tornado Niesky |
| 1 | Jennifer Harss | University of Minnesota Duluth |
| Number | Player | Club |
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| 95 | Claudia Weltermann | EC Bergkamen |
| 91 | Rebecca Graeve | Iserlohn Roosters |
| 21 | Ronja Richter | ESC Planegg-Wurmtal |
| 19 | Tanja Eisenschmid | University of North Dakota |
| 18 | Susanne Fellner | Memmingen Indians |
| 11 | Britta Schroder | EC Bergkamen |
| 9 | Yvonne Rothemund | VER Selb |
| 4 | Jessica Hammerl | TSV Erding |
| 2 | Anna-Maria Fiegert | EV Landshut |
| Number | player | Club |
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| 94 | Tatjana Voigt | Memmingen Indians |
| 24 | Sarah Weyand | GSC Moers |
| 23 | Monika Bittner | ESC Planegg-Wurmtal |
| 22 | Ines Strohmair | EC Bad Tölz |
| 17 | Sara Seiler |  Carleton University |
| 16 | Marie Delarbre | EV Füssen |
| 15 | Andrea Lanzl | EC Bergkamen |
| 14 | Jacqueline Janzen | Schwenninger Wild Wings |
| 13 | Alexandra Kuhn | EKU Mannheim |
| 12 | Susann Gotz | FASS Berlin |
| 10 | Franziska Busch | OSC Berlin |
| 8 | Julia Zorn | EC Peiting |
| 7 | Nina Kamenik | OSC Berlin |
| 6 | Bettina Evers | ESC Planegg-Wurmtal |
| 3 | Sophie Kratzer | ESC Planegg-Wurmtal |
Coaching staff
- General Manager: Peter Gemsjager
- Head Coach: Peter Kathan
- Assistant Coach: Benjamin Hinterstocker
- Equipment Manager: Josef Kotz
- Team Leader: Nina Ziegenhals
- Team Doctor: Meinhard Balensiefen
- Physiotherapist: Norbert Grundmann
Former coaches
- 1995–2002: Rainer Nittel
- Since 2002: Peter Kathan
European Championship record
Main article: IIHF European Women Championships
- 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
World Championship record
Main article: IIHF World Women's Championships
- 1990 – Finished in 7th place (as West Germany)
- 1992 – Did not participate
- 1994 – Finished in 8th place
- 1997 – Did not participate
- 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 (demoted 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
References
- ^ http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/germany.html
- ^ IIHF World Womens Championship DIVISION I, http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/253/IHW2530GER_32E_1_0.pdf
- ^ IIHF,http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/253/IHW2530GER_32E_1_0.pdf
External links
- (German) German Ice Hockey-Federation
- (German) Women page on Ice Hockey-Federation
- (German) Facebook page
- Germany Women all time results
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