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| Nickname | Träger der Adler (Bearers of the Eagle) |
|---|---|
| Association | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund |
| General manager | Christian Künast |
| Head coach | Harold Kreis |
| Assistants | Serge Aubin Rob Leask Alexander Sulzer |
| Captain | Moritz Seider |
| Most games | Udo Kießling (320) |
| Most points | Erich Kühnhackl (210) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | GER |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 7 (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 5 (2021, 2023) |
| Lowest IIHF | 13 (2014–15) |
| First international | |
England  1–0 Germany(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 10–0Germany (Prague, Czech Republic; 3 May 2015) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 21 (first in1928) |
| Medals |  Silver (2018) Bronze (1932,1976) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 70 (first in1930) |
| Best result |  (1930,1953,2023) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in1910) |
| Best result |  (1910,1911,1914) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 587–832–119 | |
TheGerman men's national ice hockey team is the nationalice hockey team ofGermany and is controlled by theGerman Ice Hockey Federation. It first participated in serious international competition at the 1911European Hockey Championship. When Germany was split afterWorld War II, a separateEast 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 isHarold Kreis.
Germany has won several medals at theWorld Championships, including three silver medals in1930,1953 and2023, as well as a silver medal at the2018 Winter Olympics, the team's biggest success in the 21st century.[2]
The West German team's greatest success came in 1976 at theWinter 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 allowedEastern 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) andPoland (7–4).
In 1980, the team did not 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 theCanada Cup. By 1991, thereunification of East and West Germany meant the inclusion of players from the formerEast Germany.
The team is not considered to be as elite asCanada, theCzech Republic,Finland,Russia,Sweden or theUnited States; they are ranked 9th in the world (2022) by theIIHF. Sincere-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 the1996 World Cup after a surprising 7–1 victory against the Czech Republic. In the1992 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 wassilver in the2018 Olympic Winter Games, when they lost to theOlympic 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 the1930 World Championships.
There are 25,934 registered players in Germany (0.03% of its population).
Team Germany finished in 4th place at the2010 IIHF World Championship, their best placement since 1953.
| Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Year | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Finish | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1910 Les Avants | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | Round-robin |  | ||
| 1911 Berlin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | Round-robin | | ||
 1912 Prague* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Round-robin | | ||
| 1913 Munich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | Round-robin |  | ||
| 1914 Berlin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Round-robin | | ||
| 1915–1920 | No Championships (World War I). | |||||||||
| 1921-1926 | Did not participate. | |||||||||
 1927 Wien | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Round-robin | | ||
 1929 Budapest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | First round | 8th | ||
| 1932 Berlin | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Final round | 4th | ||
| 1933–1991 | After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of theIce Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving Gold in 1930 and 1934. | |||||||||
Silver (as part ofTeam Europe)Gold medal (1995,1996,2009,2010,2012,2014,2015,2021,2022,2023,2025) Gold medal (1993)Roster for the2025 IIHF World Championship.[4][5]
Head coach:Harold Kreis
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | F | Maximilian Kastner | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1993-01-03)3 January 1993 (age 32) | EHC Red Bull München |
| 11 | D | Korbinian Geibel | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (2002-07-08)8 July 2002 (age 23) | Eisbären Berlin |
| 12 | D | Eric Mik | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (2000-02-28)28 February 2000 (age 25) | Eisbären Berlin |
| 18 | F | Tim Stützle | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 (age 23) | Ottawa Senators |
| 19 | F | Wojciech Stachowiak –A | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1999-07-03)3 July 1999 (age 26) | ERC Ingolstadt |
| 25 | D | Leon Hüttl | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (2000-09-21)21 September 2000 (age 25) | ERC Ingolstadt |
| 30 | G | Philipp Grubauer | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (age 33) |  Seattle Kraken |
| 31 | G | Arno Tiefensee | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (2002-05-01)1 May 2002 (age 23) | Adler Mannheim |
| 35 | G | Mathias Niederberger | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (1992-11-26)26 November 1992 (age 32) | EHC Red Bull München |
| 38 | D | Fabio Wagner | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1995-09-17)17 September 1995 (age 30) | EHC Red Bull München |
| 40 | F | Alexander Ehl | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (age 25) | Adler Mannheim |
| 41 | D | Jonas Müller –A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1995-11-19)19 November 1995 (age 30) | Eisbären Berlin |
| 42 | F | Yasin Ehliz | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1992-12-30)30 December 1992 (age 32) | EHC Red Bull München |
| 44 | F | Joshua Samanski | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (age 23) | Straubing Tigers |
| 49 | D | Lukas Kälble | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1997-10-13)13 October 1997 (age 28) | Adler Mannheim |
| 50 | F | Patrick Hager | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (1988-09-08)8 September 1988 (age 37) | EHC Red Bull München |
| 53 | D | Moritz Seider –C | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (2001-04-06)6 April 2001 (age 24) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 55 | D | Maksymilian Szuber | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (2002-08-25)25 August 2002 (age 23) | Tucson Roadrunners |
| 56 | F | Manuel Wiederer | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (1996-11-21)21 November 1996 (age 29) | Eisbären Berlin |
| 65 | F | Marc Michaelis | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | (1995-07-31)31 July 1995 (age 30) | Adler Mannheim |
| 72 | F | Dominik Kahun | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | (1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (age 30) | Lausanne HC |
| 73 | F | Lukas Reichel | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | (2002-05-17)17 May 2002 (age 23) | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 74 | F | Justin Schütz | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (2000-06-24)24 June 2000 (age 25) | Adler Mannheim |
| 83 | F | Leonhard Pföderl | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (age 32) | Eisbären Berlin |
| 92 | F | Marcel Noebels | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1992-03-14)14 March 1992 (age 33) | Eisbären Berlin |
| 95 | F | Frederik Tiffels | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (age 30) | Eisbären Berlin |
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| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 |
| Austria | 57 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 187 | 91 | +96 |
 Belarus | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 69 | 83 | -14 |
 Belgium | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 32 | +37 |
 Bohemia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 |
| Canada | 132 | 19 | 7 | 106 | 251 | 674 | -423 |
 China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Czech Republic | 59 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 117 | 243 | −126 |
| Czechoslovakia | 65 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 120 | 364 | −244 |
 Denmark | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 90 | 67 | +23 |
 East Germany | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 54 | +19 |
| England | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 |
 Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Finland | 122 | 26 | 14 | 82 | 309 | 537 | −228 |
 France | 47 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 138 | 97 | +41 |
 Great Britain | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 26 | +39 |
| Hungary | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 33 | +45 |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
 Italy | 59 | 33 | 9 | 17 | 230 | 157 | +73 |
 Japan | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 57 | +81 |
 Kazakhstan | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 |
 Latvia | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 109 | 97 | +12 |
 Netherlands | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 23 | +56 |
 Norway | 50 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 243 | 147 | +96 |
 Poland | 54 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 192 | 161 | +31 |
 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
 Romania | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 57 | +43 |
 Russia | 33 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 62 | 111 | −49 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
 Slovakia | 87 | 38 | 2 | 47 | 206 | 234 | -28 |
 Slovenia | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 15 | +26 |
 South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| Soviet Union | 71 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 111 | 581 | -470 |
 Sweden | 112 | 12 | 5 | 95 | 200 | 523 | −323 |
| Switzerland | 161 | 72 | 16 | 73 | 528 | 456 | +72 |
 Ukraine | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 |
| United States | 115 | 31 | 9 | 75 | 316 | 457 | −141 |
 Yugoslavia | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 173 | 111 | +62 |
| Total | 1 537 | 587 | 119 | 832 | 4 467 | 5 572 | -1 099 |
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