 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 |
| GM | Michael Pfuhl |
| 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  |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 5 (first in 2005) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 11 (2010) |
| Team colours | |
 | |
| First international | |
 Germany 14–0 Netherlands  (Valkenburg, Netherlands; 8 December 1990) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Germany 14–0 Netherlands (Valkenburg, Netherlands; 8 December 1990) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 17–1 Germany (Lake Placid, United States; 11 April 1994)  United States of America 16–0 Germany (Lake Placid, United States; 12 April 1994) | |
| IIHF European Women Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | 4th (1995) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) |
| Medals | 5th (2006) |
| International record (W-L-T) | |
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[]
Former coaches[]
- 1995–2002: Rainer Nittel
- Since 2002: Peter Kathan
Olympic record[]
World Championship record[]
- 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
European Championship record[]
- 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
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
| This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Germany women's national ice hockey team. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA). |