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Germany women's national ice hockey team
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The German women's national ice hockey team represents Germany at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship and other international ice hockey tournaments. The women's national team was ranked eighth in the IIHF World Ranking in 2025. It is organized under the direct administration of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB).
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Women's participation in ice hockey in Germany has slowly increased in the past decades – in 2011 the country had 2,549 female players registered with the IIHF and reported 3,168 in 2025.[2][3]
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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.
In preparation for the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship, the Carleton Ice House, home of the Carleton Ravens women's ice hockey program, served as the training facility for the German team. Former Ravens team captain Sara Seiler served as a member of the German squad.[4] Of note, the Ravens hosted Germany in an exhibition game, which saw the Germans prevail by a 3–0 tally, with goals from Julia Zorn, Franziska Busch, and Andrea Lanzl.[5]
Germany's best finish at the Worlds was in 2017, where they finished fourth after an upset victory over Russia in the quarterfinals.
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Tournament record
Olympic
World Championship
- 1990 – Finished in 7th place (as West Germany)
- 1994 – Finished in 8th place
- 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 (relegated 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
- 2015 – Finished in 8th place (relegated to Division IA)
- 2016 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division IA, promoted to Top Division)
- 2017 – Finished in 4th place
- 2019 – Finished in 7th place
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[6]
- 2021 – Finished in 8th place
- 2022 – Finished in 9th place
- 2023 – Finished in 8th place
- 2024 – Finished in 6th place
- 2025 – Finished in 8th place
European Championship
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Team
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Current roster
Roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.[7] Nina Christof sustained an upper-body injury in a pre-tournament match and was replaced by Lucia Schmitz on 4 April 2025. Anna Rose departed the team during pre-tournament training due to illness and was later replaced by Mathilda Heine.[8][9]
Head coach: Jeff MacLeod
Notable former players
Former coaches
- 1988–1989: Pia Sterner
- 1989–1990: Pierre Delisle
- 1990–1994: Hanspeter Amend
- 1994–1995: Alfred Neidhart
- 1995–2002: Rainer Nittel
- 2002–2014: Peter Kathan
- 2014–2018: Benjamin Hinterstocker
- 2018–2019: Christian Künast
- 2020–2021: Franziska Busch
- 2021–2023: Thomas Schädler
- 2023–present: Jeff MacLeod[10]
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