General Manager Peter Gemsjager | Assistants Tommy Kettner IIHF code GER | |
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Nickname(s) Träger der Adler (The Eagle Carriers) Most games Christina Fellner (287) Association |
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.
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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. 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.
Olympic
World Championship
European Championship
Current roster
Roster for the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Head coach: Benjamin Hinterstocker