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Germany women's national ice hockey team

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General Manager
  
Peter Gemsjager

Most points
  
Maritta Becker (180)

Captain
  
Julia Zorn

Location
  
Germany

Assistants
  
Tommy Kettner

IIHF code
  
GER

Head coach
  
Benjamin Hinterstocker

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Nickname(s)
  
Träger der Adler (The Eagle Carriers)

Most games
  
Christina Fellner (287)

Association
  
German Ice Hockey Federation

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

  • 2002 – Finished in 6th place
  • 2006 – Finished in 5th place
  • 2014 – Finished in 7th place

    • 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)

    • European Championship

  • 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

    • Current roster

    Roster for the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.

    Head coach: Benjamin Hinterstocker

    Notable former players

  • Claudia Grundmann
  • Michaela Lanzl
  • Christina Oswald
  • Denise Soesilo
  • Raffaela Wolf

    • Former coaches

  • 1995–2002: Rainer Nittel
  • 2002–2014: Peter Kathan
  • 2015–  : Benjamin Hinterstocker

    • References

    Germany women's national ice hockey team Wikipedia
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