Germany women's national ice hockey team


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.

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 finish at the Worlds was in 2017, where they finished fourth after an upset victory over Russia in the quarterfinals.

Tournament record

Olympic

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Head Coach: Christian Künast
No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
6FMarie-Kristin Schmid ERC Ingolstadt
7FNina Kamenik Eisbären Juniors Berlin
8FJulia ZornC ESC Planegg
9DRebecca Graeve EC Bergkamen
10DYvonne Rothemund ESC Planegg
11FNicola Eisenschmid ERC Ingolstadt
12DAnna FiegertA Minnesota Blue J's
13GIvonne Schröder Tornado Niesky
14DCarina Strobel Memmingen Indians
15FAndrea LanzlA ERC Ingolstadt
16FEmily Nix Crocodiles Hamburg
17DLena Düsterhöft Minnesota State Univ.
18FBernadette Karpf ESC Planegg
19FKerstin Spielberger ESC Planegg
20DDaria Gleissner Memmingen Indians
21DTabea Botthof Yale Univ.
22FMarie Delarbre Memmingen Indians
25FLaura Kluge St. Cloud State Univ.
26FAnne Bartsch Eisbären Juniors Berlin
28FNaemi Bär Eisbären Juniors Berlin
30GJennifer Harß EHC Königsbrunn
34FCelina Haider EHC Klostersee
35GJule Flötgen EC Bergkamen

Notable former players