Germany men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname | Träger der Adler (Bearers of the Eagle) |
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| Association | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund |
| General manager | Christian Künast |
| Head coach | Harold Kreis |
| Assistants | Serge Aubin Jamie Kompon Alexander Sulzer |
| Captain | Leon Draisaitl |
| Most games | Udo Kießling (320) |
| Most points | Erich Kühnhackl (210) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | GER |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 7  (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 5 (2021, 2023) |
| Lowest IIHF | 13 (2014–15) |
| First international | |
England  1–0  Germany(Montreux, Switzerland; 10 January 1910) | |
| Biggest win | |
Germany  14–0  Yugoslavia(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 10 February 2000) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Soviet Union  10–0 Germany(Zug, Switzerland; 7 December 1990)  Canada 10–0 Germany (Prague, Czech Republic; 3 May 2015) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1928) |
| Medals |  Silver (2018) Bronze (1932, 1976) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 70 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |  (1930, 1953, 2023) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1910) |
| Best result |  (1910, 1911, 1914) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 587–832–119 | |
The German men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Germany and is controlled by the German Ice Hockey Federation. It first participated in serious international competition at the 1911 European Hockey Championship. When Germany was split after World War II, a separate East Germany national ice hockey team existed until 1990. By 1991, the West and East German teams and players were merged into the United German team. The team's head coach is Harold Kreis.
Germany has won several medals at the World Championships, including three silver medals in 1930, 1953 and 2023, as well as a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
History
West Germany
The West German team's greatest success came in 1976 at the Winter Olympics, when the team went 2–3–0 and won the bronze medal. The Swedish and Canadian teams, traditionally two hockey powerhouses, had boycotted the 1976 Games in protest of the amateur rules that allowed Eastern Bloc countries to send their best players while keeping Western nations from doing the same.
West Germany's wins in the 1976 Games came against the United States (4–1) and Poland (7–4).
In 1980, the team did not do as well and only won one game in the preliminary round, which kept them from advancing. They finished 10th out of 12.
In 1984, the team was invited to the Canada Cup. By 1991, the reunification of East and West Germany meant the inclusion of players from the former East Germany.
Post-unification
The team is considered to be nearly as elite as Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States; they are ranked 9th in the world (2022) by the IIHF. Since re-unification, their best recent results include finishing in 6th place at the 2003 World Championships where they lost a close quarter-final match in overtime to Canada, and 4th at the 2010 World Championships where they lost to Sweden in the bronze medal game. Previously, they finished third in the European Group and qualified for the quarter-finals at the 1996 World Cup after a surprising 7–1 victory against the Czech Republic. In the 1992 Olympics, they lost to Canada 4–3 in an overtime shoot-out in the quarter-finals.
Germany has never won an international competition, and their most recent medal was silver in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, when they lost to the Olympic Athletes From Russia 4–3 in overtime. It was the first time that Germany had reached the gold medal game at the Winter Olympics. This was their best result, tied with a silver medal at the 1930 World Championships.
There are 25,934 registered players in Germany (0.03% of its population).
Team Germany finished in 4th place at the 2010 IIHF World Championship, their best placement since 1953.
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Finland and Germany in the 1993 World Championships -
The German national team at the 2005 World Championship
Competition results
Olympic Games
| Totals | ||||
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
World Championship
European Championship
| Year | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Finish | Rank | ||
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 1910 Les Avants
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | Round-robin | 
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| 1911 Berlin
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | Round-robin |
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 1912 Prague*
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Round-robin |
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| 1913 Munich
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | Round-robin | 
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| 1914 Berlin
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Round-robin |
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| 1915–1920 | No championships (World War I) | |||||||||
| 1921–1926 | Did not participate | |||||||||
 1927 Vienna
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Round-robin |
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 1929 Budapest
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | First round | 8th | ||
| 1932 Berlin
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Final round | 4th | ||
| 1933–1991 | After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving  Gold in 1930 and 1934
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- 1912 Championship was later annulled because Austria was not a member of the IIHF at the time of the competition.
World Cup of Hockey
- 1996 – lost in quarterfinals
- 2004 – lost in quarterfinals
- 2016 – Won Silver (as part of Team Europe)
Canada Cup
- 1984 – Finished in 6th place
Other tournaments
- Deutschland Cup: Gold medal (1995, 1996, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
- Nissan Cup: Gold medal (1993)
Team
2026 Olympics roster
The first six players of Germany's roster were announced on 16 June 2025.[4] The remainder of the roster was named on 7 January 2026.[5][6] On 9 February, Leon Draisaitl was named Germany's captain, with Moritz Seider and Tim Stützle serving as alternate captains.[7]
Head coach: Harold Kreis[8]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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| 6 | D | Kai Wissmann | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 22 October 1996 (aged 29) | Eisbären Berlin
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| 8 | F | Tobias Rieder | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 10 January 1993 (aged 33) | EHC Red Bull München
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| 9 | D | Leon Gawanke | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 31 May 1999 (aged 26) | Adler Mannheim
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| 11 | D | Korbinian Geibel | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 8 July 2002 (aged 23) | Eisbären Berlin
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| 18 | F | Tim Stützle – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 15 January 2002 (aged 24) | Ottawa Senators
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| 19 | F | Wojciech Stachowiak | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 3 July 1999 (aged 26) |  Syracuse Crunch
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| 29 | F | Leon Draisaitl – C | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 27 October 1995 (aged 30) | Edmonton Oilers
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| 30 | G | Philipp Grubauer | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 25 November 1991 (aged 34) | Seattle Kraken
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| 35 | G | Mathias Niederberger | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 3 January 1993 (aged 33) | EHC Red Bull München
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| 37 | G | Maximilian Franzreb | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 18 August 1996 (aged 29) | Adler Mannheim
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| 38 | D | Fabio Wagner | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 17 September 1995 (aged 30) | EHC Red Bull München
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| 40 | F | Alexander Ehl | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 8 November 1999 (aged 26) | Adler Mannheim
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| 41 | D | Jonas Müller | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 19 October 1995 (aged 30) | Eisbären Berlin
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| 44 | F | Josh Samanski | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 22 March 2002 (aged 23) | Bakersfield Condors
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| 49 | D | Lukas Kälble | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 13 October 1997 (aged 28) | Adler Mannheim
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| 53 | D | Moritz Seider – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 6 April 2001 (aged 24) | Detroit Red Wings
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| 62 | F | Parker Tuomie | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 31 October 1995 (aged 30) | Kölner Haie
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| 65 | F | Marc Michaelis | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 31 July 1995 (aged 30) | Adler Mannheim
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| 72 | F | Dominik Kahun | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 2 July 1995 (aged 30) | Lausanne HC
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| 73 | F | Lukas Reichel | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 17 May 2002 (aged 23) | Abbotsford Canucks
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| 74 | F | Justin Schütz | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 24 June 2000 (aged 25) | Adler Mannheim
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| 77 | F | John Peterka | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 14 January 2002 (aged 24) | Utah Mammoth
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| 78 | F | Nico Sturm | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 3 May 1995 (aged 30) | Minnesota Wild
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| 91 | D | Moritz Müller | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 19 November 1986 (aged 39) | Kölner Haie
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| 95 | F | Frederik Tiffels | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 20 May 1995 (aged 30) | Eisbären Berlin
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Retired numbers
- 20 – Robert Dietrich
- 80 - Robert Müller
Notable players
- Leon Draisaitl
- Rudi Ball
- Christian Ehrhoff
- Karl Friesen
- Marcel Goc
- Thomas Greiss
- Philipp Grubauer
- Jochen Hecht
- Dieter Hegen
- Gustav Jaenecke
- Udo Kießling
- Ralph Krueger
- Patrick Reimer
- Olaf Kölzig
- Erich Kühnhackl
- Uwe Krupp (also former head coach)
- Robert Müller
- Helmut de Raaf
- Hans Rampf
- Dennis Seidenberg
- Alois Schloder
- Marco Sturm (also former head coach)
- Xaver Unsinn (also former head coach)
Notable executives
- Heinz Henschel, president of the German Ice Sport Federation
- Wolf-Dieter Montag, team physician
- Roman Neumayer, sport director for the German Ice Hockey Federation
Uniform evolution
- National team jerseys
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(West Germany) 1988 Olympic jerseys -
1992 Olympic jerseys -
1994 Olympic jersey -
1998 Olympic jerseys -
1999-2000 IIHF jerseys -
former IIHF jerseys -
2014–2017 IIHF jerseys -
2018 Olympic jerseys -
2018–2021 IIHF jerseys -
2022 Olympic jerseys -
2022– IIHF jerseys
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All-time record
- As of 8 November 2025.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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 Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 |
| Austria |
57 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 187 | 91 | +96 |
 Belarus |
29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 69 | 83 | -14 |
 Belgium |
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 32 | +37 |
 Bohemia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 |
| Canada |
132 | 19 | 7 | 106 | 251 | 674 | -423 |
 China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Czech Republic |
59 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 117 | 243 | −126 |
| Czechoslovakia |
65 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 120 | 364 | −244 |
 Denmark |
30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 90 | 67 | +23 |
 East Germany |
20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 54 | +19 |
| England |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 |
 Estonia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Finland |
122 | 26 | 14 | 82 | 309 | 537 | −228 |
 France |
47 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 138 | 97 | +41 |
 Great Britain |
15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 26 | +39 |
| Hungary |
23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 33 | +45 |
 Israel |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
 Italy |
59 | 33 | 9 | 17 | 230 | 157 | +73 |
 Japan |
23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 57 | +81 |
 Kazakhstan |
12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 |
 Latvia |
42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 109 | 97 | +12 |
 Netherlands |
11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 23 | +56 |
 Norway |
50 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 243 | 147 | +96 |
 Poland |
54 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 192 | 161 | +31 |
 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
 Romania |
21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 57 | +43 |
 Russia |
33 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 62 | 111 | −49 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
 Slovakia |
87 | 38 | 2 | 47 | 206 | 234 | -28 |
 Slovenia |
11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 15 | +26 |
 South Korea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| Soviet Union |
71 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 111 | 581 | -470 |
 Sweden |
112 | 12 | 5 | 95 | 200 | 523 | −323 |
| Switzerland |
161 | 72 | 16 | 73 | 528 | 456 | +72 |
 Ukraine |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 |
| United States |
115 | 31 | 9 | 75 | 316 | 457 | −141 |
 Yugoslavia |
33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 173 | 111 | +62 |
| Total | 1 537 | 587 | 119 | 832 | 4 467 | 5 572 | -1 099 |
See also
References
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Happy medal winners". International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 August 2018.
- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Germany names 1st 6 players to preliminary Olympics roster". National Hockey League. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Olympia 2026: Bundestrainer Harold Kreis benennt den Kader für das Männer-Team – Deutscher Eishockey-Bund e. V." (in German). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Germany roster for 2026 Winter Olympics includes Draisaitl, Seider | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Draisaitl named Team Germany captain for 2026 Olympics". NHL.com. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Team roster: Germany". iihf.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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