Germany women's national ice hockey team

Germany

Nickname(s)	Träger der Adler ('The Eagle Carriers')
Association	German Ice Hockey Federation
General manager	Ronja Jenike Christian Künast
Head coach	Jeff MacLeod
Assistants	Maximilian Deichstetter Sebastian Jones
Captain	Daria Gleißner
Most games	Andrea Lanzl (331)
Top scorer	Maritta Becker (87)
Most points	Maritta Becker (184)
Team colors
IIHF code	GER
Ranking
Current IIHF	9 (21 April 2025) [1]
Highest IIHF	5 (first in 2005)
Lowest IIHF	11 (2010)
First international
Switzerland   6–5   West Germany (Geretsried, West Germany; 3 December 1988)
Biggest win
Germany   22–0   Turkey (Bad Tölz, Germany; 15 February 2016)
Biggest defeat
Finland   17–1   Germany (Lake Placid, United States; 11 April 1994) United States   16–0   Germany (Lake Placid, United States; 12 April 1994)
Olympics
Appearances	3 (first in 2002 )
World Championships
Appearances	22 (first in 1994 )
Best result	4th (2017)
European Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 1991 )
Best result	4th (1995)
International record (W–L–T)
242–323–24

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).

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]}

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.

Tournament record

Olympic

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

• 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

Team

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

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
5	D	Charlott Schaffrath	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 19)	ECDC Memmingen
7	F	Franziska Feldmeier	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 26)	Eisbären Juniors Berlin
8	D	Ronja Hark – A	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 22)	ECDC Memmingen
9	F	Svenja Voigt	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 21)	St. Cloud State Huskies
11	F	Nicola Hadraschek	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28)	ECDC Memmingen
13	F	Luisa Welcke	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 23)	Boston University Terriers
14	D	Carina Strobel	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 27)	ECDC Memmingen
16	F	Jule Schiefer	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23)	ECDC Memmingen
17	F	Emily Nix	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 27)	SDE HF
20	D	Daria Gleißner – C	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 32)	ECDC Memmingen
21	D	Tabea Botthof	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 25)	Mad Dogs Mannheim
23	F	Lilli Welcke	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 23)	Boston University Terriers
24	F	Lucia Schmitz	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 25)	Mad Dogs Mannheim
25	F	Laura Kluge – A	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 28)	Toronto Sceptres
26	D	Tara Schmitz	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 27)	Mad Dogs Mannheim
28	D	Nina Jobst-Smith	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23)	Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
34	F	Celina Haider	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 25)	ERC Ingolstadt
35	G	Sandra Abstreiter	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 27)	Montreal Victoire
40	F	Alexandra Boico	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2009-06-12) 12 June 2009 (age 16)	EC Bad Tölz
41	F	Mathilda Heine	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2009-02-18) 18 February 2009 (age 16)	ETC Crimmitschau
43	F	Charleen Poindl	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2009-01-02) 2 January 2009 (age 16)	Eisbären Juniors Berlin
46	D	Hanna Weichenhain	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2008-10-18) 18 October 2008 (age 16)	ECDC Memmingen
70	G	Lisa Hemmerle	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 29)	ERC Ingolstadt
71	F	Anne Bartsch	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29)	ECDC Memmingen
75	G	Chiara Schultes	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2005-07-22) 22 July 2005 (age 20)	ECDC Memmingen

Notable former players

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

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]

References

1. "World Ranking". IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
2. "Profile". Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
3. "IIHF Member National Association: Germany". International Ice Hockey Federation . 24 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
4. "CARLETON RAVENS HOSTING GERMANY TO BE SPECIAL FOR SARA SEILER". hockeycanada.ca. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. "Germany 3 Carleton University 0: Germany blanks Carleton University Ravens in emotional homecoming for Seiler". hockeycanada.ca. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
6. Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 19 April 2021.
7. "DEB-Aufgebot für die Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft in Tschechien steht fest". German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 26 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
8. "Frauen-Nationalmannschaft: Lucia Schmitz nachnominiert". German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
9. "Teams: Germany" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
10. "Jeff MacLeod wird neuer Frauen-Bundestrainer". German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile