The list of Olympic ice hockey players for East Germany consists of 16 skaters and 2 goaltenders. Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920 (it was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and was permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924). [1] East Germany participated in one tournament during its existence: the 1968 Winter Olympics, where they finished eighth of the fourteen nations competing.
Lothar Fuchs had the most goals (5), while Dietmar Peters had the most assists (5) and points (7)
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| Player | GP | W | L | T | Min | SO | GA | GAA | Ref(s) |
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| Klaus Hirche | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Dieter Pürschel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PIM | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manfred Buder | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lothar Fuchs | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Bernd Hiller | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bernd Karrenbauer | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Dieter Kratzsch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hartmut Nickel | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rüdiger Noack | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Ulrich Noack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Helmut Novy | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Dietmar Peters | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| Wolfgang Plotka | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Bernd Poindl | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Prusa | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wilfried Sock | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Dieter Voigt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Joachim Ziesche | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European Championships, the precursor to the World Championships, were first held in 1910. The tournament held at the 1920 Summer Olympics is recognized as the first Ice Hockey World Championship. From 1920 to 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year.
