Nina Jobst-Smith

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Nina Jobst-Smith
Born (2001-08-30) August 30, 2001 (age 23)
Slough, Berkshire, England [1] [2]
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NCAA team
Former teams
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
ECDC Memmingen
National teamFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Playing career 2018present

Katarina Mina Louise "Nina" Jobst-Smith (born 30 August 2001) is a German-Canadian ice hockey player for Minnesota Duluth in the NCAA Division I. She is also a member of Germany women's national ice hockey team.

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Playing career

As a teen, she played the 2018–19 season with ECDC Memmingen in the German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL) and the EWHL Super Cup. [3]

In 2020, she began her college ice hockey career with Minnesota Duluth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). [2]

In the 2025 PWHL Draft, Jobst-Smith was drafted in the third round, nineteenth overall, by PWHL Vancouver, a pick Vancouver acquired in a trade with the Toronto Sceptres. [4]

International play

Jobst-Smith represented Germany at the IIHF World Women's Championship in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and at the Olympic qualification tournament for the 2022 Winter Olympics. [5] [6] [7] She was selected by the coaches as one of Germany's top-three players at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2020–21 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 171234
2021–22 University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA400996
2022–23 University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA395202510
2023–24 University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA34481217
NCAA totals13410394937

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2021 Germany WC 8th60110
2022 GermanyWC9th40220
2022 GermanyOGQDNQ31122
Senior totals131452

References

  1. "Nationalspielerin Nina Jobst-Smith im Interview". bisslhockey.de (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2024-25 Women's Hockey Roster: 28 Nina Jobst-Smith". UMD Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. Jay, Michelle (19 August 2021). "2021 Worlds: Team Germany preview". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. "2025 PWHL Draft". www.thepwhl.com. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. Podnieks, Andrew (22 August 2021). "Welcome to the (WW) Show!". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: GER - Germany". International Ice Hockey Federation . 23 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: GER - Germany". International Ice Hockey Federation . 24 August 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. "2022 IIHF Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation . 3 September 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.