Germany men's national ice hockey team

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 men's national ice hockey team existed until 1990. By 1991, the West and East German teams and players were merged into the United German team. 
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, the team's biggest success in the 21st century.
==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 didn't 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 not considered to be as elite as Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden or the United States; they are ranked 9th in the world (2022) by the IIHF. Since re-unification, their best recent results include finishing 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.
==Competition results==
===Olympic Games===
Games 	Coach 	Captain 	Finish 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1928 St. Moritz 	Erich Römer 	Walter Sachs 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1932 Lake Placid 	Erich Römer 	Gustav Jaenecke 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 	Val Hoffinger 	Rudi Ball 	5th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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1948 St. Moritz 	did not compete 	did not compete 	did not compete 	did not compete 	did not compete 	did not compete 	did not compete 	did not compete 	did not compete 	 	
1952 Oslo 	Joe Aitken 	Herbert Schibukat 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	 	
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 	Frank Trottier 	Paul Ambros 	6th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1960 Squaw Valley 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	 	
1960 Squaw Valley 	Karl Wild 	Heinz Henschel 	6th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1964 Innsbruck 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	As United Team of Germany 	 	
1964 Innsbruck 	Egen, Holderied, Unsinn 	Ernst Trautwein 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1968 Grenoble 	Ed Reigle 	Heinz Bader 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1972 Sapporo 	Gerhard Kießling 	Alois Schloder 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976 Innsbruck 	Xaver Unsinn 	Alois Schloder 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980 Lake Placid 	Hans Rampf 	Rainer Philipp 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1984 Sarajevo 	Xaver Unsinn 	Erich Kühnhackl 	5th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988 Calgary 	Xaver Unsinn 	Udo Kießling 	5th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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1992 Albertville 	Luděk Bukač 	Gerd Truntschka 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994 Lillehammer 	Luděk Bukač 	Uli Hiemer 	6th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998 Nagano 	George Kingston 	Dieter Hegen 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2002 Salt Lake City 	Hans Zach 	Jürgen Rumrich 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006 Turin 	Uwe Krupp 	Marcel Goc 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2010 Vancouver 	Uwe Krupp 	Marcel Goc 	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014 Sochi 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	 	
2018 Pyeongchang 	Marco Sturm 	Marcel Goc 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2022 Beijing 	Toni Söderholm 	Moritz Müller 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2026 Milan / Cortina 	To be determined 	To be determined 	To be determined 	To be determined 	To be determined 	To be determined 	To be determined 	To be determined 	To be determined 	 	
Totals	Totals	Totals	Totals	Totals
Games 	Gold 	Silver	Bronze	Total
16 	0 	1 	2 	3
===World Championship===
Year 	Location 	Coach 	Result
1930 	Chamonix, / Vienna, / Berlin, 	? 	Silver
1931 Did not participate 	1931 Did not participate 	1931 Did not participate 	1931 Did not participate
1933 	Prague, 	? 	5th place
1934 	Milan, 	? 	Bronze
1935 	Davos, 	? 	9th place
1937 	London, 	? 	4th place
1938 	Prague, 	? 	4th place
1939 	Basel / Zürich, 	? 	5th place
1947-1951 Did not participate 	1947-1951 Did not participate 	1947-1951 Did not participate 	1947-1951 Did not participate
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1953 	Basel / Zürich, 	? 	Silver
1954 	Stockholm, 	? 	5th place
1955 	Düsseldorf / Dortmund / Krefeld / Cologne, 	? 	6th place
1957-1958 Did not participate 	1957-1958 Did not participate 	1957-1958 Did not participate 	1957-1958 Did not participate
1959 	Prague / Brno / Ostrava, 	? 	7th place
1961 	Geneva / Lausanne, 	? 	8th place
1962 	Colorado Springs / Denver, 	? 	6th place
1963 	Stockholm, 	? 	7th place
1965 	Turku / Rauma / Pori, 	? 	11th place (3rd place in Group B)
1966 	Zagreb, 	? 	9th place (1st place in Group B)
1967 	Vienna, 	? 	8th place (Relegated)
1969 	Ljubljana, 	? 	10th place (4th place in Group B)
1970 	Bucharest, 	? 	8th place (2nd place in Group B)
1971 	Bern / Geneva, 	? 	5th place
1972 	Prague, 	? 	5th place
1973 	Moscow, 	? 	6th place (Relegated)
1974 	Ljubljana, 	? 	9th place (3rd place in Group B)
1975 	Sapporo, 	? 	8th place (2nd place in Group B)
1976 	Katowice, 	? 	6th place
1977 	Vienna, 	? 	7th place
1978 	Prague, 	? 	5th place
1979 	Moscow, 	? 	6th place
1981 	Stockholm, 	? 	7th place
1982 	Helsinki / Tampere, 	? 	6th place
1983 	Munich / Dortmund / Düsseldorf, 	? 	5th place
1985 	Prague, 	? 	7th place
1986 	Moscow, 	? 	7th place
1987 	Vienna, 	? 	6th place
1989 	Stockholm / Södertälje, 	? 	7th place
1990 	Bern / Fribourg, 	? 	7th place
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1991 	Turku / Helsinki / Tampere, 	Erich Kühnhackl 	8th place
1992 	Prague / Bratislava, 	Luděk Bukač 	6th place
1993 	Dortmund / Munich, 	Luděk Bukač 	5th place
1994 	Bolzano / Canazei / Milan, 	Luděk Bukač 	9th place
1995 	Stockholm / Gävle, 	George Kingston 	9th place
1996 	Vienna, 	George Kingston 	8th place
1997 	Helsinki / Turku / Tampere, 	George Kingston 	11th place
1998 	Zürich / Basel, 	George Kingston 	11th place (Relegated)
1999 	Odense / Rødovre, 	Hans Zach 	20th place (4th place in Pool B)
2000 	Katowice / Kraków, 	Hans Zach 	17th place (Won Pool B)
2001 	Cologne / Hanover / Nuremberg, 	Hans Zach 	8th place
2002 	Gothenburg / Karlstad / Jönköping, 	Hans Zach 	8th place
2003 	Helsinki / Tampere / Turku, 	Hans Zach 	7th place
2004 	Prague / Ostrava, 	Hans Zach 	9th place
2005 	Innsbruck / Vienna, 	Greg Poss 	15th place (Relegated)
2006 	Amiens, 	Uwe Krupp 	17th place (Won Division I, Group A)
2007 	Moscow / Mytishchi, 	Uwe Krupp 	7th place
2008 	Quebec City / Halifax, 	Uwe Krupp 	10th place
2009 	Bern / Kloten, 	Uwe Krupp 	15th place
2010 	Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen, 	Uwe Krupp 	4th place
2011 	Bratislava / Košice, 	Uwe Krupp 	7th place
2012 	Helsinki, / Stockholm, 	Jakob Kölliker 	12th place
2013 	Stockholm, / Helsinki, 	Pat Cortina 	9th place
2014 	Minsk, 	Pat Cortina 	14th place
2015 	Prague / Ostrava, 	Pat Cortina 	10th place
2016 	Moscow / Saint Petersburg, 	Marco Sturm 	7th place
2017 	Cologne, / Paris, 	Marco Sturm 	8th place
2018 	Copenhagen / Herning, 	Marco Sturm 	11th place
2019 	Bratislava / Košice, 	Toni Söderholm 	6th place
2020 	Zürich / Lausanne, 	Cancelled 	Cancelled
2021 	Riga, 	Toni Söderholm 	4th place
2022 	Tampere / Helsinki, 	Toni Söderholm 	7th place
2023 	Tampere, / Riga, 	Harold Kreis 	Silver
2024 	Prague / Ostrava, 	Harold Kreis 	6th place
2025 	Stockholm, / Herning, 	 	
===European Championship===
Year 	GP 	W 	T 	L 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Rank 	 	
1910 Les Avants	3 	2 	0 	1 	17 	5 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1911 Berlin 	3 	3 	0 	0 	20 	1 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1912 Prague* 	2 	1 	1 	0 	6 	3 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1913 Munich 	3 	1 	0 	2 	21 	16 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1914 Berlin 	2 	1 	0 	1 	4 	3 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1915–1920 	No Championships (World War I). 	No Championships (World War I). 	No Championships (World War I). 	No Championships (World War I). 	No Championships (World War I). 	No Championships (World War I). 	No Championships (World War I). 	No Championships (World War I). 	 	
1921-1926 	Did not participate. 	Did not participate. 	Did not participate. 	Did not participate. 	Did not participate. 	Did not participate. 	Did not participate. 	Did not participate. 	 	
1927 Wien 	5 	3 	0 	2 	10 	7 	Round-robin 	 	 	
1929 Budapest 	2 	0 	0 	2 	1 	3 	First round 	8th 	 	
1932 Berlin 	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 in 1930 and 1934.	After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving in 1930 and 1934.	After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving in 1930 and 1934.	After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving in 1930 and 1934.	After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving in 1930 and 1934.	After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving in 1930 and 1934.	After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving in 1930 and 1934.	After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving in 1930 and 1934.	After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving in 1930 and 1934.	After 1932, the European Championship medals were awarded based on the results of the Ice Hockey World Championships, with Germany receiving in 1930 and 1934.
*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 (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)
*Nissan Cup: Gold medal (1993)
==All-time record==
As of 20 April 2024.
Opponent 	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF 	GA 	GD
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	15 	1 	+14
 	51 	34 	4 	13 	166 	80 	+86
 	29 	10 	2 	17 	69 	83 	-14
 	14 	9 	1 	4 	69 	32 	+37
 	4 	0 	1 	3 	5 	12 	-7
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	13 	1 	+12
 	132 	19 	7 	106 	251 	674 	-423
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	3 	2 	+1
 	56 	8 	2 	46 	117 	230 	−113
 	65 	10 	6 	49 	120 	364 	−244
 	28 	19 	0 	9 	84 	59 	+25
 	20 	12 	4 	4 	73 	54 	+19
 	10 	6 	1 	3 	40 	23 	+17
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	7 	3 	+4
 	122 	26 	14 	82 	309 	537 	−228
 	44 	25 	4 	15 	125 	86 	+39
 	15 	11 	1 	3 	65 	26 	+39
 	22 	17 	4 	1 	72 	32 	+40
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	11 	2 	+9
 	59 	33 	9 	17 	230 	157 	+73
 	23 	21 	0 	2 	138 	57 	+81
 	10 	5 	0 	5 	28 	24 	+4
 	40 	21 	4 	15 	97 	95 	+2
 	11 	10 	1 	0 	79 	23 	+56
 	49 	33 	2 	14 	238 	145 	+93
 	53 	30 	7 	16 	188 	159 	+29
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia	1 	0 	0 	1 	1 	5 	−4
 	21 	17 	0 	4 	100 	57 	+43
 	33 	5 	3 	25 	62 	111 	−49
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	14 	0 	+14
 	81 	36 	2 	43 	194 	211 	-17
 	11 	8 	2 	1 	41 	15 	+26
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	10 	4 	+6
 	71 	0 	1 	70 	111 	581 	-470
 	110 	12 	5 	93 	198 	514 	−316
 	160 	72 	16 	72 	527 	451 	+76
 	7 	3 	2 	2 	18 	15 	+3
 	112 	31 	9 	72 	310 	440 	−130
 	33 	21 	5 	7 	173 	111 	+62
Total 	1 505 	572	119 	814 	4 367	5 465	-1 098
==See also==
*East Germany men's national ice hockey team
==References==
Category:National ice hockey teams in Europe