German national ice hockey team

The German national men's ice hockey team is a national ice hockey team. The German team is not considered to be as elite as Canada, Sweden, Slovakia, the USA, the Czech Republic, Finland or Russia, but they are ranked 8th in the world by the IIHF. Germany has been unable to really breakthrough in the past few years internationally. Their best recent result came in the 2003 World Championships where they finished 6th and lost in a quarter final match with Canada in over-time. The Germans were also able to finish in 5th at the 1996 World Cup after a surprising victory against the Czech Republic. Germany has never won an international competition, their last medal came in the 1934 World Championships- a bronze, and their best finish ever was the 1930 World Championships winning a silver. It is controlled by Deutscher Eishockey Bund. Germany has a total of 25,934 players. Their head coach is Greg Poss

Current top players

• Marcel Goc
• Jochen Hecht
• Olaf Kölzig
• Dennis Seidenberg
• Marco Sturm
• Stefan Usdorf

Olympic record

• 1928 – Finished in 9th place
• 1932 – Won bronze medal
• 1936 – Finished tied in 5th place
• 1948 – Finished in 6th place
• 1952 – Did not participate, see West German national ice hockey team
• 1956 – Finished in 6th place (United Team of Germany)
• 1960 – Finished in 6th place (United Team of Germany)
• 1964 – Finished in 7th place (United Team of Germany)
• 1968-1988 – Did not participate, see West German national ice hockey team and East German national ice hockey team
• 1992 – Finished in 6th place
• 1994 – Finished in 7th place
• 1998 – Finished in 9th place
• 2002 – Finished in 8th place

World Cup of Hockey record

• 1996 – lost in quarter-finals
• 2004 – lost in quarter-finals

European Championship record

• 1910 – Did not participate
• 1911 – Won silver medal
• 1912 – Won silver medal
• 1913 – Won bronze medal
• 1914 – Won silver medal
• 1921-1926 did not participate
• 1927 – Won bronze medal
• 1929 – not ranked
• 1932 – Finished in 4th place

World Championship record

• 1930 – Won silver medal
• 1931 – Did not participate
• 1933 – Finished in 5th place
• 1934 – Won bronze medal
• 1935 – Finished in 9th place
• 1937 – Finished in 4th place
• 1938 – Finished in 4th place
• 1939 – Finished in 5th place
• 1947 – 1990 did not participate (see West German national ice hockey team and East German national ice hockey team)
• 1991 – Finished in 8th place
• 1992 – Finished in 6th place
• 1993 – Finished in 5th place
• 1994 – Finished in 9th place
• 1995 – Finished in 9th place
• 1996 – Finished in 8th place
• 1997 – Finished in 11th place
• 1998 – Finished in 11th place
• 1999 – Finished in 20th place (4th in the "Pool B")
• 2000 – Finished in 17th place (Won the "Pool B")
• 2001 – Finished in 8th place
• 2002 – Finished in 8th place
• 2003 – Finished in 6th place
• 2004 – Finished in 9th place
• 2005 – Finished in 15th place