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East German national ice hockey team

East Germany
Shirt badge/Association crest
IIHF code GDR
First international
 Poland 8 – 3 East Germany 
(East Berlin, East Germany; January 28, 1951)
Last international
 East Germany 2 – 3 Austria 
(Megève, France; April 8, 1990)
Biggest win
 East Germany 20 – 0 France 
(Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; March 12, 1980)
Biggest defeat
 Czechoslovakia 27 – 3 East Germany 
(East Berlin, East Germany; April 25th, 1951)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 26 (first in 1957)
Best result 5th (1957, 1965, 1966, 1970)
IIHF European Championships and World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 1966)
Best result 3rd, bronze medalist(s) (1966)
Olympics
Appearances 1 (first in 1968)
International record (W–L–T)
306–286–54

The East German national men's ice hockey team was a national ice hockey team created in 1951 to represent the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The team competed in many international competitions, including several in which they competed with the top teams for medals, but managed to win only the European Championship bronze medal in 1966. The only time they competed in the Olympics was in Grenoble in 1968. They scored 13 goals in 7 games, but didn't manage to win any games leaving them with no points in the standings. From that on the team refused to participate in Olympic hockey, but participated in other tournaments. The team ceased playing in 1990, just before the German reunification.

1968 Winter Olympic team


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