IIHF code | GDR |
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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) |
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Biggest win | |
East Germany 20 – 0 France (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; March 12, 1980) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Czechoslovakia 27 – 3 East Germany (East Berlin, East Germany; April 25th, 1951) |
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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 | (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