Germany women's national ice hockey team
The Coat of arms of Germany is the badge used on the players jerseys.
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| Nickname(s) | Träger der Adler (The Eagle Carriers) |
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| Association | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund |
| General Manager | Peter Gemsjager |
| Head coach | |
| Assistants | Tommy Kettner |
| Captain | Julia Zorn |
| Most games | Christina Fellner (287) |
| Most points | Maritta Becker (180) |
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| IIHF code | GER |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 8  1 |
| Highest IIHF | 5 (first in 2005) |
| Lowest IIHF | 11 (2010) |
| First international | |
 Germany 14–0 Netherlands  (Valkenburg, Netherlands; 8 December 1990) |
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| Biggest win | |
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Germany 14–0 Netherlands (Valkenburg, Netherlands; 8 December 1990) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 17–1 Germany (Lake Placid, United States; 11 April 1994)  United States 16–0 Germany (Lake Placid, United States; 12 April 1994) |
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| IIHF World Women's Championships | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 4th (2017) |
| IIHF European Women Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | 4th (1995) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) |
The German women's national ice hockey team represents Germany at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Deutscher Eishockey-Bund. Germany had 2,549 female players in 2011.
The first international game for the German women's national team took place on 3 December 1988 in Geretsried against Switzerland. The final score was 6–5 for the Swiss, but the Germans avenged the loss in their second match. Against the Swiss, the Germans obtained their first victory. Germany is currently ranked 11th in the world, despite having nine times more female hockey players than 5th-ranked Russia. Germany's best finish at the Worlds was in 2017, where they finished fourth after an upset victory over Russia in the quarterfinals.
Roster for the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Head coach:
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