East Germany national ice hockey team

East Germany

IIHF code	GDR
First international
Poland 8 – 3 East Germany (January 28, 1951)
Biggest win
East Germany 20 – 0 France (March 12, 1980)
Biggest defeat
Czechoslovakia 25 – 2 East Germany (October 17, 1951)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	26 (first in 1957)
Best result	5th (1957, 1965, 1966, 1970)
IIHF European Championships and World Cup
Appearances	1
Best result	(1966)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 1968)

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N0317-008, Berlin, Eishockeyländerspiel DDR-Norwegen 6-2.jpg

East Germany vs. Norway in 1974.

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 folded in 1990 just before the German reunification.

1. First Game: East Germany 3-8 Poland January 28, 1951
2. Biggest Win: East Germany 20-0 France March 12, 1980
3. Biggest Loss: Czechoslovakia 25-2 East Germany October 17, 1951

Olympic record

• 1928 - 1948 - Did not participate, see German national ice hockey team
• 1952 - Did not participate
• 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 - Finished in 8th place
• 1972 - Did not participate
• 1976 - Did not participate
• 1980 - Did not participate
• 1984 - Did not participate
• 1988 - Did not participate
• 1992 and onward - see German national ice hockey team

1968 Winter Olympic team

• Ulrich Noack
• Bernd Karrenbauer
• Hartmut Nickel
• Helmut Novy
• Wolfgang Plotka
• Wilfried Sock
• Dieter Purschel
• Klaus Hirche
• Dieter Kratzsch
• Dieter Voigt
• Manfred Buder
• Lothar Fuchs
• Peter Prusa
• Joachim Ziesche
• Bernd Poindl
• Dietmar Peters
• Bernd Hiller
• Rüdiger Noack

World Championship record

• 1920 - 1955 - Did not participate (see German national ice hockey team)

• 1956 - Finished in 11th place (Won "B" Pool)
• 1957 - Finished in 5th place
• 1958 - Did not participate
• 1959 - Finished in 9th place
• 1961 - Did not participate
• 1962 - Did not participate
• 1963 - Finished in 6th place
• 1965 - Finished in 5th place
• 1966 - Finished in 5th place
• 1967 - Finished in 7th place
• 1969 - Finished in 7th place (Won "B" Pool)
• 1970 - Finished in 5th place
• 1971 - Finished in 9th place (3rd in "B" Pool)
• 1972 - Finished in 9th place (3rd in "B" Pool)
• 1973 - Finished in 7th place (Won "B" Pool)
• 1974 - Finished in 6th place
• 1975 - Finished in 7th place (Won "B" Pool)
• 1976 - Finished in 8th place
• 1977 - Finished in 9th place (Won "B" Pool)
• 1978 - Finished in 8th place
• 1979 - Finished in 10th place (2nd in "B" Pool)
• 1981 - Finished in 12th place (4th in "B" Pool)
• 1982 - Finished in 9th place (Won "B" Pool)
• 1983 - Finished in 6th place
• 1985 - Finished in 8th place
• 1986 - Finished in 11th place (3rd in "B" Pool)
• 1987 - Finished in 13th place (5th in "B" Pool)
• 1989 - Finished in 13th place (5th in "B" Pool)
• 1990 - Finished in 13th place (5th in "B" Pool)
• 1991 and onward - Did not participate (see German national ice hockey team)

See also

• Germany men's national ice hockey team

External links

• http://www.dgour.webcentre.ca/hockeyalmanac/49INTERNATIONAL.html