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East Germany

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)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (1968)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	26 (first in 1957)
Best result	5th (1957, 1965, 1966, 1970)
IIHF European Championships and World Cup
Appearances	1 (1966)
Best result	(1966)
International record (W–L–T)
306–286–54

Medal record
Pool B / Division I
	1956 East Germany
	1969 Yugoslavia
	1973 Austria
	1975 Japan
	1977 Japan
	1982 Austria

The East German national men's ice hockey team was a national ice hockey representing the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The first international game was played in East Berlin on 28 January 1951, losing 3–8 to Team Poland.

The team competed in many international competitions, including several in which they competed with the top teams for medals, but won only the European Championship bronze medal in 1966 in Yugoslavia. The only time they competed in the Olympics was in Grenoble in 1968. They scored 13 goals in 7 games, but didn't win any games leaving them with no points in the standings. From that point on the team refused to participate in Olympic ice hockey, but participated in other tournaments where they continued to play poorly. The team ceased playing in 1990, just before the German reunification.

What would become the team's final game was played on 8 April 1990 in Megève during the B Group of the World Championship, and was lost to Austria, 2-3. In October 1990, Germany was re-unified.

Olympic record

Games	GP	W	OW	T	OL	L	GF	GA	Coach	Captain	Finish	Rank
1928–1948	As part of  Germany
1952 Oslo	did not participate
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	8	1	0	2	0	5	15	41	Frank Trottier	?	Final Round	6th (United Team of Germany)
1960 Squaw Valley	7	1	0	0	0	6	9	54	Karl Wild	?	Final Round	6th (United Team of Germany)
1964 Innsbruck	2	0	0	1	0	1	7	8	Markus Egen	?	Qualification	7th (United Team of Germany)
1968 Grenoble	8	1	0	0	0	7	16	49	Rudi Schmieder	?	Final Round	8th
1972–1988	did not participate
1992	Since 1990 as part of  Germany

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 - Finished in 5th place
• 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

References

1. "Matches internationaux 1950/51" (in French). Hockey Archives. 28 January 1951. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
2. "Championnats du monde 1990" (in French). Hockey Archives. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

External links

• The Hockey Almanac's International Hockey section

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