East Germany men's national ice hockey team
 | |
| IIHF code | GDR |
|---|---|
| First international | |
Poland  8 – 3  East Germany (January 28, 1951) Last international  East Germany 2 – 3 Austria  (Megève, France; April 8, 1990) | |
| 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) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 306-286-54 | |
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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.[1]
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.[2] In October 1990, Germany was re-unified.
Olympic record
- 1928 - 1948 - Did not participate, see German National 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 Team
World Championship record
- 1920 - 1955 - Did not participate (see German National 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 Team)
References
- ↑ "Matches internationaux 1950/51" (in French). Hockey Archives. 28 January 1951. http://www.hockeyarchives.info/inter1951.htm. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ↑ "Championnats du monde 1990" (in French). Hockey Archives. https://www.hockeyarchives.info/mondial1990.htm. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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