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The German women's national ice hockey team is controlled by Deutscher Eishockey-Bund. Germany is ranked 5th in the world, despite having 9 times more women hockey players than 5th place Russia. Germany's best finish was at the 2001 & 2005 Worlds, where they finished 5. Germany has 2,042 female players (2005). The head coach is Peter Kathan.

Current top players

• Claudia Grundmann
• Michaela Lanzl
• Christina Oswald
• Denise Soesilo
• Raffaela Wolf

European Championship record

• 1989 - Won Bronze medal (as West Germany)
• 1991 - Finished in 6th place
• 1993 - Finished in 4th place
• 1995 - Finished in 5th place
• 1996 - Finished in 6th place

World Championship record

• 1990 - Finished in 7th place (as West Germany)
• 1992 - Did not participate
• 1994 - Finished in 8th place
• 1997 - Did not participate
• 1999 - Finished in 7th place
• 2000 - Finished in 7th place
• 2001 - Finished in 5th place
• 2004 - Finished in 6th place
• 2005 - Finished in 5th place
• 2007 - Finished in 8th place
• 2008 - Finished in 9th place (Demoted to "Division I")
• 2009 - Finished in 11th place (2nd in Division I)

Olympic record

• 1998 - Did not participate
• 2002 - Finished in 6th place
• 2006 - Finished in 5th place