What league does Germany U18 play in?

Germany U18 play in the WJC-18 D1A.

Who is the head coach of Germany U18?

The head coach of Germany U18 is Steffen Ziesche.

Who is the captain of Germany U18?

The captain of Germany U18 is Bennet Roßmy.

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2020-2021

2020-2021 Season

Germany U18 were 0-4-0 in the 2020-21 WJC-18 season with 0 points, 5th in the Group B and 9th overall.

2020-2021 Germany U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Luca Hauf (RW/C)	totals		46	20	22	42	20	-16
	Krefelder EV 1981 U23	Germany3	37	14	17	31	18	-16
	Krefelder EV 1981 U17	Germany U17	2	6	2	8	0	-
	Krefelder EV 1981 U20	DNL U20	5	0	3	3	2	-
	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	2	0	0	0	0	0
Philip Feist (F)	totals		16	17	14	31	6	39
	RB Hockey Academy U18	Czechia U20	3	0	1	1	0	1
	EC Salzburg U20	ICEYSL	13	17	13	30	6	38
Julian Lutz (W/C)	totals		42	15	16	31	25	9
	RB Hockey Academy U18	Czechia U20	4	0	2	2	2	0
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	31	13	13	26	23	12
	EC Salzburg	ICEHL	7	2	1	3	0	-3
	RB Hockey Juniors	Austria2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connor Korte (F)	HC Davos U20	U20-Elit	38	20	8	28	20	-
Nikolaus Heigl (F)	totals		28	13	14	27	14	17
	RB Hockey Academy U18	Czechia U20	4	2	4	6	0	-1
	EC Salzburg U20	ICEYSL	6	8	7	15	14	17
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	18	3	3	6	0	1
	RB Hockey Juniors	Austria2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Heigl (F)	totals		26	12	10	22	20	12
	RB Hockey Academy U18	Czechia U20	4	0	2	2	4	-1
	EC Salzburg U20	ICEYSL	7	7	8	15	10	12
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	15	5	0	5	6	1
	RB Hockey Juniors	Austria2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bennet Roßmy (LW)	totals		54	8	13	21	20	-11
	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20	Czechia U20	6	2	2	4	4	1
	HC Benátky nad Jizerou	Czechia2	2	0	1	1	0	-1
	Lausitzer Füchse	DEL2	46	6	10	16	16	-11
Sebastian Cimmerman (F)	totals		29	7	7	14	24	8
	RB Hockey Academy U18	Czechia U20	4	0	1	1	6	-2
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	25	7	6	13	18	10
	RB Hockey Juniors	Austria2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Gottwald (D)	totals		37	6	8	14	14	4
	Starbulls Rosenheim	Germany3	29	1	3	4	2	4
	Starbulls Rosenheim U20	DNL U20 2	8	5	5	10	12	-
Kevin Niedenz (RW)	totals		15	6	5	11	4	0
	Kölner Junghaie U20	DNL U20	6	6	4	10	0	-
	Kölner Haie	DEL	4	0	0	0	0	-2
	EC Bad Nauheim	DEL2	5	0	1	1	4	2
Sten Fischer (D)	totals		25	4	6	10	8	15
	RB Hockey Academy U18	Czechia U20	4	0	1	1	2	-1
	EC Salzburg U20	ICEYSL	8	4	4	8	0	18
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	13	0	1	1	6	-2
	RB Hockey Juniors	Austria2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marius Winkelmann (D/F)	totals		14	3	5	8	4	22
	RB Hockey Academy U18	Czechia U20	2	1	0	1	2	-1
	EC Salzburg U20	ICEYSL	12	2	5	7	2	23
Yannick Proske (C/W)	totals		30	4	3	7	6	-3
	Jungadler Mannheim U20	DNL U20	5	4	2	6	2	-
	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL	25	0	1	1	4	-3
Robin van Calster (C)	totals		6	2	5	7	8	0
	Kölner Junghaie U20	DNL U20	6	2	5	7	8	-
	Kölner Haie	DEL	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yuma Grimm (F)	Eisbären Juniors Berlin U20	DNL U20	9	2	5	7	2	-
Sandro Mayr (D)	totals		14	2	3	5	4	-5
	Kölner Junghaie U20	DNL U20	6	2	3	5	2	-
	EC Bad Nauheim	DEL2	8	0	0	0	2	-5
Roman Zap (F)	Jungadler Mannheim U20	DNL U20	5	1	3	4	2	-
Pascal Steck (F)	totals		23	1	3	4	10	-2
	Kölner Junghaie U20	DNL U20	6	1	3	4	8	-
	EC Bad Nauheim	DEL2	4	0	0	0	0	-2
	EV Landshut	DEL2	13	0	0	0	2	0
Adrian Klein (D)	totals		40	2	0	2	6	-1
	Straubing Tigers	DEL	31	1	0	1	6	-1
	Blue Devils Weiden	Germany3	6	1	0	1	0	1
	EV Landshut	DEL2	3	0	0	0	0	-1
Malte Krenzlin (D)	Jungadler Mannheim U20	DNL U20	5	0	2	2	12	-
Maxim Rausch (D)	totals		37	0	2	2	8	-10
	Jungadler Mannheim U20	DNL U20	5	0	2	2	0	-
	Jungadler Mannheim U17	Germany U17	-	-	-	-	-	-
	EHC Freiburg	DEL2	32	0	0	0	8	-10
Rayan Bettahar (D)	totals		3	0	1	1	0	-
	Jungadler Mannheim U20	DNL U20	3	0	1	1	0	-
	Jungadler Mannheim U17	Germany U17	0	0	0	0	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Simon Wolf (G)	totals		8	2.13	.918	3	7-1-0	480:00
	EC Salzburg U20	ICEYSL	6	1.83	.917	3	6-0-0	360:00
	RB Hockey Academy U18	ICEJL	2	3.00	.921	0	1-1-0	120:00
Nikita Quapp (G)	totals		18	4.12	-	0	2-6-0	831:00
	Ravensburg Towerstars	DEL2	0	-	-	-	-	-
	Lindau Islanders	Germany3	1	7.74	.818	0	-	31:00
	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	11	4.11	.871	0	2-6-0	482:00
	Krefelder EV 1981 U23	Germany3	6	3.77	.858	0	-	318:00
Luca Ganz (G)	totals		3	1.97	-	0	-	121:43
	Jungadler Mannheim U20	DNL U20	2	1.97	-	-	-	121:43
	Heilbronner Falken	DEL2	0	-	-	-	-	0:00
	Adler Mannheim	DEL	1	0.00	.000	0	-	0:00

2020-2021 Germany U18 Staff

Head CoachSteffen Ziesche
Asst. CoachTobias Abstreiter
Asst. CoachPhilip Kipp
Goaltending CoachAnton Lukin
Team ManagerPhilip Kipp
Athletic TrainerChristian Wolf
Equipment ManagerMichael Litterbach
Equipment ManagerIngo Loibnegger
Physical TherapistAlois Grabmair

Team Staff History

2020-2021 Germany U18 Captains

"C"

Bennet Roßmy

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2020-2021 Germany U18 Demographics

Germany U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship Division 1 Group A
2027: WJC-18 D1A -
2026: WJC-18 Relegated
2025: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss
2024: WJC-18 D1A Promoted

2020-2021 Germany U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Germany U18: 84 GP
DEL: 74 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Germany Olympics (OG)

Germany U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/29/2026 08:00 AM UTC	Germany U18	Norway U18	3 - 4	U18 WJC
04/27/2026 02:00 PM UTC	USA U18	Germany U18	11 - 2	U18 WJC
04/25/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Germany U18	Czechia U18	3 - 2 (OT 64:05)	U18 WJC
04/23/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Denmark U18	Germany U18	4 - 1	U18 WJC
04/22/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Germany U18	Sweden U18	2 - 7	U18 WJC

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Germany U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18 D1A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18	4	0	3	-	1	0	8	24	2	0.5	5	Relegated
2024-2025	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	1	0	16	21	5	1.25	3	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	WJC-18 D1A	5	4	0	-	1	0	25	11	14	2.8		Promoted
2022-2023	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	5	24	0	0	5	Relegated
2021-2022	WJC-18	3	0	3	-	0	0	7	22	0	0	4	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	5	24	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18 D1A	5	5	0	-	0	0	38	12	15	3		Promoted
2017-2018	WJC-18 D1A	5	4	1	-	0	0	22	11	12	2.4		-
2016-2017	WJC-18 D1A	5	1	3	-	0	1	23	21	4	0.8	5	-
2015-2016	WJC-18 D1A	5	3	1	-	1	0	20	14	11	2.2		-
2014-2015	WJC-18	4	0	3	-	0	1	5	30	1	0.25	5	Relegated
2013-2014	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	8	23	0	0	5	Saved in relegation
2012-2013	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	8	18	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	15	17	6	1.5	3	Placement game loss
2010-2011	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	0	1	11	17	4	1	3	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	WJC-18 D1	5	5	0	-	0	0	51	2	15	3		Promoted
2008-2009	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	13	27	3	0.75	5	Relegated
2007-2008	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	1	0	13	19	5	1.25	3	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	8	21	3	0.75	4	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	WJC-18	4	1	3	0	-	-	12	23	2	0.5	4	Saved in relegation
2004-2005	WJC-18	4	1	3	0	-	-	10	18	2	0.5	4	Saved in relegation
2003-2004	WJC-18 D1	5	5	0	0	-	-	38	12	10	2		Promoted
2002-2003	WJC-18 D1	5	4	1	0	-	-	34	8	8	1.6		-
2001-2002	WJC-18	5	1	3	1	-	-	9	16	3	0.6	10	Relegated
	WJC-18	5	0	4	1	-	-	7	29	1	0.2	6	-
2000-2001	WJC-18	4	2	1	1	-	-	10	12	5	1.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	WJC-18	4	0	3	1	-	-	8	15	1	0.25	4	Saved in relegation
1998-1999	WJC-18	3	1	2	0	-	-	4	12	2	0.67	9	Saved in relegation

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Toni Fürst (F)	2026-2027	Kölner EC U20	DNL U20 Div. I	9	8	7	15	4
2.	Andreas Grin (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt U20	DNL U20 Div. I	9	10	4	14	16
3.	Jakub Kottner (F)	2026-2027	Kölner EC U20	DNL U20 Div. I	9	6	7	13	6
4.	Mats Geppert (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt U20	DNL U20 Div. I	9	3	9	12	2
5.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	4	7	4	11	2
6.	Adrian Kuhn (F)	2026-2027	Jungadler Mannheim U20	DNL U20 Div. I	9	6	5	11	0
7.	Pascal Steck (F)	2026-2027	Erding Gladiators	Oberliga	5	2	8	10	0
8.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	DEL	5	7	2	9	0
9.	Leon Lell (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt U20	DNL U20 Div. I	9	4	4	8	2
10.	Jonas Schwarz (F)	2026-2027	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	3	5	8	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.68
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.80
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.65
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	17.83
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.88

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marcel Noebels (F)	11	9	10	19
2.	Marco Sturm (F)	15	7	10	17
3.	Daniel Pietta (F)	10	11	4	15
4.	Stefan Ustorf (F)	11	7	8	15
5.	Tobias Rieder (F)	14	10	4	14

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	10	11	4	15
2.	Tobias Rieder (F)	14	10	4	14
3.	Marcel Noebels (F)	11	9	10	19
4.	Jochen Hecht (F)	10	9	5	14
5.	Thomas Pielmeier (F)	11	8	3	11

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Leon Draisaitl (F)	11	3	11	14
2.	Marcel Noebels (F)	11	9	10	19
3.	Marco Sturm (F)	15	7	10	17
4.	Tim Stützle (F)	10	3	10	13
5.	Konrad Abeltshauser (D)	11	2	9	11

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Lua Niehus (D)	5	0	1	54
2.	Edwin Tropmann (D)	9	0	3	41
3.	Rayan Bettahar (D)	7	0	2	39
4.	Jochen Hecht (F)	10	9	14	36
5.	Andreas Schwarz (D)	11	0	0	33

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marco Sturm (F)	15	7	10	17
2.	Tobias Rieder (F)	14	10	4	14
3.	Yannic Seidenberg (D)	14	3	6	9
4.	Felix Petermann (D)	14	0	2	2
5.	Kai Hospelt (F)	13	7	3	10

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Bernhard Keil (F)	5	4	11	2.20
2.	Dominik Bokk (F)	5	7	10	2.00
3.	Philipp Schlager (F)	5	2	10	2.00
4.	Corey Mapes (D)	5	4	9	1.80
5.	Thomas Merl (F)	5	2	9	1.80

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2009-2010	5	9	19
2.	Daniel Pietta (F)	2003-2004	5	8	11
3.	Marco Sturm (F)	1995-1996	5	5	11
4.	Mirko Höfflin (F)	2009-2010	5	4	11
5.	Bernhard Keil (F)	2009-2010	5	4	11

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2009-2010	5	9	19
2.	Daniel Pietta (F)	2003-2004	5	8	11
3.	Thomas Pielmeier (F)	2003-2004	5	8	10
4.	Dominik Bokk (F)	2016-2017	5	7	10
5.	Kai Hospelt (F)	2002-2003	5	7	10

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2009-2010	5	10	19
2.	Konrad Abeltshauser (D)	2009-2010	5	9	11
3.	Philipp Schlager (F)	2003-2004	5	8	10
4.	Mirko Höfflin (F)	2009-2010	5	7	11
5.	Bernhard Keil (F)	2009-2010	5	7	11

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Lua Niehus (D)	2022-2023	5	1	54
2.	Edwin Tropmann (D)	2022-2023	6	2	33
3.	Sinan Akdag (D)	2006-2007	6	2	29
4.	Rayan Bettahar (D)	2020-2021	3	0	29
5.	Andreas Schwarz (D)	2012-2013	5	0	29

Player Nationalities Throughout History

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