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 André Rankel.

Who is the captain of Germany U18?

The captain of Germany U18 is Tobias Schwarz.

Germany U18

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Germany U18 were 5-0-0 in the 2023-24 WJC-18 D1A season with 14 points, 1st overall.

2023-2024 Germany U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Elias Schneider (LW)	totals		42	37	35	72	22	-
	Eisbären Juniors Berlin U20	DNL U20	38	28	24	52	18	-
	Eisbären Juniors Berlin U17	Germany U17	4	9	11	20	4	-
David Lewandowski (LW)	totals		48	17	46	63	42	9
	Düsseldorfer EG U20	DNL U20	33	15	33	48	32	-
	Düsseldorfer EG U17	Germany U17	2	1	4	5	2	-
	ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen	Germany3	13	1	9	10	8	9
Lenny Boos (F)	Düsseldorfer EG U20	DNL U20	38	28	23	51	16	-
Timo Kose (F)	totals		41	24	27	51	68	-
	Jung-Eisbären Regensburg U20	DNL U20	38	15	24	39	62	-
	Jung-Eisbären Regensburg U17	Germany U17 2	3	9	3	12	6	-
Mateu Späth (F)	totals		54	19	20	39	48	0
	EC Bad Tölz U20	DNL U20	17	7	9	16	18	-
	Tölzer Löwen	Germany3	37	12	11	23	30	0
Clemens Sager (F)	totals		37	17	22	39	20	0
	Eisbären Juniors Berlin U20	DNL U20	32	16	21	37	20	-
	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	4	0	0	0	0	0
	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	Germany4	1	1	1	2	0	-
Maximilian Brunner (F)	Lidingö Vikings J18	J18 Region	44	25	10	35	24	-6
Max Bleicher (D)	totals		46	14	21	35	69	-8
	EV Füssen U20	DNL U20 2	3	4	2	6	6	-
	EV Füssen U17	Germany U17	8	4	11	15	37	-
	EV Füssen	Germany3	35	6	8	14	26	-8
Dustin Willhöft (F)	totals		28	12	16	28	8	3
	Rögle BK J18	J18 Region	12	3	2	5	4	3
	Jungadler Mannheim U17	Germany U17	0	0	0	0	0	-
	Jungadler Mannheim U20	DNL U20	16	9	14	23	4	-
Simon Seidl (F)	totals		50	12	13	25	4	-10
	EV Landshut	DEL2	26	2	3	5	2	-3
	EHF Passau Black Hawks	Germany3	7	0	1	1	0	-7
	EV Landshut U20	DNL U20	17	10	9	19	2	-
Nick Maul (F)	totals		31	10	15	25	62	13
	EC Salzburg U20	Austria U20i	24	10	15	25	58	14
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	7	0	0	0	4	-1
Carlos Händel (D)	totals		37	6	17	23	18	15
	Malmö Redhawks J18	J18 Region	28	6	17	23	16	14
	Malmö Redhawks J20	J20 Nationell	9	0	0	0	2	1
Moritz Kretzschmar (D)	totals		39	8	14	22	53	-
	Eisbären Juniors Berlin U20	DNL U20	39	8	14	22	53	-
	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	Germany4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tobias Schwarz (F)	totals		47	10	10	20	14	-4
	EV Landshut U20	DNL U20	22	9	9	18	8	-
	EV Landshut	DEL2	23	1	1	2	6	-2
	EHF Passau Black Hawks	Germany3	2	0	0	0	0	-2
Julian Beck (D)	EC Salzburg U20	Austria U20i	30	4	14	18	22	16
Matthias Pape (D)	Kölner Junghaie U20	DNL U20	37	4	14	18	24	-
Maximilian Merkl (D)	totals		33	5	10	15	10	-5
	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL	7	0	1	1	0	-3
	Blue Devils Weiden	Germany3	4	0	0	0	0	0
	EHC 80 Nürnberg U20	DNL U20 2	5	5	5	10	0	-
	Höchstadt Alligators	Germany3	17	0	4	4	10	-2
Tim Schütz (W)	Okanagan HA U18 Prep	CSSHL U18	22	2	12	14	49	-
Elias Pul (F)	totals		30	6	5	11	6	6
	EC Salzburg U20	Austria U20i	4	2	3	5	2	5
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	26	4	2	6	4	1
	RB Hockey Juniors	Austria2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Hense (D)	Kölner Junghaie U20	DNL U20	21	0	7	7	2	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Lennart Neiße (G)	Brantford Bandits	GOJHL	22	4.34	.894	0	5-14-0	1217:00
Linus Vieillard (G)	totals		23	2.57	.878	-	-	1332:48
	Eisbären Juniors Berlin U20	DNL U20	23	2.57	-	-	-	1332:48
	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	0	-	-	-	-	-
Erik Eder (G)	ERC Ingolstadt U20	DNL U20	21	3.80	.857	-	-	1120:03

2023-2024 Germany U18 Staff

Head CoachAndré Rankel
Asst. CoachAndreas Becherer
Asst. CoachPatrick Reimer
Goaltending CoachSpencer Eckhardt
Team ManagerJulius Werner
Equipment ManagerKonrad Götz
Equipment ManagerMarco Schwarzer
Physical TherapistRichard Schroll
Strength & Conditioning CoachChristian Bachmann

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Germany U18 Captains

"C"

Tobias Schwarz

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2023-2024 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

2023-2024 Germany U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Germany U18: 109 GP
DEL: 19 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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