What league does Germany U20 play in?

Germany U20 play in the WJC-20.

Who is the head coach of Germany U20?

The head coach of Germany U20 is Christian Künast.

Who is the captain of Germany U20?

The captain of Germany U20 is Simon Schütz.

Who is the general manager of Germany U20?

The general manager of Germany U20 is Marco Sturm.

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Germany U20 were 4-1-0 in the 2016-17 WJC-20 D1A season with 11 points, 2nd overall.

2016-2017 Germany U20 Club Stats

Germany U20 — 2016-2017 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Charlie Jahnke (F)	totals		50	16	41	57	16	19
	Lausitzer Füchse	DEL2	4	0	1	1	0	-1
	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	9	0	0	0	0	0
	FASS Berlin	Germany3	10	3	4	7	2	-
	Eisbären Juniors Berlin U19	DNL	27	13	36	49	14	20
Julian Napravnik (RW)	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL	51	19	19	38	8	0
Yannick Drews (D/C)	EV Regensburg	Germany3	41	15	19	34	20	-
Leon Gawanke (D)	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	54	8	24	32	26	11
Samuel Soramies (F)	Jungadler Mannheim U19	DNL	22	12	13	25	6	20
Valentin Busch (F)	totals		45	14	10	24	16	-2
	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL	4	0	0	0	0	0
	EHC Bayreuth	DEL2	41	14	10	24	16	-2
Tobias Eder (C)	totals		39	10	13	23	37	-8
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	32	8	13	21	33	-3
	RB Hockey Juniors	U20 SM-liiga	7	2	0	2	4	-5
Jakob Mayenschein (C/LW)	totals		40	14	8	22	12	5
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	13	7	6	13	8	4
	RB Hockey Juniors	U20 SM-liiga	3	2	0	2	2	-1
	EHC München	DEL	7	0	0	0	0	-1
	SC Riessersee	DEL2	17	5	2	7	2	3
Simon Schütz (D)	totals		47	7	13	20	10	-1
	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL	12	0	1	1	0	-2
	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2	35	7	12	19	10	1
Oliver Granz (D)	ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen	Germany3	36	3	16	19	79	-
Lukas Kälble (D)	Fargo Force	USHL	38	4	13	17	6	10
Maximilian Daubner (D)	totals		30	8	8	16	45	1
	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL	19	5	6	11	12	8
	RB Hockey Juniors	U20 SM-liiga	11	3	2	5	33	-7
	EC Salzburg	EBEL	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lois Spitzner (C/LW)	totals		40	8	8	16	6	0
	Füchse Duisburg	Germany3	39	8	8	16	6	-
	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	1	0	0	0	0	0
Max Kislinger (F/D)	North Bay Battalion	OHL	35	6	6	12	28	-4
Valentin Kopp (RW)	totals		37	3	8	11	16	-1
	Northeast Generals	NAHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
	EV Landshut	Germany3	36	3	8	11	16	-
Maximilian Gläßl (D)	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2	46	4	4	8	14	7
Nicklas Mannes (D)	totals		34	1	6	7	12	-3
	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL	2	0	0	0	0	-1
	EC Bad Nauheim	DEL2	23	1	2	3	8	-3
	ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen	Germany3	5	0	2	2	2	-
	Düsseldorfer EG U19	DNL	4	0	2	2	2	1
Tobias Fohrler (D)	totals		50	1	6	7	89	-1
	EVZ Academy	NLB	21	1	3	4	65	-5
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	1	0	0	0	8	-
	EV Zug	NLA	28	0	3	3	16	4
Lucas Dumont (F/D)	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2	37	2	4	6	8	4
Christoph Körner (RW)	totals		36	1	1	2	6	-9
	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL	34	1	1	2	6	-7
	Heilbronner Falken	DEL2	2	0	0	0	0	-2

Germany U20 — 2016-2017 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Mirko Pantkowski (G)	totals		22	-	-	0	6-1-0	405:01
	Adler Mannheim	DEL	2	2.24	.923	0	2-0-0	80:16
	EC Kassel Huskies	DEL2	7	3.14	.913	0	4-1-0	324:45
	Hannover Indians	Germany3	13	1.62	-	-	-	-
Cody Brenner (G)	EV Regensburg	Germany3	26	2.34	-	-	-	-

2016-2017 Germany U20 Staff

Head CoachChristian Künast
Asst. CoachToni Söderholm
Goaltending CoachBenedikt Weichert
General ManagerMarco Sturm
Team ManagerKlaus Merk

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Germany U20 Captains

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Simon Schütz

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Team Captaincy History

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2016-2017 Germany U20 Demographics

Germany U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 World Junior Championship
2027: WJC-20 -
2026: WJC-20 Saved in relegation
2025: WJC-20 Saved in relegation
2024: WJC-20 Saved in relegation

2016-2017 Germany U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Germany U20: 139 GP
DEL: 71 GP
NL: 28 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

DEB U20
Germany Olympics (OG)

Germany U20 Games

Germany U20 — 2016-2017 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
01/02/2026 11:30 AM GMT-6	Germany U20	Denmark U20	8 - 4	World Juniors
12/30/2025 01:00 PM GMT-6	Switzerland U20	Germany U20	4 - 0	World Juniors
12/29/2025 12:00 PM GMT-6	Germany U20	Sweden U20	1 - 8	World Juniors
12/27/2025 01:00 PM GMT-6	Slovakia U20	Germany U20	4 - 1	World Juniors
12/26/2025 05:00 PM GMT-6	Germany U20	USA U20	3 - 6	World Juniors

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Germany U20 History and Standings

Germany U20 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-20	4	0	0	-	0	4	0	5	22	0	5	Saved in relegation
2024-2025	WJC-20	4	0	0	-	1	3	1	8	20	0.25	5	Saved in relegation
2023-2024	WJC-20	4	1	0	-	0	3	3	9	20	0.75	5	Saved in relegation
2022-2023	WJC-20	4	1	0	-	0	3	3	7	22	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	WJC-20	4	2	0	-	0	2	6	10	13	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	WJC-20	4	1	1	-	0	2	5	14	28	1.25	3	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	WJC-20	4	1	0	-	0	3	3	9	19	0.75	5	Saved in relegation
2018-2019	WJC-20 D1A	5	4	1	-	0	0	14	22	5	2.8		Promoted
2017-2018	WJC-20 D1A	5	3	0	-	1	1	10	17	7	2		-
2016-2017	WJC-20 D1A	5	3	1	-	0	1	11	17	13	2.2		-
2015-2016	WJC-20 D1A	5	2	0	-	0	3	7	10	14	1.4	5	-
2014-2015	WJC-20	2	0	0	-	0	2	0	4	10	0	2	Relegated
	WJC-20	4	0	0	-	0	4	0	2	17	0	5	-
2013-2014	WJC-20	3	2	0	-	0	1	6	7	7	2	1	Saved in relegation
	WJC-20	4	1	0	-	0	3	3	7	24	0.75	5	-
2012-2013	WJC-20	6	1	0	-	1	4	4	9	36	0.67	9	Saved in relegation
2011-2012	WJC-20 D1A	5	5	0	-	0	0	15	34	9	3		Promoted
2010-2011	WJC-20	6	0	0	-	1	5	1	8	21	0.17	9	Relegated
2009-2010	WJC-20 D1	5	5	0	-	0	0	15	27	3	3		Promoted
2008-2009	WJC-20	7	2	0	-	0	5	6	23	29	0.86	9	Relegated
2007-2008	WJC-20 D1	5	5	0	-	0	0	15	42	6	3		Promoted
2006-2007	WJC-20	7	2	1	-	0	4	8	16	19	1.14	9	Relegated
2005-2006	WJC-20 D1	5	5	-	0	-	0	10	20	2	2		Promoted
2004-2005	WJC-20	6	1	-	0	-	5	2	5	32	0.33	9	Relegated
2003-2004	WJC-20 D1	5	3	-	2	-	0	8	29	10	1.6		Promoted
2002-2003	WJC-20	6	1	-	0	-	5	2	9	24	0.33	9	Relegated
2001-2002	WJC-20 D1	5	5	-	0	-	0	10	26	6	2		Promoted
2000-2001	WJC-20 D1	3	2	-	0	-	1	4	8	5	1.33	6	-
	WJC-20 D1	3	2	-	0	-	1	4	7	3	1.33	2	Final group

Germany U20 Tournament Statistics

Germany U20 — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2021-2022	WJC-20 Cancelled	2	0	1	0	1	2	3	4	1	3	Tournament Cancelled

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Germany U20 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Leon Draisaitl (F)	2026-2027	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	19	18	18	36	4
2.	Tim Stützle (F)	2026-2027	Ottawa Senators	NHL	19	9	14	23	6
3.	Elias Schneider (F)	2026-2027	Cape Breton Eagles	QMJHL	17	10	10	20	20
4.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	DEL	14	7	12	19	0
5.	Nicolas Strodel (F)	2026-2027	ESV Buchloe	Regionalliga	11	5	14	19	4
6.	David Lewandowski (F)	2026-2027	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	15	4	15	19	14
7.	Thomas Heigl (F)	2026-2027	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL	15	7	10	17	8
8.	Louis Brune (F)	2026-2027	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	DEL 2	14	8	8	16	4
9.	Quirin Bader (F)	2026-2027	EC Peiting	Oberliga	15	10	5	15	6
10.	Thomas Merl (F)	2026-2027	Saale Bulls Halle	Oberliga	14	9	6	15	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Germany U20 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.52
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	19.32
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.63
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	19.63
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	19.48

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tobias Rieder (F)	22	13	13	26
2.	Dominik Bokk (F)	17	8	13	21
3.	Daniel Weiß (F)	16	7	13	20
4.	Alexander Serikow (F)	21	5	13	18
5.	Jerome Flaake (F)	16	10	6	16

Franchise All-Time Goals

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tobias Rieder (F)	22	13	13	26
2.	Jerome Flaake (F)	16	10	6	16
3.	Dominik Bokk (F)	17	8	13	21
4.	JJ Peterka (F)	12	8	8	16
5.	Stefan Ustorf (F)	19	8	8	16

Franchise All-Time Assists

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tobias Rieder (F)	22	13	13	26
2.	Dominik Bokk (F)	17	8	13	21
3.	Daniel Weiß (F)	16	7	13	20
4.	Alexander Serikow (F)	21	5	13	18
5.	Moritz Seider (D)	17	2	12	14

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Sven Felski (F)	14	3	4	63
2.	Marco Sturm (F)	13	4	10	57
3.	Leon Draisaitl (F)	12	4	12	54
4.	David Wolf (F)	6	1	1	53
5.	Jochen Hecht (F)	26	6	15	48

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jochen Hecht (F)	26	6	9	15
2.	Tobias Rieder (F)	22	13	13	26
3.	Alexander Serikow (F)	21	5	13	18
4.	Marcel Goc (F)	21	6	6	12
5.	Stefan Mann (F)	21	2	1	3

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Frank Mauer (F)	5	7	13	2.60
2.	Patrick Hager (F)	5	5	12	2.40
3.	Thorsten Rau (F)	7	6	14	2.00
4.	Arturs Kruminsch (F)	5	5	10	2.00
5.	David Elsner (F)	5	4	9	1.80

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Thorsten Rau (F)	1990-1991	WJC-20 B	7	6	8	14	2.00	4
2.	Frank Mauer (F)	2007-2008	WJC-20 D1	5	7	6	13	2.60	6
3.	Tobias Rieder (F)	2011-2012	WJC-20 D1A	5	5	8	13	2.60	4
4.	Patrick Hager (F)	2007-2008	WJC-20 D1	5	5	7	12	2.40	2
5.	Florian Keller (F)	1995-1996	WJC-20	6	4	8	12	2.00	2

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Frank Mauer (F)	2007-2008	WJC-20 D1	5	7	6	13	2.60	6
2.	Thorsten Rau (F)	1990-1991	WJC-20 B	7	6	8	14	2.00	4
3.	Bernd Kühnhauser (F)	1990-1991	WJC-20 B	7	6	3	9	1.29	14
4.	Dominik Bokk (F)	2019-2020	WJC-20	7	6	2	8	1.14	0
5.	Franz-David Fritzmeier (F)	1998-1999	WJC-20 B	6	6	1	7	1.17	4

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Alexander Serikow (F)	1994-1995	WJC-20	7	2	9	11	1.57	4
2.	Thorsten Rau (F)	1990-1991	WJC-20 B	7	6	8	14	2.00	4
3.	Tobias Rieder (F)	2011-2012	WJC-20 D1A	5	5	8	13	2.60	4
4.	Florian Keller (F)	1995-1996	WJC-20	6	4	8	12	2.00	2
5.	Patrick Hager (F)	2007-2008	WJC-20 D1	5	5	7	12	2.40	2

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Germany U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	David Wolf (F)	2008-2009	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	0.17	53
2.	Leon Draisaitl (F)	2013-2014	WJC-20	6	2	4	6	1.00	52
3.	Marco Sturm (F)	1995-1996	WJC-20	6	4	6	10	1.67	51
4.	Marcel Müller (F)	2007-2008	WJC-20 D1	4	1	2	3	0.75	35
5.	Sven Felski (F)	1993-1994	WJC-20	7	1	1	2	0.29	35

Player Nationalities Throughout History

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