What league does Germany U18 play in?

Germany U18 play in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Who is the head coach of Germany U18?

The head coach of Germany U18 is Tobias Abstreiter.

Who is the captain of Germany U18?

The captain of Germany U18 is Max Hense.

Who is the general manager of Germany U18?

The general manager of Germany U18 is Christian Künast.

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2023-2024 Germany U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Michail Elagin (G)	20	2006	Mannheim, GER	5'10"	176	L	DNL U20 3
	#29	Lennart Neiße (G)	19	2006	Schrobenhausen, GER	6'6"	201	L	GOJHL
	#1	Linus Vieillard (G)	20	2006	Berlin, GER	6'1"	183	L	DNL U20
DEFENSEMEN
	#24	Jacob Ficenec (D)	20	2006	Ingolstadt, GER	5'11"	170	R	DNL U20
	#18	Noah Hahn (D)	19	2006	Darmstadt, GER	6'1"	174	L	DNL U20
	#8	Max Hense (D)"C"	20	2006	Düsseldorf, GER	6'3"	201	L	DNL U20
	#7	Carlos Händel (D)	19	2007	Erlangen, GER	6'2"	176	R	U18 Region
	#17	Rio Kaiser (D)	19	2006	Berlin, GER	6'7"	207	L	DEL2
	#19	Maximilian Merkl (D)	20	2006	Nürnberg, GER	5'11"	179	L	Germany3
	#6	Manuel Schams (D)	20	2006	Leipzig, GER	6'2"	201	L	DNL U20
	#21	Finn Serikow (D)	19	2006	Landshut, GER	6'0"	185	R	DNL U20
FORWARDS
	#10	Nikolas Biggins (C/W)	20	2006	Heidelberg, GER	5'11"	183	L	DNL U20
	#26	Gustavs Griva (F)	19	2007	Riga, LAT	6'0"	172	L	DNL U20
	#28	Rihards Griva (F)	19	2007	Riga, LAT	6'0"	174	R	DNL U20
	#5	Max Herzog (F)	20	2006	Heilbronn, GER	5'9"	181	L	DNL U20
	#13	Felix Kerbel (F)	20	2006	Pforzheim, GER	5'11"	165	L	DNL U20
	#12	David Lewandowski (LW)	19	2007	Düsseldorf, GER	6'2"	176	L	DNL U20
	#14	Nick Maul (F)	20	2006	Deggendorf, GER	5'11"	192	R	Austria U20i
	#22	Maximilian Oswald (F)	20	2006	Landshut, GER	5'11"	181	R	DNL U20
	#9	Elias Pul (F)"A"	20	2006	Weingarten, GER	6'1"	168	L	AlpsHL
	#11	Clemens Sager (F)	20	2006	Augsburg, GER	6'0"	179	L	DNL U20
	#25	Tobias Schwarz (F)"A"	20	2006	Landshut, GER	5'11"	183	L	DNL U20
	#20	Clemens Seeger (C)	19	2006	Krefeld, GER	6'2"	194	L	DNL U20
	#27	Simon Seidl (F)	20	2006	Deggendorf, GER	5'10"	183	R	DNL U20

Position: G: 3, D: 8, F: 13Av Age: 17.63 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 Germany U18 Staff

Head CoachTobias Abstreiter
Asst. CoachAndré Rankel
Asst. CoachPatrick Reimer
Goaltending CoachLuca Endres
General ManagerChristian Künast
Team ManagerJulius Werner
Equipment ManagerKonrad Götz
Physical TherapistRichard Schroll

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2023-2024 Germany U18 Captains

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Nationalities

24 players

Experience

Germany U18: 84 GP

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Germany U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
08/08/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Sweden U18	Germany U18	4 - 2	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/06/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Germany U18	USA U18	1 - 8	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/04/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Czechia U18	Germany U18	8 - 3	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/03/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Germany U18	5 - 2	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/15/2025 01:30 PM UTC	Switzerland U18	Germany U18	5 - 2	Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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Germany U18 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	L	T	OTW	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	-	0	6	21	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2025-2026	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	-	0	1	19	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	-	1	8	20	2	0.67	3	Placement game loss
2023-2024	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	-	0	4	25	0	0	4	Placement game win
2022-2023	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	-	0	4	19	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2021-2022	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	-	0	5	27	0	0	4	Placement game win

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Quirin Schlager (F)	2026-2027	EC Bad Tölz U20	DNL U20 Div. I	3	5	5	10	4
2.	Andreas Grin (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt U20	DNL U20 Div. I	3	3	2	5	6
3.	Mats Geppert (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt U20	DNL U20 Div. I	3	0	5	5	0
4.	Leon Lell (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt U20	DNL U20 Div. I	3	1	3	4	0
5.	Andreas Kuhn (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Juniors Berlin U20	DNL U20 Div. I	4	3	0	3	4
6.	Rihards Griva (F)	2026-2027	Germany U20 (all)	International-Jr	2	1	1	2	0
7.	Stanislav Kronhardt (F)	2026-2027	Iserlohner EC U20	DNL U20 Div. I	4	1	1	2	0
8.	Tobias Krestan (F)	2026-2027	Germany U20 (all)	International-Jr	2	1	0	1	0
9.	Timo Kose (F)	2026-2027	Germany U20 (all)	International-Jr	2	1	0	1	0
10.	Vyacheslav Permitin (F)	2026-2027	Iserlohner EC U20	DNL U20 Div. I	4	1	0	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	170 lbs	16.68
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.88
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.84
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.63
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.76

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Linus Brandl (F)	4	3	2	5
2.	Nick Maul (F)	4	2	2	4
3.	Gustavs Griva (F)	7	2	2	4
4.	Rihards Griva (F)	7	2	2	4
5.	Kevin Bicker (F)	4	1	3	4

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Linus Brandl (F)	4	3	2	5
2.	Nick Maul (F)	4	2	2	4
3.	Gustavs Griva (F)	7	2	2	4
4.	Rihards Griva (F)	7	2	2	4
5.	Simon Seidl (F)	4	2	1	3

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kevin Bicker (F)	4	1	3	4
2.	Tobias Schwarz (F)	4	0	3	3
3.	Linus Brandl (F)	4	3	2	5
4.	Nick Maul (F)	4	2	2	4
5.	Gustavs Griva (F)	7	2	2	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Rayan Bettahar (D)	4	0	0	14
2.	Robin Rieke (F)	4	0	0	10
3.	Luca Hauf (F)	4	0	1	8
4.	Liron Pellizzari (D)	4	0	1	8
5.	Carlos Händel (D)	8	1	3	6

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jonas Schwarz (F)	8	2	1	3
2.	Max Calce (F)	8	2	1	3
3.	Carlos Händel (D)	8	1	2	3
4.	David Lewandowski (F)	8	1	1	2
5.	Gustavs Griva (F)	7	2	2	4

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Linus Brandl (F)	4	3	5	1.25
2.	Nick Maul (F)	4	2	4	1.00
3.	Kevin Bicker (F)	4	1	4	1.00
4.	Clemens Sager (F)	4	2	3	0.75
5.	Simon Seidl (F)	4	2	3	0.75

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Linus Brandl (F)	2022-2023	4	3	5
2.	Nick Maul (F)	2023-2024	4	2	4
3.	Gustavs Griva (F)	2024-2025	4	2	4
4.	Rihards Griva (F)	2024-2025	4	2	4
5.	Kevin Bicker (F)	2022-2023	4	1	4

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Linus Brandl (F)	2022-2023	4	3	5
2.	Nick Maul (F)	2023-2024	4	2	4
3.	Gustavs Griva (F)	2024-2025	4	2	4
4.	Rihards Griva (F)	2024-2025	4	2	4
5.	Simon Seidl (F)	2023-2024	4	2	3

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Kevin Bicker (F)	2022-2023	4	3	4
2.	Tobias Schwarz (F)	2023-2024	4	3	3
3.	Linus Brandl (F)	2022-2023	4	2	5
4.	Nick Maul (F)	2023-2024	4	2	4
5.	Gustavs Griva (F)	2024-2025	4	2	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Rayan Bettahar (D)	2021-2022	4	0	14
2.	Robin Rieke (F)	2022-2023	4	0	10
3.	Luca Hauf (F)	2021-2022	4	1	8
4.	Liron Pellizzari (D)	2026-2027	4	1	8
5.	Sebastian Zwickl (F)	2024-2025	4	2	6

Player Nationalities Throughout History

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