| East Germany | |
| Badge: | Coat of arms of East Germany (1955–1990).svg |
| Badge Size: | 150px |
| Iihf Code: | GDR |
| First Game: | 8 – 3 (East Berlin, East Germany; January 28, 1951) Last international 2 – 3 (Megève, France; April 8, 1990) |
| Largest Win: | 20 – 0 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; March 12, 1980) |
| Largest Loss: | 27 – 3 (East Berlin, East Germany; April 25th, 1951) |
| World Champ Apps: | 26 |
| World Champ First: | 1957 |
| World Champ Best: | 5th (1957, 1965, 1966, 1970) |
| Regional Name: | IIHF European Championships and World Cup |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 1 (1966) |
| Regional Cup Best: | (1966) |
| Olympic Apps: | 1 (1968) |
| Record: | 306–286–54 |
The East German national men's ice hockey team was a national ice hockey representing the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The first international game was played in East Berlin on 28 January 1951, losing 3–8 to Team Poland.[1]
The team competed in many international competitions, including several in which they competed with the top teams for medals, but won only the European Championship bronze medal in 1966 in Yugoslavia. The only time they competed in the Olympics was in Grenoble in 1968. They scored 13 goals in 7 games, but didn't win any games leaving them with no points in the standings. From that point on the team refused to participate in Olympic ice hockey, but participated in other tournaments where they continued to play poorly. The team ceased playing in 1990, just before the German reunification.
What would become the team's final game was played on 8 April 1990 in Megève during the B Group of the World Championship, and was lost to Austria, 2-3.[2] In October 1990, Germany was re-unified.
| Games | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–1948 | As part of | ||||||||||||
 1952 Oslo | did not participate | ||||||||||||
 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 41 | Frank Trottier | ? | Final Round | 6th (United Team of Germany) | |
 1960 Squaw Valley | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 54 | Karl Wild | ? | Final Round | 6th (United Team of Germany) | |
 1964 Innsbruck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | Markus Egen | ? | Qualification | 7th (United Team of Germany) | |
 1968 Grenoble | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 49 | Rudi Schmieder | ? | Final Round | 8th | |
| 1972–1988 | did not participate | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Since 1990 as part of | ||||||||||||
1968 Winter Olympic team