Sophie Kratzer Explained

Birth Date:20 April 1989
Birth Place:Landshut, West Germany
Death Place:Munich, Germany
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Height Cm:170
Weight Kg:72
League:DFEL
Team:ESC Planegg
Sex:f
Ntl Team:GER
Career Start:2006
Career End:2017

Sophie Kratzer (20 April 1989 – 13 January 2020) was a German ice hockey forward.

International career

Sophie Kratzer grew up in Velden (Vils) and started her hockey career in the youth teams of local clubs ESC Dorfen and ESV Gebensbach. From 2003 to 2017 she played in the Premier Division (1. Bundesliga) for the ESC Planegg, and won seven German icehockey championships with the team.

Kratzer was selected for the Germany women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She had two assists in five games.[1]

Kratzer also played for Germany in the qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]

As of 2014, Kratzer had also appeared for Germany at three IIHF Women's World Championships. Her first appearance came in 2009.[3]

Kratzer died of cancer aged 30 on 13 January 2020.[4]

Career statistics

International career

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2009GermanyWW DI50002
2011GermanyWW DI41342
2013GermanyOlyQ31010
2013GermanyWW50112
2014GermanyOly50220
2016GermanyWW DI50004
2017GermanyOlyQ31120
2017GermanyWW60114

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/389/IHW400000_83_37_0_GER.pdf IIHF - Team Germany Stats - 2014 Olympics
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/330/IHW3300GER_83_3_0.pdf IIHF - Team Germany Stats - 2014 Olympic qualifying
  3. http://eurohockey.com/player/504040-sophie-kratzer.html Eurohockey Stats
  4. https://www.eishockeynews.de/aktuell/artikel/2020/01/18/ehemalige-deutsche-nationalspielerin-sophie-kratzer-gestorben/e2d130ed-450d-4f77-a80d-d957e84ecd43.html Ehemalige deutsche Nationalspielerin Sophie Kratzer gestorben - EishockeyNews.de