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Did you know?

…that Gunther Sabetzki, former president of the IIHF, formed Germany’s first women’s hockey league in 1982 in North-Rhine Westfalia

The Germans placed sixth at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City following a 5-0 loss to Russia in the placement games section of that pre-eminent tournament. This past season they played the Swiss four times in exhibition games, winning one, losing one, and tying two. The lineup in Halifax will be remarkably similar to the Olympic roster, which could mean either another middle-of-the-pack performance (because of stagnation) or a superior result (because of experience and development). As is so often the case, the Germans will rely on their goalie, Stephanie Wartosch-Kuerten, who was their best player at Salt Lake City. Her backup will be 24-year-old Esther Thyssen, and of the seven defencemen for Germany at this year’s Worlds, six played in 2002. The only newcomer is Thyssen’s sister, Rachel. Up front, the Germans will be bringing seven regulars from the Olympics, led by Michaela Lanzl, but they will be without their top scorer from that tournament, Maritta Becker. They have two players who are playing hockey in Canada—Raffaela Wolf (Oakville Ice) and rookie Denise Soesilo (Calgary). Other returning forwards include Bettina Evers, Nina Ritter, Anja Scheytt, Julia Wierscher, and Claudia Grundmann. Joining Soesilo as newcomers to international competition are Nina Gall, Susann Goetz, and Franziska Busch.

Rosters/Alignements
#	Player	S/C	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate	2003-04 Team
#	Joueuse	L/C	T.	P.	Naissance	Équipe 2003-04
Goaltenders/Gardiennes de but
13	Wartosch-Kuerten, Stephanie	L/G	172	68	11/13/78	TV Kornwestheim
31	Harrer, Viona	L/G	167	53	11/5/86	ESC Planegg-Würmtal
22	Thyssen, Esther	L/G	167	67	7/31/79	Grefrather EC 2000
Defence/Défense
4	Schreckenbach, Jana	L/G	172	63	7/8/82	Mannheimer ERC
7	Thyssen, Rachel	L/G	162	65	7/20/81	Grefrather EC 2000
8	Ziegenhals, Nina	L/G	167	60	5/23/82	BSU /Bemidji State /USA
19	Oswald, Christina	L/G	172	78	7/26/73	SC Riessersee
20	Linde, Nina	R/D	166	58	6/10/80	Frankfurt Lions
23	Kruck, Sabrina	L/G	167	61	11/3/81	SC Riessersee
24	Fruehwirt, Stephanie	L/G	166	64	7/22/80	TV Kornwestheim
Forwards/Avants
9	Wolf, Raffaela	L/G	169	65	6/20/78	Oakville Ice, NWHL /CAN
10	Rumswinkel, Sandra	L/G	177	72	8/13/77	ESC Planegg-Würmtal
12	Goetz, Susan	L/G	164	62	12/14/82	OSC Berlin Schöneberg
14	Scheytt, Anja	L/G	174	72	12/5/80	OSC Berlin Schöneberg
15	Ritter, Nina	R/D	168	61	1/26/81	Hamburger SV
16	Soesilo, Denise	L/G	168	59	5/10/87	Calgary / CAN
17	Seiler, Sara	L/G	169	61	1/25/83	HC Lyss /SUI
21	Lanzl, Michaela	L/G	161	58	2/21/83	HC Lugano /SUI
25	Busch, Franziska	L/G	163	57	10/20/85	WSV Braunlage
26	Gall, Nina	L/G	160	54	4/20/83	WSV Braunlage
29	Grundmann, Claudia	L/G	177	63	4/22/76	OSC Berlin Schöneberg
66	Evers, Bettina	L/G	167	68	8/17/81	WSV Braunlage
71	Wierscher, Julia	L/G	168	66	5/10/71	Bergkamen
81	Becker, Maritta	L/G	168	61	3/11/81	HC Lugano / SUI

Staff/Personnel
Manager/Gérant :	Aurelia Vonderstrass
Head Coach/Entraîneur-chef :	Peter Kathan
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint :	Dieter Reinartz
Doctor/Médecin :	Dr. Meinhard Balensiefen
Physiotherapist/Physiothérapeute :	Norbert Grundmann
Equipment/Équipement :	Josef Kotz

For more information:
Kalli Quinn Director, Female National Teams | Équipes nationales féminines

2004 IIHF Women's World Championship

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