List of Olympic ice hockey players for East Germany

The list of Olympic ice hockey players for East Germany consists of 16 skaters and 2 goaltenders. Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920 (it was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and was permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924).^[1] East Germany participated in one tournament during its existence: the 1968 Winter Olympics, where they finished eighth of the fourteen nations competing.

Lothar Fuchs had the most goals (5), while Dietmar Peters had the most assists (5) and points (7)

Key

General terms
Term	Definition
GP	Games played
Ref(s)	Reference(s)

Goaltender statistical abbreviations
Abbreviation	Definition
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
Min	Minutes played
SO	Shutouts
GA	Goals against
GAA	Goals against average

Skater statistical abbreviations
Abbreviation	Definition
G	Goals
A	Assists
P	Points
PIM	Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Goaltenders
Player	GP	W	L	T	Min	SO	GA	GAA	Ref(s)
Klaus Hirche	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dieter Pürschel	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Skaters

Dietmar Peters led East Germany for total assists (5) and points (7).

Skaters
Player	GP	G	A	P	PIM
Manfred Buder	7	0	0	0	2
Lothar Fuchs	8	5	0	5	2
Bernd Hiller	7	1	0	1	0
Bernd Karrenbauer	7	3	2	5	0
Dieter Kratzsch	6	0	0	0	2
Hartmut Nickel	7	0	0	0	2
Rüdiger Noack	7	1	2	3	2
Ulrich Noack	1	0	0	0	2
Helmut Novy	7	1	0	1	6
Dietmar Peters	8	2	5	7	7
Wolfgang Plotka	7	1	1	2	4
Bernd Poindl	7	0	0	0	0
Peter Prusa	8	1	0	1	2
Wilfried Sock	7	0	0	0	6
Dieter Voigt	7	0	0	0	6
Joachim Ziesche	8	1	0	1	6

Notes

^ "Ice Hockey Equipment and History". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2011.

References

Podnieks, Andrew; Szemberg, Szymon (2008). IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All-Time. H. B. Fenn & Company, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
Podnieks, Andrew (2011). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book. Moydart Press.
Wallechinsky, David (2002). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics (2002 ed.). New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 978-1-58567-185-4.
"Results database". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 2, 2009.