The women’s national team is the first of the A teams of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) into the new 2025/2026 season. The team led by women's national coach Jeff MacLeod will meet at the national base in Füssen on Monday, August 25, 2025. After three scheduled ice sessions and further meetings, the team will travel to Albertville, France, on Wednesday, August 27 – where the DEBThe women's national team will compete in a four-nation tournament, playing three matches in three days. The opening match against Japan is scheduled for Thursday. The following day, the German team will face Hungary before taking to the ice on Saturday to close the tournament against the hosts from France.
Jeff MacLeod and his coaching team have nominated 25 players for the season opener in France – three goalkeepers, eight defenders, and 14 strikers are in the German squad. In addition to women's national team coach Jeff MacLeod, Max Deichstetter (assistant coach), Sascha Rogoza (goalkeeping coach), and Jennifer Harss (athletics), the German Armed Forces coach, complete the coaching team.
Women's national coach Jeff MacLeod"We are excited to be reunited as a team and start the Olympic season together. Our players have worked hard over the summer and are entering the first training session with a high level of fitness and a lot of positive energy. During the ice sessions in Füssen, we will work specifically on our structure and tactics. We will train at a high intensity both on and off ice to optimally prepare for the upcoming tournament. In Albertville, we will face three strong opponents: Japan, Hungary, and France. We want to impress from the start with our commitment, enthusiasm, and will to win. We are traveling to France with a squad of 25 players – it is important to us to give each individual the opportunity to show off their skills in game situations."
Women’s national team match schedule:
28.08.2025/16/00 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Japan
29.08.2025 | 16:00 am | Hungary – Germany
Aug 30.08.2025, 14 | 15:XNUMX p.m. | France - Germany