The U16 Women's European Cup will take place from April 22nd to 26th, 2026 at the national training center in Füssen. Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) is this year's host of the Young Talent Tournament. The German U16 women's national team will play in Group B against the teams from Italy, Poland and Hungary. In Group A The teams from Austria, France, Norway, and Slovakia will face each other. Within four days, the nations will play three matches in their respective groups in a round-robin format, followed by a final crossover match on Sunday against the team from the other group that finished in the same position.
At the conclusion of the current 2025/2026 season, U16 honorary national coach Christoph Höhenleitner once again one 22-man squad nominated. Nine of the players were already part of the team that qualified for the top division at this year's U18 Women's World Championship (Division I, Group A) in Ritten, Italy.
Alongside Christoph Höhenleitner, the U18 women's national coach completes the team. Sebastian Jones (assistant coach), Julia Zorn (Assistant trainer) and Viona Harrer (Goalkeeper coach) the coaching team.
The DEBThe team met at the national training center in Füssen on Monday, April 20, 2026, to prepare for the tournament. Three on-ice training sessions and several meetings are on the schedule before the German Young Talent team kicks off their tournament against Italy on Wednesday at 15 p.m.
Games of the U16 women's national team
22.04.2026/15/00 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Italian
April 23.04.2026, 18 | 00:XNUMX am | Poland – Germany
25.04.2026/14/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Hungary
April 26.04.2026, XNUMX | Placement game
Statistics: https://deb-online.live/liga/damen/nationalteam-frauen-u16/
All German matches will be broadcast live on RED+ transfer.
Voice on the European Cup
U16 honorary national coach Christoph Höhenleitner: "The European Cup is an absolute highlight for our U16 national team every year – which makes us all the more delighted that we get to host the tournament in our own country this time. Even though the preparation time is relatively short, we can work much more intensively with three training sessions compared to previous years, which naturally helps us in the team's development. Based on the insights gained from previous training sessions, we have now assembled what we believe to be our strongest squad for the end of the season. In addition, several players already have experience from the U18 World Cup and will therefore be able to assume important leadership roles within the team. It's difficult to formulate a specific placement target – nevertheless, we are going into the tournament with the ambition of winning every game. At the same time, the development process is paramount: The players should gel as a unit, understand their roles within the team, and gain valuable experience at the international level."