German Men's National Ice Hockey Team 1976

Team Roster
Front Row L to R - Anton "Toni" Kehle, Ignaz Berndaner, Rudolf Thanner, Xaver Unsinn (coach), Josef Völk, Udo Kiessling, Erich Weishaupt.

Middle Row - Hank (masseur), Horst-Peter “Wacki” Kretschmer, Rainer Philipp, Werner Klatt, Vladimir Vacatko, Erich Kühnhackl, Lorenz Funk, Alois Schloder (captain), Ernst Köpf, Roman Neumayer (manager).

Top Row - Walter Köberle, Wolfgang Boos, Nikolaus "Klaus" Mangold, Franz Reindl, Hans Zach, Stefan Metz, Martin Hinterstocker, Turtmann (equipment).

The West German team's greatest success came in 1976 at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, when the team went 2–3–0 and won the bronze medal. They defeated the USA (4–1) and Poland (7–4).