1972 West Germany national ice hockey team

First Round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.

Consolation Round

 * West Germany 5-0 Switzerland
 * West Germany 6-2 Yugoslavia
 * West Germany 5-1 Norway
 * Japan 7-6 West Germany


 * Team Roster
 * Anton Kehle
 * Heiko Antons
 * Georg Kink
 * Rainer Makatsch
 * Otto Schneitberger
 * Josef Völk
 * Werner Modes
 * Paul Langner
 * Rudolf Thanner
 * Karl-Heinz Egger
 * Rainer Philipp
 * Bernd Kuhn
 * Reinhold Bauer
 * Johann Eimannsberger


 * Lorenz Funk
 * Erich Kühnhackl
 * Alois Schloder
 * Anton Hofherr
 * Hans Rothkirch
 * Martin Wild


 * Head Coach: Gerhard Kießling