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Michaela Lanzl
Michaela Lanzl
Born	21 February 1983 (age 41); Starnberg, West Germany
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb; 8 st 0 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	ESC Planegg; Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs; DSC Oberthurgau; HC Lugano Ladies
National team	Germany
Playing career	1998–2010

Michaela Lanzl (born 21 February 1983) is a German retired ice hockey forward. She represented Germany at the Olympic women's ice hockey tournaments in 2002 and 2006 and at six IIHF Women's World Championships.

Playing career

Lanzl debuted with the German women’s national ice hockey team at the 1999 IIHF Women's World Championship. At 16 years old, she was the youngest player on the team but her skill was undeniable – she led the team in scoring with three goals and one assist in five games played.

Her national team career spanned eleven seasons, concluding after the 2009 IIHF Women's World Championship Division 1 tournament. She played a total of 144 international matches and scored 63 goals and 37 assists, making her a German record national team player (player recognized by the German Ice Hockey Federation for playing 100 or more games with the national team).

NCAA

Lanzl played with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program under head coach Shannon Miller during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In her first season, she ranked third on the team for scoring and was named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) All-Conference Third Team and All-Rookie Team.^[1]