Nina Christof

Nina Christof
Born (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003
Hammelburg, Germany
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
ECAC team RPI Engineers
National team  Germany
Playing career 2022–present

Nina Christof (born 18 August 2003) is a German ice hockey player who is a forward for RPI Engineers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the German national team.

Playing career

College

Christof played four seasons of college ice hockey with the RPI Engineers women's ice hockey team in the ECAC conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1] She appeared in 108 games and tallied 15 goals and 21 assists for 36 points.[2]

International

Christof made her IIHF U18 Women's World Championship debut with the German national under-18 team at 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship. She had one assist against Sweden as Germany was relegated to Division I A.[3] Christof was a captain for the 2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship when Germany was promoted to Top Division, scoring two goals and four assists for six points.[2][4]

In her debut World Championship match in 2021, she scored two goals against Hungary, wearing the captain patch.[5] Christof was again named a captain to the German squad for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she scored a goal against Sweden.[6][7] She was initially on the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship roster before she suffered an upper-body injury in a pre-tournament match and was forced to withdraw.[8]

On 15 January 2026, Christof was named to the German national team for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.[4][9]

References

  1. ^ "Nina Christof - 2025-26 - Women's Ice Hockey". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Nina Christof - Stats, Contract, Salary & More". Eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ^ "PRELIMINARY ROUND - GROUP B, GAME 3 GAME SUMMARY FIN - GER 4 - 1 (2 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 0)" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. 6 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b Shinder, Adam (15 January 2026). "Women's hockey players from Union, RPI named to national teams for Winter Olympics". Times Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Debütantin Christof bei Eishockey-WM: Erste Weltmeisterschaft, erstes Spiel, erster Doppelpack". Der Spiegel (in German). 22 August 2021. ISSN 2195-1349. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  6. ^ Laskaris, Perry (25 August 2022). "Christof and Friis-Hansen Set for Worlds". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  7. ^ "PRELIMINARY ROUND - GROUP B, GAME 8 GAME SUMMARY SWE - GER 4 - 3 (0 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 1 - 3, 0 - 0, 1 - 0)" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Frauen-Nationalmannschaft: Lucia Schmitz nachnominiert - Deutscher Eishockey-Bund e. V." (in German). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  9. ^ Meyers, Josh (16 January 2026). "'Nothing better': RPI women's hockey captain Nina Christof prepares for trip of a lifetime to 2026 Winter Olympics". Troy Record. Retrieved 14 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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