Nina Jobst-Smith
| Nina Jobst-Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 30, 2001 | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Vancouver Goldeneyes ECDC Memmingen | ||
| National team | Germany | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Katarina Mina Louise "Nina" Jobst-Smith (born 30 August 2001) is a German-Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Goldeneyes of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth. She is also a member of Germany women's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
As a teen, she played the 2018–19 season with ECDC Memmingen in the German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL) and the EWHL Super Cup.[3]
In 2020, she began her college ice hockey career with Minnesota Duluth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).[2]
In the 2025 PWHL Draft, Jobst-Smith was drafted in the third round, nineteenth overall, by the Vancouver Goldeneyes, a pick Vancouver acquired in a trade with the Toronto Sceptres.[4] On October 28, 2025, she signed a two-year contract with the Goldeneyes.[5]
International play
Jobst-Smith represented Germany at the IIHF World Women's Championship in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and at the Olympic qualification tournament for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[6][7][8] She was selected by the coaches as one of Germany's top-three players at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.[9]
With Germany making their first appearance in women's ice hockey at the Olympics since 2014, the February 5, 2026 match versus Sweden meant that every member of the German roster were making their Olympic debut. Jobst-Smith led all players with 25:34 of ice time.[10] She scored on Germany's first shot on goal in the game in a 4-1 loss.[10]
On February 9, 2026, Germany's third game at the Olympics, Jobst-Smith scored the game winning goal versus France, contributing in a 2-1 overtime win.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 40 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 134 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Germany | WC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Germany | WC | 9th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Germany | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Germany | OG | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||||
References
- ^ "Nationalspielerin Nina Jobst-Smith im Interview". bisslhockey.de (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b "2024-25 Women's Hockey Roster: 28 Nina Jobst-Smith". UMD Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Jay, Michelle (19 August 2021). "2021 Worlds: Team Germany preview". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "2025 PWHL Draft". thepwhl.com. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "PWHL Vancouver signs draft picks Nina Jobst-Smith, Brianna Brooks and Madison Samoskevich". thepwhl.com. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (22 August 2021). "Welcome to the (WW) Show!". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: GER - Germany". International Ice Hockey Federation. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: GER - Germany". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "2022 IIHF Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ a b Podnieks, Andrew (5 February 2026). "El Lina Shines for Sweden". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew Andrew (9 February 2026). "Germany keeps QF hopes alive". IIHF. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com