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Nina Jobst-Smith

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Nina Jobst-Smith
Jobst-Smith with the Vancouver Goldeneyes in 2026
Born (2001-08-30) August 30, 2001 (age 24)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1][2]
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL Detroit
ECDC Memmingen
Vancouver Goldeneyes
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 PWHL Detroit of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Vancouver Goldeneyes of the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth. She is also a member of Germany women's national ice hockey team.

Playing career

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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] During the 2025–26 season, she recorded three assists in 20 games.[6]

During the league's expansion to 12 teams ahead of the 2026–27 season, she signed a one-year contract with PWHL Detroit on 14 June 2026.[7]

International play

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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.[8][9][10] She was selected by the coaches as one of Germany's top-three players at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.[11]

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.[12] She scored on Germany's first shot on goal in the game in a 4-1 loss.[12]

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.[13]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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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 39 4 8 12 17 — — — — —
2024–25 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 37 3 15 18 18 — — — — —
2025–26 Vancouver Goldeneyes PWHL 20 0 3 3 0 — — — — —
PWHL totals 20 0 3 3 0 — — — — —

International

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YearTeamEventResult   GPGAPtsPIM
2021GermanyWC8th 60110
2022GermanyWC9th 40220
2022GermanyOGQDNQ 31122
2023GermanyWC8th 61230
2024GermanyWC6th 60004
2025GermanyOGQQ 30220
2025GermanyWC8th 52132
2026 Germany OG 7th 52132
Senior totals 3257128

References

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  1. ↑ "Nationalspielerin Nina Jobst-Smith im Interview". bisslhockey.de (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2024-25 Women's Hockey Roster: 28 Nina Jobst-Smith". UMD Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Jay, Michelle (19 August 2021). "2021 Worlds: Team Germany preview". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "2025 PWHL Draft". thepwhl.com. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "PWHL Vancouver signs draft picks Nina Jobst-Smith, Brianna Brooks and Madison Samoskevich". thepwhl.com. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Former Bulldog captain Nina Jobst-Smith signs one-year deal with PWHL Detroit". fox21online.com. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "PWHL Detroit signs Nina Jobst-Smith to one-year contract". thepwhl.com. 14 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (22 August 2021). "Welcome to the (WW) Show!". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: GER - Germany". International Ice Hockey Federation. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: GER - Germany". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. 1 2 Podnieks, Andrew (5 February 2026). "El Lina Shines for Sweden". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  13. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew Andrew (9 February 2026). "Germany keeps QF hopes alive". IIHF. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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