With 24 players and three goalkeepers, the German men’s national team is entering the third phase of the World Cup preparations for the international tournament in Finland at the end of May (13th to 29th May 2022 in Helsinki and Tampere). National coach Toni Söderholm called up four new players in the DEB squad compared to the most recent phase. Daniel Fischbuch (Düsseldorfer EG), Mirko Pantkowski (Düsseldorfer EG), Julius Karrer (Nürnberg Ice Tigers) and Janik Möser (Grizzlys Wolfsburg) are joining the team in Dresden. Nikita Quapp (Krefeld Pinguine) and Daniel Pietta (ERC Ingolstadt), on the other hand, will no longer be part of the A men’s squad this week.
In the state capital of Saxony, the DEB selection meets this Tuesday afternoon for the first of the five planned training sessions in the JOYNEXT Arena. The ice units on tomorrow, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. will be open to the public for fans and the press. Admission is via the main entrance 30 minutes before the start of training for the team. On Friday evening (April 29th, 7 p.m., live on MagentaSport) and Saturday afternoon (April 30th, 5 p.m., live on SPORT1 and MagentaSport), the German men’s national ice hockey team will be compared to the selection from Slovakia.
In addition, those responsible are also in contact with other World Cup candidates via the squad that is now meeting in Dresden. Some are resting after being eliminated from the playoffs, while others are recovering from injuries.
DEB sports director Christian Künast: “Of course we want to develop further in this third phase of our preparation for the World Cup and build on the previous phases in Chomutov and Rosenheim. The aim is to use the current momentum and take another step forward towards Helsinki. Of course, we would also like to take this opportunity to thank Petteri Väkiparta and Raimo Helminen for their commitment and support over the past two weeks, and we would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Cory Murphy and Jessica Campbell to the team.”
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After the games in the Czech Republic, Rosenheim and Dresden, the last phase of preparation follows with a friendly against Austria in Schwenningen (05-08 May). Tickets for all home games can still be booked via www.deb-online.de/tickets. MagentaSport will broadcast all games live, SPORT1 will broadcast two more on free TV.
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The game plan of the World Cup preparation
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