ice Hockey
Krefeld (AP) – Successful international game comeback for Germany’s national ice hockey team: The first nation comparison after almost a year of corona-related break was won by the DEB selection at the Deutschland Cup against Latvia 2-0 (0-0, 0-0, 2nd : 0).
363 days after the last international match at the Germany Cup 2019 against Slovakia, Marcel Noebels (55th minute) and Matthias Plachta (59th) scored the German goals in Krefeld. On this Sunday (2.30 p.m. / MagentaSport) both teams will play against each other again to win the tournament.
«It was a close game, but a good game for us. I assume that it will be just as tight tomorrow, ”said goal scorer Noebels from the Eisbären Berlin at MagentaSport.
The national team had already ended their ice hockey-free time on Thursday and defeated the Olympic perspective team 7-2 in an internal DEB comparison. After a year without an international match and eight months without a professional match in Germany, the German Ice Hockey Federation made great efforts for the traditional home tournament and accepted restrictions.
“After the long summer break, we are all very happy to be able to play ice hockey again,” said the strong goalkeeper Felix Brückmann. Despite a financial loss due to a lack of audience income, a series of cancellations by other nations and, among other things, a positive corona test by national coach Toni Söderholm, the tournament should definitely take place. The DEB is also hoping for an impetus for the German Ice Hockey League, which will decide on November 19 whether a start of the season is still possible this winter.
As was the case on Thursday, the national players who had been prevented from playing for months showed the desire to play. They met the Latvians with vigor and great commitment. In Brückmann von den Adler Mannheim there was a sovereign keeper in goal, only with the offensive game Germany had a long time difficult before the Olympic silver winners Noebels and Plachta scored the winning goals.
After the premature end of the tournament for the German Olympic perspective team due to the 2: 4 against the Latvians on Friday, NHL first round draft pick Lukas Reichel from the Eisbären Berlin moved up from the talent selection in the A team. After a negative Corona quick test, the future striker of the Chicago Blackhawks was able to replace the ailing Daniel Fischbuch from the Düsseldorfer EG.
The only 18-year-old Reichel received from U18 national coach Steffen Ziesche and Bremerhaven’s DEL coach Thomas Popiesch, who represent Söderholm at the Germany Cup, also playing time in the majority game.
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