Here we go: Today the German U18 women's national team starts the tournament at the 2016 IIHF U18 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Division I.
In the opening game against Norway (16 p.m.), the team led by U18 women's national coach Tommy Kettner faces a big challenge: "Today we will face compact Norwegians with strong defensive behavior."
The U18 women's team would like to build on the strong performance from the Austria match. "We want to show a united team leadership from start to finish," says Kettner, looking ahead to the upcoming matches. Five games are scheduled within seven days. After the match against Norway, the other opponents are Japan (Monday, January 11.01th, 12.30:13.01 p.m.), Denmark (Wednesday, January 16.00th, 14.01:19.30 p.m.), Hungary (Thursday, January 16.01th, 12.30:XNUMX p.m.) and Slovakia (Saturday, January XNUMXth, XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.). "This is a really strong group," says Kettner: "Nevertheless, we want to prevail against every opponent!"
All games of the 2016 IIHF U18 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Div.I will be shown LIVE from Hungary at the following link.