National player and NHL professional Tom Kühnhackl (Pittsburgh Penguins) is bringing the Stanley Cup to Germany for the first time. In his hometown of Landshut he was greeted by a number of press representatives and around 2000 Fans welcomed and celebrated. The national player took two hours of his time and posed for personal photos together with the most famous and important ice hockey trophy in the world.
His father and ice hockey legend Erich Kühnhackl also believes that winning this trophy is not only a great honor for Tom himself, but can also be an opportunity for German ice hockey: "Tom used to be Erich Kühnhackl's son, today I am Tom Kühnhackl's father. Times change. But this award is not only great for Tom himself, it should also be a motivation for all of German ice hockey and encourage everyone to pull together."
Tom Kühnhackl and his friend Tobias Rieder (Arizona Coyotes), who was also present yesterday, are heading to Mannheim next Monday, where they will prepare for the upcoming Olympic qualification in Riga (September 1-4.09.2016, XNUMX) together with the German national team ) prepare.
The newly crowned Stanley Cup winner is looking forward to qualifying: "I think we have a really good team together and if everyone does their best, then we have a good chance of winning the tournament."