Things are slowly getting serious: Exactly one week until the 2017 IIHF U20 Ice Hockey World Championship Div.I starts in Bremerhaven. The U20 national team led by BundesYoung talent coach Christian Künast is currently preparing for the upcoming tasks together in Langenhagen near Hanover.
The squad, which currently consists of 26 players, must be reduced to 23 (20 players and three goalkeepers) by the start of the World Cup. “This decision will only be made after the last two test matches,” said Künast. Because next Tuesday (December 06.12th / 18.00 p.m.) the DEB-Selection still on Norway and on Wednesday (December 07.12th / 16.00 p.m.) on France.
In the coastal city, the German team will face Kazakhstan (December 11.12th / 16.30:12.12 p.m.), Austria (December 20.00th / 14.12:20.00 p.m.), relegated top division Belarus (December 15.12th / 20.00:17.12 p.m.) and the two preparatory opponents Norway (December 20.00th / XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.). ) and France (December XNUMXth / XNUMX p.m.) are fighting for promotion to the top division and thus a return to the top ten nations in the world.
Further information about the tournament can be found here here