Anniversary for Philip Gogulla / SPORT1 live / Reimer: “Great caliber”
Into the second half of the Euro Hockey Challenge: Today (16 p.m., live on SPORT1) in Nuremberg and tomorrow in Mannheim (16.45:1 p.m., live on SPORTXNUMX) the German national ice hockey team presents itself for the first time during preparation in front of its own Fans. The opponent is always the Czech Republic. “A great caliber,” says Patrick Reimer.
The captain of the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers and his Nuremberg teammate Yasin Ehliz will appear today, as will NHL star Tobias Rieder from the Arizona Coyotes, who has been with the team since this week. “I’m happy to be with the boys again and I’m excited for the game,” said the 24-year-old striker.
They should be miracles Fans but don't expect it straight away. While Ehliz has played at least once in Belarus after the Franconians' playoff exit, for Reimer and Rieder it is the first game in the national uniform since the Olympic qualification in September 2016. “The first training session after a two-week break on Tuesday was tough . “I was still a bit shaky back then,” said Rieder: “But now it’s getting better and better.”
The match against the Czech Republic is special for Philip Gogulla. The Cologne striker is playing his 150th international match for the selection of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB). A really nice number for the “man of the decisive goals”. Gogulla not only scored the decisive goal in the 2010-1 quarter-final win against Switzerland at the 0 World Cup, but also decided his Sharks' record match against Mannheim in 2008.
The Nurembergs Fans In any case, they are obviously very excited about the national team's performance. By Friday afternoon, over 6.100 tickets had been sold. In Mannheim on Sunday there will be even more Fans expected.