Record rating for SPORT1: The sensational start was seen by 1,8 million viewers at the top, 950.000 on average. Record rating - today against NHL stars: "Sweden even greater caliber"
The night was short. It wasn't until midnight that the national team reached their team hotel not far from the LANXESS arena. After a quick meal, the players quickly went to bed while the coaches had a long night of video study ahead of them.
They probably liked what they saw there for the most part. Especially the defensive behavior. Because there the German selection had to do a lot of work against strong US boys over the entire 60 minutes. Above all, Thomas Greiss. “He was clearly the best man on the ice,” praised Tobias Rieder, who scored the important 1-0. National coach Marco Sturm saw it the same way. “We were lucky in some situations and had a strong keeper,” Sturm said afterwards.
Doesn't matter. The first points for the national team are “in the bag”. The Fans The team celebrated after the final siren with chants of “Oh, how beautiful that is.” The mood in the dressing room was correspondingly good the day after. However, we are still some way away from being overly euphoric. “We were happy for a moment, but now we continue today against Sweden. We have an even bigger caliber ahead of us,” said Patrick Hager, the shooter who made it 2-1.
Opponent Sweden showed a strong performance on Friday despite losing 1-2 after a penalty shootout against Russia. At high speed, “Tre Kronor” was able to embarrass the record world champion time and time again. Almost the entire Scandinavians squad is filled with NHL stars. “It will be an incredible challenge for us,” said Thomas Greiss, who can expect another intense evening today.
An average of 2 spectators aged three and over (Z1+) watched the German team's 950.000-3 victory over the USA. The market shares were 3 percent among total viewers (Z3,3+) and 14 percent in the core target group of men aged 49-14 (M49-5,7). For SPORT1, these are the best ratings in ice hockey in six years. At its peak, up to 1,8 million viewers tuned in to the live broadcast from Cologne's LANXESS arena.