Stefan Schaidnagel new sports director, contract with Christian Künast extended
The Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) has made important personnel decisions in the context of the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship and set the course for a successful sporting future. Stefan Schaidnagel will now take over the central management position of Sports Director in the DEB and cooperates closely with national coach Marco Sturm and all those responsible for sports. In the future, he will continue to fulfill the tasks originally assigned to him as “National Coach for Science and Training” and will also carry out the tasks assigned to him as sports director in accordance with the statutes.
The contract of U20 national coach Christian Künast will also be extended by two years until June 30, 2019. The U20 national team has recently experienced an upswing under the leadership of Künast from Landshut. After finishing 5th at the 2016 World Championship, the team won the silver medal at the 2017 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I in Bremerhaven. The most important young talent national team under the leadership of the former national goalkeeper should now confirm this development.
statements:
- Franz Reindl
“Stefan Schaidnagel has DEB with enormous commitment and knowledge. His sporting competence is generally recognized and he has played a significant role in the very positive development of competitive sports. Stefan is our preferred candidate and the ideal person for this extremely important position of sports director."
- Stefan Schaidnagel
“First of all, I would like to thank Franz Reindl’s executive committee for the trust they have placed in my work and myself. I am pleased to be able to continue to shape the path we have chosen with our overall POWERPLAY 26 concept. We must all be aware that we still have a long way to go with many changes ahead of us - we should all use this opportunity positively and together. I am convinced that we will succeed in this.”
- Christian Kunast
“I look forward to continuing to work with him DEB and that I can continue the work I have started. My main focus is on the further development of all young talent with the background of POWERPLAY26.”