Euro Hockey Challenge in Weißwasser and Dresden

National team tests against Slovakia / Sturm: “We’re looking forward to it Sachsen"

The program is set: The German national ice hockey team around national coach Marco Sturm is testing against Slovakia as part of the Euro Hockey Challenge 2018 in Weißwasser (April 14.04.2018, 17.45 / 15.04.2018:17.00 p.m.) and Dresden (April XNUMX, XNUMX / XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.). So that stands next to Berlin and Wolfsburg are the other two German venues for the World Cup preparations. SPORT1 broadcasts the games live and exclusively.

In preparation for the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, the national ice hockey team will first play in Russia at the beginning of April. The two matches will then be played on home ice against Slovakia. Just a few days later, the team will then travel to Wolfsburg and Berlin, where France will be a guest. At the end of the World Cup preparation, the sniff DEBThe selection will then breathe Danish air and will meet this year's hosts in the dress rehearsal before the preliminary round begins in Herning on May 4th. The national team has played in the Saxon state capital three times so far. The team last impressed in an emotional game six years ago with a narrow 2:1 victory against Russia. The last international match took place in Weißwasser in 2014. In the then brand new ice stadium, the German team lost 3:4 after extra time to France in front of a sold-out crowd.

Tickets for all price categories are on www.deb-online.de/tickets, via the ticket shops of Lausitzer Füchse as well as the Dresden Ice Lion or by telephone on 01806 – 992201 (0,20 euros/call incl. VAT from the German landline, max. 0,60 euros/call incl. VAT from the German mobile network).

René Rudorisch, Managing Director of the DEL2: "It is a great thing for every DEL2 location to have the German national team as a guest in preparation for the World Championship. The games are played at a high level, so that ice hockey fans are also offered another treat for the current season. In this respect, all 14 locations showed solidarity and, purely as a precaution, agreed to postpone the final game series by one match day in the event of Dresden participating as a lower-placed team in the main round. This way we can ensure that there are no scheduling conflicts and that the DEB can optimally plan his preparation, including the live broadcasts of the national team's games on SPORT1."

Marco Sturm, national coach: “We are pleased that the games can be played in Dresden and Weißwasser and that the DEL2 has accommodated us by adjusting the schedule. The two cities are established DEL2 locations with a great audience behind them. With Slovakia we can do that Fans offer a high-class opponent and attractive games shortly before the World Cup.”

Dirk Rohrbach, Managing Director “EHC Lausitzer Füchse" “We are very happy and proud that we can host a national team game again after 2014. It is for all sponsors and Fans a highlight and an expression of sporting appreciation for the location in Weißwasser at the same time. Of course we will do everything we can to ensure that the participants and carers feel completely comfortable in Lausitz again this time.”

Dr. Peter Micksch, President of the Ice Sports Club Dresden eV: “We are very happy about the opportunity to host another international match - although we of course hope that our Ice Lions are still in the running for the DEL2 championship at the time of scheduling. It speaks for the infrastructure at the location and we are very honored that the national team has also decided to hold the training camp before the games in Dresden.”

The home games at a glance: