Denis Reul not ready for action after surgery / Assistant coach Tobias Abstreiter remains in Düsseldorf
Sinan Akdag from the Adler Mannheim will be part of the 25-member German national ice hockey team that will play for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang (February 09th - 25th). The defender replaced his Mannheim teammate Denis Reul, who is not ready for action due to an injury and subsequent operation.
There are also personnel changes in the coaching team. Tobias Abstreiter recently took over as head coach at the Düsseldorfer EG accepted. Due to his new responsibility, Abstreiter will lead DEG's training during the Olympic break and will therefore not travel to South Korea as the national team's assistant coach as originally planned.