With a good mood and a new captain, the German national ice hockey team can have its dress rehearsal in Switzerland tomorrow, Tuesday, because the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) today announced the contract extension of national coach Marco Sturm until 2022. SPORT1 will broadcast the endurance test against the “Confederates” live from 18:25 p.m. on free TV with commentator Basti Schwele and expert Rick Goldmann.
Before the upcoming dress rehearsal, there is good news for the German national ice hockey team, as national coach Marco Sturm has signed his contract with the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) extended until 2022. “We wanted a signal before the games – for the team, but also for them Fans“Says DEB-President Franz Reindl at the former NHL star's contract signing. From now on, the focus can be fully on the upcoming sporting tasks:
One day before departure for the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, the German “skid cracks” will compete in their only endurance test tomorrow, Tuesday, live from 18:25 p.m. on SPORT1 in Switzerland. The Sturm protégés will have to give everything in Kloten against the strong “Confederates”, who are also competing at the Olympics, in order to travel to the Winter Games with a feeling of success. In South Korea, the German selection will face Finland, Sweden and Norway in a top-class preliminary group.
Meanwhile, Mannheim's Marcel Goc was appointed captain. The man from Mannheim is looking forward to his task. “Of course the captaincy is an honor, but we have a lot of captains in our team. The responsibility is spread across several shoulders,” says the ex-NHL professional. In addition to Goc, Christian Ehrhoff, Patrick Hager and Marcus Kink have been appointed as assistants.