Striker was injured during preparation / Marco Sturm nominated Mirko Höfflin
The German national ice hockey team will have to do without striker Marcel Müller at the upcoming 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Herning, Denmark (May 4th - 20th, 2018). The attacker was injured during the preparation. During a detailed examination after the final preparation phase, doctors diagnosed a knee injury. Müller is scheduled to undergo surgery in the coming days.
“The most important thing now is that the operation goes well and that he can then carefully start training when the time comes. I wish him a speedy recovery,” said national coach Marco Sturm, who replaced Mirko Höfflin from the team at short notice Schwenninger Wild Wings Höfflin traveled to Denmark with the team on Tuesday. This brings the number of World Cup debutants to eight players.