The match against the star ensemble from North America marks the end of the World Cup tournament for the German selection / “Say goodbye with a good performance”
Draisaitl vs. McDavid: When it was announced before the World Cup that the two superstars of the Edmonton Oilers would represent their respective home countries at the tournament in Herning, the duel between the two friends was discussed by the public and the media. Both strikers, who form the heart of the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL, will now compete against each other again in the selection jersey. The German national ice hockey team will play its last match in Herning from 16.15:XNUMX p.m.
After the first World Cup victory over ice hockey heavyweight Finland in 25 years, Germany is in good spirits heading into the final match against Vice World Champion Canada. Even though the quarter-finals are DEBteam can no longer be achieved, they want to say goodbye to the tournament with another top performance and, ideally, collect more points for the world rankings.
Leon Draisaitl is particularly keen on the game, as he faces three of his teammates from the Edmonton Oilers. The focus is of course on the duel against Canadian superstar Connor McDavid, with whom Draisaitl is very good friends. Both have already impressively demonstrated their skills in this tournament: McDavid currently has eleven scorer points, Draisaitl close behind at nine.
The star ensemble from North America is the clear favorite, although the Canadians have struggled so far in the tournament. "We are going into the final game with a good feeling," said national coach Marco Sturm after the 3:2 win over Finland after extra time. "We had big plans for the tournament and even if we didn't achieve what we wanted to achieve, we want to leave the tournament with a good performance against a top opponent," said Oliver Mebus and Nico Krämmer in unison.