National team plays preliminary round in Kosice / Start against newly promoted Great Britain / Tickets will be available in the second half of September
The schedule for the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Slovakia (May 10th to 26th, 2019) was published by the IIHF world association on Wednesday afternoon. Accordingly, hosts Slovakia will play the opening game of the World Cup against the USA. The German national ice hockey team starts the tournament against Great Britain on May 11, 2019 at 16.15:XNUMX p.m. in Kosice.
The following day, national coach Toni Söderholm's team will face the Danish selection. Both teams already faced each other at the last World Cup. In Herning, however, the German team had to narrowly admit defeat 2:3 after a penalty shootout. After a day off, the national team will face an opponent with whom they have good memories from this year's Euro Hockey Challenge matches. They won against France DEB-Selection in Wolfsburg with 7:1 as well as in Berlin 2-1 and celebrated their first two home wins this year. The French will face the national team again at the World Cup on May 14, 2019, before the team meets hosts Slovakia a day later.
In the second half of the tournament, the supposed favorites of Group B face the German national ice hockey team.
The ticket structure and prices will be published in mid-September 2018. A few days later, ticket sales for the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Slovakia start.
Further information about the tournament can be found at http://2019.iihfworlds.com/.
The World Cup preliminary round groups at a glance:
| Group A (in Kosice): | Group B (in Bratislava) |
| Canada | Sweden |
| USA | Russia |
| Finland | Czechia |
| Germany | Switzerland |
| Slovakia | Norway |
| Denmark | Latvia |
| France | Austria |
| Great Britain | Italian |
The preliminary round schedule of the German national ice hockey team:
May 11.05.2019, 16 | 15:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Great Britain
May 12.05.2019, 16 | 15:XNUMX p.m. | Denmark – Germany
April 14.05.2019, 20 | 15:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – France
November 15.05.2019, 20 | 15:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Slovakia
18.05.2019 | 16:15 | Canada – Germany
May 19.05.2019, 16 | 15:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – USA
May 21.05.2019, 12 | 15:XNUMX p.m. | Finland – Germany
The scheduling of the knockout round:
May 23.05.2019, XNUMX | Quarterfinals in Bratislava and Kosice
May 25.05.2019, XNUMX | Semi-finals in Bratislava
May 26.05.2019, 3 | Game for third place and final in Bratislava