As part of the Euro Hockey Challenge, the German national team will play against Slovakia in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The second meeting between the two nations will take place on April 13, 2019 at 20.00 p.m. in the venerable Olympic Ice Sports Center. Two days before, both teams competed in the erdgas schwaben arena in Kaufbeuren.
“We are looking forward to two top-class international matches against strong opponents Slovakia in the traditional ice hockey locations of Kaufbeuren and Garmisch,” explains DEB-President Franz Reindl"The national team last played in the Olympic Ice Sports Center Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2003, 16 years ago. Those responsible from the Garmisch-Partenkirchen market, including Dr. Meierhofer, the municipal utility company with Wotan Lichtmeß and, above all, the SC Riessersee eV with Dr. Martin Fleckenstein and the SC Riessersee GmbH with Stefan Endrass, have worked professionally to organize this international match in order to revitalize the sport of ice hockey."
54 international matches have already taken place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The national team won 25 of the 54 matches, drew seven times and lost 22 times.
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Dr. Sigrid Meierhofer, Mayor of Markt Garmisch-Partenkirchen: “I am extremely pleased that the DEB has decided to host an international match of the German national ice hockey team in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on April 13.04.2019, XNUMX as part of the Euro Hockey Challenge. I would like to thank everyone responsible DEB-President Franz Reindl for their commitment and for the trust that is placed here in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen ice hockey location and in our venerable Olympic ice sports center.”
Stefan Endraß, Managing Director of SC Riessersee Eishockey Vermarktung GmbH: “I am very pleased that we managed to bring an international match to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Having the Olympic heroes on site is certainly a great motivation not only for our many children in Young Talent, but hopefully also for our loyal ones Fans Another highlight of the season, not least due to SC Riessersee's league season ending in March. Our Olympic ice sports center is indeed getting a bit old, but since an international match like this is certainly a prestigious event for the winter sports resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, I am sure that the municipal utilities will resolve the investment backlog of the past few years in time for the international match Garmisch-Partenkirchen location will present itself in the best possible way.”
Dr. Martin Fleckenstein, board member of SC Riessersee eV: “We are currently experiencing a kind of optimism in ice hockey in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. SCR Young Talent eV and SC Riessersee GmbH have not worked so closely with the first team for a very long time. We will also prove this at the international match, where the on-site organization will be carried out by SC Riessersee as a single unit. We are very pleased that the DEB “The Silver Heroes have awarded this certainly very interesting match to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and we will do everything we can to ensure that the two teams and the watching guests feel comfortable with us in Werdenfelser Land.”