Three days ago, the U20 national team began its preparation for the 2019 IIHF U20 Ice Hockey World Championships in Füssen. On Monday, December 3, 2018, things will get serious for the first time from 19.00 p.m.! In the preparatory game, the German team will face the Norwegian U20 team, which arrived in Allgäu yesterday, Saturday. Tickets for the game are available on site for five euros. On deb-online.de The game can still be followed via live ticker.
“The Norwegians are a good opening opponent against whom a close match is to be expected. This was already the case at the 4-Nations Tournament in Deggendorf", explains U20 national coach Christian Künast. "They will be at full strength. The duel will be a good first tough test for us."
In the first four days of training, the U20 national team was on the ice five times. Away from the ice, regular athletic training was on the agenda, as well as team meetings and a lecture on the topic of nutrition and sleep.
On Saturday evening, the team was a guest at the Peperoncino restaurant in Füssen. The men's national team also visited the same restaurant when they were preparing for the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang at the beginning of February. The outcome of the tournament is known. Good omen for our U20 national team - according to the restaurant owner, the silver menu will now become a gold menu...