The German U16 national team defeated Italy 6-0 (1-0, 4-0, 1-0) and won the bronze medal game at the 6-nation tournament in Romanshorn, Switzerland. Simon Ellmaier took the lead in the first third. Only 13 seconds had been played in the middle third when Sebastian Cimmermann made it 2-0. The youngest German national team also scored the third and fourth goals with one more man on the ice. The goal scorers were Sten Fischer and Yannick Proske. The second third ended as it began: 30 seconds before the siren, Yannick Proske scored his second goal and made it 5-0. In the final period, Sten Fischer added the goal to the final score.
Stefan Mayer, U16 national coach: “After the unfortunate defeat against Austria yesterday, the team was able to fully build on the performance of the first two games. We controlled the game for over 60 minutes today and deserved to win. We played very concentratedly, especially defensively. That was a good end to the international season for our U16 national team.”
The complete Statistics to the game: http://stats.iihf.com/sihf/76/IHM076111_74A_4_0.pdf
The U18 national team won the first preparatory game for the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I 5:3 (2:1, 1:1, 2:1) against Slovenia. At the Federal Training Center in Füssen, Tim Stützle scored the first two goals for Frank Fischöder's team. The Slovenians came close before the end of the opening third in the majority. The guests even equalized in the middle of the game before Justin Volek shot the German team back into the lead. Justin Volek and Jan-Luca Schumacher scored the other goals again. Slovenia scored their third goal shortly before the end. The second game against Slovenia starts tomorrow, April 7th at 13 p.m.
Frank Fischöder, U18 national coach: "We had some problems getting into the game at the beginning. But things got better over time and we took control of the game. We still need to improve significantly in the final stages. There is still a lot to do before the World Cup, but we are on the right track."
The complete Statistics to the game: https://www.gamepitch.de/nationalmannschaften/gamereport/?gameId=af578635-26ba-4a57-b8f9-258cee56b4ce&divisionId=5123