Endurance tests against World Cup hosts / anticipation at the DEB-Selection / Söderholm: “First of many steps during the World Cup preparation.”
Tomorrow the time has come: Then the first international match of the World Cup preparation for the German national team is on the program. The DEB-Selection meets World Cup hosts Slovakia in Kaufbeuren. The game starts at 19.00 p.m. and the game is sold out.
Next Saturday we'll face the Slovaks again. This time the venue is Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The game starts at 20.00 p.m., tickets are available online DEB-Ticket shop and at the box office. Over 4.000 tickets have already been sold in advance for the game.
The German national team has been preparing for the upcoming World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen since Monday. After three intensive days of training, she is happy DEB-Selection on the comparison with Slovakia with the support of the domestic Fans in the back.
National coach Toni Söderholm: “Praise for the boys who did very well in training. In the last few days we have discussed some tactical measures that we now want to implement in the first game against Slovakia. As a coach, I see the game as the first step of many in preparing for the World Cup. Of course the whole team is really looking forward to it, twice in front of our home team.Fans to play against the World Cup hosts.”
Five debutants are in the squad DEB-Selection for the two international matches against Slovakia. striker Marcel Kurth: “I'm basically really happy to be there and will do everything I can to stay in the squad for as long as possible. I consider my time with the national team to be something very special; it's a lot of fun working with the boys and the staff. The anticipation for our two home games is obviously huge.”
Slovakia will host the next one with the venues Bratislava and HC Košice (German group). 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Craig Ramsey's team will be very hot going into the games against the German national team. The Canadian, who has played over 1000 NHL games, has been coaching the Slovakian team since 2017.
In general, the ice hockeyFans Some names of the Slovakian staff sound familiar: Miroslav Satan is the team's general manager. With assistant coach Michal Handzus, there is another NHL warrior behind the team. Both belonged to the golden generation of Slovaks who won the gold medal at the 2002 World Cup.
Just like Peter Bondra, whose 26-year-old son David is in his home country's current squad. The leaders in the team are striker Ladisav Nagy, captain of HC HC Košice, and defender Michal Sersen, who has already played 115 international matches for the Slovaks. Martin Stajnoch is a player in the squad who played in the DEL last season: the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers signed the defender in February 2019.
Further information about Slovakia can be found in the current issue of DEBmagazine, which is available both at the two home international matches and online: Go to the DEB-Magazin.
The German national team's record against Slovakia:
They won in 60 games DEB-Selection 24 wins, compared to 33 defeats. The comparison ended in a draw three times. Most recently both teams met Deutschland Cup 2018 in Krefeld. The game ended 0-2 from the perspective of the German national team.
The upcoming home international matches at a glance:
April 11.04.2019, 19 | 00:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Slovakia (Kaufbeuren)
April 13.04.2019, 20 | 00:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Slovakia (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)
April 25.04.2019, 19 | 00:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Austria (Regensburg)
April 27.04.2019, 20 | 00:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Austria (Deggendorf)
May 07.05.2019, 19 | 00:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – USA (Mannheim)