Eight “finalists” nominated / International match against USA on May 7th / Söderholm: “Build the best team for the World Cup.”
National coach Toni Söderholm has announced the 27-man squad for the fourth phase of World Cup preparations in Mannheim.
From the DEL champion Adler Mannheim The two defenders Denis Reul and Moritz Seider as well as the two strikers Matthias Plachta and Markus Eisenschmid join the team. The squad is completed by defender Yannic Seidenberg and strikers Yasin Ehliz, Patrick Hager and Frank Mauer from playoff finalists Red Bull Munich.
National coach Toni Söderholm: “The most important goal now is to build the best team for the World Cup. We have developed well in the last few weeks in terms of play and tactics. For the upcoming tasks in Slovakia, we need the right mix of experienced players and young players who act as a unit. In Mannheim we will work on the fine-tuning and the best constellations within the team.”
While there have been some changes in defense and attack, the goalkeeper position remains with the trio of Mathias Niederberger, Niklas Treutle and Dustin Strahlmeier. National coach Toni Söderholm: “The three have done a great job so far and impressed with strong performances. We also had other candidates in mind and decided to go into the final phase of World Cup preparation with the three of them.”
The final international match before the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Slovakia is on the program in Mannheim. On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the DEB-Selection in the SAP Arena to the USA, which will feature numerous NHL players. The game starts at 19 p.m.
sports director Stefan Schaidnagel: “After the first three weeks of preparation, it’s now a matter of finding the final squad. With the players from the finalists we gain further quality. On the one hand, the international match against the USA in a week will be a real highlight at the end of the preparation. On the other hand, it will be a foretaste for our players of what awaits us at the World Cup in Slovakia.”
The national players Dominik Bokk, Stephan Daschner, David Elsner, Simon Sezemsky and Tim Wohlgemuth will no longer be used in the fourth phase of the World Cup preparations. The DEB thanks the players for their commitment in the national team jersey.
National coach Toni Söderholm “Some guys have been there since day one of preparation. I hope you have had some great experiences and gained many experiences. We have to make these decisions because we have the bigger picture of the team in mind. We can only thank the players for their great effort.”
As in phase 3, the coaching staff around national coach Toni Söderholm includes Tobias Abstreiter, Cory Murphy and Steven Reinprecht. Goalie coach Patrick Dallaire (Red Bull Munich) completes the coaching team in Mannheim.
Tickets for the international match are available at www.deb-online.de/tickets as well as in the ticket shop of the SAP Arena, at www.saparena.de, at the ticket hotline 0621 – 18 190 333 and at all known ticket offices. The game will also be broadcast live on free TV on SPORT1 and in the online live stream from MagentaSport (free of charge).
The squad for the World Cup preparation / phase four
| Pos | No. | NAME | FIRST GIVEN NAME | Birthdays | Team | International matches |
| goalkeeper | ||||||
| T | 31 | TREUTLE | Niklas | 29.04.91 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 25 |
| T | 32 | STRAHLMEIER | Dustin | 17.05.92 | Wild Wings Schwenningen | 6 |
| T | 35 | Niederberger | Mathias | 26.11.92 | Düsseldorfer EG | 30 |
| Verteidiger | ||||||
| V | 2 | REUL | Denis | 29.06.89 | Adler Mannheim | 86 |
| V | 5 | HOLZER | Korbinian | 16.02.88 | Anaheim Ducks | 54 |
| V | 11 | NOWAK | Marco | 23.07.90 | Düsseldorfer EG | 20 |
| V | 19 | SCHOPPER | Benedict | 18.02.85 | Straubing Tigers | 17 |
| V | 36 | SEIDENBERG | Yannic | 11.01.84 | EHC Red Bull München | 161 |
| V | 38 | WAGNER | Fabio | 17.09.95 | ERC Ingolstadt | 16 |
| V | 41 | MULLER | Jonas | 19.11.95 | Eisbären Berlin | 35 |
| V | 53 | SEIDER | Moritz | 06.04.01 | Adler Mannheim | 0 |
| V | 91 | MULLER | Moritz | 19.11.86 | Kölner Haie | 142 |
| striker | ||||||
| S | 15 | LOIBL | Stefan | 24.06.96 | Straubing Tigers | 20 |
| S | 18 | POLL | Fabio | 18.10.95 | Kölner Haie | 7 |
| S | 22 | PLACHTA | Matthias | 16.05.91 | Adler Mannheim | 79 |
| S | 28 | WALL | Frank | 12.04.88 | EHC Red Bull München | 74 |
| S | 29 | DRAISAITL | Leon | 27.10.95 | Edmonton Oilers | 47 |
| S | 42 | EHLIZ | Age | 30.12.92 | EHC Red Bull München | 68 |
| S | 43 | FAUSER | Gerrit | 13.07.89 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | 44 |
| S | 50 | HAGER | Patrick | 08.09.88 | EHC Red Bull München | 137 |
| S | 54 | MINER | Lean | 04.10.98 | Iserlohn Roosters | 11 |
| S | 58 | IRONSCHMID | Markus | 22.01.95 | Adler Mannheim | 12 |
| S | 65 | MICHAELIS | Marc | 31.07.95 | Minnesota State University | 21 |
| S | 72 | KAHUN | Dominik | 02.07.95 | Chicago Black Hawks | 53 |
| S | 83 | PFÖDERL | Leo | 01.09.93 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 33 |
| S | 92 | NOEBELS | Marcel | 14.03.92 | Eisbären Berlin | 69 |
| S | 95 | TIFFELS | Frederik | 20.05.95 | Kölner Haie | 32 |