From Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the women's national team will be preparing for the upcoming IIHF World Championship in Calgary (August 20 to 31, 2021) at the national base in Füssen. In view of the major event, women's national coach Tom Schädler has appointed a 28-strong squad for the preparatory measure. The participating associations can nominate a total of 24 players for the World Championship in Canada. The departure of the DEB-Selection to Calgary is scheduled for Tuesday, August 10, 2021.
Accordingly, one focus in the coming days will be on the coaching staff's decision as to which team will travel to Canada and represent the German colors there. At the same time, the focus of the training work will be on the areas of athleticism and tactics in order to be prepared for the challenges ahead. As a dress rehearsal, a test match is planned for August 18, 2021 in the World Cup venue Calgary against World Cup group opponent Denmark.
For Tom Schädler himself, it is the first World Cup tournament as head coach DEB-Selection. The 53-year-old was appointed women's national coach last May after previously serving as an assistant coach at the DEB-Women and, among other things, looked after the U16 national team. Last June and July he completed his first two courses as head of the women's national team.
The pandemic also has it DEB Further in view: During the preparation measures in Füssen, a close-meshed testing procedure consisting of regular PCR and rapid antigen tests will be used, which has already proven itself during the men's national team's World Cup preparations and meets the requirements of the world association.
Women’s national coach Tom Schädler: “On the one hand, we want to find the right mix of the squad that flies to Calgary. On the other hand, we will deepen the training elements from the two summer courses in order to be optimally prepared for the World Cup. This also means that we pay particular attention to various game situations such as the face-off or being outnumbered and overnumbered. In any case, we will carry out as many competition simulations as possible over the next few days to be ready to compete with the best nations. Personally, I’m already excited for the tournament.”
DEB-Sports director Christian Künast: "We are very happy for the women's national team that they will be able to play in a World Cup this year. We believe the team will do very well because all the players have worked hard and prepared intensively for the tournament. Now everyone is rightly looking forward to the World Cup in Canada."
| Pos | No. | Last Name | First Name | Birth date | Club 2021/22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 35 | Abstreiter | Sandra | 23.07.1998 | Providence College |
| GK | 95 | Albl | Franziska | 29.04.1995 | EC Pfaffenhofen |
| GK | 30 | Harss | Jennifer | 14.07.1987 | ECDC Memmingen Indians |
| D | 21 | Botthof | Tabea | 01.06.2000 | Yale University |
| D | 17 | Düsterhöft | Lena | 26.08.1996 | ERC Ingolstadt |
| D | 23 | Eisenschmid | Tanja | 20.04.1993 | ERC Ingolstadt |
| D | 28 | Jobst-Smith | Nina | 30.08.2001 | University of Minnesota/Duluth |
| D | 9 | Orendorz | Rebecca | 28.04.1993 | ESC Planegg |
| D | 4 | Raschke | Fine | 25.09.2002 | EHC Grizzlys Wolfsburg |
| D | 12 | Reich | Anna-Maria | 03.04.1994 | ESC Planegg |
| D | 10 | Rothemund | Yvonne | 13.09.1992 | ESC Planegg |
| D | 5 | Sabus | Sorsha | 14.06.1999 | ERC Ingolstadt |
| D | 14 | Strobel | Carina | 11.09.1997 | ECDC Memmingen Indians |
| F | 26 | Bartsch | Anne | 22.09.1995 | ECDC Memmingen Indians |
| F | 29 | Christof | Nina | 17.08.2003 | Bishop Kearney Selects Girls |
| F | 22 | Delarbre | Marie | 22.01.1994 | ERC Ingolstadt |
| F | 11 | Eisenschmid | Nicola | 10.09.1996 | ERC Ingolstadt |
| F | 16 | Häckelsmiller | Katharina | 27.08.2004 | HC Landsberg |
| F | 18 | Karpf | Bernadette | 03.07.1996 | ERC Ingolstadt |
| F | 25 | Kluge | Laura | 06.11.1996 | ECDC Memmingen Indians |
| F | 15 | Miller | Jennifer | 12.02.2003 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen |
| F | 31 | Schiefer | Jule | 12.09.2001 | ERC Ingolstadt |
| F | 34 | Schmid | Marie-Kristin | 15.12.1996 | ESC Planegg |
| F | 19 | Spielberger | Kerstin | 14.12.1995 | ESC Planegg |
| F | 7 | Voigt | Svenja | 29.03.2004 | Stanstead College |
| F | 6 | Wagner | Theresa | 05.05.1995 | ERC Ingolstadt |
| F | 24 | Weidenfelder | Sonja | 07.03.1993 | ECDC Memmingen Indians |
| F | 8 | Zorn | Julia | 06.02.1990 | ESC Planegg |
STAFF: Thomas Schädler (head coach), Norbert Weber (assistant coach), Sascha Rogoza (goalkeeper coach), Simon Rainer (athletic coach) Anna Huber (physiotherapist), Richard Schroll (physiotherapist), Josef Kotz (equipment manager), Julia Graunke (team manager) , Marceline Amlow (Media/PR)
World Cup preparation (Calgary)
Aug 18.08.2021, 14 | 00:22 p.m. (00:XNUMX p.m.) | Germany – Denmark
World Cup Schedule Group B (Calgary)
Aug 21.08.2021, 12 | 00:20 (00:XNUMX p.m.) | Germany – Hungary
Aug 23.08.2021, 12 | 00:20 p.m. (00:XNUMX p.m.) | Germany – Denmark
Aug 25.08.2021, 16 | 00:00 (00:1 +XNUMX) | Czech Republic – Germany
Aug 26.08.2021, 19 | 30:03 p.m. (30:1 +XNUMX) | Japan – Germany