The German men's national ice hockey team around national coach Toni Söderholm has been in Krefeld since Monday, November 8, 2021. In the days before Deutschland Cup In 2021, there will be organizational matters and intensive training sessions.
Defender Marco Nowak: “It’s always a real highlight to be able to play for Germany and at Deutschland Cup to take part. I'm looking forward to seeing many old friends again. But we also warmly welcomed the new faces. That's the great thing about it DEB And in our national team: the atmosphere is very family-like.”
DEB-Men's national team: old friends meet newcomers
Some ice hockey players have known each other for many years, others are new to the men's national team. On Monday evening there was a big get-together on the agenda, where the team discussed organizational issues. The team completed their first training session on the ice in the Krefeld YAYLA Arena on Tuesday morning.
Defender Tobias Fohrler: “I’m happy to be in Krefeld. On Tuesday morning we had our first training session on the ice. The training went really well, the pace was high, the level of all the players was very high. We also discussed a lot of tactical things to prepare for the upcoming games.”
Deutschland Cup 2021: match dates for the German men's national ice hockey team
The first game for the German men's ice hockey is on Thursday, November 11.11.2021th, 19 at 45:XNUMX p.m. The start is against the team from Russia. The team will play the remaining games against the teams from Switzerland and Slovakia.
- Thursday, November 11th, 19:45 p.m.: Germany vs. Russia
- Samstag, 13. November, 14:30 a.m.: Germany - Switzerland
- Sunday, November 14th, 14:30 p.m.: Germany – Slovakia
Defender Torsten Ankert: “Our first training session was very good. The mood is consistently positive. The Deutschland Cup is a great change from everyday league life; It's great to see my national team colleagues. Everyone is in a good mood and you can really tell how excited we are to get started now.”