Today, Tuesday, the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund e. V (DEB) sent the DOSB the preliminary squad for the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing in February 2022.
Overall he has DEB 35 players were named who were informed accordingly by national coach Toni Söderholm in the past few days. This is enough within the DOSB deadlines DEB next week will announce the final squad (25 players), which is scheduled to fly to China on Tuesday, February 2, 2022. Already on January 31, 2022 DEB-Selection gathered in Mannheim to prepare for departure.
DEB-Sports director Christian Künast on the nomination of the provisional squad: “Due to the pandemic situation, we decided not to publicly announce the final squad until the end of January. It is important to us that the players can carry out their duties in the clubs in peace for as long as possible. That's why we are in an open, constructive exchange with all players and have agreed on the procedure. We are prepared for all scenarios.”
National coach Toni Söderholm about the discussions with the players: “I am pleased by the many positive reactions in the personal discussions about the nomination for the provisional squad. This shows that the players really want to be part of the Olympic ice hockey tournament. At the same time, the current situation requires us all to be very flexible in our planning, which we have communicated openly with each other.”