National coach Toni Söderholm will remain primarily responsible for the men's national team at the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund in the long term. V (DEB). The 43-year-old Finn extended his contract by four years until 2026.
DEB-President Franz Reindl: “This is a trend-setting and for the DEB It is an extremely important personnel decision, both in terms of sport and beyond. We are looking forward to continuing the mission we began with Toni Söderholm in the Olympic cycle. He is a widely respected, recognized coach with whom our national players work together in a goal-oriented manner."
National coach Toni Söderholm: “I am pleased about the trust and further cooperation. Our focus now is on preparing for the World Cup and the World Cup in Helsinki. We want to take the next steps with German ice hockey.”
DEB-Sports director Christian Künast: "With Toni Söderholm we were able to continue the development of the national team. We will continue down this path. I am personally very much looking forward to our continued collaboration."
Söderholm has been responsible for the since January 01, 2019 DEB-Selection. At its first World Cup in 2019, the team qualified for the quarterfinals and finished sixth. In 2021 we made it to the semi-finals and ended up in 4th place. In 2021 we won DEB-Team with him Deutschland-Cup.
As a player, he took part in three World Championships with Finland and won the silver medal in 2007 with the selection of his home country.