The Deutschland Cup 2022 in Krefeld starts on Thursday: This is where the DEB-Selection to the Danish national team in her first tournament appearance. The game starts at 19:45 p.m. Austria and Slovakia meet in the opening game in the afternoon (16:15 p.m.). Day tickets for the match day start at just 20 euros. Both games will be broadcast live on MAGENTA SPORT.
The nominated national players from Cologne and Munich joined the team on Tuesday evening, meaning that today is the first joint training session for the entire squad Deutschland Cup was on the agenda for 2022. It was around two hours DEB-Selection while on the ice. In addition to preparing for the game, the coaching team primarily focused on tactical exercises.
Comments on training and the upcoming opener against Denmark.
National coach Toni Söderholm: "The boys came together well. I sensed a focused, goal-oriented attitude from the players. We had a long training session today in which everyone pushed hard. We gave the players a lot of input and information beforehand, so it was a really intensive day of work, but that's how it should be. That way it's always fun. Tomorrow we want to make good decisions right from the start and support each other on the bench in the learning process. I want us to play intuitively, react and not think too much. Control and efficiency are important in tomorrow's game."
Defender Jannik Möser: “It's a lot of fun with the team, it's just nice to see everyone again and to be complete now. We know each other from the league. We had a few meetings and already intensive training sessions. We are ready to get started against Denmark, who arrived with a very good squad. It will definitely be an interesting game and of course a challenge for us with the short preparation time. In any case, we are highly motivated and are looking forward to the start.”
Defender Jan Luca Sennhenn: “It's great to be part of it and I enjoyed it straight away. Today we completed two good ice sessions and we are of course really looking forward to the start of the tournament. The expectations of the team are high. For me personally, it’s about presenting myself, not making mistakes and showing my best side.”
Striker Marc Michaelis: “It's always nice to see new faces in the national team and the group makes a good impression. This gives the whole thing a new energy because everyone wants to show themselves. The pace and quality are correspondingly high. We as a national team have developed very well over the last few years. The game of ice hockey in the leagues and at the international level is constantly changing. And we have to develop accordingly. We want to improve, especially when it comes to playing in the offensive zone with and without a disc, and we have to in order to continue to be successful internationally. That was our main focus in training and it will be the same in the games.”
The Danish ice hockey team is currently in tenth place in the world association IIHF's world rankings, one place behind Germany. The two nations last met in the preliminary round at the 2022 World Cup in Helsinki. She kept it DEB-Selection narrowly had the upper hand 1-0 with a power play goal by Marc Michaelis.
Denmark's national team is made up of players from European leagues, most of the players are active in the Swedish Elitserien and the domestic league. Three professionals are known from the PENNY DEL: Niklas Andersen, Nicholas B. Jensen and Christian Wejse are currently in the squad Fischtown Pinguins from Bremerhaven.
Heinz Ehlers, a former DEL player, is also responsible for the gang. The 56-year-old was successful for the Augsburger Panther and the pioneering Berlin Capitals active. Ehlers has been Denmark's head coach since 2019. His two sons are also active in ice hockey: Sebastian plays in the domestic league, while Nikolaj is one of the top players in the NHL and is active for the Winnipeg Jets.
The game plan of the Deutschland Cup 2022
November 10.11.2022, 16 | 15:XNUMX | Austria – Slovakia
10.11.2022/19/45 | XNUMX:XNUMX | Germany - Denmark
November 12.11.2022, 14 | 00:XNUMX p.m. | Slovakia – Denmark
12.11.2022/17/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX | Germany - Austria
November 13.11.2022, 11 | 00:XNUMX | Denmark – Austria
13.11.2022/14/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX | Germany – Slovakia
Day tickets for the Deutschland Cup 2022 is available from 20,00 € at www.deb-online.de/tickets, at the box office of the YAYLA ARENA Krefeld (exclusively Deutschland Cup) as well as at all Eventim ticket offices or by telephone at 01806-992201 (0,20 €/call incl. VAT from the German landline, max. 0,60 €/call incl. VAT from the German mobile network).
For families interested in ice hockey DEB This year we are now also offering a family ticket (2 adults + 2 children from €100,00) for the special sporting event. All tickets for the Deutschland Cup entitle you to free use of public transport in price level B in the Krefeld tariff area.