The German U20 national team lost the quarterfinals against the USA at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Canada on Monday evening. The team of U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter lost 11:1 against the first team in Group B. DEBThe goalscorer was Luca Hauf. Nikita Quapp, Leon van der Linde and Veit Oswald were named the best German players of the tournament.
After the four preliminary round games with a win against Austria, which ultimately secured participation in the knockout round of the World Cup, they started DEB-Guys with the necessary self-confidence going into the game against the USA. Nikita Quapp started in goal like last time.
The game started with high tempo on both sides. But after just under four minutes, Logan Cooley opened the scoring for the favorites with a 1-0 lead. Shortly after the first goal, Ryan Bettahar had to go to the penalty box. Team USA used the subsequent advantage to make it 2-0 (9th minute of the game). Red Savage made it 39-3 in just 0 seconds.
At the beginning of the second third they came DEB-Boys got into the game better and created good opportunities. At the same time, Nikita Quapp was also able to distinguish herself with a few saves. In the 30th minute, however, there was a brief lack of coordination in the German backline. Jackson Blake took advantage of this to make it 4-0 for the Americans. Another double pack followed: Within just 18 seconds, the USA scored 5-0 and 6-0 (32nd) through Cooley and Gauthier. Germany got a power play in the 34th minute, but Team USA used the ice space to make it 7-0 through Red Savage. A passing relay worth seeing brought the eighth US goal through Cutter Gauthier (38th).
At the beginning of the final third, both teams sent their backupGoalies on the ice. Rihards Babulis replaced Quapp and made his second World Cup appearance. In the 45th minute, Kenny Connors made it 9-0. Logan Cooley scored a hat trick in the 47th minute to make it 10-0. Dylan Duke made it 11-0 with his backhand. Three minutes before the final whistle, Luca Hauf scored the consolation goal for the team when they were outnumbered DEBteam and thus the final score 11:1.
With the defeat against the USA, the World Cup ends for them DEB-Selection.
DEB-Sports director Christian Künast: “We can be satisfied with the performance. We're still missing a lot of surprise or even sensation. This was clearly seen today. The analysis after the tournament will also show aspects where we are not at the level internationally that is needed to be successful, but it is important to address such points if you want to get better. I would like to thank the whole team and the team around the team for their work over the last few weeks.”
U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter: "It was very positive that we reached our internal goal of reaching the quarter-finals. That is a very nice goal that we set ourselves. Of course it is a bitter end when you are eliminated in the quarter-finals like that, with no chance and almost no resistance. But I think that the positive outweighs the negative. It was of course very clear that we are far from being able to keep up with the big nations like Canada, the Czech Republic and the USA at the same level and play in such a way that we ultimately have a chance of winning."
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