National coach Harold Kreis has nominated a 27-man squad for the first phase of preparation for the 2023 IIHF World Championship in Finland / Latvia next May. From Easter Monday, April 10, 2023, to Saturday, April 15, 2023, the men's national team will set up camp in Frankfurt. The highlights of the first week together are the two international matches against the Czech Republic. These will take place on Thursday, April 13th, 2023 in Kassel (game starts at 19:30 p.m.) and on Saturday, April 15th, 2023 in Frankfurt (game starts at 17:00 p.m.).
Three goalkeepers, nine defenders and 15 strikers are in the squad for the first week together. This begins with a team meeting and subsequent training late on Monday afternoon. The next ice sessions are on the agenda in the Frankfurt ice rink on Tuesday and Wednesday, before the first of two international matches against the Czech Republic takes place on Thursday.
The coaching staff for the 2023 World Cup will fully support the preparation from day one and start working together. In addition to national coach Harold Kreis, Alexander Sulzer, Pekka Kangasalusta (both assistants), Sebastian Elwing (goalkeeper), Thomas Krauskopf (video coach) and Arne Greskowiak (athletics) form the team behind the gang from phase one.
| Pos | No. | Name | First Name | Date of birth | Club 2022/23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 45 | Ancicka | Tobias | 27.02.2001 | Eisbären Berlin |
| GK | 36 | Bugl | Florian | 14.05.2002 | Straubing Tigers |
| GK | 37 | Franzreb | Maximilian | 18.08.1996 | Fischtown Pinguins |
| DF | 88 | Fohrler | Tobias | 06.09.1997 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| DF | 6 | Karrer | Julius | 06.06.2000 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers |
| DF | 68 | Mebus | Oliver | 30.06.1993 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers |
| DF | 12 | Mik | Eric | 28.02.2000 | Eisbären Berlin |
| DF | 41 | Müller | Jonas | 19.11.1995 | Eisbären Berlin |
| DF | 11 | Nowak | Marco | 23.07.1990 | Eisbären Berlin |
| DF | 64 | Weber | Marcus | 02.11.1992 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers |
| DF | 47 | Wirth | Moritz | 10.06.1999 | Fischtown Pinguins |
| DF | 52 | Zimmermann | Mario | 26.04.2001 | Straubing Tigers |
| FW | 26 | Bokk | Dominik | 03.02.2000 | Löwen Frankfurt |
| FW | 17 | Eder | Tobias | 04.03.1998 | Düsseldorfer EG |
| FW | 40 | Ehl | Alexander | 28.11.1999 | Düsseldorfer EG |
| FW | 77 | Fischbuch | Daniel | 19.08.1993 | Düsseldorfer EG |
| FW | 19 | Fleischer | Tim | 29.09.2000 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers |
| FW | 49 | Kammerer | Maximilian | 28.09.1996 | Kölner Haie |
| FW | 63 | Karachun | Alexander | 03.03.1995 | Schwenninger Wild Wings |
| FW | 51 | Leonhardt | Danjo | 22.08.2002 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers |
| FW | 55 | Lobach | Dennis | 11.03.2000 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers |
| FW | 92 | Noebels | Marcel | 14.03.1992 | Eisbären Berlin |
| FW | 44 | Samanski | Joshua | 22.03.2002 | Straubing Tigers |
| FW | 25 | Schmölz | Daniel | 25.01.1992 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers |
| FW | 28 | Soramies | Samuel | 30.06.1998 | Augsburger Panther |
| FW | 62 | Tuomie | Parker | 31.10.1995 | Straubing Tigers |
| FW | 56 | Wiederer | Manuel | 21.11.1996 | Eisbären Berlin |
STAFF: Christian Künast (sports director), Harold Kreis (national coach), Alexander Sulzer (assistant coach), Pekka Kangasalusta (assistant coach), Sebastian Elwing (goalkeeper coach), Thomas Krauskopf (video coach), Arne Greskowiak (athletic coach), Thomas Stubner (physiotherapist), Chris Seiler (Physiotherapist), Alexander Engel (Equipment Manager), Sigi Hempel (Equipment Manager), Christian Menningen (Equipment Manager), Dr. Bastian Ipach (team doctor), Horst Fuchs (team manager), Matthias Scholze (media manager)
National coach Harold Kreis: “In the past few weeks I have had a lot of contact with the players and have encountered a positive response and general enthusiasm to play for our national team. For us, the first phase of the World Cup preparation represents a good opportunity to implement our basic idea of the style of play with a larger squad and thus build on the national team's recent performances. We are all particularly looking forward to the first encounters as part of the new constellation with the national team and of course the two international matches against the Czech Republic at the start of the World Cup preparations.”
DEB-Sports director Christian Künast: "First of all, I wish our national coach Harold Kreis, our assistant coach Alexander Sulzer and the newly assembled coaching staff every success in implementing the first measure. We are starting our World Cup preparations full of anticipation and will work together over the next few weeks to put together the best possible squad for the World Cup. The two international matches against the Czech Republic will be a big challenge for our national team right from the start. They will certainly be attractive games for all ice hockey fans who will be there live in Kassel and Frankfurt."
Tickets for all World Cup preparation games in Germany are available DEB-Ticket portal (https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/deb/) Is available.
World Cup preparation: The home schedule of the German national team
April 13.04.2023, 19 | 30:XNUMX p.m. in Kassel | Germany - Czech Republic
April 15.04.2023, 17 | 00:XNUMX p.m. in Frankfurt | Germany - Czech Republic
April 20.04.2023, 19 | 30:XNUMX p.m. in Deggendorf | Germany - Austria
April 22.04.2023, 17 | 00:XNUMX p.m. in Landshut | Germany - Austria
May 09.05.2023, 19 | 30:XNUMX p.m. in Munich | Germany - USA
All of the German national team's preparatory games will be shown live and free of charge on MagentaSport from April 13th: http://www.magentasport.de/aktion/deb-live.