Of course, it works without a referee Deutschland Cup not. Only IIHF-licensed referees are used in the games of both tournaments. Only referees from Germany will be on the ice for the men's games; there will be additional support from Austria and Belgium for the women's tournament.
At this year's Deutschland Cup Video evidence will be used for the first time in collaboration with video consultants. These help the on-ice referees make the right decision based on the video images. As the organizer, the German Ice Hockey Federation receives on-site support from the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Referee Deutschland Cup 2023 Vanessa Anselm: “I think I can speak for all the referees who are involved Deutschland-Cup are allowed to participate. “No Ref – No Game”! – We are the third team on the ice and always pursue one goal: to enable both teams to play fair and safe ice hockey. This year is a very special one - not only the men but also the women are taking part Deutschland-Cup in Landshut. Having been loyal to ice hockey for years, as a woman I can say that this is important for our image of women in this sport. The passion for sport is in the foreground, as we women neither play nor whistle professionally. We, the third team, are really looking forward to the upcoming tournament and wish all teams much success and fair games.”
referees Deutschland Cup 2023 Christopher Schadewaldt: “We, the “third team” on the ice, are also looking forward to it Deutschland Cup in a traditional ice hockey city like Landshut, with its positively crazy ice hockey fans. For me personally it is something very special, as it is my first Deutschland Cup and I also played in Landshut as a player and therefore the club and the great ones Fans know. The different nations guarantee exciting games at a high level, which will hopefully attract many enthusiastic ice hockey fans from all over Germany and create a great atmosphere. We are looking forward to a few great days, exciting and injury-free games and wish all teams and Fans a great tournament. May the best team win.”
The following nominations were made by the director DEB-Arbitration Manuela Gröger-Schneider pronounced:
Women's tournament:
Vanessa Anselm (R/ GER), Tijana Haack (R/ GER), Svenja Strohmenger (R/ GER), Julia Kainberger (R/ AUT), Leonie Ernst (LP/ GER), Julia Strube (LP/ GER), Lara Fischer (LP/ GER), Marine Dinant (LP/ BEL)
Men's tournament:
Christopher Schadewaldt (R/ GER), Marc Iwert (R/ GER), Lasse Kopitz (R/ GER), Gordon Schukies (R/ GER), Seedo Janssen (R/ GER), Kai Jürgens (LP/ GER), Denis Menz (LP/ GER), Yannik Koziol (LP/ GER), Tobias Schwenk (LP/ GER), Marius Wolzmüller (LP/ GER)