The German U20 national team will compete in Füssen from December 11th to 18th, 2023, the first preparation phase for the upcoming 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship (December 26th, 2023 to January 05th, 2024 in Gothenburg). U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter nominated three goalkeepers, ten defenders and 15 strikers for the measure.
The 28-man squad includes seven players from the 2004 class who already took part in the highest international tournament in the young talent category last year. In addition, there are athletes who were part of the squad as part of the summer courses and the previous November measure DEB-U20 teams stood. The coaching team for the young talent selection includes Patrick Strauch (Kölner EC Die Haie), Jochen Molling (Eisbären Juniors Berlin), Christian Bachmann (Nürnberg Ice Tigers) and Luca Endres (Starbulls Rosenheim) U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter will be there to support you.
| Pos | No. | Name | First Name | Birth date | Club 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Bittner | Matthias | 13.02.2004 | Krefeld Pinguine/Krefelder EV81/IceFighters Leipzig |
| GK | 29 | Dietl | Philipp | 02.07.2004 | Straubing Tigers/EV Landshut |
| GK | 30 | Wolf | Simon | 23.07.2004 | Red Bull Hockey Juniors/AUT |
| DF | 23 | Hafenrichter | Leo | 29.07.2004 | EC Bad Nauheim |
| DF | 27 | Hübner | Niklas | 01.04.2004 | ERC Ingolstadt/Ravensburg Tower Stars |
| DF | 5 | Mayer | Paul | 25.09.2005 | Adler Mannheim/JA Mannheim/Bietigheim Steelers |
| DF | 3 | Niehus | Lua | 26.03.2005 | Löwen Frankfurt/Stuttgart Rebels |
| DF | 9 | Nifosi | Fabian | 10.03.2004 | ESV Kaufbeuren/EV Füssen |
| DF | 28 | Panocha | Norwin | 24.02.2005 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens/CAN |
| DF | 6 | Reich | Michael | 16.07.2004 | EV Landshut/Passau Black Hawks |
| DF | 7 | Schindler | Samuel | 28.12.2004 | ERC Ingolstadt/Bayreuth Tigers |
| DF | 4 | Sinn | Phillip | 13.01.2004 | Red Bull Salzburg/AUT |
| DF | 22 | Weber | Jakob | 22.01.2004 | EHC Red Bull München/ESV Kaufbeuren |
| FW | 10 | Anton | Maksim | 19.04.2004 | Moskitos Essen |
| FW | 17 | Assavolyuk | Daniel | 08.06.2004 | Red Bull Hockey Juniors/AUT |
| FW | 14 | Bicker | Kevin | 29.01.2005 | Löwen Frankfurt |
| FW | 20 | Brandl | Linus | 01.04.2005 | Straubing Tigers/EV Landshut |
| FW | 26 | Elias | Moritz | 10.03.2004 | Augsburger Panther |
| FW | 18 | Hauf | Luca | 11.01.2004 | Seattle Thunderbirds/USA |
| FW | 11 | Hördler | Eric | 10.08.2004 | Eisbären Berlin/Lausitzer Füchse |
| FW | 24 | Kechter | Roman | 16.02.2004 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers |
| FW | 8 | Lutz | Julian | 29.02.2004 | Green Bay Gamblers/USA |
| FW | 25 | Nieleck | Lennard | 10.03.2004 | Iserlohn Roosters/Hammer Eisbären |
| FW | 13 | Oswald | Veit | 31.08.2004 | EHC Red Bull München |
| FW | 16 | Rollinger | Ralf | 05.06.2004 | ERC Ingolstadt/Ravensburg Tower Stars |
| FW | 12 | Schreiner | Vadim | 25.08.2005 | Red Bull Hockey Juniors/AUT |
| FW | 21 | Sivic | Leon | 18.03.2004 | ESV Kaufbeuren/EV Füssen |
| FW | 19 | Sumpf | Julius | 11.01.2005 | Moncton Wild Cats/CAN |
STAFF: Tobias Abstreiter (head coach), Jochen Molling (assistant coach), Patrick Strauch (assistant coach), Luca Endres (goalkeeper coach), Christian Bachmann (athletic coach), Claudia Frenz (team doctor), Michael Haas (physiotherapist), Max Fruth (physiotherapist), Corbinian Cedzich (Equipment Manager), Sigi Hempel (Equipment Manager), Ralf Stadler (Equipment Manager), Julius Werner (Team Manager), Marceline Amlow (Media Manager)
After the first preparation phase and two test matches against Switzerland in Ostallgäu, this happens DEBThe U20 team will then travel together to Sweden on December 18, 2023. On the evening of December 19th and December 22nd, 2023, the German team will face the teams from Norway and Slovakia in two further preparatory games in Gothenburg before the U26 World Cup officially begins on December 20th.
U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter: “We put together the current squad based on the experience we have gained so far. The players who have now received an invitation to prepare for the World Cup have impressed with their good performances during the final measures and have therefore earned their nomination. There are two games against Switzerland in our preparation week in Füssen and we want to develop further as a team. Of course, it's also, that's very clear, about the battle for squad places, because after these games we will have to reduce the squad from 28 players to 25 before we decide on the final World Cup squad of 23 players in Sweden.
DEB-Sports director Christian Künast: “We are looking forward to the upcoming tournament. The U20 World Cup offers our young talent a big stage on which the players can prove themselves and develop further. It is important to take on the challenges in the international arena together and achieve the best possible result as a team at the highlight of the season.”
World Cup preparation in Füssen
14.12.2023/19/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Switzerland
15.12.2023/14/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Switzerland
Livestream: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/nat/u20/
The World Cup schedule of the German U20 national team
27.12.2023/14/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Finland – Germany
28.12.2023/19/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Sweden
30.12.2023/19/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Latvia
31.12.2023 | 19:30 | Canada – Germany
All German games and all games from the knockout round of the 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship can be seen live and exclusively on MagentaSport and MagentaTV. The German games are available to everyone free of charge – without a subscription and without registration.