The Men's national team of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund. V (DEB) starts the 2024 IIHF World Championship in the Czech Republic. At the start of the tournament, national coach Harold Kreis' team faces two consecutive World Cup games on the first two days of the tournament. First up on Friday is against Slovakia, with the game starting at 16:20 p.m. A day later it hits DEB-Selection in the evening game to the USA, game starts at 20:20 p.m. The national team's World Cup games will be broadcast live MagentaSport, ProSieben and Sportdeutschland.TV transfer.
On Thursday morning the national team met in a approximately one hour ice cream session in the Ostrava Arena prepared for the start of the World Cup. In the afternoon the team meets again in the team hotel to get in the mood for the start of the World Cup against Slovakia. All players in the squad are available to national coach Harold Kreis. Friday morning is for the DEB-Selection still has a pre-game skate on the program before the afternoon against Slovakia.
The Opening program for the World Cup has it all: The Slovakia arrived with nine players who are under contract with NHL clubs. The majority of head coach Craig Ramsay's team operates in top European leagues. Since Ostrava is only 60 kilometers from the Slovakian border, the team can count on the support of the Slovakian Fans be sure. At the same time, Germans are also Fans to support the national team in Ostrava, so an atmospheric start is guaranteed.
The USA are relying on a well-known squad of NHL players at this World Cup. For example, the two strikers Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Sentators) and Johnny Gaudreau (Columbus Blue Jackets) are there. The defense is led by the experienced Seth Jones (Chicago Blackhawks) and Jeff Petry (Chicago Blackhawks). In goal, head coach John Hynes will most likely rely on goalie Alex Lyon (Detroit Red Wings).
Comments on the start of the World Cup
National coach Harold Kreis: “The team is well prepared. We feel the fun and mutual trust that exists in the dressing room and on the ice. We know that this World Cup starts from scratch for us; the past no longer matters to us. That is the mindset that we have and that we will bring into every change and into every game. The Slovaks have a strong squad, they play aggressive forechecking and try to narrow down the spaces. So we expect a very fast, intense game that will demand everything from both teams.”
Striker Dominik Kahun: “Everything is fine with us. The anticipation is great and we can hardly wait for it to get started. We are expecting a full hall and a great atmosphere at the start of the World Cup. We have been waiting for this moment tomorrow for a long time and are very well prepared. Everything starts again and that’s exactly what we’re ready for.”
The World Cup schedule of the national ice hockey team
May 10.05.2024, 16 | 20:XNUMX | Slovakia – Germany
May 11.05.2024, 20 | 20:XNUMX | UNITED STATES - Germany
13.05.2024/20/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX | Germany - Sweden
15.05.2024/16/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX | Germany – Latvia
17.05.2024/16/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX | Germany – Kazakhstan
18.05.2024/16/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX | Germany - Poland
May 21.05.2024, 12 | 20:XNUMX | France - Germany