The German men's national team will take part in the 35th edition of the Deutschland Cup from 7 to 10 November 2024 in Landshut with 25 national players. This Wednesday evening, National coach Harold Kreis the squad during the MagentaSport broadcast of the DEL game between the Straubing Tigers and the Nürnberg Ice Tigers Three goalkeepers, eight defenders and 14 strikers make up the squad for this year's edition of the traditional international tournament.
Harold Kreis and his coaching staff are relying on an experienced squad. 17 players have already taken part in one or more World Championships, including six players at the recent World Championship in the Czech Republic. Patrick Hager (Red Bull Munich) is the most experienced player with 152 DEBappearances, followed by Yasin Ehliz (Red Bull Munich) with 108 international appearances. Striker Markus Schweiger (Löwen Frankfurt) and defender Phillip Sinn (Red Bull Salzburg) are the only debutants in the DEBselection for the Deutschland Cup 2024. With defender Fabio Wagner (ERC Ingolstadt) and the two offensive players Tom Kühnhackl (Adler Mannheim) and Luis Schinko (Grizzlys Wolfsburg) there are three natives of Landshut in the DEBsquad. At the beginning of October Kreis had already appointed the coaching staff for the Deutschland Cup 2024 officially presented. In addition to DEB-Assistant coach Alexander Sulzer, André Rankel (assistant coach), Dennis Endras (goalie coach), Florian Keinz (video coach) and Hendrik Kolbert (athletics coach) form the team behind the bench.
The DEB-Selection will arrive in Landshut on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to prepare for the three tournament matches against Denmark, Slovakia and Austria. The men’s national team had recently won the Deutschland Cup In total, host Germany won the tournament ten times.
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National coach Harold Kreis has nominated 25 players for the tournament in Landshut and is relying on an internationally experienced squad.
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National coach Harold Kreis: “We are looking forward to an internationally experienced squad and are going into the Deutschland CupMany of the players we have with us this time play a key role in their clubs. Of course we want to defend the cup and make the tournament a success. At the same time, we want to give the players positive impulses for the rest of the season during our days together. During the nomination phase, we also agreed to take a break from playing with some national players so that they will only be used again during the World Cup preparations. That is our usual procedure."
DEB-Sports director Christian Künast: “As with women, the Deutschland Cup For the men, it is an important assessment of the situation for the upcoming World Championship in May and the next major events such as the Olympic Games in 2026. Therefore, during the days together, it is important to consolidate and refine the processes within the national team with players and staff. At the same time, we want toFanswho support us on site in Landshut and live on MagentaSport, inspire with commitment and passion during the three tournament games."
The schedule of the men’s national team at Deutschland Cup 2024:
07.11.2024/19/45 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Denmark
09.11.2024/18/00 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Slovakia
10.11.2024/15/00 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Austria
All games of the Deutschland Cup will also be broadcast live and free of charge at MagentaSport transfer.