The German men's national team The 2025 IIHF World Championship begins tomorrow, Saturday, in Denmark and Sweden. The team, coached by national team coach Harold Kreis, will face Hungary on Saturday afternoon (16:20 p.m.). One day later (16:20 p.m.), they will face Kazakhstan. The World Championship tournament begins this Friday with the first four preliminary round matches at the two venues in Stockholm (SWE) and Herning (DEN).
Since Monday afternoon, the German team has been meticulously preparing for the start of the tournament with the usual routine of ice training, meetings, and off-ice sessions. Accordingly, anticipation is high for the first World Championship match on Saturday against Hungary, who, as newly promoted, are back in the top division after a year's absence. The DEB-Selection on the loud support of over 1.000 German Fanswho have announced their participation in the opening weekend.
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National coach Harold Kreis"The night until tomorrow probably can't go by fast enough, because the team is really looking forward to tomorrow's start. Every game is important to us, regardless of the opponent. So, we want to be focused from the first face-off and play our game."
Captain Moritz Seider: "We've done everything we can to be ready for tomorrow's start and are excited that it's finally underway. The important thing for the first game is not to push ourselves too hard, but to keep our game simple and effective. We want to play as a united team and play with enthusiasm and passion."
striker Patrick Hager: "We've been here in Herning for five days and have prepared well for the World Cup. The quality of the tournament is high, so we need to work cleanly and with focus right from the start. So, we're doing well to keep our game simple and straightforward right from the start of the tournament.
2025 World Championship schedule of the national ice hockey team:
10.05.2025/16/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Hungary
11.05.2025/16/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Kazakhstan
April 13.05.2025, 16 | 20:XNUMX p.m | Norway – Germany
15.05.2025 | 16:20 PM | Switzerland – Germany
May 17.05.2025, 12 | 20:XNUMX PM | USA – Germany
19.05.2025/16/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Czech Republic
20.05.2025/20/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Denmark
The German games at the Ice Hockey World Championship MagentaSport, ProSieben and SportdeutschlandTV transfer.