The schedule for the women's and men's national teams for the immediate preparations for the 2026 Winter Olympics has been finalized. Both teams will prepare for the ice hockey tournament in Milan at the end of January or beginning of February with a week-long Olympic camp and one international match each.
Women: Preparation in Füssen with international match against Japan in Peiting
The women's national team will meet at the national training center in Füssen on Monday, January 26, 2026, and begin their joint training week. On Friday, January 30, the team, coached by Jeff MacLeod, will play a final international match before departing for Italy. DEBThe women's national ice hockey team will train at the Peiting ice rink against Japan, who will be their group opponents in the Olympic ice hockey tournament a few days later. On Saturday, January 31, the team will travel to Milan and move into the Olympic Village. On Thursday, February 5, they will face Sweden in their opening game of the Olympics (12:10 pm). The women's national team will play a total of four group games. Their opponents, besides Sweden, are France, Italy, and Japan.
Men: Men meet in Bolzano, tough test against Italy
The men's team will begin their preparations for the 2026 Olympics in Bolzano, Italy, on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The team, coached by Harold Kreis, will also play an international match in the South Tyrolean capital. On Wednesday, February 4, they will face the Italian national team at the Palaonda Arena in Bolzano. Kick-off is at 19:30 p.m. The following day, the team will travel to the Olympics. DEBThe German national team is heading to Milan. The men's group stage of the Olympic ice hockey tournament begins on Thursday, February 12th. Their first opponent is Denmark, with the game starting at 21:10 PM. In addition to Denmark, the German team will also face Latvia and the USA.
Christian Kunast, Sports Board of the DEBRegarding the preparation of both teams: “Over the past few months, we have carefully planned the preparation, down to the smallest detail. It was important to us that both our teams come together well before the tournament starts, to work on the details for the tournament opener in Milan through training and international matches. We deliberately chose Japan and Italy, two Olympic participants, as our opponents for this tough test and see these games as the most important element of our preparation. Above all, however, we are already looking forward to the day when both teams are together in Milan and begin the Olympic ice hockey tournament.”
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2026 Olympics: Preparation and tournament games at a glance
Women's national team
Preparation
January 30, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Germany – Japan (Peiting)
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Olympics 2026 | Women's Group B
February 5, 2026 | 12:10 PM | Sweden – Germany
February 7, 2026 | 12:10 PM | Germany – Japan
February 9, 2026 | 4:40 PM | Germany – France
February 10, 2026 | 4:40 PM | Italy – Germany
Men's national team
Preparation
February 4, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Italy – Germany (Bolzano)
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Olympics 2026 | Men's Group C
February 12, 2026 | 9:10 PM | Germany – Denmark
May 14.02.2026, 12 | 10:XNUMX PM | Germany vs. Latvia
May 15.02.2026, 21 | 10:XNUMX PM | USA vs. Germany