The Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) The men's ice hockey team roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina set for February 6 to 22, 2026. The nomination proposal was made by the DEB in the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Submitted. The official nomination for Team Germany will be made by the DOSB on January 20th.
25 national team players in the squad for the Olympic ice hockey tournament
National coach Harold Kreis The team has named three goaltenders, eight defensemen, and 14 forwards to its preliminary roster. Nine athletes will travel from North America to Milan and are expected to be there until February 7, 2026. Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers) will wear the German national team jersey for the first time since 2019. Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken), JJ Peterka (Utah Mammoth), Lukas Reichel (Vancouver Canucks), Moritz Seider (Detroit Red Wings), Joshua Samanski (Edmonton Oilers), Wojciech Stachowiak (Tampa Bay Lightning), Nico Sturm (Minnesota Wild), and Tim Stützle (Ottawa Senators) complete the group of national team players from the NHL.
Besides Dominik Kahun, who plays for Lausanne HC in Switzerland, 15 players from the PENNY DEL are participating in the Olympics. Maximilian Franzreb, Alexander Ehl, Leon Gawanke, Lukas Kälble, Marc Michaelis, and Justin Schütz make up the group of players from the Adler Mannheim. Of the Eisbären Berlin Korbinian Geibel, Jonas Müller, Frederik Tiffels and Kai Wissmann are in the squad of the DEBMathias Niederberger, Fabio Wagner and Tobias Rieder are joining from Red Bull Munich. Kölner HaieMoritz Müller and Parker Tuomie are nominated.
National coach Harold Kreis“Our task in squad planning was to define the roles within the Olympic team and, from our perspective, to fill them in the best possible way. We are convinced that with this squad we have now found the ideal composition for the Olympic Games. We are all very much looking forward to working together with this group and making the most of our time preparing in Bolzano and Milan for the start of the tournament.”
Christian Künast, Sports Director of the DEB“Assembling the Olympic squad was challenging due to the increased number of national team players from the PENNY DEL, and we have been working intensively on this over the past few weeks. After careful consideration, we consciously chose these players because we are convinced that we have optimally filled all roles. Our goal is to perform as a cohesive unit at the 2026 Olympics.”
Olympic squad: International experience and international appearances
Seven players from the 2026 squad were part of the team at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. DEBThe delegation consists of Dominik Kahun, Jonas Müller, Moritz Müller, Mathias Niederberger, Tobias Rieder, Frederik Tiffels, and Fabio Wagner. Dominik Kahun, Jonas Müller, and Moritz Müller are three players who won the silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Sixteen players from the squad were part of the runner-up team at the 2023 World Championships. Moritz Müller has the most international appearances (218), followed by Dominik Kahun (110) and Fabio Wagner (95).
Olympic camp in Bolzano: Eight more players strengthen the squad
Due to the later arrival of the NHL players, eight training athletes are participating in the Olympic camp of the DEB in Bolzano (ITA) starting Saturday, January 31. The players will also participate in the preparation international against Italy on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 19:30 p.m., with the Olympic squad and will travel back to Germany as soon as the players from North America arrive in Milan.
The following players are participating in the Olympic camp in Bolzano: Danjo Leonhardt, Stefan Loibl, Filip Varejcka (all Straubing Tigers), Jonas Stettmer, Erik Mik (both Eisbären Berlin), Yasin Ehliz, Maximilian Kastner (both Red Bull Munich) and Daniel Fischbuch (Iserlohn Roosters).
2026 Olympics: Men's Schedule
Preparation
February 04.02.2026, 19 | 30:XNUMX PM | Italy – Germany (Bolzano)
Tickets and information: https://italia.hockey/
Olympics 2026 | Men's Group C
12.02.2026/21/10 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Denmark
14.02.2026/12/10 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Latvia
February 15.02.2026, 21 | 10:XNUMX PM | USA – Germany
Visit the official website of the 2026 Winter Olympics: Website MilanoCortina2026