The female U15 Young Talent Selection of the state associations of Saxony and Berlin secured the 2026 Girls' National Cup last weekend. With a total of 15 points, the team prevailed. Sachsen/Berlin They comfortably topped the final standings. The defending champions from [location omitted] finished in second place with nine points. BayernThird place went to the selection from Niedersachsen/Baden-Württemberg, who managed to collect seven points. The field of participants was completed by the teams from Nordrhein-Westfalen and Hessen, who finished in fourth and fifth place in the final standings. The tournament was held on Saturday, March 7th, and Sunday, March 8th, 2026, in a round-robin format.
All results and the final standings can be viewed here: https://deb-online.live/liga/damen/deb-frauen-nationalteams-turniere/?divisionId=20580
Leah Aubin (forward, Team) was named the best player of the tournament. Baden-Württemberg/ Niedersachsen, Alissa Klotz (defender, Team Bayern) and Magdalena Groß (goalkeeper, team) Bayern) excellent.
U18 women's national coach Sebastian Jones honors the best players of the tournament.
From the side of the DEB Women's national coach Jeff MacLeod, U18 women's national coach Sebastian Jones, the Bundeswehr coach Jennifer Harss and the U16 honorary goalkeeper coach Viona Harrer were all present – together they used the tournament to scout for talent.
U18 women’s national coach Sebastian Jones: "From our perspective, the U15 Girls' National Cup was a very successful and valuable event. The expanded game format gave us the opportunity to observe many players in different situations. With Hessen As a new team in the competition, there were even more players present. The overall level of play was also high. Our impression is that the competitive level in girls' ice hockey continues to increase, and many players are capable of performing at a high level. Besides intense matches, there were also some technically impressive plays. For us as an association, this tournament is an important platform to see the players in direct comparison. We will now thoroughly discuss and analyze the weekend's impressions before we send 20 skaters and four goalkeepers to a training camp at the end of March. DEB-Invite participants to the talent identification course."