The Deutscher Eishockey-Bund e. V (DEB) The club is breaking new ground in its young talent development program with the 2011 age group. For the first time, a U15 prospect team of the DEB in you international tournament From April 15th to 19th, 2026, the German Young Talent players will compete against four other teams at the Red Bull Ice Hockey Academy in Salzburg (AUT).
The host academy of the EC Red Bull Salzburg has assembled a top-class field of participants. Besides the DEBThe Bavarian Ice Sports Association (BEV), the Czech national team, the Slovakian national team and the home team of the EC will participate in the perspective team. Red Bull Salzburg The five teams will compete against each other in a round-robin format. Each team will therefore play four games. The tournament program comprises a total of ten matches, played in three 20-minute periods according to IIHF regulations.
The tournament is embedded in the overarching scouting process of the DEB for the 2011 age group. With Robin Beckers (U16 national coach), Florian Ondruschka (DEB-Head coach talent/club support), Sebastian Staudt (U17 honorary national coach) and Dimitri Pätzold (goalkeeper coach) as well as the state coaches Nourredine Bettahar (Nordrhein-Westfalen) and Alexander Baum (HessenThe association has a large presence on site. The development team consists of players from the regional associations. Baden-Württemberg, Sachsen, Berlin and Nordrhein-Westfalen together, supplemented by some talents who are already active abroad.
Robin Beckers, U16 national coach of the DEB“This is the first time we've taken an U15 development squad to an international competition. As part of our overall scouting process for the 2011 age group, we're entering the final phase. In total, we'll be on-site with five coaches and a goaltending coach to evaluate over 50 players. These players could potentially advance to the athletic training camp in Frankfurt in May and then to the first official U16 training camp in August. The goal is to experience the players at a top international level while simultaneously introducing our initial playing principles. To this end, we're working closely with the Bavarian Ice Hockey Federation (BEV) on-site.” Red Bull Salzburg together. Furthermore, we want to observe the players even more frequently and, above all, more intensively during ongoing match operations – this applies particularly to the upcoming season.”
The Salzburg tournament marks the end of the scouting process for the current season. The most promising talents will then be invited to an athletic training camp in Frankfurt in May – another milestone on the way to the first official U16 training camp of the DEB in August 2026.
U15 Perspective Team Schedule
Aug 15.04.2026, 17 | 00:XNUMX p.m. | Czech Republic - Germany
17.04.2026/16/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – BEV
Aug 18.04.2026, 14 | 30:XNUMX p.m. | Slovakia – Germany
April 19, 2026 | 2:30 PM | EC Red Bull Salzburg - Germany