Preparations have been underway since the beginning of the week. Men's national team As part of the first phase of preparations for the upcoming World Championships in Switzerland, the team will be training in Karlovy Vary (CZE). The first of two matches against the Czech Republic is scheduled for tomorrow evening, Thursday, with kickoff at 17:30 PM. The second match will follow on Friday (kickoff at 17:00 PM). Both games will be streamed live and free of charge on [website/platform name missing]. MagentaSport transfer.

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Last Monday evening, the DEBThe German national team arrived in Karlovy Vary as planned. Training sessions and team meetings were on the agenda for Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for the first two international matches. The German team will take to the ice for a pre-game skate on Thursday morning, before the first of two games in Karlovy Vary is scheduled for the afternoon.

The Czech team arrived in Karlovy Vary after the Easter holidays and completed a full week of training. The 2024 World Champions are also at the beginning of their preparations and will play against... DEBThe selection will play their first international matches. The two teams last met in the preliminary round of the IIHF World Championship 2025 last May. At that time, the Czech Republic prevailed 5-0 in favor of Germany.

Reactions to the international matches against the Czech Republic

National coach Harold Kreis: "The two games against the Czech Republic are a great challenge to kick off our preseason preparations. In today's practice, we focused on our defensive play. Tomorrow, it will be crucial for us to make good decisions with the puck and keep the opponent away from our net through hard work and consistent blocking. Over the past two days, we've also placed a lot of emphasis on video analysis to further refine our game plan. The team is very enthusiastic and looking forward to tomorrow's test."

Striker Daniel Fischbuch: "The first few days were very good for settling in and getting settled. We worked intensively on the system and are now looking forward to the games. The focus is initially on ourselves, on getting into the game well and implementing what we have planned. We want to get the best possible result from these two games against the Czech Republic."

Forward Samuel Dove-McFalls“I’m very happy to be here with the national team and to get my first appearance. The first few days of training have been a lot of fun, and I’ve been welcomed into the team very well. We have two tough games ahead of us; we know that the Czechs are a very strong team and can be very dangerous, especially in attack.”

After Friday's international match, the first phase of the men's national team's World Cup preparations comes to an end, and the team travels back to Germany that same evening. The German team will arrive in [location missing] on Monday, April 20, 2026. augsburg together and starts in Phase 2 of the World Cup preparation.