The squad of Men's national team of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) for the IIHF World Championship 2026 It's official. After the final preparation game against the USA in Mannheim, national coach Harold Kreis has finalized the squad. Twenty-five players will travel to Zurich today, Monday – three goaltenders, eight defensemen, and 14 forwards. The first team practice at the Swiss Life Arena will take place on Tuesday. The World Championship tournament begins for the DEBSelection on Friday. First preliminary round opponent is Finland, game starts at 16:20 pm.
Six changes, five World Cup debutants
Compared to phase four of the preparation, there is on six positions Changes, because the players of Eisbären Berlin Jonas Stettmer joins the team today, Monday. Goalkeeper Jonas Stettmer completes the squad, while Eric Mik and Kai Wissmann are in defense. Andreas Eder, Frederik Tiffels, and Manuel Wiederer have been nominated for the attack.
Twenty players in the World Championship squad have already participated in one or more World Championships, and twelve represented Germany at the Olympic Games last February. For five players, however, this is their first World Championship appearance: Dominik Bokk, Samuel Dove-McFalls, Phillip Sinn, Jonas Stettmer, and Marcus Weber.
The Coaching Staff for The World Cup tournament remains unchanged. In addition to head coach Harold Kreis, the coaching team consists of Alexander Sulzer, Mark French and Rob Leask (all assistant coaches), Ilpo Kauhauen (goalkeeper coach), Florian Keinz (video analyst) and Hendrik Kolbert (athletic trainer).
National coach Harold Kreis on the squad nominationg: “Over four preparation phases, the team has grown together and developed further week by week. Therefore, the decisions were not easy for us. After the game against the USA, we discussed the remaining spots in detail and are convinced that we have now optimally filled the roles in the team for the World Championship. We are now looking ahead and will prepare optimally in Zurich for the start of the tournament on Friday.”
Christian Künast, Sports Director of the DEB“After intensive preparation, we are looking forward to our time together in Zurich. Allocating the squad places was not an easy decision. This shows how much dedication and determination this group has developed. Since day one of preparation, we have performed as a unit, and that is exactly what we are taking with us to Zurich. Our thanks also go, of course, to all the players who have been part of this development over the past few weeks and who did not make the World Championship squad.”
2026 World Cup Schedule, Group A Preliminary Round:
15.05.2026/16/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Finland – Germany
17.05.2026/20/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Latvia
18.05.2026/20/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Switzerland
February 20.05.2026, 20 | 20:XNUMX PM | USA – Germany
22.05.2026/16/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany - Hungary
Aug 23.05.2026, 20 | 20:XNUMX p.m. | Austria - Germany
25.05.2026/20/20 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Great Britain
Visit the official IIHF World Championship website: IIHF Worlds 2026