At the Germany Cup in November, national ice hockey coach Harold Kreis is relying on “a promising mix” of national team veterans and debutants.
The German national ice hockey team goes into the Germany Cup with only four runners-up from Tampere, but several prominent returnees. In addition, national coach Harold Kreis nominated four debutants for the home tournament in Landshut (November 8th to 12th) on Thursday.
“We have a promising mix,” said Kreis, “in addition to some silver medalists who want to prove themselves again, there are players who have made a good impression in the league. This also includes well-known players who were not there at the last World Cup and want to defend last year’s cup victory with us in Landshut.”
Only four players from the World Cup squad were there
The 29-man squad only includes defender Leon Hüttl (Ingolstadt) and strikers Alexander Ehl (Düsseldorf), Samuel Soramies (Augsburg) and Manuel Wiederer (Berlin) from the World Cup team that made ice hockey history in May. The Olympic silver medalists Yasin Ehliz (Munich) and Leo Pföderl (Berlin) are playing again, who were also missing in Finland, as were the foreign professionals Tobias Rieder (Sweden) and Marc Michaelis (Switzerland).
Especially with a view to the knockout games between Munich, Mannheim and Ingolstadt in the Champions League in the next two weeks, Kreis did without numerous regular players. Leon Hungerecker (Nuremberg), Nicolas Appendino, Lukas Kälble (both Bremerhaven) and Mick Köhler (Augsburg) will be there for the first time.
Opponents at the four-country tournament in Landshut are Denmark, Austria and Slovakia. For the first time, the women’s national team will also be playing its home tournament in the same hall. National coach Jeff MacLeod’s team will face Finland, the Czech Republic and Denmark. “I think it’s very good that viewers can see two national teams in one place,” said Kreis about the premiere. The plan is to start with a lunch together and then a meeting between both teams.
The DEB men’s squad
Goal: Florian Bugl (Straubing Tigers), Leon Hungerecker (Nuremberg Ice Tigers), Arno Tiefensee (Adler Mannheim)
Defense: Nicolas Appendino, Lukas Kälble (both Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven), Maximilian Daubner (Red Bull Munich), Tobias Fohrler (HC Ambri Piotta/Switzerland), Leon Hüttl (ERC Ingolstadt), Mick Köhler (Augsburger Panther), Jannik Möser (Grizzlys Wolfsburg), Colin Ugbekile (Iserlohn Roosters), Mario Zimmermann (Straubing Tigers)
Storm: Dominik Bokk (Frankfurt Lions), Tobias Eder, Leo Pföderl, Manuel Wiederer (all Eisbären Berlin), Alexander Ehl, Bennet Roßmy (both Düsseldorfer EG), Yasin Ehliz (Red Bull Munich), Maximilian Eisenmenger (Adler Mannheim), Maximilian Kammerer (Kölner Haie), Philipp Krauß (ERC Ingolstadt), Danjo Leonhardt (Nuremberg Ice Tigers), Marc Michaelis (EV Zug/Switzerland), Daniel Pfaffengut (Schwenninger Wild Wings), Tobias Rieder (Växjö Lakers/Sweden), Joshua Samanski ( Straubing Tigers), Luis Schinko (Grizzlys Wolfsburg), Samuel Soramies (Augsburger Panther)
The DEB women’s squad
Goal: Sandra Abstreiter (ECDC Memmingen), Chiara Schultes (EV Regensburg)
Defense: Tabea Botthof, Tara Schmitz (both Mad Dogs Mannheim), Lena Düsterhoft (ERC Ingolstadt), Daria Gleißner, Ronja Hark, Charlott Schaffrath, Carina Strobel (all ECDC Memmingen), Heidi Strompf (Sarisanka Presov/Slovakia)
Sturm: Hanna Amort, Lisa Heinz, Lola Liang, Yvette Reichelt, Lucia Schmitz (all Mad Dogs Mannheim), Nicola Eisenschmid, Katharina Häckelsmiller, Laura Kluge, Jule Schiefer (all ECDC Memmingen), Franziska Feldmeier (Linköping KC/Sweden), Bernadette Karpf, Lucy Klein, Emily Nix, Theresa Wagner (all ERC Ingolstadt)
