The German national ice hockey team has to win against Denmark (from 8:20 p.m. in the live ticker at Sportschau.de) to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Constellations can be so easy: If the selection of the German Ice Hockey Association (DEB) against the co-host in Herning, she moves to the Swedish Stockholm for the quarter-finals, otherwise it goes home or on vacation.
In 2018, Germany last missed the round of the best eight teams at a World Cup. At that time she also spent in Herning, and at that time Marcel Noebels was also there.
“One or two works, three watch”
The striker from the German champion Eisbären Berlin was first sorted out for the current edition by national coach Harold Kreis for NHL star Tim Stützle. He was then made up for because of the violation of the second NHL striker Lukas Reichel. On Monday, 0: 5 against the Czech Republic, he was on the ice for the first time at the 2025 World Cup.
He didn’t like what he experienced there. “At the moment we have the problem that one or two work on the ice and three watch. We have to change that quickly”, said Noebels, “You rely too much on the one who has the disc that he makes something special, leaves two men stand.”
The basic requirement for the striker is: “Running for the other must be there from the start.” Then would “There are also enough opportunities to score more goals.”
In the clear defeat against world champion Czech Republic, the third in the tournament after three wins at the start, he noticed, “The conviction is that the lightness is missing in the degrees. We don’t need to shoot ten, one would be enough.”
| Game day | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
1 | Hungary | 6: 1 |
2 | Kazakhstan | 4: 1 |
3 | Norway | 5: 2 |
4 | Switzerland | 1: 5 |
5 | USA | 3: 6 |
6 | Czech Republic | 0: 5 |
7 | Denmark |
Circle also expects a short result against the tied Danes in the fight for the last place in the quarter -finals. “It may be that the game goes out 1-0 or 2: 1”said the chief coach, “It won’t be a 5-0 game. ” Therefore it is important that “The team plays very disciplined”.
Denmark hopes for reinforcements from the NHL
At Denmark, things went the other way around than the Deb. At first there were three defeats, then three victories. In addition to the home advantage, the hosts also hope for reinforcements from the NHL. Nikolaj Ehlers from the Winnipeg Jets set off immediately after his team in the playoffs in Herning. He should stand on the ice in the evening.