The German ice hockey women go into the World Cup in Denmark (25 August to 4 September) with a lot of self-confidence.
“We are well prepared, but we have to perform again on Thursday so that we can win the game,” said national coach Thomas Schädler before the start (3:30 p.m.) against Hungary in Frederikshavn.
The DEB selection, which won both preparatory games in Füssen against Hungary (1-0 and 2-1), traveled to Denmark with 23 players on Sunday. Other opponents in Group B are Sweden on Saturday, the Czech Republic on Monday (both 3:30 p.m.) and the hosts Denmark on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.). On Tuesday (3:30 p.m.) the dress rehearsal against the Czech Republic is still on the agenda.
“It was noticeable that the players had a break of almost nine months without an international competition. That’s why the two friendlies against Hungary did us a lot. But I don’t want to overrate the two wins in the friendlies,” said Schädler. Defender Daria Gleißner added: “We prepared intensively for the World Cup here in Füssen and came together as a team. The atmosphere in the team is good.”
The squad of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) for the World Cup in Denmark:
Goalkeepers:
31 Lilly Uhrmann (EHC Straubing) 06/20/2003
35 Sandra Abstreiter (Providence College) 07/23/1998
95 Franziska Albl (Wanderers Germering) 04/29/1995
defenders:
14 Carina Strobel (ECDC Memmingen Indians) 09/11/1997
17 Lena Düsterhöft (ERC Ingolstadt) 08/26/1996
20 Daria Gleißner (ECDC Memmingen Indians) 06/30/1993
21 Tabea Botthof (Yale University) 06/01/2000
23 Tanja Eisenschmid (Djurgarden Stockholm) 04/20/1993
27 Heidi Strompf (HC Presov) 09/10/2002
28 Katarina Jobst-Smith (University of Minnesota/Duluth) 08/30/2001
forwards:
6 Theresa Wagner (ERC Ingolstadt) 05.05.1995
7 Franziska Feldmeier (ESC Planegg) 05.02.1999
11 Nicola Eisenschmid (Djurgarden Stockholm) 09/10/1996
13 Luisa Welcke (Maine University) 04/29/2002
16 Jule Schiefer (ERC Ingolstadt) 09/12/2001
18 Bernadette Karpf (Leksand) 07/03/1996
22 Marie Delarbre (Djurgarden Stockholm) 22.01.1994
25 Laura Kluge (ECDC Memmingen Indians) 06.11.1996
26 Anne Bartsch (ECDC Memmingen Indians) 09/22/1995
29 Nina Christof (RPI Engineers) 08/18/2003
33 Lilli Welcke (Maine University) 04/29/2002
34 Celina Haider (ERC Ingolstadt) 07/20/2000
36 Sonja Weidenfelder (ECDC Memmingen Indians) 07.03.1993