Ice hockey World Cup
After the stuttering start: Deb team fetches the second victory
Updated on May 11th, 2025 – 6:58 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
After a stuttering start, Germany won the second victory at the Ice Hockey World Cup. The team convinced against Kazakhstan, especially in the final third.
The German national ice hockey team also won the second group game at the ice hockey World Cup. The team of national coach Harold Kreis won 4: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) in Herning in Danish.
After the tour for the outsider by a shot by Nikita Mikhailis, which Deb-captain Moritz Seider fell into his own goal in the 4th minute, Maximilian Kastner equalized in the first third (14th). After that, Wojciech Stachowiak (35th), Lukas Reichel (42nd) and Lukas Kälble (46.) ensured the final score. Kastner was also elected player of the game.
After the 6: 1 at the start against Hungary, the team of the German Ice Hockey Association (DEB) ranks in second place in the preliminary round group B. First with six games from two games, the USA is also six points.
A German took care of the first goal against Kazakhstan: Seider steered the puck after a shot by Mikhailis for goalkeeper Mathias Niederberger from the EHC Red Bull Munich for 0: 1 into his own network (4. Minute).
The district team then took a few minutes to get going again. Maximilian Kastner redeemed the German fans after several missed great opportunities with a placed shot for 1: 1 equalization (14th). Kazakhstan acted significantly harder and more energetic than the Hungarians, Germany also came to good opportunities due to speed.
The World Cup finalist of 2023 tried to continue to build pressure in the second round. Sometimes the accuracy of the passports was missing, but also in happiness. Defense player Leon Hüttel from ERC Ingolstadt slammed the puck to the crossbar (30th). A year ago at the World Cup in the Czech Republic, almost everything succeeded in the 8-2 against Kazakhstan, in Herning the DEB selection needed a rebound: Wojciech Stachowiak punched the puck to 2: 1 over the line (35th).
It is also a new quality of the German team to be able to deal with setbacks. Even if not everything fit, many opportunities were taken and the opponent acted rather destructively: the DEB selection was waiting for the mistakes of the Kazakh and met at the right time.
NHL professional Lukas Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks increased to 3: 1 (42.) shortly after the end of the final round. Defense player Lukas Kälble (46th) from the Adler Mannheim followed his second tournament goal and underlined his offensive qualities after his goal against Hungary.