Ice hockey: DEB team wins the Germany Cup for the tenth time

The German national ice hockey team has the Germany for the third time in a row and for the tenth time overall Cup won.

German title-Hat trick at home tournament: With only two runners-up, this was secured team On Sunday (November 12th, 2023) national coach Harold Kreis took first place with traditional Germany despite a 1:2 (0:1, 0:0, 1:1) final win against Slovakia Cup.

Renewed team

Berlin’s Leo Pföderl (56th) scored in front of 4,200 spectators in Landshut for the selection of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB), which won the cup for the third time in a row. Matej Kaslik (2nd) and Lukas Cingel (43rd) scored the goals for the Slovaks. Previously, the completely renovated districtteamin which most of the stars were missing, Denmark beaten 4-1 and Austria 5-3.

One goal decides

Pföderl’s goal (56th) was not enough for the third win, but enough for first place in the final table. “Only ten minutes before the end of the game” Kreis admitted that he told his protégés that one goal was enough.

Florian Bugl from Straubing, who was making his first appearance at the four-country tournament, had to get the puck out of the goal after just 66 seconds. It was only in the second third that the DEB selection created clear opportunities, but initially did not take advantage of them. She only scored in the final period.

Without players from the Champions League participants

As agreed, Kreis did without the players in the last game Champions League-Participants Munich, Ingolstadt and Mannheim. So only six defenders remained, Bremerhaven’s Nico Appendino filled the fourth line of attack.