The women’s German ice hockey team clearly missed a surprise against the top favorites at the World Cup. In the quarter-finals against Vice World Champion USA, the selection of national coach lost Jeff Macleod On Thursday (April 17th, 2025) despite a committed appearance with 0: 3 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 0) and was eliminated before the round of the last four teams.
The DEB team ended the World Cup as a eighth. Laid in the Czech Budweis Kelly Pannek (6.) And Lacey Eden (11th) Early the foundation for the victory of the Americans. The DEB women made life difficult for the favorites, especially in the second third, after Macleod on a “quarter-finalsFight“Had committed. Alex Carpenter (39.), however, made the decision shortly before the second break.
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The focus was on the German goalkeeper Sandra Abtriter, who parried 48 shots.
“The work of the past few years has been worth it. We have entered the quarter -finals for the third time in a row. We can be proud of that”, “ said captain Daria Gleißner, who played her 250th international match. National coach Macleod was also satisfied: “We are happy with the tournament. It is important for us to show good games and give our players a lot. They took very good steps in the long season and achieved goals.”
In the preliminary round, the German selection had missed the targeted group win. Due to the defeat against Japan, Germany played a better starting point with a view to the quarter -finals.