The German national team, which won silver medals last year, will go to the World Championship in the Czech Republic with three goalkeepers, eight defenders and 14 forwards. The Germans also played in the same lineup in the final test match, where they beat France 4:3 in overtime.
Goalkeeper Philipp Grübauer and forwards Jon Peterka and Niko Sturms played in the NHL this season from the German national team. Grübauer saved an average of 89.9% of shots in 36 matches in Seattle Kraken, Peterka scored 50 (28+22) points in 82 games for Buffalo Sabres, while Sturm scored 13 (5+8) in 63 games for San Jose Sharks. points.
This year, the world championship will take place in the Czech cities of Prague and Ostrava from May 10 to 26.
The German national team will be the opponent of the Latvian national team in subgroup B in Ostrava, where the USA, Sweden, Slovakia, France, Kazakhstan and Poland will also play.
The composition of the German national team for participation in the 2024 World Championship:
goalkeepers – Philipp Grübauer (Seattle “Kraken”, NHL), Matthias Niederberger (Munich “Red Bull”, Germany), Tobias Ancicka (Cologne “Haie”, Germany);
defenders – Tobias Forler (“Ambri-Piotta”, Switzerland), Lukas Kölble (“Fischtown Pinguins” of Bremerhaven, Germany), Jonas Müller, Kai Wissmann (both – Berlin “Eisbaren”, Germany), Moritz Müller (“Haie” of Cologne, Germany), Maximilian Schuber (Tucson Roadrunners, AHL), Colin Ugbekile (Iserlon Roosters, Germany), Fabio Wagner (Ingolstadt, Germany);
forwards – Tobias Eder, Leonhard Pfederl, Frederik Tifel (all – Berlin “Eisbaren”, Germany), Alexander Ehl (Dusseldorf EG, Germany), Jasin Elitz, Maximilian Kastner (both – Munich “Red Bull”, Germany), Daniel Fischbuch ( Mannheim “Adler”, Germany), Dominik Cahoon (“Bern”, Switzerland), Mark Michaelis (“Zug”, Switzerland), Jon Peterka (Buffalo “Sabres”, NHL), Joshua Samansky, Parker Tuomi (both – Straubing “Tigers “, Germany), Wojciech Stachowiak (“Ingolstadt”, Germany), Niko Sturm (San Jose “Sharks”, NHL).
