The team for the 2024 world hockey championship has also been announced by Latvia’s opponent in Group B, Germany, which played in the final a year ago and won the silver medal.
Germany will go to the tournament with three goalkeepers, eight defenders and 13 forwards. Among them are three players who spent this season in the National Hockey League. One of the goalkeepers is Philip Grubauer, who was in goal in 36 games for the Seattle Kraken (89.9% shots saved, 2.85 pucks allowed), while John Jason Peterka (28+22 in 82 games) and Niko Sturm (5+ in 63 games) will play in the attack. 8).
The largest representation of the team is from the DEL league, or Germany’s highest championship. Defenseman Tobias Forler, as well as forwards Dominik Cahoon and Mark Michaelis have played in the Swiss top league, while another defenseman, Maximilians Schuber, has mostly spent the season in the American Hockey League. He also played one game in the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL.
For Germany, the first game of the tournament will be important in the fight for a place in the quarterfinals. Slovakia will face the Germans on May 10. on May 15 at At 17:20 Latvian time, a match of the Latvian hockey team against the Germans is expected, which can most likely be considered as one of the efforts for a place among the eight best teams.
The composition of the German national team for the 2024 World Championship
| Position | Player | Year of birth | Club | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Philip Grubauer | 1991 | Seattle Kraken (NHL) | 36 (89.9%; 2.85) |
| Matthias Niederberger | 1992 | EHC Munich (Germany) | 41 (90.9%; 2.37) | |
| Tobias Ancicka | 2001 | Kolner Hale (Germany) | 38 (91.2%; 2.51) | |
| Defender | Tobias Forler | 1997 | Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland) | 44 (1+1) |
| Lucas Kalble | 1997 | Fischtown Pinguins (Germany) | 46 (3+15) | |
| Jonas Miller | 1995 | Eisbaren (Germany) | 52 (4+20) | |
| Moritz Müller | 1986 | Kolner Hale (Germany) | 49 (0+10) | |
| Maximilian Shuber | 2002 | Roadrunners (AHL) | 70 (7+21) | |
| Colin Ugbekile | 1999 | Roosters (Germany) | 52 (12+21) | |
| Fabio Wagner | 1995 | Ingolstadt (Germany) | 52 (0+6) | |
| Kai Wiseman | 1996 | Eisbaren (Germany) | 44 (5+25) | |
| Attacker | Tobias Eder | 1998 | Eisbaren (Germany) | 52 (22+9) |
| Alexander Ehl | 1999 | Dusseldorfer (Germany) | 52 (12+19) | |
| Yasin Eliz | 1992 | EHC Munich (Germany) | 46 (14+18) | |
| Daniel Fischbuch | 1993 | Adler (Germany) | 48 (13+13) | |
| Dominic Cahoon | 1995 | Bern (Switzerland) | 47 (15+35) | |
| Maximilian Kastner | 1993 | EHC Munich (Germany) | 41 (4+18) | |
| Mark Michaelis | 1995 | EV Zug (Switzerland) | 50 (13+24) | |
| John Jason Peterka | 2002 | Sabers (NHL) | 82 (28+22) | |
| Leo Federle | 1993 | Eisbaren (Germany) | 50 (15+30) | |
| Josh Samansky | 2002 | Tigers (Germany) | 51 (10+17) | |
| Niko Sturm | 1995 | Sharks (NHL) | 63 (5+8) | |
| Frederick Tifels | 1995 | Eisbaren (Germany) | 50 (12+26) | |
| Parker Tuomey | 1995 | Tigers (Germany) | 30 (8+13) |
Resources used:
https://www.deb-online.de/en/2024/0…
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