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The final line-up of the German national team for the IIHF U20 World Championship 2023 in Halifax and Moncton is set. A total of 23 players (three goalkeepers, seven defenders, 13 forwards) made it into the final junior selection of the Deutsche Eishockey-Bund e. V. (DEB) and were nominated for the junior tournament in Canada by the U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter. Bennet Roßmy (Eisbären Berlin), Yannick Proske (Iserlohn Roosters) and Nikolaus Heigl (Red Bull Hockey Juniors) were appointed captains.
After intensive training sessions during preparation in Antigonish and two out of three friendly wins, the DEB youth selection is already in Halifax today. In the course of the tournament in preliminary round group A, the German U20 national team meets in
Scotiabank Center from December 27, 2022 in Sweden (7:30 p.m. German), Canada (12/28/12:30 a.m. Germany +1), Austria (12/30/10:30 p.m. Germany) and the Czech Republic (12/31 / German 7:30 p.m.).
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U20 national coach Tobias Abstreiter says: “The preparatory phase is now over. We have many areas that are already well under development, but there is still room for improvement in some areas that we see and where we will be working in the next few days up to first game. The squad is now complete and everyone will now be assigned a specific role that they will fulfill. Nominating the final squad is always a difficult task, but it’s part of the process. The players who haven’t been nominated are of course still part of the team and will continue to be present in our heads. We wish these three guys all the best and thank them once more for their commitment. Unfortunately, Haakon had an injury, which makes it impossible to continue here safely There is always some risk involved in sending an injured player to a tournament, but we are always happy Let’s all look forward to the upcoming tournament.”
Striker Bennet Roßmy adds: “I think we’ve had good preparation with three really good friendlies. Of course we’re really looking forward to the tournament now. We’ll definitely be ready when it starts once morest Sweden on December 27th.”
The squad of the German national team:
Goalkeeper: Rihards Babulis (EC Bad Nauheim), Nikita Quapp (Eisbären Berlin / Lausitzer Füchse), Simon Wolf (Red Bull Hockey Juniors)
Defender: Rayan Bettahar (Eisbären Berlin), Philipp Bidoul (ESV Kaufbeuren), Nils Elten (Iserlohn Roosters / Herner EV), Adrian Klein (Straubing Tigers / EV Landshut), Phillip Sinn (RB Hockey Juniors / EHC Red Bull Munich), Leon van der Linde (EHC Red Bull Munich / ESV Kaufbeuren), Julian Wäser (Lausitz Foxes / Crocodiles Hamburg)
Striker: Quirin Bader (Red Bull Hockey Juniors), Ryan Del Monte (London Knights), Luca Hauf (Edmonton Oil Kings), Nikolaus Heigl (Red Bull Hockey Juniors), Thomas Heigl (Red Bull Hockey Juniors), Eric Hördler (Eisbären Berlin / Lausitzer Foxes), Roman Kechter (Nürnberg Ice Tigers), Philipp Krening (EHC Red Bull Munich / Red Bull Hockey Juniors), Julian Lutz (EHC Red Bull Munich), Veit Oswald (EHC Red Bull Munich / SC Riessersee), Yannick Proske (Iserlohn Roosters), Bennet Roßmy (Eisbären Berlin / Lusatian Foxes), Robin van Calster (Cologne EC / EC Bad Nauheim)