With their first victory in the third game, the German national team has conciliated the Germany Cup.
The team of national coach Marco Sturm defeated the USA 5-1 (1-0,3-1,1-0) and climbed to third place in the final table.
Previously, the German Ice Hockey Association’s (DEB) team had lost 2:8 against the B-team of record world champion Russia and 0:3 against Slovakia.
Frank Mauer (4th), Brent Raedeke (24th), Brooks Macek (33rd), Thomas Holzmann (34th) and Yannic Seidenberg (58th) scored the goals in front of 5310 spectators in Augsburg for the Sturm team, who scored their best tournament performance against the disappointing American European team. For the Americans who came last without points, Broc Little (38th) met.
For Sturm, the only test for the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang (9th place) was the only one. till 25. Feb. 2018) but above all, one thing is clear: his selection is limited without the NHL professionals who will be lacking in South Korea.
Half a dozen regulars were missing at the Olympic Casting in Augsburg:”If we don’t play completely, it’s not enough,”said DEB President Franz Reindl.
Russia had won the tournament 4-2 (1-0,2-2,1-0) against defending champions Slovakia. Alexei Makeiev was responsible for all four goals of the Sbornaja, who triumphed for the fifth time in their fifth DEB tournament.