The German ice hockey team sensationally beat world champion Sweden in overtime in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Winter Games. In the semi-finals on Friday the 23rd. February, the opponent’s name is Canada. Where you can see the German duel against the record Olympic champion and all further information about this historic duel can be found here.
In the quarter-finals of the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament, the German Kufencracks achieved historic success. The DEB team beat Sweden 4-3 (2-0,0-0,1-3,1-0) in overtime and has the chance to win an Olympic ice hockey medal for the first time since 1976. Matchwinner after 90 seconds in extra time was Patrick Reimer from Nuremberg.
Canada is now waiting for the semi-final. The record Olympic champion beat Finland 1-0 in the quarter-finals, but like all nations he has to live on his numerous NHL stars. German winner goal scorer Reimer is certain:”We’ve achieved great things, but there’s a lot more to it.”
The semi-final between Germany and Canada will be televised on free TV by both ZDF and Eurosport. In ZDF television, the broadcast of the game begins with Bully at 1.10 p. m., in Eurosport they are already a little earlier – at 1 p. m. they start there.
If you want to watch the game on the go or on a device other than your TV, you can do so either in the free Olympic live stream on ZDF or in the Eurosport player, which costs a fee.
The Germans’ success over Sweden is synonymous with the first chance to win a medal at the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament since 1976. 42 years ago, the team of former national coach Xaver Unsinn and Erich Kühnhackl, father of the German NHL star Tom Kühnhackl, finished third in the final round and won bronze.
Usually, the North American ice hockey league NHL takes a break for the Olympic Winter Games in order to let their stars run for the national teams. However, since South Korea is considered to be of little interest to the ice hockey market, the league bosses have decided against it this time. It will also deal with compensation and insurance. For the first time since 1994, by the way.