Ice hockey: After Olympic silver medal: DEB team climbs to seventh place in the world rankings

The German ice hockey heroes have climbed to seventh place in the world rankings with their sensational Olympic silver medal from Pyeongchang – their best ranking since the introduction of the ranking. With 3610 points, the DEB’s selection passed arch-rival Switzerland (3405). Before national coach Marco Sturm took office in 2015, the German team was still in 13th place.

The dethroned Olympic champion Canada (4045), who had to settle for bronze in South Korea after the semi-final defeat of the DEB-selection, continues to lead the ranking ahead of Pyeongchang winner Russia (4040). World Champion Sweden (3850) remained despite the quarter-final knockout. against Germany third parties.

The first nine after the World Cup 2020 will qualify directly for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. For the trip to Pyeongchang, the German team had to win the qualification tournament in Latvia in 2016.