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Ice hockey: Krupp after Olympic silver medal:”Hope something gets stuck”.

Ice hockey: Krupp after Olympic silver medal:"Hope something gets stuck".

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Ice hockey: Krupp after Olympic silver medal:”Hope something gets stuck”.

Former national ice hockey coach Uwe Krupp hopes for a lasting effect after winning the silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games:”I hope, of course, that something will get stuck,” said Krupp in an interview with the Kölner Stadtanzeiger:”The presence of ice hockey during the Olympic Games on television and in other media – that’s what we need to get us closer to the world in our sport.

A decisive factor for the further development of ice hockey in Germany is also the performance at the forthcoming World Championships in Denmark (4th place). until 20. If the game is played well, there will be even more momentum,”says Krupp, who stood behind the gang for the DEB team from 2005 to 2011.

For the coach of DEL-record champion Eisbären Berlin, despite the unfortunate 3:4 defeat in the final against Russia on Sunday, the pride prevails:”It is a bit disappointing for everyone at the first moment, as they were so close to a minute away from the gold medal, with an overwhelming majority”, said the 52-year-old:”But at the Olympic Games, the silver medal has a big advantage. The team has achieved something that has never before happened in German ice hockey. It’s an incredible story, unfortunately not with the end we were hoping for.”

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