World Cup-Aus in Preliminary Round: Setback for German Ice Hockey

The DEB has been in the upswing for years. But the early departure at the World Cup shows how far German ice hockey is still from the top of the world despite the recent successes.

The leadership of the hockey association and the national team face a challenging task of maintaining the level of the team that ensured success in Stockholm.

The German national ice hockey team has missed the quarter-finals at the World Cup for the first time since 2018. In conversation with SPORT1 DEB legend Christoph Ullmann arranges the break and looks at the future of German ice hockey.

The German national ice hockey team leaves the World Cup already after the preliminary round and licks wounds. One NHL star beats "cracking at the racket", the other takes a lot of blame. But there was also a lack of team spirit.