There’s rebounding from a loss, and then there’s winning 6-0 to book your ticket to Edmonton with the world’s best, and that’s exactly what Team Germany did on Sunday morning in Ostrava. Germany took an early 1-0 lead after 20 minutes with Dominik Bokk’s fifth goal of the tournament. Perhaps […]
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Kazakhstan beats Germans 4-1, forces third relegation game.
Nothing good comes easy, just ask Team Germany whose 4-1 loss to Kazakhstan means a third and final game to decide who stays, and who goes. After a 4-0 victory over Kazakhstan on Thursday, the Germans had a significant advantage heading into today’s game against their opponents. Now, it’s for […]
Germany shuts out Kazakhstan in game 1 of relegation round
Game 1 of the relegation round is in the books, and Team Germany is a whole heck of a lot closer to staying in the tournament’s top division after a 4-0 victory over Kazakhstan. The opening 20 minutes of Saturday’s contest was a rather sluggish affair, thanks in part to […]
Germany loses 6-1 to Russians, set to play in relegation round
Just as they had entered the tournament, Team Germany finished off their preliminary round against another tough team in Group B when they played the Russians on Tuesday morning. Kirill Marchenko kicked things off with two first-period goals and his Russian squad never looked back. Though Germany was down just […]
Hofer, Canada best Germans
Team Germany kept it close, but it simply wasn’t meant to be. Just as they had done against the Americans, Germany went toe-to-toe with the world’s best through the first half of the game. Kelowna Rockets’ forward and Tampa Bay Lightning prospect, Nolan Foote, fired home a rebound to open […]
Germans stun hosts in Ostrava
If the Germans were going to win in the preliminaries, their best chance was going to be Saturday’s game against the Czech Republic. Not only did Germany pull off the upset, but the recently-promoted squad did so in convincing fashion. And make no mistake about it, this was no ordinary win. […]
Germans tease an upset; fall 6-3 to the Americans.
60 minutes of hockey has the potential to captivate more than just the eyes and ears of the audience, especially in the circumstances that were involved in Friday’s game between Germany and the USA. Germany — playing their first game in the top division since 2015 — faced off against […]
IIHF World Junior Championship: Team Germany Preview
After four years of battling for a promotion, the nation of Germany is making its return to the World Junior’s top division for the first time since 2015. While countries like Canada, Sweden, Russia and the United States have come to expect success at this event, Germany has acquired the […]