With three newcomers and Dominik Bokk returning, but without most top performers, the German national ice hockey team had a successful start to the season. At the start of the Germany Cup, the young team of national coach Toni Söderholm defeated Denmark 3:2 (1:1, 1:1, 0:0, 1:0) after extra time, but Bokk went away empty-handed. In the first test on the way to the World Championships in Tampere and Riga (12th to 28th May 2023), the selection of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) went through an own goal by Anders Koch, which was credited to captain Marc Michaelis (16th), in the lead. Unlucky Koch equalized a little later himself in front of only around 800 spectators in Krefeld (19th). Daniel Schmölz (33rd) from Nuremberg forced Nicolai Meyer (26th) to overtime after the 1:2, in which Schmölz (64th) made the decision again.
Ice Hockey – Twice Schmölz – Sport
