Dress rehearsal was successful: The German nationwide ice hockey crew wins its final take a look at earlier than the Olympic Games in opposition to Italy. The victory will not be very informative as a result of the NHL stars have been nonetheless lacking. The primary matter was not the sport, however normal bearer Leon Draisaitl.
Even with out the NHL stars round Germany’s standard-bearer Leon Draisaitl, the nationwide ice hockey crew gained the Olympic gown rehearsal in opposition to Italy. In Bolzano, nationwide coach Harold Kreis’s crew was capable of impress the Olympic hosts for a very long time, however ultimately they solely narrowly gained 4:3.
With a double strike, Tobias Rieder (thirteenth minute) from EHC Red Bull Munich put the German crew within the lead. The long-injured Berliner Kai Wissmann scored simply 86 seconds later to make it 2-0. The urgently wanted defender obtained match once more in time for the Olympics.
After Fabio Wagner made it 3-0 (twenty sixth), all the pieces regarded like a transparent success, however Italy was capable of scale back the rating to 2-3 within the center third. Yasin Ehliz (fiftieth) elevated the rating to 4:2 earlier than the hosts scored the ultimate level. After taking a transparent lead, Harold Kreis’ crew slowed down and was cautious to preserve vitality and keep away from accidents.
The crew travels to Milan on Thursday
The DEB choice will transfer to the Olympic Village in Milan on Thursday. The choice of the German Ice Hockey Association begins the match on February twelfth in opposition to Denmark. Latvia (February 14) and world champion USA (February 15) are the opposite opponents in Group C.
The German NHL stars will even be part of the crew in Milan within the coming days. Flag bearer Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers) is anticipated to attend the opening ceremony on Friday.
A day later, the opposite NHL stars Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken), JJ Peterka (Utah Mammoth), Lukas Reichel (Vancouver Canucks), Moritz Seider (Detroit Red Wings), Joshua Samanski (Edmonton Oilers), Wojciech Stachowiak (Tampa Bay Lightning), Nico Sturm (Minnesota Wild) and Tim Stützle (Ottawa Senators) will arrive within the Italian metropolis and be part of the crew.
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