Leon Draisaitl will not travel to the Ice Hockey World Championships in Tampere. The 27-year-old is one of the best ice hockey players in the world.
The DEB has "full understanding in view of his role with the Oilers" for the cancellation. Germany lost all three of their games at the World Championships by one goal or less, losing to Sweden, Finland and the USA. Germany must win their remaining preliminary round matches against Denmark, Austria, Hungary and France to reach the quarter-finals.