On May 12, Germany will start the Ice Hockey World Championships in Finland. Here you can find out where the match against the Swedish selection will be broadcast.
Tampere – In the first game of the Ice Hockey World Championships in Finland (Tampere) and Latvia (Riga), the DEB team under national coach Harold Kreis will meet Sweden on May 12 at 19:20 German time. With a botched 3-6 dress rehearsal against the USA in their luggage, the 27-man German team wants to attack again at the start of the tournament. It will be a real challenge against the Swedish team.
The "Tre Kronors" already have eleven world championship titles to their name, and another could follow this year. However, the absence of a number of NHL stars in the Scandinavian team speaks against this. "Maybe we can benefit a bit from this," concluded German NHL star Moritz Seider. Plagued by injuries, Seider agreed shortly before the World Cup.
+Top star Moritz Seider meets Sweden with the DEB team in the first group game of the Ice Hockey World Championships.
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Germany at the 2023 Ice Hockey World Championships: Who are the opponents?
The annual World Cup will be back in Finland after 2022. The Finns were crowned world champions last year and share Group A with Germany at this World Cup. In addition to Finland, the USA is another top-class team at the start. Other opponents are Denmark, France, Austria and Hungary. And, of course, Sweden as the first opponent of the German national team on May 12th.
The start of the tournament could be a bumpy affair for the DEB team. Coach Kreis had to cope with 15 cancellations due to injury in advance. And in the team's defeat against the USA in Munich, weaknesses in scoring were revealed; only two of the top ten German goal scorers of the past DEL season are in this year's squad. However, the association's goals for the World Cup from May 12 to May 28 are clear: "To reach the quarter-finals and direct qualification for the Olympics. Internally, we have said with the team that we want maximum success – no matter what it looks like," coach Harold Kreis told dpa.
Germany vs. Sweden: All information about the World Cup opener on free TV and in the live stream
- The TV channel Sport1 will show the duel between Germany and Sweden on Friday, 12 May 2023, live and in full length on free TV.
- The broadcast will begin at 19 p.m. with the preliminary reports, the kick-off bully will then take place at 19.20 p.m.
- Alternatively, the match can also be watched on MagentaSport. However, a subscription is required there. This costs 4.95 euros per month for Telekom customers with an annual subscription and 9.95 euros per month for customers without a Telekom contract.
Germany – Sweden: First group game of the Ice Hockey World Championship in the live ticker
- We report on the start of the German national ice hockey team against Sweden on Friday evening in the live ticker.
- Important match scenes, goals and quotes from the match - you won't miss anything in our live ticker!
(dpa/likr)
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