Team Germany ended up finished 7th after a tough 5-2 loss in the quarter-finals vs Sweden (who ended up finishing 2nd). Team Germany has been placed in Group S (Stockholm) with Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Team Germany is facing Italy first tomorrow, (Friday, May 4th) at 12:15. The rest of their schedule for the preliminary rounds are:
Sunday, May 6th at 8:15 vs Latvia
Tuesday, May 8th at 8:15 vs Russia
Wednesday, May 9th at 8:15 vs Sweden
Saturday, May 12th at 4:15 vs Denmark
Sunday, May 13th at 8:15 vs Norway
Tuesday, May 15th at 4:15 vs Czech Republic
Team Germany has 13 returning players from last year's roster. The more noticeable returnees are John Tripp who scored 3 goals and 1 assist for 4 points in 7 games, Kevin Lavallee who recorded 1 goal and 3 assists for 4 points in 7 games, and Felix Schultz who scored 3 goals and 1 assist for 4 points in 7 games along with starting goalie Dennis Endras. Here is Team Germany's Roster this year along with the player's club:
Coach: Jakob Kolliker
Forwards:
Alexander Barta (Malmo Redhawks)
Sebastian Furchner (Grizzly Adams Wolfsbrug)
Marcel Goc (Florida Panthers)
Philip Gogulla (Kolner Haie)
Thomas Greilinger (Erc Ingolstadt)
Kai Hospelt (Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg)
Evan Kaufmann (Deg Dusseldorf)
Marcus Kink (Adler Mannheim)
Andre Rankel (Eisbaren Berlin)
Patrick Reimer (Deg Dusseldorf)
Felix Schultz (Kolner Haie)
John Tripp (Kolner Haie)
Christoph Ullmann (Adler Mannheim)
Defense:
Sinan Akdag (Krefeld Pinguine)
Christopher Fischer (Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg)
Nicolai Goc (Adler Mannheim)
Justin Krueger (Charlotte Checkers)
Kevin Lavallee (Kolner Haie)
Florian Ondruschka (Straubing Tigers)
Christoph Schubert (Hamburg Freezers)
Goaltenders:
Dennis Endras (Hifk Helsinki)
Diitrij Kotschnew (Atlant Mytishi)
My Prediction: Team Germany will finish 4th or 5th for their preliminary round.
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