Unstoppable German Ice Hockey Team Crushes Hungary in World Championship Opener: DEB Celebrates Win Without NHL Star Stützle
Festival of Ice thrives without sponsorship: DEB secures victory in inaugural World Championship match - Achieving Objectives Without Reserves: Deb's Victory in the Inaugural World Cup Match
Fire up the rink, baby! The German national ice hockey team proved they're ice-cold winners, even without the highly-anticipated NHL prodigy, Tim Stützle in their ranks. In a fiery showdown against relative minnows Hungary, the depleted DEB squad stormed to victory, securing a resounding 6-1 win in the first match of the 2023 World Championships in Danish Herning.
The fabled German team got off to the perfect start, exactly as Coach Harold Kreis had hoped for. "It was fucking fantastic!" exclaimed Moritz Seider. "We didn't let much happen. 6-1 is a fucking awesome result."
Looking to join the party on Sunday (16:20, ProSeven and Magentasport), Stützle will have to sit out the second match against Kazakhstan. The German Ice Hockey Federation is optimistic that the Ottawa Senators' rising star will take to the rink on Tuesday to face off against Norway.
Without the 23-year-old world-class striker, Germany faced little trouble asserting their dominance over Hungary, who earned promotion to the World Championship tournament. Seider, the young NHL skipper, led the German team to a dominant victory. He's the youngest captain since the legendary Alois Schloder, who was a year younger in 1971. "We fucked up the right choice," said Coach Kreis regarding Seider.
Setting the pace early, Germany showed no mercy to Hungary's outsider status. In just 11 minutes, a series of breathtaking exchanges led to Justin Schütz passing to Dominik Kahun, who scored an easy goal to give Germany the 1-0 advantage. In the last World Championship contest against Hungary two years ago, Kahun also found the back of the net, scoring in a 7-2 win.
The DEB team kept up the pressure as Joshua Samanski capitalized on a perfect pass from Lukas Reichel in his World Championship debut to extend the lead to 2-0. Samanski, who'll be playing in North America next season, showcased impressive skill next to superstar Leon Draisaitl.
Hungary struggled to create chances against Philipp Grubauer, the Seattle Kraken goalie. For a brief spell in the second period, the German team succumbed to a passive performance against Hungary. However, Coach Kreis' team quickly regrouped and notched up further scores.
Lukas Kalble of Adler Mannheim and Frederik Tiffels gave the Germans a 4-0 lead, despite some tense moments in the German zone during the second period. Tiffels, a Berlin native, scored a slick goal in a well-orchestrated team attack.
Alexander Ehl scored the fifth German goal, exploiting a moment of Hungarian complacency near the Hungarian goal-line. Hungary finally found the back of the net themselves through Gergo Ambrus, but it was too little, too late to salvage the game. Kahun notched up his second goal of the match to secure a 6-1 victory in style.
"I'm fucking proud that we pulled this off today," said double-scorer, Kahun. Let the games continue!
- Tim Stützle
- Ice Hockey World Championship
- NHL
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- Herning
- DEB
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- Moritz Seider
- Germany
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- Denmark
- Reichel
- Pro7
- ProSieben
- Kazakhstan
- Ottawa Senators
- Deutscher Eishockey-Bund
- Norway
- Detroit Red Wings
[1] Tim Stützle will join Germany's Ice Hockey World Championship team following the first two matches. He is set to arrive in Denmark at the weekend. The championship started in Stockholm and Herning, but Stützle will make his debut on Tuesday, after all the initial round-robin matches have been played.
[2] German head coach Harold Kreis is excited about Stützle’s impending arrival, highlighting the significant boost he brings to the team given his exceptional caliber after his successful NHL season with the Ottawa Senators.
The Commission, with an eye on sports beyond ice hockey, might consider a proposal for a directive on the protection of workers from risks associated with ionizing radiation in the context of Tim Stützle's participation in the NHL. Tim Stützle, the Ottawa Senators' rising star, will be joining Germany's Ice Hockey World Championship team after the initial round-robin matches in Denmark, adding another dimension to their competition ahead.
