Back on monitor with the best World Cup victory in 22 years: Germany’s ice hockey cracks received their frustration off their chest on the World Cup within the Czech Republic. After the 8:1 (2:0, 5:1, 1:0) on Tuesday towards World Cup third place Latvia, vice world champion Germany is again on monitor in direction of the quarter-finals – additionally due to sturdy performances from a number of Eisbären Berlin gamers .
In entrance of 8,652 spectators in Ostrava, objectives from JJ Peterka (twenty sixth minute/thirty sixth), Dominik Kahun (sixth), Kai Wissmann (nineteenth), Leonhard Pföderl (twenty first), Parker Tuomie (twenty third), Marc Michaelis ( thirty first) and Nico Sturm (forty fifth) for by far the best World Cup victory ever towards the Latvians. The final time there was a greater victory at a World Cup was in 2002, once they beat Japan 9-2.
“That has rather a lot to do with the previous few days. We sat collectively rather a lot,” stated NHL striker Peterka at ProSieben. The Buffalo Sabres’ NHL attacker, who was voted the most effective striker within the World Cup final yr, additionally broke the knot on Tuesday together with his first two World Cup objectives this yr.
Most lately there have been two bitter 1:6 defeats towards the 2 event favorites USA and Sweden. On Tuesday, nonetheless, Harold Kreis’ crew responded with the most effective efficiency of the event thus far and might now even afford a slip-up within the remaining three preliminary spherical video games. The subsequent opponent for the number of the German Ice Hockey Association is on Friday (4.20 p.m./ProSieben and MagentaSport) towards Kazakhstan. Newcomers Poland and France are the opposite opponents.
“Now the event actually begins for us,” nationwide coach Kreis lately introduced after the 2 bankruptcies. With the recovered NHL skilled Nico Sturm, the DEB choice appeared remodeled. The district crew dominated the sport with excessive depth, wit and a variety of offensive energy. The significance of the storm, which was so sorely missed towards the NHL stars from the USA and Sweden, was evident proper from the beginning. The 29-year-old fought for the puck alongside the boards. After a shot from Lukas Kälble, Kahun from SC Bern transformed the rebound right into a deserved lead. Sturm continued with related depth later within the remaining third and accurately labored the puck into the web to make it 8-1.
The German crew, which was clearly superior, initially even failed to enhance rapidly. A powerful solo from Berlin’s Wissmann within the majority resulted within the second purpose. Sturm was concerned once more and ready. Wissmann’s Berlin teammate Pföderl scored the early preliminary determination straight after the beginning of the second spherical, which has now been constantly expanded.
The vice world champion continued to be cruel. Straubing’s Tuomie elevated the rating to 4-0 just below two minutes later. Then Peterka was additionally profitable. The NHL skilled, who had no luck thus far within the event, heaved the puck into the web when he was within the majority (twenty sixth) and overcame Elvis Merzlikins. The NHL keeper from Columbus was now in purpose for the exasperated Kristers Gudlevskis from DEL runner-up Bremerhaven.
However, the German crew’s want to attain objectives was removed from over. Again with yet another participant on the ice, the long run Mannheimer Michaelis scored to make it 6-0 (thirty first). Yasin Ehliz ready a purpose for the sixth time on this event. And Peterka confirmed his further class for the primary time within the event: together with his second purpose he elevated the rating to 7-0. Around 1,000 German followers in Ostrava could not cease cheering. The 1:7 by Markuss Komuls solely prompted temporary pleasure among the many round 4,000 Latvian supporters (fortieth). In the ultimate third they confirmed gallows humor within the face of the bitter lesson and celebrated the wave within the stands.