Tim
Stützle
is joining the German team at the IIHF World Championship, the
German Ice Hockey Association announced on Friday night.
“Immediately
after the end of his NHL season, Tim publicly stated that he would
like to join us,” said Christian Künast, manager of the
German team. “We are pleased that we have now calmly resolved all
the formalities and that he will be joining us. We would like to take
this opportunity to thank the Ottawa Senators, from whom we have
already received approval for his participation, and we look forward
to Tim’s
arrival here in Herning.”
“We
are, of course, delighted that Tim, a very high-quality player, is
joining us and will further strengthen our team for the tournament,”
said German coach Harold Kreis. “He demonstrated his strengths in
the past NHL season and delivered a great season with the Senators.
We had a very good and detailed conversation during our NHL trip,
during which he reiterated his intention to join us. It’s all the
more pleasing that his participation in the World Championship is now
working out.”
Stützle
becomes
the fourth
active NHLer on this year’s German team (see roster below).
To
make room for Stützle,
Marcel
Noebels, a former Philadelphia
Flyers prospect who is a veteran of eight World Championships and
a silver medalist from the 2018 Winter Olympics, was cut from the
team. That reduces the contingent on the team from DEL champion
Eisbären
Berlin to six.
Moritz Seider To Captain Germany At Worlds
Germany’s
initial 25-man roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship includes
three players who played in the NHL this season and three others who
are currently under contract to NHL teams.
Germany’s
first game is on Saturday afternoon against Hungary, although Stützle
probably
won’t play until at least Germany’s third game on Tuesday against
Norway.
Goaltenders: Mathias Niederberger (Red Bull
Munich), Arno
Tiefensee (Adler Mannheim / Dallas
Stars), Philipp Grubauer (Seattle
Kraken).
Defensemen: Korbinian Geibel, Eric Mik, Jonas Müller (all
Eisbären Berlin), Leon Hüttl, Fabio Wagner (both ERC
Ingolstadt), Lukas Kälble (Adler Mannheim), Moritz
Seider (Detroit
Red Wings), Maksymilian Szuber (Tucson
Roadrunners, AHL / Utah
HC).
Forwards: Tim Stützle (Ottawa
Senators), Leo Pföderl, Frederik Tiffels, Manuel
Wiederer (all Eisbären Berlin), Yasin Ehliz, Patrick
Hager, Maximilian Kastner (all Red Bull Munich), Alexander
Ehl (Düsseldorfer EG), Marc Michaelis (Adler
Mannheim), Joshua Samanski (Straubing Tigers / Edmonton
Oilers), Justin Schütz (Kölner Haie), Wojciech
Stachowiak (ERC Ingolstadt), Dominik
Kahun (Lausanne HC, SUI), Lukas Reichel (Chicago
Blackhawks).
Canada Ready To Start Worlds With All-NHL LineupCanada
is set to begin the IIHF World Championship on Saturday against
Slovenia with an all-NHL lineup.
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