German U-20 team

Has anybody seen a roster for the German under 20 team for the upcoming World Junior Championship?

Thanks in advance.

I know that Philip Grubauer is one of the two goaltenders.

it's not out yet.

and that's no surprise. not even an information when it'll be out. i mean, the official DEB homepage looks like it's made in the 80s. who cares about promoting your sports? the DEB obviously doesn't. :shakehead

and grubauer is a sure thing? would be nice. he's the best goalie prospect from germany for a while. maybe ever? amazing skills.

This is the roster from a tournament in august, so the WC roster want be that much different:

1 GK Keller, Markus 19.08.1989 Eisbären Juniors Berlin L 185 89
2 GK Grubauer, Philipp 25.11.1991 StarBulls Rosenheim L 179 72

3 D Mangold, André 25.07.1989 Eisbären Juniors Berlin R 184 83
7 D Akdag, Sinan 05.11.1989 Krefelder EV L 187 90
8 D Stein, Gregor 29.01.1989 Eisbären Juniors Berlin L 187 90
10 D Reul, Denis 29.06.1989 Lewiston MAINEiacs / USA R 193 97
17 D Sturm, Sören 15.12.1989 KEC "Die Haie" R 183 77
18 D Gawlik, Andreas 30.11.1989 1. EV Weiden R 181 87
20 D Brückner, Benedikt 01.01.1990 Heilbronner Falken L 185 82
27 D Müller, Florian 11.09.1989 EV Landshut L 182 81

5 F Fischhaber, Simon 19.02.1990 Sault Ste. Marie / CAN L 186 80
6 F Huebscher, André 08.01.1989 Krefelder EV L 182 85
9 F Flaake, Jerome 02.03.1990 KEC "Die Haie" L 186 84
11 F Wolf, David 15.09.1989 ETC Crimmitschau L 187 88
14 F Oblinger, Alexander 17.01.1989 Eisbären Juniors Berlin R 191 94
15 F Geiger, Patrick 16.11.1989 Eisbären Juniors Berlin R 177 81
16 F Buchwieser, Martin 28.05.1989 SC Riessersee L 180 80
19 F Pohl, Patrick 08.01.1990 Eisbären Juniors Berlin L 181 78
21 F Wittfoth, Marc 10.04.1989 EHC Freiburg L 180 78
22 F Rupprich, Steven 15.04.1989 Iserlohn Roosters L 183 85
23 F Fauser, Gerrit 13.07.1989 Gatineau Olympiques / CAN L 181 81
24 F Weiss, Daniel 22.02.1990 Eisbären Juniors Berlin R 189 89
26 F Hinterstocker, Martin 03.09.1989 DEG Eishockey R 180 80

call ups:

GK Albrecht, Sebastian 12.04.1990 Eisbären Juniors Berlin L 180 74
D Nowak, Marco 23.07.1990 DEG Eishockey R 188 93
D Eickmann, Sebastian 03.09.1989 SC Riessersee L 181 91
D Bielke, Dominik 23.10.1990 Eisbären Juniors Berlin L 188 80
F Oppolzer, Daniel 26.01.1989 ESV Kaufbeuren L 178 83
F Walsh, Dominic 18.07.1989 Eisbären Juniors Berlin R 182 80
F Litesov, Dmitrij 11.08.1989 Fishtown Pinguins L 178 78
F Ritter, Toni 06.02.1990 Heilbronner Falken L 190 88

it's not out yet.

and that's no surprise. not even an information when it'll be out. i mean, the official DEB homepage looks like it's made in the 80s. who cares about promoting your sports? the DEB obviously doesn't. :shakehead

and grubauer is a sure thing? would be nice. he's the best goalie prospect from germany for a while. maybe ever? amazing skills.It was announced about a week ago, that he was named to the team.

http://www.bellevillebulls.com/blog/?p=215

That's the article on the team site.

Montreal Juniors forward Toni Ritter has been confirmed this week-end.

I'd be really surprised if he doesn't end up the top forward for the Germans. The kids got skills, speed, size and hockey sense. Helps that he's been playing in a N-A rink this year too.

Juniors are losing most of their top forwards in the coming weeks... Esposito and Ritter to the WJCs, Asselin to the U17...

Ah Timo Pielmeier? I am pretty sure he will be there......:D

Flaake?

Flaake?

That's the one I am interested in also. (As anybody with a knowledge of hockey history could guess from my handle.)

http://www.sportsjuniors.com/2008/12/13/victoire-a-l%e2%80%99arrachee-sur-les-foreurs/

(french link)

Toni Ritter va quitter l’équipe après la partie du 19 décembre pour représenter l’Allemagne lors du Championnat mondiale monde de hockey junior avec l’Allemagne.

Translation: Toni Ritter will leave after the game on December 19th to join team Germany at the WJCs.

Just wanted to link my source for Toni Ritter.

Not a chance in hell Flaake ain't there. Crappy ice time for his team, one of the top young forwards from Germany...he'll be there.

Not a chance in hell Flaake ain't there. Crappy ice time for his team, one of the top young forwards from Germany...he'll be there.

Yes he's pretty much a shoe in.

I'd be really surprised if he doesn't end up the top forward for the Germans. The kids got skills, speed, size and hockey sense. Helps that he's been playing in a N-A rink this year too.


not sure if he's the best. i don't think so. he's top6, no doubt. but flaake should have more skill.
daniel weiss is an interesting player. he's a regular for berlin (current champion), got his games in the new champions league and should be a leader of the german squad.

i wonder if tom kuehnhackl could make the team. he's a 92 born, but by far the most talented guy i've watched in a long time to come out of germany. and he's already a regular with his 2nd-tier team landshut, playing special teams too. he should already be as good as those born 3 years earlier.

Goaltenders
1 Pielmeier, Timo (Shawinigan Cataractes /CAN)
30 Grubauer, Philipp (Belleville Bulls /CAN)

Defence
4 Schüle, Tim (Düsseldorfer EG)
7 Akdag, Sinan (Krefeld Pinguine)
10 Reul, Denis (Lewiston MAINEiacs /USA)
12 Wurm, Armin (EV Füssen)
13 Nowak, Marco (Düsseldorfer EG)
20 Brückner, Benedikt (Heilbronner Falken)
27 Müller, Florian (EV Landshut)
29 Bielke, Dominik (Eisbären Berlin)

Forwards
5 Fischhaber, Simon (Sault Ste. Marie /CAN)
6 Huebscher, André (Krefeld Pinguine)
9 Flaake, Jerome (Kölner EC)
11 Wolf, David (ETC Crimmitschau)
14 Oblinger, Alexander (Eisbären Berlin)
19 Pohl, Patrick (Eisbären Berlin)
22 Ritter, Toni (Montreal Juniors /CAN)
23 Fauser, Gerrit (Gatineau Olympiques /CAN)
24 Weiss, Daniel (Eisbären Berlin)
25 Rupprich, Steven (Iserlohn Roosters)
26 Forster, Maximilian (EV Landshut)
28 Morrison, Conor (Salmon Arm Silverbacks /CAN)


Non-travelling reserve
2 GK Brückmann, Felix (Heilbronner Falken)
18 D Gawlik, Andreas (EC Bad Tölz)
17 F Strobl, Florian (EC Bad Tölz)

Head Coach: Ernst Höfner
Assistant Coach: Uwe Krupp, Klaus Merk

no kuehnhackl! :cry:

at least all 7 germans who play in NA are on board. can't remember a german U-team with that many guys overseas.

Who are the top draft eligible players on this team?

I'm anxious to see what Pielmeier can do in goal for Germany, he was really impressive at SJ's camp.

not sure if he's the best. i don't think so. he's top6, no doubt. but flaake should have more skill.
daniel weiss is an interesting player. he's a regular for berlin (current champion), got his games in the new champions league and should be a leader of the german squad.

i wonder if tom kuehnhackl could make the team. he's a 92 born, but by far the most talented guy i've watched in a long time to come out of germany. and he's already a regular with his 2nd-tier team landshut, playing special teams too. he should already be as good as those born 3 years earlier.

I'm looking forward to see how Ritter compares to Flaake and this Daniel Weiss guy.

The Germans should be interesting to watch, and they could cause some surprises with arguably a top 3 goalie in the tourney with Pielmeier and a lot of guys playing in N-A.

Who are the top draft eligible players on this team?

I'm anxious to see what Pielmeier can do in goal for Germany, he was really impressive at SJ's camp.

Weiss and Ritter, though both were available in the last draft. There isn't really anyone of interest when it comes to those who are eligible for the first time in the 2009 draft. With even the higher rated Germans dropping to the lower rounds in the last few years, there isn't really anyone I would expect to be drafted.

2010 looks better, especially Kühnhackl and Grubauer.

Weiss and Ritter, though both were available in the last draft. There isn't really anyone of interest when it comes to those who are eligible for the first time in the 2009 draft. With even the higher rated Germans dropping to the lower rounds in the last few years, there isn't really anyone I would expect to be drafted.

2010 looks better, especially Kühnhackl and Grubauer.

How would you say this German team compares to previous years? Seems that there is the top 4 (Can, USA, Swe, Rus), then a big drop-off. Chances of avoiding relegation?

As for Kuhnhackl and Grubauer do they project to be early round picks or just late round picks?

How would you say this German team compares to previous years? Seems that there is the top 4 (Can, USA, Swe, Rus), then a big drop-off. Chances of avoiding relegation?


in think german hockey in general is improving in small steps and so are their junior teams.
in goal pielmeier is pretty good. grubauer while being a 92er is not far behind and i think he has even more potential.
the defense might be a little weaker, but at least the guys are regulars on their DEL and 2nd-tier teams. and usually german teams play disciplined. and reul is a decent prospect i think.
on forwards flaake, ritter and weiss stand out. andre huebscher already has 132 DEL games which is quiet impressive for his age.

i expect them to beat kazakhstan and surprise against the czechs. and somehow germans always do good against NA teams and sometimes they even surprise. the U18 usually manages to beat the US team every once in a while. not by skill, but by hard work and boring them to death. :laugh:
maybe it helps playing US first. some arrogance on the US team and maybe...not likely, but it has happened before. :)


As for Kuhnhackl and Grubauer do they project to be early round picks or just late round picks?

you never know with germans. i think NHL teams should scout here more. with NA and scandinavia scouted a lot, focus on germany and switzerland would be clever. some late round steals are possible. there's obviously talent here, it's just that the player don't get enough support to development. at least more and more go to NA to play CHL.

grubauer went that route too. he's struggling at the moment i think. but i thought he might go in round 3 or so. x-sharkie should drive to belleville to scout him and tell us about him then. :nod:

kuhnhackl...hmm...it's hard to say where they end up. i can't compare to other 2010 eligibles. compared to former german players drafted, kuhnhackl could go in round 1. at the moment he's a regular in 2nd-tier, but i think he should go to CHL too next year.

Grubauer has been pretty inconsistent so far in his short stay in the O. But he does show the skills from time to time. He just needs to focus a little better to further improve his consistency and under Belleville's goalie coach, that shouldn't be a problem.

He will be starting goaltender next year so right now this is a good oppurtunity for him at the world juniors to show what he's made of. Then he goes back to Belleville and continues to learn from the OHL's best goaltender, Mike Murphy, who just happens to play a very similar style to Grubauer in net.

Grubauer has been pretty inconsistent so far in his short stay in the O. But he does show the skills from time to time. He just needs to focus a little better to further improve his consistency and under Belleville's goalie coach, that shouldn't be a problem.

He will be starting goaltender next year so right now this is a good oppurtunity for him at the world juniors to show what he's made of. Then he goes back to Belleville and continues to learn from the OHL's best goaltender, Mike Murphy, who just happens to play a very similar style to Grubauer in net.

if you compare his stats to the ones murphy had at grubauer's age, there's nothing to worry about. i'm glad he's with a team/coach that brings the best out of goalies.

and don't expect grubauer to showcase himself at the WJC. pielmeier is the starter and usually should get all the games. he's simply the better goalie at the moment.

Does anyone know the loophole Conor Morrison is using to play for Team Germany? He did it last year and that is when I heard about the "very loose loophole" but I never heard the exact situation.

Does anyone know the loophole Conor Morrison is using to play for Team Germany? He did it last year and that is when I heard about the "very loose loophole" but I never heard the exact situation.

not really a loophole i think. he's born i germany. i assume he has a double citizenship. his father dave was a very popular player here. i even remember conor on our rink here with his father.
i think it was dave tomlinson, U20 coach, you got in contact with conor and asked him.

Who of those players are drafted? Flaake was drafted last year, yes?

Who of those players are drafted? Flaake was drafted last year, yes?

yep, by the leafs

pielmeier -> sharks
reul -> bruins

Who of those players are drafted? Flaake was drafted last year, yes?
Just Flaake, Reul (BOS), and Pielmeier (SJ).

not really a loophole i think. he's born i germany. i assume he has a double citizenship. his father dave was a very popular player here. i even remember conor on our rink here with his father.
i think it was dave tomlinson, U20 coach, you got in contact with conor and asked him.
Ah, thanks. I thought he was born in Canada but it's just that his home town was listed as London, ON.

Ah, thanks. I thought he was born in Canada but it's just that his home town was listed as London, ON.

i'm not really sure where he is born. some say london, ON, some germany and some switzerland. his father traveled a lot. but he lived here for long. i wonder who his mother is. maybe she's german or has some german roots?
but he's nevertheless connected with germany and lived here for a few years.

Just a heads up here.

Toni Ritter plays for Montreal in the QMJHL, Gerrit Fauser plays for Gatineau.

Yesterday, Montreal played against Gatineau. Ritter was not there, as he joined his teammates at the WJCs. Fauser played for Gatineau.

I'm thinking this means Fauser will not be part of team Germany for the upcoming WJCs. Can anyone confirm?

I'm going to the USA-GER game on the 26th. Which GER players should I keep an eye on?

Simon Fischhaber, plays for the Soo, best name in the OHL.

I'm going to the USA-GER game on the 26th. Which GER players should I keep an eye on?

Being a Boston fan, if you could keep watch of Reul that'd be sweet. He's a big defensemen, 6'4". I've heard his flaws are his skating ability and willingness to get rough despite his great size.

I'm going to the USA-GER game on the 26th. Which GER players should I keep an eye on?

Jerome Flaake, could be a Leaf one day

when Brian Burke first signed with the Leafs, he was on TSN or CBC doing an interview, and someone asked him about the next 'big' market to conquer, or to grab players from... and up & coming hockey hotbed, and he mentioned Germany.

i'm seeing two German games this weekend, against the States and against Kazhakstan - not thinking the German's will dominate, but i'm interested in seeing some of the individual skill on this squad.

and who doesn't love Uwe Krupp...?

and who doesn't love Uwe Krupp...?

as a german wings fan i'm proud to say: i do! in my opinion he's a bad coach and his interviews makes me often wonder if he watched the same games as others.
and the few times i were able to catch him before games, he seemed to be arrogant.

seriously, i couldn't care less about him.

but the guys around the U20 seem to be pretty nice.