Overview

• Eisbären Berlin said Marcel Noebels will miss several weeks after injuring his knee against Kölner Haie on September 17.
• Noebels, 33, is a German international who had scored in each of the club’s first two games this season.
• The club did not specify a return date and released no detailed diagnosis in its statement.
• The absence makes Noebels the second sidelined German national at Eisbären this season after captain Kai Wissmann.
• The timing introduces selection and preparation questions for both the club and Germany ahead of the Winter Olympics in Italy.