Overview
- Germany beat Slovakia 3:0 to secure the men’s tournament, with goals from Parker Tuomie, Bennet Roßmy and Fabio Wagner, and a shutout by Maximilian Franzreb.
- Harold Kreis’s side rebounded from a 2:5 loss to Austria that exposed selection questions ahead of the 2026 Olympics, compounded by injuries to Dominik Kahun, Lukas Kälble, Colin Ugbekile and Tobias Rieder, plus a precautionary absence for Justin Schütz and rest for Eisbären Berlin players.
- Germany’s women defended their title with a 9:1 victory over Hungary after narrow earlier wins, drawing 3,246 fans and using the stage to highlight development and visibility gaps.
- The IIHF’s decision to fix the women’s world championship in November removes the women’s team from future Deutschland Cups, and the event relocates to Düsseldorf in 2026.
- Captain Daria Gleißner and teammates urged better youth pipelines and more DEL club involvement, while DEB executive Christian Künast outlined plans for parallel women’s internationals alongside men’s fixtures, potentially in April.