Overview
- Head coach Harold Kreis unveiled a 25-man list with 15 players from the DEL, nine based in North America and one in Switzerland.
- Leon Draisaitl returns to the national team after nearly six years alongside NHL standouts Tim Stützle, Moritz Seider and Philipp Grubauer.
- Recent national-team and DEL scorers Daniel Fischbuch, Marcel Noebels, Leo Pförderl and Yasin Ehliz were left out of the preliminary group.
- Kai Wissmann was included despite an ongoing Achilles issue, with the staff expecting a late fitness assessment before final selection.
- Germany will train in Bozen from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7, play Italy on Feb. 4, and open Group C play on Feb. 12 against Denmark before facing Latvia and the United States.