Overview
- Harold Kreis’s side beat Slovakia 3:0 to clinch the men’s title after a 2:5 setback against Austria, with goals from Parker Tuomie, Bennet Roßmy and Fabio Wagner and a shutout by Maximilian Franzreb.
- The German women defended their Deutschland Cup title with a 9:1 win over Hungary, drawing 3,246 fans for a rare showcase ahead of the 2026 Olympics.
- The IIHF’s shift of the Women’s World Championship to November means the Deutschland Cup will no longer feature women’s games.
- DEB sport director Christian Künast said parallel women’s internationals in April are under active consideration, and a successor strategy to Powerplay 2026 is being drafted.
- The tournament doubled as a final pre-Olympic assessment for roster decisions, and organizers confirmed the event will move to Düsseldorf in 2026 with MagentaSport maintaining broad coverage.