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Gangneung 2017: Germany team preview
Can the Germans reach a top five finish at the Para ice hockey World Championships to qualify for PyeongChang 2018? 29 Mar 2017
Italy v Germany at the Harborcenter in Buffalo, NY. April 26, 2015 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool Photo by Bill Wippert
Germany have had a positive season in the build-up to the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Gangneung, South Korea.
A highlight for the team came when they beat Norway for the first time in nearly 20 years during a friendly game in February. In that tie Bernhard Haering and Joerg Wedde led the offense in scoring.
For the World Championships, the Germans will be hoping to capitalise on their progress with a roster that includes many returning faces from the 2015 edition.
Frank Rennhack is a key member of their squad. With over 10 years experience, he remains from the side who last represented their country at a Paralympic Winter Games in 2006.
In Gangneung, Germany will have to go one better than their 2015 performance where they finished sixth, to directly qualify for PyeongChang 2018.
Full roster
Forwards
No. 3 – Bas Disveld
No. 8 - Frank Rennhack
No. 11 – Jacob Wolff
No. 33 - Ingo Kuhli-Lauenstein
No. 73 – Udo Segreff
No. 77 – Joerg Wedde
No. 43 – Bernhard Hering
Defense
No. 23 - Matthias Albanus
No. 12 - Christian Jaster
No. 52 – Robert Pabst
No. 83 – Christian Pilz
No. 6 – Hugo Raedler
No. 69 – Lucas Sklorz
No. 55 – Sven Stumpe
Goaltenders
No. 15 – Klaus Brzoska
No. 47 – Simon Kunst
Live coverage and the game schedule of the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships is available at Gangneung2017.com.
Gangneung 2017 also doubles as the Test Event for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. All games will be played at the Gangneung Hockey Centre.
