Overview
- Germany opens against Finland on Friday, May 15 at 16:20 CET in Zurich, live free-to-air on ProSieben and on Joyn, with MagentaSport also streaming and Sporteurope.tv carrying many other games.
- The DEB confirmed a 25-player roster that includes three NHL names — goalie Philipp Grubauer, defenseman Moritz Seider, and forward Joshua Samanski — alongside several first-time call-ups.
- Seider was cleared after the final tune-up against the United States and said he felt good, though Germany dropped that game 2–5.
- Notable NHL stars Leon Draisaitl, Tim Stützle, and JJ Peterka are absent, leaving more responsibility with veterans like Dominik Kahun and in-form DEL champions from Berlin.
- Germany competes in Group A with the USA, Switzerland, Finland, Latvia, Austria, Hungary, and Great Britain under a two-group round-robin format, with the top four advancing to knockouts from May 28 to 31.