One year ago, the Germans were on the brink of a huge disappointment, when the team threw away a two-goal lead in the third period of the relegation game against Team Norway. However, they came out strong in the third period, eventually winning the game with a tally by Moritz Elias – at his first and only goal of the tournament – to seal a win that will allowed Germany to make a sixth-consecutive appearance in the top division in thee 2025 World Junior Championship (WJC) in Ottawa.
Related: 2025 World Junior Championship Guide
This year’s roster will feature several younger players, as well as NHL talents and players who will have a chance to get selected next year. Below is a projected roster for the Germans as they look to improve their performance in Ottawa after a disappointing showing last year.
Team Germany’s Forwards
| Lenny Boos (Düsseldorf/Essen) |
*Linus Brandl (Straubing/Landshut) |
Timo Kose (Regensburg) |
| David Lewandowski (Saskatoon/CAN) |
Nick Maul (München/Kaufbeuren) |
Marco Münzenberger (Köln) |
| Elias Pul (Weiden) |
Timo Ruckdäschel (Wolfsburg) |
Clemens Sager (Kassel/Hamm) |
| Noah Samanski (Powell/CAN) |
Maxim Schäfer (Eisbären Berlin) |
Tobias Schwarz (Straubing/Landshut) |
| Simon Seidl (Straubing/Landshut) |
*Julius Sumpf (Moncton/CAN) |
Paul Vinzens (Red Bull Hockey Juniors/München) |
*indicates returning skater*
Only two forwards are returning, Linus Brandl and Julius Sumpf. Center Brandl posted no points last year, while Sumpf, who lines up for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL,) was one of the top scorers last year.
Two interesting players who could make the roster are Timo Kose and Simon Seidl. Both underagers, with Kose being born in 2007 and Seidl in 2006, they are having a strong showing in the DEL-2 this season, and their offensive flair is expected to play a role when the team will need a spur of unpredictability in the offensive zone. Internationally, Seidl was very good for Team Germany at the Division 1 U18s a couple of years ago.
However, most of the hope ahead will be on David Lewandowski. The 2025 draft-eligible player has fourteen points, equally distributed between goals and assists, in nineteen games for the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL.) Lewandowski is the son of a notable player in Germany and Russia, Eduard Lewandowski, and isn’t the only player of this roster coming from a hockey dynasty. Noah Samanski, who plays for the Powell River Kings of the British…
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