DEB silver at the Olympics: “Every superlative is justified”

Munich (SID) The greatest success in German ice hockey history has generated enormous enthusiasm throughout. For Germany's player of the century Erich Kühnhackl, national coach Marco Sturm's Olympic silver medal cannot be overestimated. "You can use any superlative, it's justified. Unbelievable," Kühnhackl told the SID a few hours after the dramatic 3:4 in extra time in the gold final against record world champions Russia. Congratulations also came from the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) for the sensational team. “With fight and passion, the boys triggered a true enthusiasm for ice hockey and created a unique moment,” said DEL managing director Gernot Tripcke to the SID: “That was an incredible energetic performance by the entire team, which of course also includes the staff around Marco Sturm ." "This is the greatest success in history, you have to classify it like that. It went perfectly, outstandingly," said Cologne Haie coach Peter Draisaitl, who gained notoriety in the quarter-final drama against Canada at the 1992 Olympics, when the puck was dropped remained exactly on the goal line when taking the decisive penalty. Kühnhackl, who was part of the 1976 bronze team in Innsbruck, first had to process the nerve-wracking final with a quiet walk. "I have to collect myself first, it took a toll on me. I was running back and forth because I was nervous," he said. The 67-year-old is very happy about the enthusiasm that has been aroused: "We always had a lot of catching up to do in ice hockey. I just think it's great that there are positive things that people talk about."

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DEB silver at the Olympics: “Every superlative is justified”

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