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Germany adds Leon Draisaitl eight years after its top hockey achievement at the Olympics
Leon Draisaitl, 2020 NHL MVP, boosts Germany’s 2026 Olympic hockey team aiming to extend its 2018 silver-medal success, with NHL players back in the tournament.
- Ahead of Milan-Cortina 2026, Germany added NHL forward Leon Draisaitl to its Olympic hockey team, viewed as a key hope for the tournament.
- The German program adds NHL talent because NHL players are available for Milan for the first time since 2014, aiming to build on the 2018 silver-medal legacy.
- With veterans still in place, Germany pairs experience with NHL talents including Moritz Seider, Tim Stützle and JJ Peterka, under Marco Sturm's leadership.
- With immediate pool games scheduled this week including Denmark Thursday, Draisaitl's presence is viewed as the biggest reason Germany could extend its stay and spring more upsets, according to team officials.
- Only three players remain from Germany's 2018 silver squad, including 41-year-old Jonas Muller, and Germany remains a considerable long shot after losing to the Olympic Athletes from Russia.
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Germany adds Leon Draisaitl eight years after its top hockey achievement at the Olympics
When the NHL skipped the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, Germany made an improbable run to the gold-medal game before losing to the Russians with Kirill Kaprizov, Pavel Datsyuk and Ilya Kovalchuk on a stacked roster.
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