Germany made it all the way to the semifinals in 2010 the last time the world championship was played here. Quiet prideCoach Marco Sturm didn’t sing along to the national anthem, but stood behind the German bench in silence, taking in the moment. That’s the last time the national team really caught fire, making it all the way to the semifinals before falling to Russia. His first move was to hire the inexperienced coach but vastly experienced and respected former NHL star Marco Sturm as the head coach and general manager of the national team. Suddenly, the days of players finding reasons not to join the national team for the world championship were gone.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 17, 2017 21:45 UTC