Tim Stützle is joining the German team at the IIHF World Championship, the German Ice Hockey Association announced on Friday night.

“Immediately after the end of his NHL season, Tim publicly stated that he would like to join us,” said Christian  Künast, manager of the German team. “We are pleased that we have now calmly resolved all the formalities and that he will be joining us. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Ottawa Senators, from whom we have already received approval for his participation, and we look forward to Tim’s arrival here in Herning.”

“We are, of course, delighted that Tim, a very high-quality player, is joining us and will further strengthen our team for the tournament,” said German coach Harold Kreis. “He demonstrated his strengths in the past NHL season and delivered a great season with the Senators. We had a very good and detailed conversation during our NHL trip, during which he reiterated his intention to join us. It’s all the more pleasing that his participation in the World Championship is now working out.”

Stützle becomes the fourth active NHLer on this year’s German team (see roster below).

To make room for Stützle, Marcel Noebels, a former Philadelphia Flyers prospect who is a veteran of eight World Championships and a silver medalist from the 2018 Winter Olympics, was cut from the team. That reduces the contingent on the team from DEL champion Eisbären Berlin to six.

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Germany’s first game is on Saturday afternoon against Hungary, although Stützle probably won’t play until at least Germany’s third game on Tuesday against Norway.

Goaltenders: Mathias Niederberger (Red Bull Munich), Arno Tiefensee (Adler Mannheim / Dallas Stars), Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken).

Defensemen: Korbinian Geibel, Eric Mik, Jonas Müller (all Eisbären Berlin), Leon Hüttl, Fabio Wagner (both ERC Ingolstadt), Lukas Kälble (Adler Mannheim), Moritz Seider (Detroit Red Wings), Maksymilian Szuber (Tucson Roadrunners, AHL / Utah HC).

Forwards: Tim Stützle (Ottawa Senators), Leo Pföderl, Frederik Tiffels, Manuel Wiederer (all Eisbären Berlin), Yasin Ehliz, Patrick Hager, Maximilian Kastner (all Red Bull Munich), Alexander Ehl (Düsseldorfer EG), Marc Michaelis (Adler Mannheim), Joshua Samanski (Straubing Tigers / Edmonton Oilers), Justin Schütz (Kölner Haie), Wojciech Stachowiak (ERC Ingolstadt), Dominik Kahun (Lausanne HC, SUI), Lukas Reichel (Chicago Blackhawks).

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