Trio of 2020 draft picks named to Germany's World Junior roster

On Wednesday, the German Ice Hockey Federation announced its roster for the upcoming 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Edmonton, Alberta. The roster will feature five returning players from last year's roster that avoided relegation by beating Kazakhstan in a best-of-three series. The returning players are: Tobias Ancicka (G), Nino Kinder (F), John-Jason Peterka (F), Lukas Reichel (F), and Tim Stuetzle (F).

Gut fünf Wochen vor der U20-WM in Edmonton hat U20-Bundestrainer Tobias Abstreiter seinen Kader für das Turnier benannt. Am 6. Dezember starten für @deb_teams 27 Spieler in Füssen in den ersten Teil der Vorbereitung auf den U20-Saisonhöhepunkt. Mehr:➡️ https://t.co/VXCoiwCFyc pic.twitter.com/F9eCYO3XA3— Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (@deb_teams) November 18, 2020

The trio of Peterka, Reichel, and Stuetzle were selected in last month's NHL Entry draft. Stuetzle was drafted in the first round, third overall by the Ottawa Senators, Reichel was drafted in the first round, seventeenth overall by the Chicago Blackhawks, and Peterka was drafted in the second round, thirty-fourth overall by the Buffalo Sabres.

Ancicka, 19, played in 2 games at last year's World Juniors, finishing with a record of 0 wins, 1 loss, a 5.25 G.A.A., and a .794 save percentage.

Kinder, 19, played in 7 games, putting up 2 points (1 G, 1 A), 4 penalty minutes, and was a +/-0.

Peterka, 18, played in 7 games, recording 6 points (4 G, 2 A), 16 penalty minutes, and was a -1.

Reichel, 18, played in 7 games, recording 5 points (3 G, 2 A), 0 penalty minutes, and was a +/-0.

Stuetzle, 18, played in 5 games, putting up 5 points (5 A), 2 penalty minutes, and was a -2.

Germany will play two exhibition games before the tournament begins. They will face Austria on December 21st at 2 pm ET/12 pm MT, and then they will play the Czech Republic on December 23rd at 9:30 pm ET/7:30 pm MT.

Germany's will kick-off their 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship schedule on Christmas day against Finland at 6 pm ET/4 pm MT. Then, they will play Canada the next day (Boxing day) at 6 pm ET/4 pm MT. The Germans will have an off day on the 27th, and then play Slovakia at 9:30 pm ET/7:30 pm MT on the 28th, followed by another off day on the 29th, before playing their final round robin game against Switzerland on December 30th at 6 pm ET/4 pm MT.

Source: German Ice Hockey Federation

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