Wennerholm: Germany is the big sensation

"Wennerholm: Germany is the big sensation"

"of BRATISLAVA. It's the total Finnish success in the world CUP."

"An award of Finland has joined that bandwagon."

"And Germany is the big sensation after the 3-2 against hemmanationen Slovakia with the finn Toni Söderholm as fresh head coach in the booth."

"And the germans secured with all the security of a kvartsfinalplats."

"We have written about Toni Söderholms tränarsaga in the past."

"He completed spelarkarriären only three years ago and had no intention of becoming a coach. He wanted rather to continue as a player for another year at the German Red Bull Munich,"

"– But they had other plans for me, he has told in a documentary for the bbc."

"It was the club's head coach, the american scientist and two-time Stanley Cup champion Don Jackson, who had seen the management skills of Söderholm and offered the job as development manager at ungdomssidan."

"And after a trainer where he was in the German second division as the best, he became suddenly German national team coach when Marco Sturm could not say no to an offer to become the assistant coach of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings in november."

"Toni Söderholms start as a head coach took a new dimension when the germans struck hemmanationen Slovakia 3-2 on Wednesday night."

"An extremely dramatic match where the germans were 1-2 with less than two minutes left to play."

"But with only 1.52 left to play receipted Markus Eisenschmid to 2-2 just 27 seconds from the end put the averages of Leon Draisaitl vital 3-2."

"A shock to the hemmanationen, which now probably missed the last chance to reach the quarter-finals."

"Germany has certainly been a pleasant journey so far and have yet to meet topptippade nations Canada, the USA and Finland."

"But the twelve points are usually sufficient to reach the quarterfinals."

"And the last match in the group stage against Finland."

"Toni Söderholm vu002Fs Jukka Jalonen."