The 2020 Deutschland Cup was the 31st edition of the tournament, held between 5 and 8 November 2020.[1]

2020 Deutschland Cup
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–8 November
Teams3
Final positions
Champions  Latvia (1st title)
Runner-up  Germany
Third place Top Team Peking
Tournament statistics
Games played4
Goals scored22 (5.5 per game)
Attendance0 (0 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Germany Marc Michaelis (4 points)
← 2019
2021 →

Latvia won the tournament, defeating Germany in the final.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only three teams participated this year. The "Top Team Peking" was composed of German players, in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Due to the pandemic, the tournament was held behind closed doors.

Preliminary round

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 2 2 0 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Final
2   Latvia 2 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 3
3 Top Team Peking 2 0 0 0 2 4 11 −7 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

Results

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5 November 2020
19:45
Germany  7–2
(4–1, 1–0, 2–1)
Top Team PekingYayla Arena, Krefeld
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Felix Brückmann
Mathias Niederberger
GoaliesTobias AncickaReferees:
  Lasse Kopitz
  André Schrader
Linesmen:
  Kai Jürgens
  Patrick Laguzov
0–102:51 – Kinder
Ehliz (Eisenschmid, Plachta) (PP) – 08:031–1
Michaelis (Eisenschmid) – 11:102–1
Brandt (Bergmann, Michaelis) – 14:143–1
Ugbekile (Brandt, Eisenschmid) – 17:574–1
Noebels (Fischbuch, Gawanke) (PP) – 32:345–1
Brandt (Tiffels, Nowak) – 48:076–1
Eisenschmid (Michaelis) – 49:557–1
7–257:04 – Hanelt (Reichel, Erik Buschmann)
6 minPenalties8 min
46Shots15

6 November 2020
17:00
Top Team Peking2–4
(0–1, 2–2, 0–1)
  LatviaYayla Arena, Krefeld
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Hendrik HaneGoaliesArtūrs ŠilovsReferees:
  Aleksi Rantala
  Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
  Andreas Kowert
  Jan philipp Priebsch
0–108:58 – Jeļisejevs (Ezītis, Sprukts)
Reisnecker (Elias, Brunnhuber) – 25:171–1
Gnyp (Hane) – 35:032–1
2–236:57 – Džeriņš (Karsums, Bindulis)
2–338:47 – Čukste
2–445:21 – Ri. Bukarts (Krastenbergs, Salija)
20 minPenalties6 min
36Shots18

7 November 2020
16:45
Germany  2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  LatviaYayla Arena, Krefeld
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Felix BrückmannGoaliesRūdolfs Lazdiņš
Artūrs Šilovs
Referees:
  Benjamin Hoppe
  Marc Iwert
Linesmen:
  Wayne Gerth
  Jonas Merten
Noebels (Ehliz, Ugbekile) – 54:241–0
Plachta (EN) – 58:272–0
8 minPenalties6 min
34Shots28

Final

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8 November 2020
14:30
Germany  2–3 OT
(1–2, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
  LatviaYayla Arena, Krefeld
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesArtūrs ŠilovsReferees:
  Sirko Hunnius
  Lukas Kohlmüller
Linesmen:
  Maxim Cepik
  Christoffer Hurtik
Eder (Wolgemuth) – 09:571–0
1–117:44 – Sprukts (Ezītis) (PP)
1–217:55 – Razgals (Krastenbergs)
Michaelis (Gawanke, Plachta) (PP2) – 46:122–2
2–364:01 – Razgals (Rēdlihs)
10 minPenalties10 min
41Shots37

References

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  1. ^ "Deutschland Cup 2020 findet im Dreierformat statt". deb-online.de. 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Deutschland unterliegt Lettland im Finale nach Verlängerung – Deutschland Cup "wichtiges Zeichen"". deb-online.de. 8 November 2020.