Detroit Red Wings’ Moritz Seider: ‘Something we just can’t figure out’
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider, April 19, 2025 in Detroit.
The last time Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider was named to Germany’s Olympic ice hockey roster, he didn’t end up going.
This time, the outlook is decidedly better. Seider was among the first six players named by Germany to the team that will compete at the 2026 Winter Games, scheduled to be held Feb. 6-22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
The others named Monday, June 16, were forwards Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers), Lukas Reichel (Chicago Blackhawks), Nico Sturm (Florida Panthers) and Tim Stützle (Ottawa Senators) and goaltender Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken).
Seider, 24, was among the first named to Germany’s preliminary roster for the 2022 Beijing Games, announced in October of 2021. But the NHL ended up pulling its players because of lingering disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seider, drafted at No. 6 in 2019 and the 2022 recipient of the Calder Trophy as the NHL rookie of the year, has 29 goals and 151 assists in 328 games over four seasons with the Wings. He has represented Germany at five World Championships, winning a silver medal in 2023. He was captain of the 2025 team, but the Germans did not make it out of the round-robin part of the tournament, eliminated in the last game of the preliminary round by Denmark.
Olympia 2026: Die ersten sechs Spieler für den vorläufigen Kader der DEB-Männer stehen fest 🇩🇪
Das Turnier findet vom 11. bis 22.02. in Mailand statt. In der Gruppe C trifft Deutschland auf die 🇺🇸, 🇱🇻 & 🇩🇰. Weitere Infos zur Olympic Six 👉 https://t.co/3DhuTugYcz#debteams pic.twitter.com/s8T2k9qaW8
— Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (@deb_teams) June 16, 2025
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