FILE- Germany players celebrate after receiving their silver medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Gangneung, South Korea. Four years after an improbable run to the Olympic final and that ended with a silver medal, Germany is back at the 2022 Beijing Olympics without NHL players looking to duplicate that effort. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE- Jonas Muller (41), of Germany, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the third period of the men's gold medal hockey game against the Olympic athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Gangneung, South Korea. Four years after an improbable run to the Olympic final and that ended with a silver medal, Germany is back at the 2022 Beijing Olympics without NHL players looking to duplicate that effort. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE- Germany's Moritz Muller, left, challenges for the puck with Latvia's Uvis Balinskis (26) during the Ice Hockey World Championship group B match between Germany and Latvia at the Arena in Riga, Latvia, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Four years after an improbable run to the Olympic final and that ended with a silver medal, Germany is back at the Olympics without NHL players looking to duplicate that effort. Muller is one of 10 players back from the 2018 team, which put a rare spotlight on hockey back home. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

FILE- Dominik Kahun (72), of Germany, celebrates after making a goal in the penalty shootout during the preliminary round of the men's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. Four years after an improbable run to the Olympic final and that ended with a silver medal, Germany is back at the Olympics without NHL players looking to duplicate that effort. "We never want to talk about that we won silver last Olympics, that we're going to win it again. We just go step by step," Kahun said. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)