Tampere, Finland – Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider and the German national hockey team are one step away from the country's first gold medal at the world championships.
Germany upset the United States, 4-3, in overtime on Saturday, and will face Canada in the final Sunday (1:30, The Hockey Network) for its first International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHL) medal since 1953.
"It's a huge, huge step for German hockey, and it gives us big media recognition in Germany," German forward Sam Soramies said. "That will make German hockey bigger, and we need that for sure.