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A player from this country was selected as Top Forward at the 2023 IIHF World Championship after helping this country upset the United States in the semifinals to clinch a silver medal. The first ever goalie to post a shutout for the Seattle Kraken hails from this country. (15[1]-5[1])At the 2018 (-5[1])Olympics, this country’s Men’s team (15[1])lost the gold medal game (15[1])to the Olympic Athletes from Russia. During the 2020 NHL Draft, the Senators allowed Alex Trebek to announce a (*) third overall pick (10[1])from this country. JJ Peterka plays for this country, (10[1])as does a player that regularly centres the Oilers’ second (emphasize) (10[1])line behind Connor McDavid. Players Tim Stützle (“STOOTS-luh”) and Leon Draisaitl (“DRY-sigh-tl”) hail from, for 10 points, what country, whose teams compete in the Deutsche Eishockey (10[1])Liga? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Germany [or Deutschland] (the Seattle Kraken goalie is Phillipp Grubauer)
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