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German Ice Hockey Hall Of Fame
The German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, also called Eishockeymuseum in German, was founded in 1988 and is located in Augsburg. The hall honors individuals who have contributed to ice hockey in Germany, and displays memorabilia depicting contributions of players, coaches, referees and other important figures in the sport. Notable inductees There are 247 inductees into the hall of fame as of 2018. Notable inductees include: *Paul Ambros *Franz Baader * Ignaz Berndaner * Joachim von Bethmann-Hollweg *René Bielke * Helmut de Raaf *Hans Dobida * Jan-Åke Edvinsson *Sven Felski *Karl Friesen *Lorenz Funk *Erich Goldmann *Jozef Golonka *Bruno Guttowski *Dieter Hegen *Heinz Henschel *Uli Hiemer *Udo Kiessling *Josef Kompalla *Ēriks Koņeckis *Erich Kühnhackl * Peter Lee *Wolf-Dieter Montag *Klaus Merk *Roman Neumayer * Hartmut Nickel *Rainer Philipp *Roy Roedger * Erich Römer *Michael Rumrich *Marquardt Slevogt *Ján Staršà * Rudolf Thanner *Xaver Unsinn * Stefan Ustorf * Ferenc Vozar *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenz Funk
Lorenz Funk Sr. (17 March 1947 in Bad Tölz – 29 September 2017 in Greiling) was an ice hockey player who played for the West German national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics. He came back from retirement to play with his sons Florian and Lorenz Jr. Career As a player Funk played with two teams in both Oberliga and Berlin-Liga leagues: * EC Bad Tölz 1965–1972, 1989–1990 * BSC Preussen 1972–1981, 1983–1986, 1988, 2003 * Riessersee SC 1982–1983 As head coach he coached both his old teams and two other German professional teams: * BSC Preussen 1983–1984, 1986–1987 * EC Bad Tölz 1988–1990 * SV Bayreuth 1900–1991 (Eishockey-Bundesliga league) * Eisbären Berlin 1991–2000 He was manager, director and eventually president of the Berlin Capitals. Awards * 1990 Bundesverdienstkreuz The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Merk
Klaus Merk (born 26 April 1967) is a German ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... References External links * 1967 births Living people Olympic ice hockey players for Germany Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Augsburg Ice hockey people from Bavaria Augsburger Panther players Starbulls Rosenheim players {{Germany-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf-Dieter Montag
Wolf-Dieter Montag (10 December 1924 – 21 July 2018) was a German physician, sports medicine specialist, mountain rescue doctor, and international sports administrator. His medical career spanned 50 years in his native Bavaria, and included being a lecturer, teacher and consultant for orthopedic surgery, and physical therapy. He served as vice-president of the German Sport Medical Association, advised the Landtag of Bavaria on medical matters, and was a mountain rescue doctor and instructor for 30 years. He was the chief physician of the German Ice Skating Union for eight years, then was its president for 16 years. He was a medical advisor to the International Skating Union for 10 years, served as the Chief Medical Officer of the International Ice Hockey Federation for 23 years, and was a member of the medical committee for the International Olympic Committee at all Summer and Winter Olympic Games from 1972 to 2002. He received multiple awards during his career, including the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Lee (ice Hockey)
Peter John Lee (born January 2, 1956) is an English-born Canadian professional ice hockey manager and former professional ice hockey player. He played 431 National Hockey League games with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lee has been serving as CEO of Eisbären Berlin of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2005. Early life Lee was born in Ellesmere, England, United Kingdom, and raised in Arvida, Quebec. As a youth, he learned to skate on the outdoor surface of Arvida's Powell Park, and later played for that town's Pee-Wee Orioles minor ice hockey. He played in the 1967, 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Orioles. The family moved to Ottawa in his mid-teen years. Playing career Lee was recruited along with his brother David by the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He enjoyed a stellar junior career with the Ottawa 67's, where he became one of the few junior players to record more than 400 career points. He was awarded CHL Player of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Kühnhackl
Erich Kühnhackl (born 17 October 1950) is a German former professional ice hockey player, born and raised in Czechoslovakia. He is one of the all-time greats of German ice hockey and was named Germany's ice hockey player of the 20th century in 2000. Kühnhackl is a member of the IIHF Hall of Fame as well as of the German ice hockey Hall of Fame and Germany's Sport Hall of Fame. Career He won four German Championships and a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and is widely regarded as the best German hockey player ever and was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997. Kühnhackl was also named the German ice hockey player of the Century in 2000. His nickname "Kleiderschrank auf Kufen" (wardrobe on skates) refers to his mighty appearance. In Finland he is known as ''Iso-Eerikki'' (Big Eric) for the same reason. After his playing career Kühnhackl worked as coach of EV Landshut, German National Team, EC Bad Nauheim, Erding Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ēriks Koņeckis
Ēriks Koņeckis (9 February 1920 – 2 February 2006) was a Latvian ice hockey player. He played the World Championships for Latvia in 1938. After World War II and occupation of Latvia, Koņeckis played in Germany for Augsburg, Krefeld and Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's .... References External links * 1920 births 2006 deaths Adler Mannheim players Augsburger Panther players Krefeld Pinguine players Latvian ice hockey forwards Ice hockey people from Riga Ice hockey defencemen Latvian emigrants to Germany {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Kompalla
Josef "Jupp" Kompalla (born 13 March 1936 in Katowice) is a retired German ice hockey referee. He is best known for his officiating of the 1972 Summit Series between the Soviet Union and Canada. Career Kompalla began his ice hockey career as a player with Gwardia Katowice in 1951. He won three Polish junior championships with Gwardia Katowice before playing for Gornik Katowice. He emigrated to West Germany in 1958 and joined Preussen Krefeld in German league. He retired from playing in 1961. He joined the International Ice Hockey Federation as an official in 1970. In 1972, Kompalla was selected to officiate the 1972 World Ice Hockey Championships matches between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. That same year, he was also selected to officiate the Summit Series between the Soviet Union and Canada. His officiating partner during this series was Franz Baader. Both Kompalla and Baader received criticism from Team Canada during the series, which resulted in Kompalla pairing up wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Kiessling
Udo is a masculine given name. It may refer to: People Medieval era *Udo of Neustria, 9th century nobleman * Udo (Obotrite prince) (died 1028) * Udo (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1030 – 1078) *Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1025 – 1082) Modern era *Udo Anneken (1917–1997), German Wehrmacht officer in World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross *Udo Beyer (born 1955), East German shot putter *Udo Bölts (born 1966), German retired racing cyclist *Udo Bullmann (born 1956), German politician *Udo Cordes (1921-2007), German Luftwaffe officer in World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross *Udo Dahmen (born 1951), German drummer and author *Udo Di Fabio (born 1954), German jurist *Udo Dirkschneider (born 1952), German heavy metal vocalist who formed the band U.D.O. *Udo Dziersk (born 1961), German painter *Udo Fortune (born 1988), Nigerian soccer player *Udo Gelhausen (born 1956), West German shot putter *Udo Hempel (born 1946), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uli Hiemer
Ulrich Hiemer (born 21 September 1962 in Füssen, West Germany) is a German former professional ice hockey player who was among the first Germans to play in the NHL. He appeared at three Olympics and at the 1984 Canada Cup. He spent three seasons with the New Jersey Devils in the mid 1980s making his NHL debut on 12 October 1984, recording 73 points in 143 total games. He retired in 1996 after playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorfer EG (short DEG) is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players. The famous Eisstadion at the Brehmstrasse was the home venue for .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International External links * 1962 births Living people Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks Düsseldorfer EG players EV Füssen players German expatriate sportspeople in the United States German ice hockey defencemen Ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Henschel
Heinz Henschel (27 January 1920 – 21 October 2006) was a German ice hockey player, sports administrator, and banker. He played for 24 seasons and won two German championships as a member of the Berliner Schlittschuhclub. He later became a banker involved in sports and entertainment. He was the founder of multiple sporting associations and served as president of the German Ice Sport Federation. He was the leader of German delegations at Winter Olympic Games and a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation. His career was recognized by induction into both the IIHF Hall of Fame and the German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Early life Henschel was born 27 January 1920 in Berlin, Germany. He attended the Gymnasium (Germany), gymnasium in Lankwitz, began playing ice hockey at age nine, then organized a student team at the school by age ten. Career Henschel played the Forward (ice hockey), forward position in his ice hockey career, which lasted 24 seasons from 1932 to 1956 and inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Hegen
Dieter Hegen (born April 29, 1962 in Kaufbeuren, West Germany) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Eishockey-Bundesliga and its replacement the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Playing career Hegen began playing for his hometown ESV Kaufbeuren in 1979. Hegen was drafted 46th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft but never signed a contract and remained with Kaufbeuren until 1985 when he joined Kölner EC, winning the Bundesliga championship in 1987 and 1988. In 1989 he moved to for Düsseldorfer EG and in a three-year spell he won three more Bundesliga titles. In 1992, he joined EC Hedos München and won his sixth and final Bundesliga title with the team in 1994, which turned out to be the last year of the Ice Hockey Bundesliga as it was replaced with the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team also changed its name to Maddogs München for the inaugural DEL season which turned out to be their only season as they would fold on December 18, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
