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team in the

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. Their home ice is in

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at the

König Palast König Palast or Kings Palace in English Language, officially Yayla Arena, is an Arena in Krefeld, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the Home to the Krefeld Pinguine, Krefeld Penguins of the DEL Del, or nabla, is an ope ...

. Founded first in 1936 by Willi Münstermann, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In their history they have won the German championship in 1951,1952, and 2003.

Team names

*1936 as "Krefelder Eislauf-Verein 1936 e.V." (KEV) *1978 as "EHC Krefeld" *1981 asc"Krefelder Eislauf-Verein 1981 e.V." *1995 as "KEV Pinguine Eishockey GmbH"

Season records

Players

Current roster

Honored members

*1 Karel Lang *2 Uwe Fabig *4 Vic Stanfield *7 Lothar Kremershof *80 Robert Müller

Notable alumni

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(1993–1995) * Karl Bierschel (1948–1963) *

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(2000–2003) * Dick Decloe (1974–1978) *

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(1999–2003, 2012) * Uwe Fabig (1981–1983/1984–1992) *

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(1951–1958) * Peter Ihnacak (1992–1997) *

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† (1947–1972) * Günter Jochems (1949–1965) *

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 pla ...

(1958–1971) * Erich Konecki † (1948–1952) * Lothar Kremershof † (1969–1978/1981–1985) * Karel Lang (1990–2001) * Petri Liimatainen (1995–1999) * Chris Lindberg (1994–1998) * Jan Marek (1974–1978) * Robert Müller † (2002–2006) *

Alexander Selivanov Alexander Yurievich Selivanov (russian: Александр Юръевич Селиванов); born March 23, 1971) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger who has played in the NHL and also in various European leagues. He quit pl ...

(2003–2008) * Hans Georg Pescher (1948–1956) * Brad Purdie (2000–2003) * James Sargent (1994–1995) * Herbert Schibukat (1949–1954) * Tim Stützle (2014–2017) * Vic Stanfield (1976–1978, 1980–1988) * Herberts Vasiļjevs (2005–2017) * Heinz Wackers (1936–1955) * Remy Wellen (1955–1972)

Notable coaches

* Jiří Ehrenberger * Martin Jíranek *

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Butch Goring Robert Thomas "Butch" Goring (born October 22, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders and Boston Bruins. He is a four- ...

References

External links

* Deutsche Eishockey Liga teams Ice hockey teams in Germany Ice hockey clubs established in 1936 1936 establishments in Germany Sport in Krefeld {{Europe-icehockey-team-stub