The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an

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team in the

DEL2 DEL2 (also known as Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 or DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Se ...

. Their home ice is in

Krefeld Krefeld ( , ; ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its c ...

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at the

Yayla Arena Yayla Arena, formerly known as KönigPALAST from 2004 to 2018, is an arena in Krefeld, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the Home to the Krefeld Pinguine. It opened in 2004 and holds 8,029 people. The original name sponsor was ...

. Founded in 1936 by entrepreneur Willi Münstermann, the pro team became a

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in 1994 and joined the top tier

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called Penny (supermarket), PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga) (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a professional ice hockey league in Germany and the highest division in German i ...

(DEL). In their history, they have won the German championship three times: 1951, 1952, and 2003.

Team names

*1936 as "Krefelder Eislauf-Verein 1936 e.V." (KEV) *1978 as "EHC Krefeld" *1981 as "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 *23

Herberts Vasiļjevs Herberts Vasiļjevs (born 27 May 1976) is a retired Latvian professional ice hockey center and right winger. He played in 51 NHL contests and spent more than ten years in the German DEL with Krefeld Pinguine. He also represented the Latvian na ...

*80 Robert Müller

Notable alumni

René Bielke René Bielke (born 9 April 1962) is a Germans, German former ice hockey goaltender. Bielke played for Eisbären Berlin, EHC Dynamo Berlin (now Eisbären Berlin) from 1980 to 1992. His goals against average of 1.17 in 1982 is still unbeaten in Ei ...

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

Christoph Brandner Christoph Brandner (born 5 July 1975) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey winger. Brandner had the most goals while playing for Krefeld Pinguine team of the German DEL. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the eighth round of the ...

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

Christian Ehrhoff Christian Ehrhoff (born 6 July 1982) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman for Krefeld Pinguine of the German DEL2. In 2018, he won silver at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics. He played more than 800 games in the National Hocke ...

(1999–2003, 2012) * Uwe Fabig (1981–1983/1984–1992) * Bruno Guttowski (1951–1958) * Peter Ihnacak (1992–1997) *

Ulli Jansen Ulrich Jansen (5 June 1931 - 19 July 2006) was a professional ice hockey player. He represented the United Team of Germany in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games ...

† (1947–1972) *

Günter Jochems Günter Jochems (5 November 1928 – 30 March 1991) was a professional ice hockey player. He represented Germany in the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly know ...

(1949–1965) * Josef Kompalla (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 (); 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 playing after season 2011-2012. He is currently coaching Admiral ...

(2003–2008) * Hans Georg Pescher (1948–1956) *

Brad Purdie Brad Purdie (born July 11, 1972) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. Early life Born in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Purdie spent four seasons with the Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey team. Career Purdie began his professio ...

(2000–2003) * James Sargent (1994–1995) *

Herbert Schibukat Herbert Schibukat (27 October 1914 – 7 April 1999) was a German ice hockey player. He represented Germany in the 1936 Winter Olympics and 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and ...

(1949–1954) *

Tim Stützle Tim Stützle (surname alternately spelled Stuetzle; born 15 January 2002) is a German professional ice hockey centre for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rated one of the top prospects available for the 2020 NHL entry dr ...

(2014–2017) * Vic Stanfield (1976–1978, 1980–1988) *

(2005–2017) *

Heinz Wackers Oscar Hans Heinrich Wackers (20 September 1925 – 31 December 2012) was a professional ice hockey player. He represented Germany in the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) an ...

(1936–1955) * Remy Wellen (1955–1972)

Notable coaches

* Jiří Ehrenberger * Martin Jíranek *

Rick Adduono Richard Norman Adduono (born January 25, 1955) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and retired professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League. Playing career Rick Adduono was drafted by the Bos ...

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

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 Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 teams {{Europe-icehockey-team-stub