Krefeld Pinguine

The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the DEL2. Their home ice is in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the Yayla Arena. Founded in 1936 by entrepreneur Willi Münstermann, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (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
• 80 Robert Müller

Notable alumni

• René Bielke (1993–1995)
• Karl Bierschel (1948–1963)
• Christoph Brandner (2000–2003)
• Dick Decloe (1974–1978)
• Christian Ehrhoff (1999–2003, 2012)
• Uwe Fabig (1981–1983/1984–1992)
• Bruno Guttowski (1951–1958)
• Peter Ihnacak (1992–1997)
• Ulli Jansen † (1947–1972)
• Günter Jochems (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 (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
• Rick Adduono
• Butch Goring

References

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