Krefeld Pinguine

Krefeld Pinguine
City	Krefeld, Germany
League	Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Founded	1936
Home arena	König Palast
Colors	Yellow, Black
General manager	Robert Haake
Head coach	Franz-David Fritzmeier
Captain	Daniel Pietta
Website	krefeld-pinguine.de

The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Their home ice is in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the König Palast. 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 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

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Krefeld Pinguine team

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tie	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Rank	Playoffs
1994–95	44	29	12	3	-	-	63	203	127	4	Lost in Semifinals
1995–96	50	26	19	5	-	-	58	169	154	7	Lost in Quarterfinals
1996–97	48	28	15	2	3	-	61	198	166	8	Lost in Quarterfinals
1997–98	44	18	19	6	1	-	43	126	141	11	Lost in Quarterfinals
1998–99	52	23	18	7	4	-	87	183	159	7	Lost in Quarterfinals
1999–00	56	34	17	0	5	-	101	213	171	3	Lost in Quarterfinals
2000–01	60	27	22	0	11	-	88	182	177	9	No Playoffs
2001–02	60	40	16	0	4	-	118	210	162	3	Lost in Quarterfinals
2002–03	52	28	22	2	0	-	78	147	133	6	Champions
2003–04	52	22	26	0	4	-	64	127	149	10	No Playoffs
2004–05	52	26	23	0	3	-	73	145	159	9	No Playoffs
2005–06	52	28	20	-	0	4	79	173	169	8	Lost in Quarterfinals
2006–07	52	24	23	-	2	3	71	170	173	10	Lost in Preliminary Round
2007–08	56	25	23	-	3	5	80	191	193	11	No Playoffs
2008–09	52	28	20	-	3	1	84	167	140	6	Lost in Quarterfinals
2009–10	56	24	28	-	0	4	72	167	173	12	No Playoffs
2010–11	52	27	16	-	3	6	86	143	130	4	Lost in Semifinals
2011–12	52	18	23	-	2	5	69	126	153	12	No Playoffs
2012–13	52	20	15	-	1	5	88	166	145	3	Lost in Semifinals
2013–14	52	29	18	-	2	0	95	169	136	2	Lost in Quarterfinals
2014–15	52	20	23	-	1	1	76	156	168	10	Lost in Preliminary Round

Players

Current roster

Updated November 7, 2015.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
95		Mike Schmitz	D		28	2015	Tönisvorst, Germany
96		Lucas Di Berardo	G		29	2015	Mannheim, Germany
25		Tom Schmitz	D		27	2015	Tönisvorst, Germany
47		Scott Valentine	D		33	2015	Metcalfe, Ontario, Canada
13		Mike Collins	LW	L	34	2015	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
10		Andreas Driendl	C	L	38	2008	Schongau, Germany
70		Tomas Duba	G	L	43	2013	Praha, Czechoslovakia
35		Henrik Eriksson	RW	R	36	2015	Jönköping, Sweden
3		David Fischer	D	R	36	2013	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
19		Yared Hagos	C	L	41	2015	Stockholm, Sweden
42		Steve Hanusch	D	R	33	2012	Cottbus, Germany
94		Norman Hauner	LW	R	32	2014	Hückeswagen, Germany
29		Patrick Klein	G	L	30	2014	Duisburg, Germany
84		Lukas Koziol	F	L	28	2015	Füssen, Germany
5		Christian Kretschmann	C	R	31	2006	Mönchengladbach, Germany
22		Oliver Mebus	D	L	31	2013	Dormagen, Germany
93		Dominik Meisinger	LW	L	31	2014	Füssen, Germany
72		Mike Mieszkowski	LW	L	31	2014	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
86		Daniel Pietta (C)	C	L	37	2003	Krefeld, Germany
88		Martin Schymainski (A)	RW	L	38	2012	Duisburg, Germany
20		István Sofron	LW	L	36	2013	Miercurea Ciuc, SR Romania
34		Kyle Sonnenburg	D	L	38	2011	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
44		Nick St. Pierre (A)	D	L	39	2013	Saint-Étienne, Quebec, Canada
16		Thomas Supis	D	L	32	2014	Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
38		Jeffrey Szwez	RW	L	43	2015	Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
23		Herberts Vasiljevs	RW	R	48	2005	Riga, Latvian SSR
55		Robin Weihager	D	R	36	2014	Hässleholm, Sweden

Honored members

• 1 Karel Lang

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)
• Hans Georg Pescher (1948–1956)
• Brad Purdie (2000–2003)
• James Sargent (1994-1995)
• Herbert Schibukat (1949–1954)
• Vic Stanfield (1976-1978, 1980-1988)
• Heinz Wackers (1936–1955)
• Remy Wellen (1955–1972)

Coaches

Current staff

• Head Coach: Franz-David Fritzmeier
• Asst. Coach: Reemt Pyka

Notable coaches

• Jiří Ehrenberger
• Martin Jíranek

External links

• Krefeld Pinguine official website (German)