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Krefeld Pinguine
CityKrefeld, Germany
LeagueDEL2
Founded1936
Home arenaYayla Arena
(capacity: 8,029)
Colors   
General managerPeter Draisaitl
Head coachGreg Poss
CaptainAlexander Weiss
Websitekrefeld-pinguine.de

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

Krefeld Pinguine team in 2004
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 semi-finals
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 semi-finals
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 semi-finals
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
2015–16 52 15 26 - 4 2 61 136 164 13 No playoffs
2016–17 52 17 29 - 5 1 51 120 173 14 No playoffs
2017–18 52 17 25 - 7 3 55 141 177 14 No playoffs
2018–19 52 23 26 - 2 1 61 141 170 11 No playoffs
2019–20 52 15 29 - 4 4 52 134 170 12 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
2020–21 38 5 29 - 2 2 18 74 167 14 No playoffs
2021–22 56 22 29 - 4 1 59 144 203 15 No playoffs; Relegated

Players

Current roster

Updated 17 July 2022.[2]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
77 Germany Tom-Eric Bappert D L 25 2019 Menden, Germany
72 Russia Sergey Belov G L 31 2020 Moscow, Russia
52 Germany Denis Miller F R 25 2022 Tübingen, Germany
United States Ben Johnson C L 30 2023 Calumet, Michigan, United States
9 Germany Marcel Müller LW L 36 2022 Berlin, Germany
17 Germany Leon Niederberger RW L 28 2020 Düsseldorf, Germany
25 Russia Nikita Shatsky RW L 29 2020 Podolsk, Russia
16 Germany Pascal Zerressen D L 32 2022 Tönisvorst, Germany

Honored members

Notable alumni

Notable coaches

References

  1. ^ "Deutsche Eishockey Liga beendet Saison vorzeitig". del.org (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Krefeld Pinguine Team roster" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.