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

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
2015–16	52	15	26	-	4	2	61	136	164	13	No Playoffs

Players

Current roster

Updated November 7, 2015.^[1]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
95		Schmitz, MikeMike Schmitz	D		20	2015	Tönisvorst, Germany
96		Di Berardo, LucasLucas Di Berardo	G		21	2015	Mannheim, Germany
25		Schmitz, TomTom Schmitz	D		19	2015	Tönisvorst, Germany
47		Valentine, ScottScott Valentine	D		24	2015	Metcalfe, Ontario, Canada
13		Collins, MikeMike Collins	LW	L	25	2015	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
10		Driendl, AndreasAndreas Driendl	C	L	30	2008	Schongau, Germany
70		Duba, TomasTomas Duba	G	L	34	2013	Praha, Czechoslovakia
35		Eriksson, HenrikHenrik Eriksson	RW	R	28	2015	Jönköping, Sweden
3		Fischer, DavidDavid Fischer	D	R	28	2013	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
19		Hagos, YaredYared Hagos	C	L	32	2015	Stockholm, Sweden
42		Hanusch, SteveSteve Hanusch	D	R	25	2012	Cottbus, Germany
94		Hauner, NormanNorman Hauner	LW	R	24	2014	Hückeswagen, Germany
29		Klein, PatrickPatrick Klein	G	L	22	2014	Duisburg, Germany
84		Koziol, LukasLukas Koziol	F	L	19	2015	Füssen, Germany
5		Kretschmann, ChristianChristian Kretschmann	C	R	22	2006	Mönchengladbach, Germany
22		Mebus, OliverOliver Mebus	D	L	22	2013	Dormagen, Germany
93		Meisinger, DominikDominik Meisinger	LW	L	23	2014	Füssen, Germany
72		Mieszkowski, MikeMike Mieszkowski	LW	L	23	2014	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
86		Pietta, DanielDaniel Pietta (C)	C	L	29	2003	Krefeld, Germany
88		Schymainski, MartinMartin Schymainski (A)	RW	L	30	2012	Duisburg, Germany
20		Sofron, IstvánIstván Sofron	LW	L	28	2013	Miercurea Ciuc, SR Romania
34		Sonnenburg, KyleKyle Sonnenburg	D	L	30	2011	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
44		St. Pierre, NickNick St. Pierre (A)	D	L	31	2013	Saint-Étienne, Quebec, Canada
16		Supis, ThomasThomas Supis	D	L	24	2014	Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
38		Szwez, JeffreyJeffrey Szwez	RW	L	34	2015	Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
23		Vasiljevs, HerbertsHerberts Vasiljevs	RW	R	39	2005	Riga, Latvian SSR
55		Weihager, RobinRobin Weihager	D	R	27	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

References

1. "Krefeld Pinguine Team roster 2015-16" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

External links

• Krefeld Pinguine official website (German)