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Krefeld Pinguine

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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

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  • 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

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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

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Current roster

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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 31 2022 Tönisvorst, Germany

Honored members

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Notable alumni

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Notable coaches

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References

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  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.
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