The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the DEL. 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. They won promotion to the DEL on two occasions in 1991 and in 2026 after beating Dynamo Weiswasser and Kassel Huskies respectively in promotion playoffs.
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
Season Games WonLostTieOTLSOLPoints Goalsfor Goalsagainst Rank Playoffs1994–95442912 3 - -632031274 Lost in semi-finals1995–96502619 5 - -581691547 Lost in quarterfinals1996–97482815 2 3 -611981668 Lost in quarterfinals1997–98441819 6 1 -4312614111 Lost in quarterfinals1998–99522318 7 4 -871831597 Lost in quarterfinals1999–00563417 0 5 -1012131713 Lost in quarterfinals2000–01602722 0 11 -881821779 No playoffs2001–02604016 0 4 -1182101623 Lost in quarterfinals2002–03522822 2 0 -781471336 Champions2003–04522226 0 4 -6412714910 No playoffs2004–05522623 0 3 -731451599 No playoffs2005–06522820 - 0 4791731698 Lost in quarterfinals2006–07522423 - 2 37117017310 Lost in preliminary round2007–08562523 - 3 58019119311 No playoffs2008–09522820 - 3 1841671406 Lost in quarterfinals2009–10562428 - 0 47216717312 No playoffs2010–11522716 - 3 6861431304 Lost in semi-finals2011–12521823 - 2 56912615312 No playoffs2012–13522015 - 1 5881661453 Lost in semi-finals2013–14522918 - 2 0951691362 Lost in quarterfinals2014–15522023-117615616810 Lost in preliminary round2015–16521526-426113616413 No playoffs2016–17521729-515112017314 No playoffs2017–18521725 - 7 35514117714 No playoffs2018–19522326-216114117011 No playoffs2019–20521529-445213417012Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020–2138529-22187416714 No playoffs2021–22562229-415914420315 No playoffs; Relegated
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
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