# Krefeld Pinguine

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

| 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. |
| 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

* See also: Category:Krefeld Pinguine players

### Current roster

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

### 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