Ralph Krueger

Ralph Krueger (born August 31, 1959 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a German-Canadian ice hockey coach from Steinbach, Manitoba, currently serving as the Associate Coach for the Edmonton Oilers, of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the coach of the Swiss men's national ice hockey team from the 1997/1998 season until the end of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010.Swiss a revelation in Krueger's last tournament. Retrieved 27 March 2010. Prior to being hired by the Oilers, Krueger had been a scouting consultant for the Carolina Hurricanes.
== Player ==
Ralph Krueger played 350 matches in the German Bundesliga, accumulating 187 goals and 186 assists. In the 1980/81 season, as a member of Düsseldorfer EG, he led the league in scoring with 103 points. He also played 45 matches for the West German national ice hockey team.
=== Playing Statistics ===
Season 	Team 	League 	GP	G 	A 	Pt 	Pen
1978/79	New Westminster Bruins	WHL 	3 	2 	0 	2 	10
1978/79	Calgary Wranglers 	WHL 	76	35	60	95 	83
1979/80	Düsseldorfer EG 	1. Bundesliga	42	17	16	33 	34
1980/81	Düsseldorfer EG 	1. Bundesliga	46	52	51	103	41
1982/83	Schwenninger ERC 	1. Bundesliga	36	20	20	40 	50
1983/84	Schwenninger ERC 	1. Bundesliga	46	21	20	41 	24
1984/85	ECD Sauerland 	1. Bundesliga	45	36	29	65 	44
1986/87	Düsseldorfer EG 	1. Bundesliga	44	26	24	50 	40
1987/88	Düsseldorfer EG 	1. Bundesliga	43	14	22	36 	32
== Coach ==
Krueger began his coaching career as an assistant with EV Duisburg of the German second league. Between 1994 and 1998 he led VEU Feldkirch to five straight Austrian championships, culminating in Feldkirch becoming champions in 1998 of the European Ice Hockey League, made up of the champions of various European leagues. This experience later encouraged him to author a motivational book.Ralph Krueger: Teamlife - Über Niederlagen zum Erfolg; Werd Verlag, Zürich 2001; ISBN 3859323571
 After the successes with the Austrian team, he took over as full-time head coach of the Swiss national ice hockey team, having split his time between Feldkirch and Switzerland in 1998. His tenure with the Swiss national team has also seen some notable successes.
Ralph Krueger's Swiss national teams have achieved the following places in the respective tournaments:
Year	Tournament	Site 	Place
1998	IHWC 	Basel & Zurich, Switzerland 	4.
1999	IHWC 	Lillehammer & Oslo, Norway 	8.
2000	IHWC 	Saint Petersburg & Moskow, Russia 	5.
2001	IHWC 	Nürnberg & Köln & Hannover, Germany 	9.
2002	Olympics 	Salt Lake City, U.S. 	11.
2002	IHWC 	Göteborg & Karlstad & Jonköping, Sweden	11.
2003	IHWC 	Helsinki & Tampere & Turku, Finland 	8.
2004	IHWC 	Prague, Czech Republic 	8.
2005	IHWC 	Vienna & Innsbruck, Austria 	8.
2006	Olympics 	Turin, Italy 	6.
2006	IHWC 	Riga, Latvia 	9.
2007	IHWC 	Moscow & Mytishchi, Russia 	8.
2008	IHWC 	Halifax & Quebec City, Canada 	7.
2009	IHWC 	Bern & Kloten, Switzerland 	9.
2010	Olympics 	Vancouver, Canada 	8.
== NHL Coaching Career ==
On July 30, 2010, Krueger was named as the new Associate Coach of the Edmonton Oilers.Oilers name Ralph Krueger Associate Coach
== Personal life ==
His son Justin is currently a member of the German men's national ice hockey team, playing in his first international tournament at that level in the 2010 IIHF World Championship.Team Roster Germany, May 2010 Krueger cheers for son. Alan Adams, IIHF website, 10 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
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