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 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.
Münstermann created two teams simultaneously - a professional team stacked with Canadian expats, known as the "German Canadians", and an amateur team (Krefelder EV). On November 7, 1936, 8,000 spectators packed the Hindenberg Stadion to watch the Canadians tie Berliner Schlittschuhclub 0-0. A few days later, the Canadians defeated the famous Berlin club 2-1.
The Canadians toured around Germany playing friendly matches. Their games were often sold out. A notable result was a 2-2 tie against the future world champions, the Kimberley Dynamiters, on January 1, 1937. 
The amateur Krefelder EV squad continued to improve, tying Düsseldorfer EG 3-3 in November 1937. The team was often strengthened with players from the German Canadians. 
World War II took its toll on hockey in Krefeld, and Münstermann helped revive the sport by organizing a "Bizone" Championship in 1946, which KEV won.
A new team for former German Canadian players was created by Frank Schwinghammer in 1947 - KTSV Preussen 1855 Krefeld. Both Krefeld teams enjoyed success, with Preussen winning the national title in 1951 and KEV claiming the 1952 championship.
In more recent times, the Krefeld Pinguine won the 2003 Deutsche Eishockey Liga championship. After a sixth-place regular season finish, they marched through the playoffs, defeating the DEG Metro Stars, Eisbären Berlin, and Kölner Haie en route to their first title in 51 years. 
==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-by-season records==
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tie	OTL	SOL	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	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
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
==Images==
KEV logo.png|An old logo.
German Canadians.png|The German Canadians.
KEV.png|An early incarnation of KEV.
KEV.jpg|The club in 2003.
KEV 2003.jpg|The club in 2009.
==External links==
*Krefeld Pinguine official website 
Category:Ice hockey teams in Germany