Krefeld Pinguine
The Krefeld Pinguine are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. 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 1951,1952 and 2003.
Team names
- 1936 as "Krefelder Eislauf-Verein 1936 e.V."
- 1978 as "EHC Krefeld"
- 1981 asc"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. |
Players
Current roster
Honored members
- 1 Karel Lang
Notable alumni
- René Bielke
- Karl Bierschel
- Christoph Brandner
- Dick Decloe
- Christian Ehrhoff
- Uwe Fabig
- Bruno Guttowski
- Peter Ihnacak
- Ulli Jansen †
- Günter Jochems
- Josef Kompalla
- Erich Konecki †
- Lothar Kremershof †
- Karel Lang
- Petri Liimatainen
- Chris Lindberg
- Jan Marek
- Robert Müller †
- Alexander Selivanov
- Hans Georg Pescher
- Brad Purdie
- James Sargent
- Herbert Schibukat
- Vic Stanfield
- Herberts Vasiļjevs
- Heinz Wackers
- Remy Wellen
Notable coaches
- Jiří Ehrenberger
- Martin Jíranek
- Rick Adduono