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 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." (KEV)
 * 1978 as "EHC Krefeld"
 * 1981 as "Krefelder Eislauf-Verein 1981 e.V."
 * 1995 as "KEV Pinguine Eishockey GmbH"

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