What league does Krefeld Pinguine play in?

Krefeld Pinguine play in the DEL.

When was Krefeld Pinguine founded?

Krefeld Pinguine was founded in 1995 in Krefeld, GER, Germany.

Where is Krefeld Pinguine based?

Krefeld Pinguine is based in Krefeld, GER.

Who is the head coach of Krefeld Pinguine?

The head coach of Krefeld Pinguine is Rick Adduono.

Who is the captain of Krefeld Pinguine?

The captain of Krefeld Pinguine is Adrian Grygiel.

What arena does Krefeld Pinguine play in?

Krefeld Pinguine play their home games at Yayla-Arena in Krefeld, GER.

What are the team colors of Krefeld Pinguine?

The team colors of Krefeld Pinguine are Black + Yellow.

Krefeld Pinguine

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2017-2018 Season

Krefeld Pinguine were 17-25-10 in the 2017-18 DEL season with 55 points, 14th overall.

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2017-2018 Krefeld Pinguine Player Stats

All Positions

Krefeld Pinguine — 2017-2018 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
DEL
1.		Marcel Müller (LW/C)	43	24	28	52	48	9
2.		Daniel Pietta (C/LW)	43	12	30	42	6	10
3.		Dragan Umicevic (RW)	40	9	31	40	12	-4
4.		Kurt Davis (D)	52	10	18	28	38	-10
5.		Justin Feser (C/LW)	44	14	12	26	10	-11
6.		Markus Nordlund (D)	50	6	19	25	16	-13
7.		Christoph Gawlik (LW/C)	43	8	13	21	12	-7
8.		Nick St. Pierre (D)	48	7	14	21	14	0
9.		Mathias Trettenes (C/LW)	47	5	12	17	16	-7
10.		Adrian Grygiel (RW)	52	6	8	14	28	-6
11.		Martin Schymainski (RW/LW)	42	9	3	12	12	-18
12.		Patrick Seifert (D)	33	0	12	12	14	-4
13.		Jordan Caron (RW/LW)	8	6	4	10	35	5
14.		Martin Ness (C)	48	2	8	10	51	-10
15.		Kevin Orendorz (RW/LW)	52	3	6	9	8	-6
16.		Greger Hanson (RW/LW)	13	2	4	6	8	3
17.		Maximilian Faber (D)	46	1	5	6	14	2
18.		Tim Miller (RW/LW)	33	4	1	5	32	-7
19.		Alex Trivellato (D)	30	3	2	5	14	-6
20.		Joel Keussen (D)	42	1	4	5	43	1
21.		Diego Hofland (RW/LW)	35	3	1	4	6	-7
22.		Mikko Vainonen (D)	44	1	3	4	45	-10
23.		Tommy Kristiansen (RW/LW)	17	2	1	3	22	-7
24.		Mike Mieszkowski (LW)	8	1	1	2	4	-3
25.		Matt MacKay (C)	24	1	1	2	2	-4
26.		Philipp Kuhnekath (F)	21	0	2	2	0	1
27.		Darren Mieszkowski (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-2
28.		Lois Spitzner (C/LW)	4	0	0	0	0	0

Krefeld Pinguine — 2017-2018 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
DEL
1.		Andrew Engelage (G)	13	2.96	.914	5	7	-	1	770:13	403
2.		Patrick Klein (G)	21	3.04	.912	8	11	-	1	1144:16	598
3.		Dimitri Pätzold (G)	21	3.33	.904	4	16	-	1	1223:49	643
4.		Michel Weidekamp (G)	1	6.17	.750	0	0	-	0	19:26	6
5.		Jendrik Allendorf (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2017-2018 Krefeld Pinguine Staff

Head CoachRick Adduono
Asst. CoachMarian Bazany
Sports ManagerMatthias Roos
Equipment ManagerChristian Menningen
Senior AdvisorRüdiger Noack

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2017-2018 Krefeld Pinguine Captains

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Adrian Grygiel

"A"

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2017-2018 Krefeld Pinguine Demographics

Krefeld Pinguine Facts

Plays in: Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Team Colors: Black + Yellow
Town: Krefeld, GER Map
Founded: 1995

2017-2018 Krefeld Pinguine Roster Facts

Nationalities

17 players
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Experience

Krefeld Pinguine: 2 813 GP
NHL: 163 GP
WC: 105 GP
OG: 14 GP
SHL: 544 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 213 GP
Liiga: 586 GP
KHL: 1 GP
Czechia: 130 GP
AHL: 867 GP
DEL: 5 727 GP
NL: 184 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Krefelder EV 1981 II
Krefelder EV 1981 U15 (Germany U15)
Krefelder EV 1981 U15 II (Germany U15 2)
Krefelder EV 1981 U17 (Germany U17)
Krefelder EV 1981 U20 (DNL U20)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Yayla-Arena
Location: Krefeld
Capacity: 8 029
Construction Year: 2004

Krefeld Pinguine Games

Krefeld Pinguine — 2017-2018 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/11/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Krefeld Pinguine	Augsburger Panther	-	DEL
10/08/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Löwen Frankfurt	Krefeld Pinguine	-	DEL
10/04/2026 02:30 PM UTC	Iserlohn Roosters	Krefeld Pinguine	3 - 2	DEL
10/02/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Krefeld Pinguine	ERC Ingolstadt	3 - 1	DEL
09/27/2026 02:30 PM UTC	Krefeld Pinguine	Schwenninger Wild Wings	5 - 2	DEL

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Latest Transactions

Krefeld Pinguine — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Phil Varone (F)	HK Dukla Trencin	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Kevin Wall (F)	ECDC Memmingen Indians	Details
09/15/2026	Loan	leaving	Carl Konze (D)	Düsseldorfer EG	Details
08/03/2026	Confirmed	joining	Kevin Wall (F)	Tahoe Knight Monsters	Details
07/31/2026	Confirmed	joining	Juha Jatkola (G)	KooKoo	Details
07/30/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Maximilian Hops (F)	ESV Kaufbeuren	Details
07/28/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jan Nijenhuis (F)	Dresdner Eislöwen	Details
07/27/2026	Confirmed	joining	Stuart Percy (D)	HC Plzeň	Details

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Krefeld Pinguine History and Standings

Krefeld Pinguine — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	DEL	6	3	3	-	0	0	18	16	9	1.5	7	-
2025-2026	DEL2	52	32	9	-	7	4	194	116	114	2.19	1	Champion \| Promoted
2024-2025	DEL2	52	25	14	-	11	2	186	129	99	1.9	2	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	DEL2	52	22	20	-	4	6	140	140	80	1.54	6	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	DEL2	52	23	16	-	6	7	167	145	88	1.69	4	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	DEL	56	10	29	-	12	5	144	203	59	1.05	15	Relegated
2020-2021	DEL	38	4	29	-	1	4	69	166	18	0.47	7	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	DEL	52	15	37	-	1	8	134	170	52	1	12	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	DEL	52	12	26	-	11	3	141	170	61	1.17	11	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	DEL	52	11	25	-	6	10	141	177	55	1.06	14	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	DEL	52	11	29	-	6	6	120	173	51	0.98	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	DEL	52	15	26	0	5	6	136	164	61	1.17	13	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	DEL	52	20	23	0	7	2	156	168	76	1.46	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2013-2014	DEL	52	29	18	-	3	2	169	136	95	1.83	2	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	DEL	52	20	15	-	11	6	166	145	88	1.69	3	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	DEL	52	18	23	-	4	7	126	153	69	1.33	12	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	DEL	52	23	16	-	4	9	143	130	86	1.65	4	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	DEL	56	20	28	-	4	4	167	173	72	1.29	12	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	DEL	52	24	20	-	4	4	167	140	84	1.62	6	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	DEL	56	22	23	-	3	8	191	193	80	1.43	11	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	DEL	52	18	23	-	6	5	170	173	71	1.37	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2005-2006	DEL	52	19	20	-	9	4	173	169	79	1.52	8	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	DEL	52	18	23	-	8	3	145	159	73	1.4	9	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	DEL	52	16	26	-	6	4	127	149	64	1.23	10	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	DEL	52	20	22	-	8	2	147	133	78	1.5	6	Champion
2001-2002	DEL	60	34	16	-	6	4	210	162	118	1.97	3	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	DEL	60	23	22	-	4	11	182	177	88	1.47	9	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	DEL	56	28	17	-	6	5	213	171	101	1.8	3	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	DEL	52	23	18	-	7	4	183	159	87	1.67	7	Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998	DEL	44	18	19	-	6	1	126	141	43	0.98	11	Quarterfinal loss

Krefeld Pinguine Tournament Statistics

Krefeld Pinguine — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	1	3	-	0	8	12	3	0.75	3	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	0	3	-	1	9	14	2	0.5	3	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	1	5	-	0	13	25	3	0.5	4	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	DEB-Pokal	2	2	0	-	0	11	6	6	3	2	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	Spengler Cup	4	1	3	-	0	11	17	2	0.5	5	Did not make playoffs

Krefeld Pinguine Retired Numbers

Krefeld Pinguine Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Krefeld Pinguine — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	4	7	4	11	2
2.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	DEL	6	7	3	10	0
3.	Robert Sabolic (F)	2026-2027	HD Jesenice	Alps Hockey League	5	4	5	9	4
4.	Odeen Tufto (F)	2026-2027	Ravensburg Towerstars	DEL 2	6	2	7	9	6
5.	Jeremy Welsh (F)	2026-2027	CSM Corona Brasov	Erste Liga	6	5	3	8	0
6.	Artur Tyanulin (F)	2026-2027	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	12	5	3	8	6
7.	Ivan Petrakov (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	11	4	3	7	6
8.	Jan Nijenhuis (F)	2026-2027	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL 2	6	3	4	7	4
9.	Patrick Klöpper (F)	2026-2027	Selber Wölfe	Oberliga	6	2	5	7	6
10.	Josh MacDonald (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Devils	-	6	4	2	6	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Krefeld Pinguine — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	29.48
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	28.86
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	28.13
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	27.78
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.52

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	753	201	405	606
2.	Herberts Vasiljevs (F)	546	184	277	461
3.	Boris Blank (F)	452	122	241	363
4.	Richard Pavlikovský (D)	378	107	165	272
5.	Marcel Müller (F)	234	106	152	258

Franchise All-Time Goals

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	753	201	405	606
2.	Herberts Vasiljevs (F)	546	184	277	461
3.	Boris Blank (F)	452	122	241	363
4.	Richard Pavlikovský (D)	378	107	165	272
5.	Marcel Müller (F)	234	106	152	258

Franchise All-Time Assists

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	753	201	405	606
2.	Herberts Vasiljevs (F)	546	184	277	461
3.	Boris Blank (F)	452	122	241	363
4.	Richard Pavlikovský (D)	378	107	165	272
5.	Marcel Müller (F)	234	106	152	258

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	753	201	606	631
2.	Herberts Vasiljevs (F)	546	184	461	585
3.	Boris Blank (F)	452	122	363	551
4.	Roland Verwey (F)	438	83	194	491
5.	Shayne Wright (D)	213	22	64	479

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	753	201	405	606
2.	Herberts Vasiljevs (F)	546	184	277	461
3.	Boris Blank (F)	452	122	241	363
4.	Roland Verwey (F)	438	83	111	194
5.	Martin Schymainski (F)	420	94	73	167

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jesse Niinimäki (F)	9	4	13	1.44
2.	Mathew Santos (F)	54	39	77	1.43
3.	Max Newton (F)	106	56	151	1.42
4.	Odeen Tufto (F)	12	5	15	1.25
5.	Chris Lindberg (F)	111	58	133	1.20

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Brad Purdie (F)	2001-2002	DEL	60	32	43	75	1.25	54
2.	Adam Courchaine (F)	2013-2014	DEL	51	29	45	74	1.45	6
3.	Max Newton (F)	2025-2026	DEL2	50	29	44	73	1.46	50
4.	Chris Lindberg (F)	1996-1997	DEL	47	37	34	71	1.51	129
5.	Marcel Müller (F)	2022-2023	DEL2	50	24	46	70	1.40	26

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chris Lindberg (F)	1996-1997	DEL	47	37	34	71	1.51	129
2.	Mathew Santos (F)	2025-2026	DEL2	48	34	33	67	1.40	83
3.	Brad Purdie (F)	2001-2002	DEL	60	32	43	75	1.25	54
4.	Jacob Berglund (F)	2018-2019	DEL	51	32	20	52	1.02	46
5.	Jeff Christian (F)	2001-2002	DEL	53	31	18	49	0.92	116

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Marcel Müller (F)	2022-2023	DEL2	50	24	46	70	1.40	26
2.	Adam Courchaine (F)	2013-2014	DEL	51	29	45	74	1.45	6
3.	Max Newton (F)	2024-2025	DEL2	50	24	45	69	1.38	55
4.	Max Newton (F)	2025-2026	DEL2	50	29	44	73	1.46	50
5.	Brad Purdie (F)	2001-2002	DEL	60	32	43	75	1.25	54

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Krefeld Pinguine — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jeff Christian (F)	2000-2001	DEL	51	17	22	39	0.76	205
2.	Andrew Rymsha (F)	1999-2000	DEL	49	11	9	20	0.41	192
3.	Shayne Wright (D)	1999-2000	DEL	55	9	14	23	0.42	172
4.	Sergei Stas (D)	2002-2003	DEL	51	5	6	11	0.22	134
5.	Chris Lindberg (F)	1996-1997	DEL	47	37	34	71	1.51	129