Team Facts
Plays in DEL 2 Full name KEV Pinguine Eishockey GmbH Team colours Black + Yellow Town Krefeld, GER Founded 1995

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#31 Felix Bick (G) 31 1992 Villingen-Schwenningen, GER 5'11" 176 L 23/24
#35 Matthias Bittner (G) 19 2004 Bad Aibling, GER 6'0" 201 L 25/26
Hendrik Hane (G) 23 2000 Düsseldorf, GER 5'10" 163 L
Leon Hümer (G) 18 2005 Büdingen, GER 5'10" 161 L
#30 Julius Schulte (G) 19 2004 München, GER 6'0" 170 L Junior
DEFENSEMEN
#48 Maximilian Adam (D/F) 25 1998 Görlitz, GER 5'10" 179 L 23/24
#15 Erik Buschmann (D) 25 1998 Moers, GER 6'1" 179 L 23/24
#10 Christian Ehrhoff (D)   “A” 41 1982 Moers, GER 6'2" 201 L 23/24
#6 Eric Gotz (D) 25 1998 Hermantown, MN, USA 5'10" 181 R 23/24
#47 Carl Konze (D) 19 2004 Hannover, GER 6'6" 205 R 23/24
#21 Maximilian Leitner (D/F) 23 2000 Heilbronn, GER 5'10" 157 L 23/24
#60 Philip Riefers (D/RW) 33 1990 Krefeld, GER 6'4" 198 R 24/25
#76 Maximilian Söll (D) 22 2001 Schongau, GER 6'0" 176 R 23/24
#27 David Trinkberger (D) 27 1996 Landshut, GER 6'5" 207 L 24/25
FORWARDS
Jakub Borzecki (RW) 21 2002 Syracuse, NY, USA 6'1" 198 R
#29
David Cerny (F) 23 2000 Usti nad Labem, CZE 6'2" 190 L 23/24
Josef Eham (F) 21 2002 Hausham, GER 6'0" 185 L
#91 Mike Fischer (C/LW) 24 1999 Heilbronn, GER 5'11" 174 L 23/24
#90 Jerome Flaake (RW) 33 1990 Guben, GER 6'3" 203 L
#71 Niclas Focks (F) 18 2005 Duisburg, GER 6'2" 181 L Junior
#97 Edmund Junemann (F) 19 2004 Duisburg, GER 5'11" 190 L
#57 Christian Kretschmann (C) 30 1993 Mönchengladbach, GER 5'11" 187 R 23/24
#19 Philipp Kuhnekath (F) 26 1997 Duisburg, GER 5'10" 181 L 23/24
#38 Lucas Lessio (C/LW/RW) 30 1993 Maple, ON, CAN 6'1" 203 L 24/25
#89 Josh MacDonald (LW/RW) 29 1994 London, ON, CAN 5'11" 190 L 23/24
#11
Jon Matsumoto (C) 37 1986 Ottawa, ON, CAN 5'11" 185 L 23/24
#52
Dennis Miller (F) 24 1999 Tübingen, GER 5'10" 170 R 23/24
#14 Kevin Niedenz (RW) 20 2003 Berlin, GER 6'1" 170 L 23/24
#17 Leon Niederberger (LW)   “A” 27 1996 Düsseldorf, GER 6'0" 179 L 24/25
Bennet Roßmy (LW) 20 2003 Zittau, GER 6'4" 209 L
#82
Alexander Ruuttu (C/W) 30 1992 Chicago, IL, USA 6'2" 196 R 23/24
#26 Lukas Wagner (C/W) 21 2002 Wörth a.d.Donau, GER 6'2" 190 L 23/24
#43 Alexander Weiß (C/LW)   “C” 36 1987 Titisee-Neustadt, GER 6'3" 205 L 23/24
Luis Üffing (F) 23 2000 Peißenberg, GER 6'2" 181 L
Position: G: 5, D: 9, F: 20 | Av Age: 25.35 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 186 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 28 players
3 players
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Krefeld Pinguine: 1 817 GP Affiliated Team(s) Krefelder EV 1981 II (Not Active (Germany))
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)
Ravensburg Towerstars (DEL2)
Team Captains
“C” Alexander Weiß “A” Christian Ehrhoff
Leon Niederberger
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Yayla-Arena Location Krefeld Capacity 8 029 Construction Year 2004
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-12-01T20:00:00+0100 Eisbären Regensburg Krefeld Pinguine - DEL2
2023-11-28T19:30:00+0100 Krefeld Pinguine EC Bad Nauheim 2 - 3 DEL2
2023-11-26T17:00:00+0100 Krefeld Pinguine Eispiraten Crimmitschau 1 - 0 DEL2
2023-11-24T19:30:00+0100 Lausitzer Füchse Krefeld Pinguine 4 - 3 (OT) DEL2
2023-11-19T18:30:00+0100 EC Bad Nauheim Krefeld Pinguine 5 - 4 (OT) DEL2
2023-11-17T19:30:00+0100 Krefeld Pinguine ESV Kaufbeuren 2 - 4 DEL2
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
11/16/2023
11/16/2023 Confirmed Joining Jerome Flaake (F) Joining from Augsburger Panther
11/16/2023 Confirmed Joining Lucas Lessio (F) Joining from HC Bolzano
11/16/2023 Confirmed Leaving Nikita Krymskiy (F) Leaving for VER Selb
10/25/2023
10/25/2023 Confirmed Leaving Tom-Eric Bappert (D) Leaving for Hammer Eisbären
10/23/2023
10/23/2023 Confirmed Leaving Sergey Belov (G) Leaving for Dynamo St. Petersburg
08/04/2023
08/04/2023 Confirmed Joining Alexander Ruuttu (F) Joining from Ässät
08/03/2023
08/03/2023 Confirmed Joining Kevin Niedenz (F) Joining from Kölner Haie
08/01/2023
08/01/2023 Confirmed Leaving Dominik Tiffels (D) Leaving for Bayreuth Tigers
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1995-1996 DEL 50 26 - 18 5 1 169 154 58 1.16 7 Quarterfinal loss
1996-1997 DEL 48 28 - 18 2 3 198 166 61 1.27 8 Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998 DEL 44 18 - 19 6 1 126 141 43 0.98 11 Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999 DEL 52 23 - 18 7 4 183 159 87 1.67 7 Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000 DEL 56 28 - 17 6 5 213 171 101 1.80 3 Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001 DEL 60 23 - 22 4 11 182 177 88 1.47 9 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 DEL 60 34 - 16 6 4 210 162 118 1.97 3 Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003 DEL 52 20 - 22 8 2 147 133 78 1.50 6 Champion
2003-2004 DEL 52 16 - 26 6 4 127 149 64 1.23 10 Did not make playoffs
2004-2005 DEL 52 18 - 23 8 3 145 159 73 1.40 9 Did not make playoffs
2005-2006 DEL 52 19 - 20 9 4 173 169 79 1.52 8 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 DEL 52 18 - 23 6 5 170 173 71 1.37 10 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2007-2008 DEL 56 22 - 23 3 8 191 193 80 1.43 11 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 DEL 52 24 - 20 4 4 167 140 84 1.62 6 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 DEL 56 20 - 28 4 4 167 173 72 1.29 12 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 DEL 52 23 - 16 4 9 143 130 86 1.65 4 Semifinal loss
2011-2012 DEL 52 18 - 23 4 7 126 153 69 1.33 12 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 DEL 52 20 - 15 11 6 166 145 88 1.69 3 Semifinal loss
2013-2014 DEL 52 29 - 18 3 2 169 136 95 1.83 2 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 DEL 52 20 0 23 7 2 156 168 76 1.46 10 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016 DEL 52 15 0 26 5 6 136 164 61 1.17 13 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 DEL 52 11 - 29 6 6 120 173 51 0.98 14 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 DEL 52 11 - 25 6 10 141 177 55 1.06 14 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 DEL 52 12 - 26 11 3 141 170 61 1.17 11 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 DEL 52 15 - 37 1 8 134 170 52 1.00 12 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 DEL 38 4 - 29 1 4 69 166 18 0.47 7 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 DEL 56 10 - 29 12 5 144 203 59 1.05 15 Relegated
2022-2023 DEL2 52 23 - 16 6 7 167 145 88 1.69 4 Semifinal loss
2023-2024 DEL2 23 8 - 10 2 3 67 65 31 1.35 9 -
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2003-2004 Spengler Cup 4 1 - 3 0 0 11 17 2 0.50 5 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 DEB-Pokal 2 2 - 0 0 0 11 6 6 3.00 2 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 Champions HL 6 1 - 5 0 0 13 25 3 0.50 4 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 Champions HL 4 0 - 3 1 0 9 14 2 0.50 3 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 Champions HL 4 1 - 3 0 0 8 12 3 0.75 3 Did not make playoffs

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Kurt Davis (D) 2023-2024 1. EV Weiden Germany3 20 6 23 29 11
2. Kevin Orendorz (F) 2023-2024 EC Bad Nauheim DEL2 23 14 12 26 4
3. Nikita Krymskiy (F) 2023-2024 Krefelder EV 1981 U20 DNL U20 15 12 14 26 6
4. Artur Tyanulin (F) 2023-2024 HK Sochi KHL 33 9 17 26 24
5. Artem Klein (F) 2023-2024 Mad Dogs Mannheim Germany4 11 10 15 25 6
6. Jacob Berglund (F) 2023-2024 Storhamar Norway 21 13 11 24 8
7. Marcel Noebels (F) 2023-2024 Eisbären Berlin DEL 23 10 14 24 2
8. Robert Sabolic (F) 2023-2024 Villacher SV ICEHL 23 12 11 23 10
9. Mathias Trettenes (F) 2023-2024 Stavanger Oilers Norway 17 8 15 23 4
10. Mike Mieszkowski (F) 2023-2024 Rostock Piranhas Germany3 19 12 10 22 12
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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. Andrei Kovalev (F) 209 102 110 212
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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. Andrei Kovalev (F) 209 102 110 212
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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. Dusan Milo (D) 293 30 129 159
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# 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
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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
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Jesse Niinimäki (F) 9 4 13 1.44
2. Odeen Tufto (F) 12 5 15 1.25
3. Chris Lindberg (F) 111 58 133 1.20
4. Jan Alinc (F) 83 30 100 1.20
5. Kevin Clark (F) 60 32 72 1.20
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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. Chris Lindberg (F) 1996-1997 DEL 47 37 34 71 1.51 129
4. Marcel Müller (F) 2022-2023 DEL2 50 24 46 70 1.40 26
5. Kevin Clark (F) 2013-2014 DEL 51 30 38 68 1.33 118
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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. Brad Purdie (F) 2001-2002 DEL 60 32 43 75 1.25 54
3. Jacob Berglund (F) 2018-2019 DEL 51 32 20 52 1.02 46
4. Jeff Christian (F) 2001-2002 DEL 53 31 18 49 0.92 116
5. Kevin Clark (F) 2013-2014 DEL 51 30 38 68 1.33 118
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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. Brad Purdie (F) 2001-2002 DEL 60 32 43 75 1.25 54
4. Daniel Pietta (F) 2014-2015 DEL 52 17 42 59 1.13 38
5. Brad Purdie (F) 2002-2003 DEL 52 11 41 52 1.00 42
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Franchise All-Time PIM 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
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'1" 186 lbs 25.35
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 26.66
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 193 lbs 28.66
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 191 lbs 26.29
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 193 lbs 29.23
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