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 Boris Blank.

Who is the captain of Krefeld Pinguine?

The captain of Krefeld Pinguine is Alexander Weiß.

What arena does Krefeld Pinguine play in?

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

Who is the general manager of Krefeld Pinguine?

The general manager of Krefeld Pinguine is Peer Schopp.

What are the team colors of Krefeld Pinguine?

The team colors of Krefeld Pinguine are Black + Yellow.

Krefeld Pinguine

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2023-2024 Season

Krefeld Pinguine were 26-20-6 in the 2023-24 DEL2 season with 80 points, 5th overall.

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2023-2024 Krefeld Pinguine Roster

Krefeld Pinguine — 2023-2024 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Felix Bick (G)	33	1992	Villingen-Schwenningen, GER	5'11"	176	L
	#35	Matthias Bittner (G)	22	2004	Bad Aibling, GER	6'1"	181	L
	#32	Hendrik Hane (G)Loan	26	2000	Düsseldorf, GER	5'10"	163	L
	#30	Julius Schulte (G)	22	2004	München, GER	6'0"	170	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#48	Maximilian Adam (D/F)	28	1998	Görlitz, GER	5'10"	179	L
	#15	Erik Buschmann (D)	28	1998	Moers, GER	6'1"	179	L
	#10	Christian Ehrhoff (D)"A"	44	1982	Moers, GER	6'2"	201	L
	#6	Eric Gotz (D)	28	1998	Hermantown, MN, USA	5'10"	181	R
	#47	Carl Konze (D)	22	2004	Hannover, GER	6'6"	205	R
	#21	Maximilian Leitner (D)	25	2000	Heilbronn, GER	5'11"	165	L
	#60	Philip Riefers (D/RW)	36	1990	Krefeld, GER	6'4"	198	R
	#76	Maximilian Söll (D)	24	2001	Schongau, GER	6'0"	176	R
	#27	David Trinkberger (D)	30	1996	Landshut, GER	6'5"	207	L
FORWARDS
	#29	David Cerny (F)	26	2000	Usti nad Labem, CZE	6'2"	190	L
	#91	Mike Fischer (C/LW)	27	1999	Heilbronn, GER	5'11"	174	L
	#90	Jerome Flaake (RW)	36	1990	Guben, GER	6'3"	203	L
	#71	Niclas Focks (F)	21	2005	Duisburg, GER	6'2"	181	L
	#97	Edmund Junemann (F)	22	2004	Duisburg, GER	5'11"	190	L
	#57	Christian Kretschmann (C)	33	1993	Mönchengladbach, GER	5'11"	187	R
	#19	Philipp Kuhnekath (F)	29	1997	Duisburg, GER	5'10"	181	L
	#38	Lucas Lessio (LW)	33	1993	Maple, ON, CAN	6'1"	203	L
	#89	Josh MacDonald (LW/RW)	32	1994	London, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	L
	#12	Matt Marcinew (C/RW)	33	1993	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'11"	190	R
	#11	Jon Matsumoto (C)	40	1986	Ottawa, ON, CAN	5'11"	185	L
	#52	Dennis Miller (F)	27	1999	Tübingen, GER	5'11"	170	R
	#14	Kevin Niedenz (RW)	23	2003	Berlin, GER	6'1"	170	L
	#17	Leon Niederberger (LW)"A"	30	1996	Düsseldorf, GER	6'0"	179	L
	#82	Alexander Ruuttu (C/W)	33	1992	Chicago, IL, USA	6'2"	196	R
	#26	Lukas Wagner (C/W)	24	2002	Wörth a.d.Donau, GER	6'2"	190	L
	#43	Alexander Weiß (C/LW)"C"	39	1987	Titisee-Neustadt, GER	6'3"	205	L
Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 17Av Age: 27.85 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 185 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 Krefeld Pinguine Staff

Head CoachBoris Blank
Head CoachGreg Poss
Asst. CoachHerbert Hohenberger
Goaltending CoachAnton Lukin
General ManagerPeer Schopp
Sports ManagerPeter Draisaitl
Team ManagerAdrian Grygiel
AnalystMartin Rabanser
AnalystMarco Schuchmann
Athletic TrainerLeonardo Manzano Alvarez
Equipment ManagerChristian Wandelt
Franchise OwnerPeer Schopp
Head Equipment ManagerDirk Ropertz
Interim Head CoachHerbert Hohenberger
Physical TherapistAdam Rucka
ScoutMarco Schuchmann

2023-2024 Krefeld Pinguine Captains

"C"

Alexander Weiß

"A"

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Krefeld Pinguine Facts

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

2023-2024 Krefeld Pinguine Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players
4 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Krefeld Pinguine: 2 356 GP
NHL: 844 GP
WC: 58 GP
OG: 23 GP
SHL: 8 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 79 GP
Liiga: 459 GP
KHL: 82 GP
Czechia: 15 GP
AHL: 811 GP
DEL: 4 247 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 — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/30/2026 06:30 PM UTC	Krefeld Pinguine	Kölner Haie	-	DEL
10/28/2026 06:30 PM UTC	Krefeld Pinguine	Schwenninger Wild Wings	-	DEL
10/25/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Krefeld Pinguine	EHC München	2 - 4	DEL
10/23/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Krefeld Pinguine	7 - 2	DEL
10/18/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Krefeld Pinguine	Eisbären Berlin	0 - 4	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	12	4	7	-	0	1	29	37	13	1.08	13	-
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.	Robert Sabolic (F)	2026-2027	HD Jesenice	Alps Hockey League	14	9	11	20	8
2.	Jeremy Welsh (F)	2026-2027	CSM Corona Brasov	Erste Liga	11	8	10	18	0
3.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	DEL	12	7	9	16	0
4.	Ivan Petrakov (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	20	6	8	14	10
5.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	6	7	5	12	2
6.	Patrick Hager (F)	2026-2027	EHC München	DEL	12	6	6	12	15
7.	David Cerny (F)	2026-2027	Bietigheim Steelers	DEL 2	12	5	7	12	6
8.	Thomas Supis (D)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	12	5	7	12	6
9.	Edwin Schitz (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	12	5	7	12	11
10.	Alexander Blank (F)	2026-2027	Augsburger Panther	DEL	12	4	8	12	4

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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	29.52
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	28.89
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	28.21
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	27.85
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)	240	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)	240	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)	240	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)	59	42	83	1.41
3.	Max Newton (F)	112	58	157	1.40
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