The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the DEL. Their home ice is in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the Yayla Arena. Founded in 1936 by entrepreneur Willi Münstermann, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). In their history, they have won the German championship three times: 1951, 1952, and 2003.
They won promotion to the DEL on two occasions in 1991 and in 2026 after beating Dynamo Weiswasser and Kassel Huskies respectively in promotion playoffs.
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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"
Players
Current roster
Updated 17 July 2022.
Honored members
1 Karel Lang
2 Uwe Fabig
4 Vic Stanfield
7 Lothar Kremershof
23 Herberts Vasiļjevs
80 Robert Müller
Notable alumni
Jiří Ehrenberger
Martin Jíranek
Rick Adduono
Butch Goring