Krefeld Pinguine

The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Their home ice is in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the König Palast. 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 1952 and 2003.

Team names

 * 1936 as "Krefelder Eislauf-Verein 1936 e.V." (KEV)
 * 1978 as "EHC Krefeld"
 * 1981 asc"Krefelder Eislauf-Verein 1981 e.V."
 * 1995 as "KEV Pinguine Eishockey GmbH"