Udo Kießling (born 21 May 1955) is a German retired ice hockey player. He competed at all Winter Olympics from 1976 to 1992, thus becoming the first ice hockey player to compete at five Olympics.[1] He represented West Germany at the 1984 Canada Cup. He also played one game for the Minnesota North Stars on 13 March 1982, becoming the first German-trained player to appear in the NHL. He never played another NHL game. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2000.[2][3]

Udo Kießling
Born (1955-05-21) 21 May 1955 (age 69)
Crimmitschau, East Germany
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for 1.GBun
SC Riessersee
Augsburger EV
EV Rosenheim
Kölner EC
Düsseldorfer EG
EV Füssen
EV Landshut
NHL
Minnesota North Stars
DEL
EV Landshut
National team  West Germany
Playing career 1972–1996
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck Team

Career statistics

edit

Regular season and playoffs

edit
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 SC Riessersee 1.GBun 40 8 6 14 44
1973–74 Augsburger EV 1.GBun 36 16 6 22 52
1974–75 EV Rosenheim 1.GBun 34 20 18 38 73
1975–76 EV Rosenheim 1.GBun 34 30 22 52 72
1976–77 Kölner EC 1.GBun 46 13 21 34 143
1977–78 Kölner EC 1.GBun 39 16 18 34 48
1978–79 Kölner EC 1.GBun 40 28 32 60 78
1979–80 Düsseldorfer EG 1.GBun 48 39 44 83 84 7 2 2 4 10
1980–81 Düsseldorfer EG 1.GBun 39 14 29 43 93 11 8 4 12 22
1981–82 Düsseldorfer EG 1.GBun 38 15 22 37 54 2 0 0 0 7
1982–83 EV Füssen 1.GBun 21 12 13 25 52
1982–83 Kölner EC 1.GBun 9 4 0 4 2 8 3 7 10 8
1982–83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 2
1983–84 Kölner EC 1.GBun 37 9 16 25 64 8 0 3 3 10
1984–85 Kölner EC 1.GBun 36 14 26 40 38 9 4 10 14 22
1985–86 Kölner EC 1.GBun 27 13 18 31 24 10 5 8 13 17
1986–87 Kölner EC 1.GBun 42 10 34 44 70
1987–88 Kölner EC 1.GBun 35 9 20 29 54 11 3 7 10 22
1988–89 Kölner EC 1.GBun 31 11 24 35 38 9 6 4 10 8
1989–90 Kölner EC 1.GBun 35 7 15 22 45 8 1 2 3 10
1990–91 Kölner EC 1.GBun 35 7 13 20 36 14 2 4 6 18
1991–92 Kölner EC 1.GBun 42 11 23 34 38 4 2 0 2 2
1992–93 EV Landshut 1.GBun 44 9 19 28 50
1993–94 EV Landshut 1.GBun 44 3 16 19 74 6 1 5 6 10
1994–95 EV Landshut DEL 41 7 17 24 42 18 3 7 10 22
1995–96 EV Landshut DEL 50 3 19 22 44 7 0 2 2 4
1.GBun totals 798 298 437 735 1253 114 37 57 94 176
DEL totals 91 10 36 46 86 25 3 9 12 26

International

edit
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1973 West Germany WC 10 0 0 0 6
1974 West Germany WC B 7 1 2 3 8
1975 West Germany WC B 7 1 3 4 8
1976 West Germany OLY 5 0 1 1 6
1976 West Germany WC 10 0 1 1 8
1977 West Germany WC 10 0 5 5 10
1978 West Germany WC 10 0 5 5 10
1979 West Germany WC 8 2 4 6 14
1980 West Germany OLY 5 2 2 4 6
1982 West Germany WC 7 1 3 4 12
1983 West Germany WC 4 0 1 1 10
1984 West Germany WC 6 3 1 4 4
1984 West Germany CC 4 0 1 1 4
1985 West Germany WC 10 0 3 3 16
1986 West Germany WC 10 4 2 6 22
1987 West Germany WC 10 5 3 8 18
1988 West Germany OLY 8 1 5 6 18
1989 West Germany WC 10 2 0 2 12
1990 West Germany WC 10 2 2 4 10
1991 Germany WC 10 0 1 1 6
1992 Germany OLY 8 0 0 0 6
Senior totals 169 24 45 69 214

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Udo Kießling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Eishockeypersönlichkeiten Deutschlands". Bürgerzeitung Duisburg (in German). Duisburg, Germany. 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Udo Kießling # 4". Kölner Haie (in German). 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
edit