Ice hockey player
| Udo Kießling | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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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. 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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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
| 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
References
- 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.
- "Eishockeypersönlichkeiten Deutschlands". Bürgerzeitung Duisburg (in German). Duisburg, Germany. 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- "Udo Kießling # 4". Kölner Haie (in German). 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Udo Kießling at Olympedia (archive)
- Udo Kiessling at Olympics.com
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