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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
21 May 1955 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career statistics
editRegular season and 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
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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
- Udo Kiessling at Olympics.com
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