Joachim Ziesche Explained

Ntl Team:DDR
Played For:SC Dynamo Berlin
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Birth Date:1939 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Dresden, Nazi Germany
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:201
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1958
Career End:1970

Joachim Ziesche (born 3 July 1939 in Dresden, Nazi Germany) is a retired ice hockey defender. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1999.[1]

He played for SC Dynamo Berlin and holds the record of the second-highest number of goals in club history at 284.[2] He became the head coach for East Germany for 18 years, winning the GDR-championships 15 times and playing over 200 international matches.[3] After retiring from play, he became the national coach, retiring in 1990 in protest of the sport's national decline.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joachim Ziesche. 1 November 1999. Munzinger-Archiv. Ravensburg, Germany. de. 28 June 2023.
  2. News: Polar Bear for Life Felski Ends Playing Career after 20 Years with the Same Club . States News Service . 30 October 2012.
  3. News: Bulman . Erica . Stunning Germans shining bright at worlds . Associated Press Worldstream . 3 May 2001.
  4. News: Starkman . Randy . Why East Germans tried to kill hockey . The Toronto Star . D1 . 4 June 1990.