Udo Kießling Explained

Birth Date:	1955 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Crimmitschau, East Germany
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Weight Lb:	180
Position:	Defence
Shoots:	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
Ntl Team:	FRG
Career Start:	1972
Career End:	1996
Show-Medals:	yes

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]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

Notes and References

1. Udo Kießling . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203105924/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/udo-kiessling-1.html . 3 December 2016.
2. News: Eishockeypersönlichkeiten Deutschlands. Bürgerzeitung Duisburg. Duisburg, Germany. de. 2003. 25 June 2023.
3. Web site: Udo Kießling # 4. 2021. Kölner Haie. de. 27 June 2023.