Uwe Krupp
Uwe G. Krupp (* June 24, 1965 in Cologne ) is a former German professional ice hockey player and former head coach of the German national ice hockey team. Since 2011 he has been a trainer and sports manager of the German first division Kölner Haie. Previously, he coached already the U18 and U20 junior sections of the German Ice Hockey Federation. He was as a player, the first German Stanley Cup winner.
Playing career
Krupp began his career in the hockey league at the Cologne Sharks 1982. 1986 he was elected here in the All-Star Game, and the best defender. 1986 and 1990 he took part in the World Ice Hockey Championships. In the 1990 World Cup to be drug test was positive for ephedrine, which he had taken with a cough suppressant. He was internationally banned for 18 months.
After four years in his native city, he moved to North America. NHL Entry Draft 1983 Buffalo Sabres had him selected in the 11th round in a total of 214 point. Krupp learned this but only as a sports journalist one week after the Draft asked him about it. When the Sabres farm team, the AHL club Rochester Americans, he completed 1986 / ( he won the Calder Cup, among others ) 87 42 games before he went to the NHL to Buffalo, where he still played in the same season 26 games. He remained until 1992, when the Sabres and was elected to that time buffalos " Unsung Hero" (1990) and in the NHL All-Star Game in 1991. The next stops were the New York Islanders and the Quebec Nordiques, the Colorado Avalanche later. The Lockout Season 1994/95 started the right shooter when EV Landshut in the DEL. Then he experienced the greatest success of his career with the Colorado Avalanche. In the first season of the team in Denver, Colorado in 1995/96 he won the Stanley Cup and scored the 1-0 winning goal in the third extension of the fourth Final game against the Florida Panthers. Also in 1996, he took for Germany at the World Cup of Hockey 1998 Olympic participate in the games. For the 1998/99 season he moved to the Detroit Red Wings.
This season Krupp was re- elected to the All-Star Game, but could not participate due to injury. The native of Cologne in 2002 again won the Stanley Cup, but his name is not engraved on the trophy, since he only made six games in this series and not aground in the finals against the Carolina Hurricanes. In his final season as a professional, he was the 2002/ 03 employed by the Atlanta Thrashers. With a total of 810 NHL games ( 310 points scorer ), he was for a long time the German with most vehicle use in the NHL. In the 2009/2010 season, he was replaced by Marco Sturm in this category.
Coaching career
Atlanta was in 2002 /03 Krupp's first as a coach, where he among other things, his son Björn coaching. When Deb he was involved then a few years for youth work, where he worked as a coach (U18, U20). In 2004 he was regarded as the successor of Hans Zach as national coach. On 22 May 2005, the DEB was first announced that Krupp will form immediately along with its predecessor Greg Poss and a new goalkeeper coach the management team of the senior team. After talks in July but was decided that Greg Poss national coach Uwe Krupp remains and will be his assistants along with Klaus Merk ( goalkeeping coach ). After Poss dissolved his contract on 14 December 2005, Krupp was given a day later known as the new national coach.
In November 2010 it was announced that Krupp would not renew his contract as national coach. For the 2011/12 season he returned as coach and sports manager to his home club, the Cologne Sharks back.
Achievements & Awards
As a player
- German champion: 1984, 1986
- Calder Cup: 1987
- Stanley Cup: 1996, 2002
- Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 1991 ( canceled in 1999 due to injury )
As a coach
- Rise with the German national team at the B World Cup 2006
- Semi-finals with the German national team at the World Cup 2010
- Coach of the Year from North Rhine -Westphalia in 2011.
- DEL Coach of the Year 2013