Born: | June 24, 1964 | Draft: | 1983 Sabres 214th Overall |
Hometown: | Cologne, West Germany | Position: | Defense |
Known For: | Shoots: | Right | |
National Team: | Germany | Current Team: | Kölner Haie (Head Coach) |
Uwe Gerd Krupp (born June 24, 1965) is a German former professional hockey defenseman and former coach of the German national ice hockey team. Widely considered one of the greatest German players of all time, he was the second German-born player to win the Stanley Cup, (behind Randy Gilhen) and the second German-born professional to play in an NHL All-Star Game, after Walt Tkaczuk. Following Tkaczuk, Krupp was only the second German-born player to have a lasting career in the National Hockey League.
Krupp scored the Stanley Cup clinching goal in triple overtime of Game 4 of the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers. Krupp is currently the head coach of Kölner Haie. His son Björn Krupp is a professional ice hockey player.
Uwe Krupp Statistics
Trade Tracker
Date | Traded From | Traded With | Traded To | Traded For |
October 25, 1991 | Benoit Hogue Dave McLlwain Pierre Turgeon | Fourth-Round Pick (Dean Melanson) Randy Hiller Pat LaFontaine Randy Wood | ||
June 28, 1994 | First-Round Pick (Wade Belak) | First-Round Pick (Brett Lindros) Ron Sutter |
Deeper Dive
- Best Colorado Avalanche Goals of All-Time
- Buffalo Sabres’ Late-Round Draft Gems
- All-Time Avalanche All-Stars
Staff History
- German National Team (Head Coach), 2005-11
- DEL, Kölner Haie (Head Coach), 2011-14
- DEL, Eisbaren Berlin (Head Coach), 2014-18
- Czechia, HC Sparta Praha (Head Coach), 2018-2020
- DEL, Kölner Haie (Head Coach), 2020-present
Achievements
- NHL All-Star Game (1991, 1999)
- Stanley Cup (1996, 2002)
- IIHF Hall of Fame (2017)
- IIHF All-Time Germany Team (2020)