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| - Münstermann created two teams simultaneously - a professional team stacked with Canadian expats, known as the "German Canadians", and an amateur team (Krefelder EV). On November 7, 1936, 8,000 spectators packed the Hindenberg Stadion to watch the Canadians tie Berliner Schlittschuhclub 0-0. A few days later, the Canadians defeated the famous Berlin club 2-1. The Canadians toured around Germany playing friendly matches. Their games were often sold out. A notable result was a 2-2 tie against the future world champions, the Kimberley Dynamiters, on January 1, 1937.
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| - Münstermann created two teams simultaneously - a professional team stacked with Canadian expats, known as the "German Canadians", and an amateur team (Krefelder EV). On November 7, 1936, 8,000 spectators packed the Hindenberg Stadion to watch the Canadians tie Berliner Schlittschuhclub 0-0. A few days later, the Canadians defeated the famous Berlin club 2-1. The Canadians toured around Germany playing friendly matches. Their games were often sold out. A notable result was a 2-2 tie against the future world champions, the Kimberley Dynamiters, on January 1, 1937. The amateur Krefelder EV squad continued to improve, tying Düsseldorfer EG 3-3 in November 1937. The team was often strengthened with players from the German Canadians. World War II took its toll on hockey in Krefeld, and Münstermann helped revive the sport by organizing a "Bizone" Championship in 1946, which KEV won. A new team for former German Canadian players was created by Frank Schwinghammer in 1947 - KTSV Preussen 1855 Krefeld. Both Krefeld teams enjoyed success, with Preussen winning the national title in 1951 and KEV claiming the 1952 championship. In more recent times, the Krefeld Pinguine won the 2003 Deutsche Eishockey Liga championship. After a sixth-place regular season finish, they marched through the playoffs, defeating the DEG Metro Stars, Eisbären Berlin, and Kölner Haie en route to their first title in 51 years.
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