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Udo Kiessling

InternationalHad great international career ... Was a captain of the German National Team ... Played for the German National Team from 1973 to 1992 ... Participated at five Olympics, 15 World and European Championships and the 1984 Canada Cup ... Named to the World and European Championships All-Star Team in 1987 ... Won an Olympic bronze medal at Innsbruck in 1976 ... In total, he played 320 international games as a member of German team and scored 44 goals.

Career Considered one of the best defenceman in the history of German hockey ... Spent 23 seasons in the Bundesliga ... Played for SC Riessersee (1972-73), Augsburger EV (1973-74), EV Rosenheim (1974-75), Kolner EC (1976 to 1979 and 1982 to 1992), Dusseldorfer EG (1979 to 1982), EV Fussen (1982-83) and EV Landshut (1992 to 1996) ... Won the national title six times, all with Kolner EC ... Named Player-of-the-Year three times ... In his career in the Bundesliga, he played in 1020 games, collecting 346 goals and 535 assists for 881 points ... Played one NHL game with the Minnesota North Stars in 1981-82.

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Career International Tournament Statistics
Year Tournament No. GP G A TP PIM
1992 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 4 8 0 0 0 6
1991 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 4 10 0 1 1 6
1990 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 4 10 2 1 3 10
1989 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 4 5 0 0 0 2
1989 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 4 10 2 0 2 12
1988 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 4 8 1 5 6 20
1987 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 4 4 1 0 1 0
1987 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 4 10 5 3 8 18
1986 World & European Championships -- Pool A 4 10 4 2 6 22
1985 World & European Championships -- Pool A 4 10 0 3 3 16
1984 Canada Cup 4 4 0 1 1 4
1984 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 4 4 1 0 1 4
1984 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 4 6 3 1 4 4
1983 World & European Championships -- Pool A 4 4 0 1 1 10
1982 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 4 4 1 1 2 0
1982 World & European Championships -- Pool A 4 7 1 3 4 12
1980 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 4 5 2 2 4 6
1979 World & European Championships -- Pool A 4 8 2 4 6 14
1978 World & European Championships -- Pool A 4 10 0 5 5 10
1977 World & European Championships -- Pool A 4 10 1 2 3 6
1976 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 4 6 0 1 1 8
1976 World & European Championships -- Pool A 4 10 0 1 1 8
1973 World & European Championships -- Pool A 4 10 0 0 0 6
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