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Erich Kuhnhackl

InternationalOutstanding international career ... Played for the National Team from 1973 to 1985 ... Participated in three Olympics and 10 World and European Championships ... Bronze medalist at the 1976 Innsbruck Olympics ... Named to the All-Star Team at the 1974 World and European Championships (Pool B) ... Scored 131 goals (a Germany record) in 211 games for the National Team ... Coached the German junior team ... Works as an assistant coach for the German National Team.

Career One of the brightest starts in the history of German hockey ... Played center ... Played junior hockey in Czechoslovakia ... Began playing in the German League in 1968 ... Was with EV Landshut from 1968 to 1976 (winning a champion in 1969-70), Kolner EC from 1976 to 1979 (champions in 1976-77 and 1978-7), returned to EV Landshut from 1979- to 1985 (champions in 1982-83) and played with EHC Olten in Switzerland in 1985-86 ... Came back to EV Landshut again and played there from 1986 to 1989 ... Retired at 39 ... Played in 773 games in the German Bundesliga, and scored 725 goals ... Named the Player-of-the-Year three times ... Won the scoring title seven times ... Still holds Bundesliga records for goals in a season (83 in 1979-80), points in a season (155 in 1979-80), points in a career (1,431) ... Coached EV Landshut from 1990 to 1992.

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Career International Tournament Statistics
Year Tournament No. GP G A TP PIM
1985 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 3 4 7 20
1984 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 14 4 1 0 1 6
1984 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 14 6 8 6 14 12
1983 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 5 7 12 28
1982 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 7 3 5 8 8
1981 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 8 3 3 6 12
1978 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 8 8 16 6
1977 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 5 5 10 24
1976 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 14 6 6 5 11 10
1976 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 7 1 8 18
1975 World & European Championships -- Pool B - 7 6 4 10 -
1974 World & European Championships -- Pool B - - 9 5 14 -
1973 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 6 2 8 10
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