Udo Kießling
| Udo Kießling | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
21 May 1955 Crimmitschau, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
1.GBun SC Riessersee Augsburger EV EV Rosenheim Kölner EC Düsseldorfer EG EV Füssen EV Landshut NHL Minnesota North Stars DEL EV Landshut | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1972–1996 | ||||||||||||||||
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Udo Kießling (born 21 May 1955) is a German retired ice hockey player. He competed at all Winter Olympics from 1976 to 1992, thus becoming the first ice hockey player to compete at five Olympics. He represented West Germany at the 1984 Canada Cup. He also played one game for the Minnesota North Stars on 13 March 1982, becoming the first German-trained player to appear in the NHL. He never played another NHL game. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2000.