Uwe Krupp
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Krupp playing for Colorado in 1997.
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| Born |
24 June 1965 Cologne, FRG |
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
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Kölner Haie Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders EV Landshut Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Detroit Red Wings Atlanta Thrashers |
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| National team |
 West Germany Germany
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| NHL Draft | 214th overall, 1983 Buffalo Sabres |
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| Playing career | 1982–2003 | ||
Uwe Gerd Krupp (born 24 June 1965) is a German retired professional hockey defenceman and former coach of the German national ice hockey team. Following Walt Tkaczuk, Krupp was only the second German-born player to have a lasting career in the National Hockey League. He is the first German-born player to win the Stanley Cup, and the second German-born player chosen to an NHL All-Star Game (after Tkaczuk). Krupp was the tallest player in the league for nearly seven years, towering at 6'6". Krupp is currently the head coach of Eisbären Berlin. His son Björn Krupp is a professional ice hockey player.
After being discovered by Scotty Bowman, coach and general manager for the Buffalo Sabres while playing for the German national team and as one of the only Cologne-born players to play for Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, Krupp was chosen by the Sabres as the 214th pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Krupp was released at age 19 from his German team after winning the German Championship in 1986 to attempt to earn a spot on the Bowman helmed Sabres. Debuting against the Montreal Canadiens he spent the later part of his first season with the Rochester Americans winning a Calder Cup in the American Hockey League. In the 1989–90 season as a member of the Sabres, Krupp scored an overtime goal in the last game of the regular season against the Pittsburgh Penguins that eliminated the Penguins from playoff contention.
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