The Global Game

The Big Clothes Dresser

Legendary hockey players don't always come from the usual power nations of Canada, Russia, Sweden and Finland. There is always a once-a-generation player who stuns the world with his on-ice prowess and mind-bending skills from the outer-reaches international hockey. One such player starred on the professional hockey rinks of Germany and impressed the world at numerous international competitions during the 1970's and 1980's - Erich Kühnhackl.

Better known as the red-headed step child of the International hockey scene, German ice hockey has always been known as the also-rans in major ice hockey competitions. The Germans do a great job of competing but never truly test perennial contenders. But that was never the case when Kühnhackl was on the attack. Generally accepted as the greatest German hockey player ever, Kühnhackl was the perfect mix of height, speed and skill.

Standing at 6'5", Kühnhackl was a giant on the ice, towering over his competition all the while bringing legitimacy to German interanioanl hockey.

The West German star

Erich Kühnhackl