Alfred Kuhnke

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Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR  Alfred Kuhnke Ice hockey player
Date of birth March 6, 1936
date of death 20th August 2014
position goalkeeper
Career stations
1956-1959 SC unit Berlin
1959-1960 TSC Oberschöneweide
1960-1964 SC Dynamo Berlin
1964-1966 Berlin TSC

Alfred "Ala" Kuhnke (* March 6, 1936 ; † August 20, 2014 ) was a German ice hockey goalkeeper .

Career

As a student of Heinz Laufer, the Berlin Kuhnke was recruited for the democratic sports movement and was already considered a talented but inexperienced goalkeeper in his early years, since 1954 he was eligible to play for the first team of SC Einheit Berlin . In 1956 and 1957 the team won the national runner-up , in the summer of 1959 Kuhnke left his home club. After a season at TSC Oberschöneweide , Kuhnke moved to city rivals SC Dynamo Berlin in 1960 and won the runner-up behind Dynamo Weißwasser four times in a row . Against regular goalkeeper Eberhard GrimmHowever, he could not prevail and played only 14 of a possible 54 point games in three years. After another season without league use, Kuhnke returned to Berlin TSC , the successor club of TSC Oberschöneweide, in the summer of 1964 . At the beginning of 1966, the goalkeeper was still part of the team's backing, then he worked as a trainer in the youth division of the Berlin TSC.

After initially mixed performances in the league , Kuhnke was finally traded in the spring of 1955 as a candidate for the GDR national team . In October 1955, the goalkeeper won with a B-substitution of young players 5: 4 against the GDR selection, which was preparing for the Olympic Games . On March 9, 1956, a few days after his 20th birthday, Kuhnke came spontaneously to the " replacement world championship " in the game against Norway (5-7) for the Belgian national team after their goalkeeper fell ill. The Berliner also played at least three international matches for the GDR national team, including against Norway in December 1957.

At the end of 1957, Kuhnke married. He died in August 2014 at the age of 78 and was taken to the St. Andreas-St. Markus is buried in Alt-Hohenschönhausen .

Career statistics

season team league Sp. S. U N GT GTS
1953/54 SC unit Berlin OIL
1954/55 SC unit Berlin OIL
1955/56 SC unit Berlin OIL
1956/57 SC unit Berlin OIL
1957/58 SC unit Berlin OIL
1958/59 SC unit Berlin OIL
1959/60 TSC Oberschöneweide OIL
1960/61 SC Dynamo Berlin OIL 3 1 0 2 12 4.00
1961/62 SC Dynamo Berlin OIL 7th 6th 0 1 15th 2.14
1962/63 SC Dynamo Berlin OIL 4th 2 0 2 13 3.25
1963/64 SC Dynamo Berlin OIL 0 - - - - -
1964/65 Berlin TSC OIL
1965/66 Berlin TSC OIL

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information from the Evangelical Cemetery Association Berlin Stadtmitte from May 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b A little ice hockey multiplication table. In: Neues Deutschland from March 13, 1956, p. 6.
  3. ↑ With Heyer as a goalkeeper. In: Berliner Zeitung of November 18, 1953, p. 4.
  4. ↑ For now, the grapes hang too high. In: Berliner Zeitung of November 9, 1954, p. 4.
  5. ↑ After the second third 8: 3. In: Neues Deutschland from November 29, 1959, p. 6.
  6. ↑ Long worried about successful revenge. In: Berliner Zeitung of January 12, 1960, p. 4.
  7. ↑ Winter began for ice hockey players. In: Berliner Zeitung of September 21, 1964, p. 4.
  8. ↑ Weißwasser eats in the saddle. In: Berliner Zeitung of January 20, 1966, p. 7.
  9. ↑ Young TSCers on the wire. In: Berliner Zeitung of December 24, 1968, p. 7.
  10. ↑ Kuhnke in the unity gate insurmountable. In: Neue Zeit of March 29, 1955, p. 5.
  11. ↑ Olympic maturity examination in ice hockey. In: Berliner Zeitung of October 29, 1955, p. 4.
  12. ↑ The real ability not even hinted at. In: Berliner Zeitung of November 1, 1955, p. 6.
  13. ↑ A true European champion and not a star. In: Berliner Zeitung of March 14, 1956, p. 4.
  14. ↑ Alfred Kuhnke at rodi-db.de
  15. ↑ Schischefski leads the third storm. In: Neue Zeit of December 6, 1958, p. 5.
  16. ↑ Hit quickly - spotted. In: Berliner Zeitung of December 10, 1958, p. 4.
  17. ↑ The bear remained a Berlin talisman. In: Berliner Zeitung of November 19, 1957, p. 4.
  18. ↑ An impressive premiere follows points hunt. In: Berliner Zeitung of September 19, 1958, p. 4.
  19. ↑ Eisbären Berlin: Season 1960-61. In: eisbaeren.de , accessed on April 10, 2020.
  20. ↑ Eisbären Berlin: Season 1961-62. In: eisbaeren.de , accessed on April 10, 2020.
  21. ↑ Eisbären Berlin: Season 1962-63. In: eisbaeren.de , accessed on April 10, 2020.
  22. ↑ Eisbären Berlin: Season 1963-64. In: eisbaeren.de , accessed on April 10, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Kuhnke, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kuhnke, Ala
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1936
DATE OF DEATH 20th August 2014