Kurt Striker
Date of birth | February 18, 1926 |
place of birth | White water |
date of death | November 15, 2009 |
Place of death | White water |
position | striker |
Career stations | |
1950-1962 | BSG Kristall / Ostglas / Chemie Weißwasser, SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
Kurt Stürmer (born February 18, 1926 in Weißwasser ; † November 15, 2009 there ) was a German ice hockey player .
Career
Like many boys from Weißwasser, Kurt Stürmer began taking his first steps on the brown pond as a child . Together with Wolfgang Blümel he successfully trained in the Weißwasseraner junior teams and as a teenager already played in the Silesian selection at the German Youth Championships in Vienna . Kurt Stürmer learned the trade of glassmaker and later worked as a glassmaker in the special glass factory unit in Weißwasser during his active career . During the Second World War he was captured by the English. After his return in 1948, he worked to ensure that ice hockey could be revived in Weißwasser .
As a player, he won twelve GDR championship titles (from 1951 to 1962 ) in a row with the men's team from Dynamo Weißwasser after finishing third in the East German ice hockey championship in 1950 . He and his team also won the Marvin Cup in La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland, and the Pavoni Cup in Bolzano , Italy . Kurt Stürmer was used 62 times in the national ice hockey team of the GDR and took part in two ice hockey world championships .
Kurt Stürmer was an idol of his time because he stood for exemplary and fair play. For this, too, he was awarded the honorary title “ Master of Sports ”. After his active career, Kurt Stürmer passed on his experience as a trainer to the youngsters in Weißwasser for many years .
successes
- 12 GDR championship titles with Dynamo Weißwasser
- 2 world championship participation with the GDR team
- Pavoni Cup winner 1958
- Marvin Cup winner 1959
Honors
- Awarded the title of Master of Sports
- In honor of the ice hockey legend , a minute's silence was observed before the championship game of the Lausitzer Füchse on November 20, 2009.
Statistics (international)
year | team | event | space | Games | Gates | templates | Pt. | Penalty minutes | |
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1957 | GDR | WM | 5. | 8th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
1959 | GDR | WM | 9. | 7th | 4th | 0 | 4th | 0 | |
World Cup total | 15th | 6th | 0 | 6th | 2 |
swell
- Puck hunting has electrified articles in the Sächsische Zeitung of December 6, 2002, on www.lausitzer-füchse.de, December 18, 2002 for generations .
- Weißwasseraner ice hockey legend Kurt Stürmer has passed away. In: lr-online.de. Lausitzer Rundschau , November 20, 2009, accessed on October 11, 2011 .
- Herbert Tschätsch: When the master's throne began to shake. In: lr-online.de. Lausitzer Rundschau, November 1, 2007, accessed on October 11, 2011 .
- Klaus Riehle: December 2007 - 75 years of ice hockey in Weißwasser The miracle begins at the Braunsteich. In: lr-online.de. Lausitzer Rundschau, October 11, 2007, accessed on October 11, 2011 .
- Klaus Riehle: December 2007 - 75 years of ice hockey in Weißwasser The triumphal procession through Weißwasser's streets. In: lr-online.de. Lausitzer Rundschau, October 18, 2007, accessed on October 11, 2011 .
- Dieter Timmer: German ice hockey database. In: rodi-db.de. September 21, 2011, accessed November 8, 2011 .
literature
- Herbert Tschätsch: The Lausitz ice hockey miracle from Weißwasser , Niederlausitzer Verlag, Guben 2006. ISBN 3-935-88137-1
Web links
- Photo by Kurt Stürmer. In: lr-online.de. November 20, 2009, accessed October 11, 2011 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Striker, Kurt |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ice hockey player (GDR) |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1926 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Weißwasser / Upper Lusatia |
DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 2009 |
Place of death | Weißwasser / Upper Lusatia |