Uwe Fabig

Uwe Fabig
Date of birth	17th October 1961
place of birth	Krefeld , Germany
size	183 cm
position	defender
number	# 2
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
until 1983	Krefelder EV 1981
1983-1984	ESG Kassel
1984-1992	Krefelder EV 1981
1994-1995	Grefrather EV

Uwe Fabig (born October 17, 1961 in Krefeld ) is a former German ice hockey player . The defender began his career in 1981 at Krefelder EV in 1981 in the 2nd Bundesliga and played 441 games during his career as a professional athlete. Fabig helped KEV to move into the Bundesliga as team captain in 1991 . Due to his tough and physical style of play, he gained great popularity with the fans. His commitment to ice hockey in Krefeld , during and after his career, made him inducted into the Krefeld Hall of Fame in 2014.

Career

Early years

Uwe Fabig grew up in Krefeld. Through his grandfather he got into ice hockey very early and started playing himself at the age of seven. In his early years he never turned out to be one of the best, but was able to prove his skills when he was 15. Since Fabig never expected to get into professional sport, he trained as a locksmith and technical draftsman in addition to the sport. Despite the double burden, he seized the chance to play in the second division under Tore Hedwall in 1981 and retrained to become a glazier in his mid-twenties.

Time as a professional athlete (1981–1995)

He played the first two seasons in the 2nd division in the usual Rheinlandhalle . Due to his good start and his distinctive style of play, other teams quickly noticed him and so he was brought to Kassel for the 1983/84 season. There he gave up his status as a trainee at the same time and started his own business as a master glazier in 1994. After his return he was gradually trained by his then captain Vic Stanfield to be his successor. Under his leadership, the KEV was promoted to the first division after eleven years of being in second class. After this success, he stayed with his team for another year and then said goodbye to the Krefeld ice cream. At the end of his career, he played another year in Grefrath before he hung up his skates prematurely due to an injury.

His influence on ice hockey in Krefeld after the end of his career

However, he has remained loyal to the sport ever since. In 2003 he and a few other ex-professionals resurrected the old men’s team Sieburg Oilers , which had previously almost been dissolved . In the following years, the team gained more and more attention and growth. The old name was dropped in 2004 and the Big Old Boys were entered in the registers as an independent association. As the first BOB event, the Lothar Kremershof Cup will be a huge success. From now on, the tournament in memory of the former captain will be a regular highlight.

Fabig's great commitment was also evident in the planning for the 75th and 80th anniversary of ice hockey in Krefeld.

Due to his great influence on ice hockey in Krefeld, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014. Since then, his jersey has been hanging under the roof of the Yayla Arena . To celebrate more than 80 years of ice sports tradition in Krefeld, the Krefeld Pinguine founded the Alumni Club in 2019 and appointed Uwe Fabig as President.

Play style

Fabig is known for his tough and physical style of play. Because of his many penalty minutes , he earned the name "penalty box king" among the fans. Thanks to his ability as captain to hold the team together and build it up, he owes the title of "honorary captain" that Uli Urban bestowed on him.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
1981/82	Krefelder EV 1981	2nd Bundesliga		31	1	3	4th	49		-	-	-	-	-
1982/83	Krefelder EV 1981	2nd Bundesliga		16	1	0	1	33		-	-	-	-	-
1983/84	ESG Kassel	2nd Bundesliga		29	4th	5	9	92		15th	4th	12	16	74
1984/85	Krefelder EV 1981	2nd Bundesliga		40	6th	3	9	46		-	-	-	-	-
1985/86	Krefelder EV 1981	2nd Bundesliga		44	2	11	13	88		-	-	-	-	-
1986/87	Krefelder EV 1981	2nd Bundesliga		40	5	9	14th	83		18th	1	6th	7th	26th
1987/88	Krefelder EV 1981	2nd Bundesliga		35	7th	12	19th	75		-	-	-	-	-
1988/89	Krefelder EV 1981	2nd Bundesliga		33	3	14th	17th	51		-	-	-	-	-
1989/90	Krefelder EV 1981	2nd Bundesliga		32	0	15th	15th	80		-	-	-	-	-
1990/91	Krefelder EV 1981	2nd Bundesliga		32	1	7th	8th	105		18th	2	7th	9	52
1991/92	Krefelder EV 1981	1st National League		40	0	4th	4th	113		4th	1	0	1	2
1994/95	Grefrather EV	2nd league		14th	2	4th	6th	28		-	-	-	-	-
2. Bundesliga overall				332	30th	79	109	702		51	7th	25th	32	152
1st Bundesliga overall				40	0	4th	4th	113		4th	1	0	1	2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Uwe Fabig at eliteprospects.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} skr: Uwe Fabig is inducted into the Hall of Fame. Westdeutsche Zeitung , accessed on October 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} David Kordes: UWE FABIG: TO THE KEV LEGEND WITH MALOCHER HOCKEY. kr-one.de, accessed on October 12, 2019 . 
3. ↑ "New Beginning - Krefeld Penguins". krefeld-pinguine.de, accessed on October 10, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Seidenweber: Big Old Boys Krefeld - History. bigoldboys.de, accessed on October 12, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Hans-Josef Jüngermann: Krefeld Pinguine found an alumni club. rp-online.de, accessed on October 15, 2019 .