Uwe Krupp

Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player and coach

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Born: June 24, 1965
Age in 2026: 61
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1965

About Uwe Krupp

Uwe Gerd Krupp is a German former professional hockey defenceman and currently the head coach of EV Landshut in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2. Widely considered one of the greatest German players of all time, he was the second German-born player to win the Stanley Cup, and the second German-born professional to play in an National Hockey League All-Star Game. After Kölner Haie won the German Championship in 1986, the team released Krupp to allow him to play in the NHL. Krupp recorded 6 goals and 23 points for the Nordiques in the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season, and remained with the team after they relocated to Denver to become the Colorado Avalanche. Krupp scored the winning goal of the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals, in the third overtime period of the fourth game, becoming the first German-trained player on a Stanley Cup-winning team. On 28 June 1994, the Islanders traded Krupp along with their first-round selection in the 1994 entry draft, who would become Wade Belak, to the Quebec Nordiques for Ron Sutter and their own first-round pick selection, used to select Brett Lindros.

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Uwe Krupp timeline

1986After Kölner Haie won the German Championship in 1986, the team released Krupp to allow him to play in the NHL.
1994Krupp recorded 6 goals and 23 points for the Nordiques in the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season, and remained with the team after they relocated to Denver to become the Colorado Avalanche.
1994On 28 June 1994, the Islanders traded Krupp along with their first-round selection in the 1994 entry draft, who would become Wade Belak, to the Quebec Nordiques for Ron Sutter and their own first-round pick selection, used to select Brett Lindros.
1996Krupp scored the winning goal of the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals, in the third overtime period of the fourth game, becoming the first German-trained player on a Stanley Cup-winning team.

The world when Uwe Krupp was born

Uwe Krupp was born in 1965. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1965

#1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
Top movieThe Sound of Music
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
Notable inventionAstroturf
World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Uwe Krupp's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1965	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$13,600	$435,000
Average income	$8,900	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.01	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	194.3M	341 million

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