Paul Ambros (22 June 1934 – 26 June 2015) was a German ice hockey player. He was part of the

United Team of Germany The United Team of Germany () was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympic Games, Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes from a third ...

, which represented the country at the

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

and

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a ...

.Paul Ambros: Der „Tiger vom Hopfensee“ ist tot
Born in

Füssen Füssen () is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu, situated one kilometre from the Austrian border. The town is known for violin manufacturing and as the closest transportation hub for the Neuschwanstein and Sc ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

, Ambros played for

EV Füssen EV Füssen, previously also called the Füssen Leopards, is an ice hockey team from Germany. They play their home games at the ''Bundesleistungszentrum für Eishockey'' (BLZ-Arena), located in Füssen, Allgäu. They currently play in the third l ...

from 1949 until 1965, scoring more than 60 goals in 200 games and helping his team win the

Spengler Cup The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team ...

in 1965. He then played for Augsburger EV from 1965 until 1973. He was often referred as "Der Tiger vom

Hopfensee Hopfensee is a lake in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 783.8 m, its surface area is 194 ha. The maximum length of the lake is 2.1 km, and its circumference is 6.8 km. It lies north of Füssen in Ostallgäu. Its maximum de ...

(The Tiger from Hopfensee)". Ambros is a member of the

German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame The German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame was founded in 1988, and is located in Augsburg. The hall honors individuals who have contributed to ice hockey in Germany, and displays memorabilia depicting contributions of players, coaches, referees, and ot ...

. Ambros died on 26 June 2015 at the age of 82, following a lengthy undisclosed illness. He is survived by his wife, Inge.Paul Ambros passes away
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* * 1933 births 2015 deaths German ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Füssen Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Germany Olympic ice hockey players for the United Team of Germany {{Germany-icehockey-bio-stub