Netherlands national ice hockey team
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The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey
of the Netherlands
.
The Netherlands are currently ranked 25th in the IIHF World Ranking
and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I.
The Netherlands competed in the 1980 Olympic ice hockey
competition. They then competed in Pool A of the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships
.
In the 1980 Winter Olympics
, The Netherlands, competed in the Red division group, and had a record of 1-3-1. They lost to Canada
(10-1), they lost to the Soviet Union
(17-4), they tied Japan
(3-3), they beat Poland
(5-3), and they lost to Finland
(10-3).
One year later, the team returned to the top division in the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships
. In the first round, the team lost all of their games, followed by another 3 losses in the final round. Now they compete in Division 1.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
The Netherlands are currently ranked 25th in the IIHF World Ranking
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the national teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation.The system was approved by the IIHF congress in September 2003...
and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I.
The Netherlands competed in the 1980 Olympic ice hockey
Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Arena and the Olympic Fieldhouse in Lake Placid, New York. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to February 24...
competition. They then competed in Pool A of the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships
1981 World Ice Hockey Championships
The 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden from 12 April to the 26 April. Eight teams took part, firstly splitting into two groups of two, with the best two from each group advancing to the final group. These teams then play each other in the...
.
In the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
, The Netherlands, competed in the Red division group, and had a record of 1-3-1. They lost to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(10-1), they lost to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(17-4), they tied Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(3-3), they beat Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(5-3), and they lost to Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
(10-3).
One year later, the team returned to the top division in the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships
1981 World Ice Hockey Championships
The 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden from 12 April to the 26 April. Eight teams took part, firstly splitting into two groups of two, with the best two from each group advancing to the final group. These teams then play each other in the...
. In the first round, the team lost all of their games, followed by another 3 losses in the final round. Now they compete in Division 1.
2009 IIHF World Championship Division I roster
note - player/club ties at the time of the championship- Casper Swart Gk L (HYS The HagueHYS The HagueHYS The Hague is the professional ice hockey team in The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 1933, the team plays in the North Sea Cup as well as competing annually in the Dutch Cup tournament. The most successful hockey team in the Netherlands during the 1960s, it broke a 40-year championship drought...
) - Martijn Maghielse Gk L (Heerenveen Flyers)
- Phil GroeneveldPhil GroeneveldPhil Groeneveld is a professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC Alleghe in Italy's Serie A league.- Career :...
Gk L (HC Alleghe)
- Reinier Staats D L (Eindhoven KemphanenEindhoven KemphanenEindhoven Kemphanen is the professional ice hockey team of Eindhoven, The Netherlands. They play in the North Sea Cup , the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands and Belgium. Home games are played at the Ijssportcentrum Eindhoven.-History:Eindhoven ice hockey began in earnest in the...
) - Nick Verbruggen D L (Eindhoven KemphanenEindhoven KemphanenEindhoven Kemphanen is the professional ice hockey team of Eindhoven, The Netherlands. They play in the North Sea Cup , the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands and Belgium. Home games are played at the Ijssportcentrum Eindhoven.-History:Eindhoven ice hockey began in earnest in the...
) - Nicky De Jong D L (Heerenveen Flyers)
- Jordy Van Oorschot D L (Amsterdam Tigers)
- Chad Euverman D L (ChamonixChamonixChamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...
) - Erik Tummers D L (Geleen Smoke Eaters)
- Bjorn Willemse D L (Tilburg Trappers)
- Diederick Hagemeijer F L (Eindhoven KemphanenEindhoven KemphanenEindhoven Kemphanen is the professional ice hockey team of Eindhoven, The Netherlands. They play in the North Sea Cup , the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands and Belgium. Home games are played at the Ijssportcentrum Eindhoven.-History:Eindhoven ice hockey began in earnest in the...
) - Ivy Van Den Heuvel F L (Amsterdam Tigers)
- Antony Demelinne F L (HYS The HagueHYS The HagueHYS The Hague is the professional ice hockey team in The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 1933, the team plays in the North Sea Cup as well as competing annually in the Dutch Cup tournament. The most successful hockey team in the Netherlands during the 1960s, it broke a 40-year championship drought...
) - Peter Van Biezen F L (Tilburg Trappers)
- Mitch Bruijsten F R (Sioux City MusketeersSioux City MusketeersThe Sioux City Musketeers is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League .The Musketeers' home ice is Tyson Events Center.The Musketeers have had 15 players reach the NHL...
) - Bob Teunissen F R (Tilburg Trappers)
- Levi Houkes F L (Nijmegen DevilsNijmegen DevilsRomijnders Dar Devils Nijmegen is the professional ice hockey team of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands, where they were the national champions most recently in 2009-2010...
) - Casey Van Schagen F L (Tilburg Trappers)
- Mat Korthuis F R (HYS The HagueHYS The HagueHYS The Hague is the professional ice hockey team in The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 1933, the team plays in the North Sea Cup as well as competing annually in the Dutch Cup tournament. The most successful hockey team in the Netherlands during the 1960s, it broke a 40-year championship drought...
) - Marcel KarsMarcel KarsMarcel Kars is a Dutch/Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Tilburg Trappers in the Eredivisie.-Early career:...
F R (Amsterdam Tigers) - Ramoul Akim F L (Nijmegen DevilsNijmegen DevilsRomijnders Dar Devils Nijmegen is the professional ice hockey team of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands, where they were the national champions most recently in 2009-2010...
) - Jamie Schaafsma F L (Bolzano Foxes)
- Marco Postma F L (Nijmegen DevilsNijmegen DevilsRomijnders Dar Devils Nijmegen is the professional ice hockey team of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands, where they were the national champions most recently in 2009-2010...
)
- Coach Tommie Hartogs
Roster for the 1980 Olympics
- Ron Berteling
- Klaas van den BroekKlaas van den BroekNicolaas Gerardus Maria "Klaas" van den Broek is a former professional Dutch ice hockey player, who was born in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant....
- Brian de Bruyn
- John de Bruyn (G)
- Dick DecloeDick DecloeDick Decloe is a former professional ice hockey player. A Memorial Cup winner, Decloe spent most of his playing career as a top scorer in the first German Bundesliga. A Canadian, he played international for the Netherlands at the 1980 Winter Olympics.Decloe was a member of the 1973 Toronto...
- Rick van GogRick van GogRichard van Gog is a former professional ice hockey player. A Canadian of Dutch descent, he played his entire pro career in the Netherlands for GIJS Groningen. He was also a member of the Netherlands national ice hockey team.A defenceman, Van Gog played a season in the OHA with the Sault Ste....
- Corky de GraauwCorky de GraauwCornell de Graauw is a former Dutch ice hockey player. He was born in Bladel.De Graauw played ten games over the two seasons between 1968 and 1970 with the Kitchener Rangers...
- Jack de HeerJack de HeerGarth Dick "Jack" de Heer is a former professional ice hockey player. He was a Dutch international who spent most of his career in the Eredivisie....
- Harrie van HeumenHarrie van HeumenHarrie van Heumen is a former ice hockey forward from the Netherlands. He participated in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.-External links:*...
- Henk HilleHenk HilleHenk Hille is a Dutch former professional ice hockey player. A defenceman, he played three seasons in the Allsvenskan in the mid-1980s and 48 times for the Netherlands national ice hockey team including all their contests at the 1980 Winter Olympics.From Amsterdam, Hille began his senior team...
- Chuck Huizinga
- Jan JanssenJan Janssen (ice hockey)Jan Petrus Leonardus Janssen is a former professional ice hockey player. Of Dutch descent, he played several years for Dutch club Heerenveen Flyers as well as for the Netherlands national ice hockey team. He was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois.A forward, Janssen played a total of 12 seasons...
- William KloosterWilliam KloosterWilliam Eduard Antonio Klooster is a former Dutch ice hockey player, born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland. A defenceman, he competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.Klooster began his senior club career in 1977...
- Patrick Kolijn
- Leo KoopmansLeo KoopmansLeo Donald Koopmans is a former Dutch international ice hockey forward. Koopmans played 15 seasons in the Eredivisie, becoming the league's top scorer for 1977-8. He was born in Barrie, Ontario and since his retirement has continued to reside in the Barrie area where he owns a successful swimming...
- Ted Lenssen (G)
- George PeternousekGeorge PeternousekJiri "George" Peternousek is a former professional ice hockey player. A naturalised Dutch citizen, he competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.A defenceman, Peternousek scored a goal and two assists in all 5...
- Allan Pluimers
- Frank van Soldt
- Larry van WierenLarry van WierenLarry Titus van Wieren is a former professional ice hockey player in the Netherlands. He competed for the Dutch national team for the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.A forward and shooting right-handed, van Wieren joined the Den Haag Wolves in 1971 and played...
External links
- Nederlandse IJshockey Bond
- Netherlands at the IIHFInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
- National Teams of Ice Hockey