Netherlands men's national ice hockey team

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Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Oranje (Orange)
Association Netherlands Ice Hockey Association
General Manager Jeroen Zwaanswijk
Head coach Chris Eimers
Assistants Michael Nason
Captain Kevin Bruijsten
Most games Ron Berteling (213)
Most points Jack de Heer (210)
IIHF code NED
IIHF ranking 27 Decrease2
Highest IIHF ranking 23 (first in 2004)
Lowest IIHF ranking 27 (2016)
Team colors               
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First international
 Belgium 4–0 Netherlands 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 5 January 1935)
Biggest win
 Netherlands 19–0 Spain 
(Las Palmas, Spain; 13 March 1978)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 23–1 Netherlands 
(Odense, Denmark; 1 September 2001)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 49 (first in 1935)
Best result 8th (1950, 1981)
Olympics
Appearances 1 (first in 1980)
International record (W–L–T)
216–365–54

The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.

The Netherlands are currently ranked 24th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division II.

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.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

  • 1980 – 9th place

World Championship

  • 1935 – 14th place
  • 1939 – 11th place
  • 1950 – 8th place
  • 1951 – 10th place (3rd in Pool B)
  • 1952 – 13th place (4th in Pool B)
  • 1953 – 7th place (4th in Pool B)
  • 1955 – 12th place (3rd in Pool B)
  • 1961 – 18th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 1963 – 20th place (5th in Pool C)
  • 1967 – 21st place (5th in Pool C)
  • 1969 – 18th place (4th in Pool C)
  • 1970 – 20th place (6th in Pool C)
  • 1971 – 21st place (7th in Pool C)
  • 1972 – 20th place (7th in Pool C)
  • 1973 – 16th place (2nd in Pool C)
  • 1974 – 11th place (5th in Pool B)
  • 1975 – 14th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 1976 – 14th place (6th in Pool B)
  • 1977 – 16th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 1978 – 17th place (1st in Pool C)
  • 1979 – 9th place (1st in Pool B)
  • 1981 – 8th place
  • 1982 – 16th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 1983 – 17th place (1st in Pool C)
  • 1985 – 14th place (6th in Pool B)
  • 1986 – 13th place (5th in Pool B)
  • 1987 – 15th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1989 – 17th place (1st in Pool C)
  • 1990 – 16th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 1991 – 15th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1992 – 13th place (2nd in Pool B)
  • 1993 – 15th place (3rd in Pool B)
  • 1994 – 18th place (6th in Pool B)
  • 1995 – 16th place (4th in Pool B)
  • 1996 – 19th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1997 – 19th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1998 – 24th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 1999 – 25th place (1st in Pool C)
  • 2000 – 24th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 2001 – 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2002 – 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2003 – 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2004 – 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
  • 2005 – 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2006 – 25th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
  • 2007 – 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2008 – 26th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2009 – 25th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
  • 2010 – 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2011 – 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2012 – 25th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2013 – 25th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2014 – 27th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
  • 2015 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B)
  • 2016 – 29th place (1st in Division II, Group A)

Team

2016 Roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[1]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
29 Sjoerd Idzenga L 185 cm 90 kg (1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 36) Netherlands Friesland Flyers
1 Ruud Leeuwesteijn L 191 cm 80 kg (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 31) Netherlands Tillburg Trappers
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
28 Boet van Gestel L 177 cm 75 kg (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28) Netherlands Tillburg Trappers
25 Mark Hoekstra R 183 cm 82 kg (1994-10-14) 14 October 1994 (age 29) Netherlands Friesland Flyers
17 Jurryt Smid L 180 cm 82 kg (1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 33) Netherlands Zoetermeer Panthers
21 Erik Tummers L 192 cm 91 kg (1985-05-01) 1 May 1985 (age 39) Netherlands Geleen Eaters
14 Guido Vols R 175 cm 84 kg (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 (age 28) Netherlands Hijs Hokij Den Haag
5 Niels van der Vossen L 191 cm 90 kg (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 27) Netherlands Friesland Flyers
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
27 Alan van Bentem L 187 cm 89 kg (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 37) Netherlands Hijs Hokij Den Haag
9 Kevin Bruijsten L 182 cm 80 kg (1987-01-29) 29 January 1987 (age 37) France Gothiques d'Amiens
18 Max Hermens L 178 cm 83 kg (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 26) Sweden Malmö Redhawks J20
12 Raphaël Joly L 181 cm 79 kg (1988-10-23) 23 October 1988 (age 35) Germany Füchse Duisburg
21 Jasper Kick R 189 cm 90 kg (1984-05-25) 25 May 1984 (age 39) Netherlands HYS The Hague
13 Julian van Lijden R 194 cm 94 kg (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 31) Germany FASS Berlin
11 Tom Marx L 186 cm 88 kg (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 29) Netherlands Geleen Eaters
23 Jeffrey Melissant L 177 cm 76 kg (1990-08-14) 14 August 1990 (age 33) Netherlands Zoetermeer Panthers
10 Nardo Nagtzaam L 185 cm 87 kg (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
26 Guus van Nes L 190 cm 84 kg (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27) United States Boston Junior Bruins
3 Joey Oosterveld L 179 cm 75 kg (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35) Netherlands Amsterdam Tigers
7 Mike Verschuren R 187 cm 88 kg (1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 31) Netherlands Eindhoven Kemphanen
16 Ronald Wurm R 179 cm 83 kg (1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 37) Netherlands Friesland Flyers

Roster for the 1980 Olympics

References

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