Geleen Eaters
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Geleen
Geleen is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. With 33,960 inhabitants, it is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. Geleen is situated along the river Geleenbeek, a right tributary to the river Meuse. The town centre is situated at about 60 m above sea...
, 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...
Ruijters Eaters Geleen (aka. Geleen Eaters or Geleen Smoke Eaters) is the professional ice hockey
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...
team of Geleen
Geleen
Geleen is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. With 33,960 inhabitants, it is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. Geleen is situated along the river Geleenbeek, a right tributary to the river Meuse. The town centre is situated at about 60 m above sea...
, The Netherlands. It plays in the North Sea Cup
North Sea Cup
The North Sea Cup is the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and Belgium and the highest level of competition organized by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond and sanctioned by the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation...
(formerly the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie (hockey)
The Eredivisie is the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and the highest level of competition sanctioned by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond...
), the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands and Belgium. Home games are played at the Glanerbrook.
History
The Geleen Smoke Eaters, named after the Trail Smoke EatersTrail Smoke Eaters
The Trail Smoke Eaters are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League.-History:...
, played their first game against Amsterdam on November 2, 1968. They first competed in the Eredivisie in 1971 and have participated in most of its seasons since.
Season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 105 | 127 | 36 | 6th, North Sea Cup | Lost semi-finals to The Hague HYS The Hague HYS 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... (0-3) |
| 2009–10 2009–10 Eredivisie (ice hockey) The 2009–10 Eredivisie was the 50th season of the Eredivisie, the highest level of ice hockey competition in the Netherlands. The season started on November 13, following the completion of the quarterfinals of the league cup. Eight teams participated and the teams played four times against... |
28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 100 | 77 | 52 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Nijmegen Nijmegen Devils Romijnders 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... (1-3) |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 96 | 89 | 41 | 3rd, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0-3) |
| 2007-08 2007–08 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season -Regular season:-Playoffs:-External Links:* on hockeyarchives.info... |
24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 102 | 69 | 36 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (2-4) |
| 2006-07 2006–07 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season -Regular season:#Geleen Smoke Eaters 14-0-1-5-43 101-60#Tilburg Trappers 12-1-2-5-40 88-55#Amsterdam Tigers 8-2-4-6-32 70-77#Heerenveen Flyers 8-3-0-9-30 80-78#Nijmegen Devils 6-2-2-10-24 66-76#HYS The Hague 3-1-0-16-11 54-113... |
20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 101 | 60 | 43 | 1st, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Heerenveen (0-3) |
| 2005-06 2005–06 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season -Regular season:#Amsterdam Tigers 14-1-0-5-44 85-60#Heerenveen Flyers 12-1-3-4-41 92-56#Geleen Smoke Eaters 8-5-3-5-36 84-71#Nijmegen Devils 6-4-2-8-28 79-83#Tilburg Trappers 7-1-2-10-25 70-64#HYS The Hague 2-0-3-16-6 54-130... |
20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 84 | 71 | 36 | 3rd, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Heerenveen (1-2) |
Squad 2009-10
| Goalies | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Naam | |
| 31 | [NED] | William den Ridder |
| 33 | [NED] | Quentin Cuijpers |
| 34 | [NED] | Rowan Delil |
| 46 | [FIN] | Sami Heinonen |
| Defenders | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Naam | |
| 19 | [NED] | Erik Tummers |
| 21 | [FIN] | Niko Souraniemi |
| 26 | [NED] | Jeffrey van Iersel |
| 41 | [USA] | Adam Blanchette |
| 49 | [NED] | Glenn Bakx |
| 91 | [NED] | Joey van Rooijen |
| 92 | [SLO] | Ziga Svete |
| Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Naam | |
| 7 | [CAN] | Mike Forgie |
| 8 | [NED] | Nick Verschuren |
| 9 | [NED] | Lars van Sloun |
| 10 | [CAN] | David Burgess |
| 12 | [NED] | Mark Siemonsma |
| 16 | [CAN] | Joey Wilson |
| 24 | [CAN] | Brent Gauvreau |
| 39 | [NED] | Kay Gielen |
| 58 | [NED] | Lars Engwegen |
| 76 | [NED] | Niels van Sloun |
| 79 | [NED] | Lambert Keulen |
| 89 | [NED] | Jeffrey Mens |
| 95 | [NED] | Dennis ten Bokkel |
Staff
Mike Pellegrims CoachRisto Mollen Assistant coach
Vaclav Socher Goalie Coach
Maurice Nelissen Team Manager
Mike Ninaber Equipment
Bert Simons Equipment
Mia Simons Equipment
Sandra Carli Off Ice Trainer
Peter Vroomen Medical staff
Bert Kruisen Medical staff
Jan van Mulken Medical staff
Dr. Sanders Medical staff
Dr. M. Dirckx Medical staff
Jan van Mulken Physiotherapist
Rian Dekkers Physiotherapist
Championships
Eredivisie National ChampionshipsNone.
Netherlands Cup Winners
Twice. (1992–1993) (2009–2010)
External links
- Geleen Eaters official website (DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
) - Netherlands Ice Hockey Union (DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
) - Ijshockey.com information on the Eredivisie teams (DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
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