Nijmegen Devils
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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...
Nijmegen Tigers
Nijmegen Tigers was a Dutch ice hockey club based in Nijmegen until 2003, when it was forced into bankruptcy. It has been succeeded by the Nijmegen Devils.-Source:*...
and Nijmegen Emperors)
Romijnders Dar Devils Nijmegen 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 Nijmegen, The Netherlands. They play in 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, where they were the national champions most recently in 2009-2010. Home games are played at the Triavium.
History
Ice hockey in Nijmegen began in 1968, with the Nijmegen TigersNijmegen Tigers
Nijmegen Tigers was a Dutch ice hockey club based in Nijmegen until 2003, when it was forced into bankruptcy. It has been succeeded by the Nijmegen Devils.-Source:*...
winning its first national championship in 1984. At the end of the 1980s, several players moved to Rotterdam to join the short-lived Rotterdam Panda's
Rotterdam Panda's
Rotterdam Panda's was a professional ice hockey team in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Weena-ijshal, a arena near Rotterdam Central train station.-History:Ice hockey had been...
. Beginning in the early 1990s, financial difficulties hurt the Nijmegen Tigers, forcing the team to dissolve and reform in 1994. In 2003, the Tigers went bankrupt. The Nijmegen Emperors joined the Eredivisie in 2004, winning the national championship in 2006. However, the Emperors also went bankrupt in 2006. In 2007, the Devils joined the league with a title sponsor.
In the 2009-10 season, the Devils won the Cup (In Dutch, "Beker"), an annual tournament of Eredivisie teams played before the beginning of the regular season, finished the regular season in first place, and won the national championship.
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 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 133 | 115 | 51 | 4th, North Sea Cup | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-1) |
| 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 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 128 | 80 | 63 | 1st, Eredivisie | Won National Championship (3-0) |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 92 | 83 | 39 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-2), Won Beker Cup Dutch Cup (ice hockey) The Dutch Cup, better known in Dutch as the "Beker" or "Bekercompetitie", is the national ice hockey cup in the Netherlands. It was held from 1938-1939, and 1971-present... |
| 2007–08 2007–08 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season -Regular season:-Playoffs:-External Links:* on hockeyarchives.info... |
24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 45 | 107 | 14 | 6th, Eredivisie | Did not qualify |
Defence
74 Dave Stappershoef
27 Rick Wijnen
12 Jeff Smith
21 Lorenz Schneider
14 Jacky Schoonderwoerd
5 Jesse Baraniuk
4 Stefan Kreuzmann
15 Adam Gebara
16 Max van Lieshout
Forwards
16 Matt Armstrong
24 Phil Aucoin
3 Remo Speijers
20 Timothy Gerritsen
19 Marco Postma
7 Jason Baclig
23 Mike McCarthy
91 Levi Houkes
22 Jurryt Smid
10 Kevin Bruijsten
29 Nick Deschenes
24 Doug Orr
Staff
Frank Gentges Head CoachH.Looman Team manager
H.Domburg Doctor
I.Janssen Doctor
V.Scipio Doctor
E.Damen Equipment
H. van Gennep Equipment
E.Vrolijks Equipment
A.Arghidi Physiotherapist
Defence
71 Yordie Mater
27 Rick Wijnen
16 Max van Lieshout
23 Dan McGoff
12 Jeff Smith
7 Nick de Jong
5 Travis Wight
14 Jacky Schoonderwoerd
Forwards
9 Kevin Bruijsten
8 Dylan Kost
20 Timothy Gerritsen
19 Marco Postma
23 Jason Baclig
18 Bradley Smulders
22 Nick Deschenes
3 Remo Speijers
24 Doug Orr
39 Phil Aucoin
91 Levi Houkes
Staff
Chris Eimers Head CoachRay Gallagher Coach
Jorma Mantere Coach
H.Looman Team manager
H.Domburg Doctor
I.Janssen Doctor
V.Scipio Doctor
E.Damen Equipment
I.Thomas Equipment
E.Vrolijks Equipment
S.Ottenheim Physiotherapist
Championships
Eredivisie National ChampionshipsOnce (2009-10).
(Seven times as Nijmegen Tigers: 1983-4, 1987-8, 1992-3, 1996-7, 1997-8, 1998-9, 1999-2000.
Once as Nijmegen Emperors: 2005-06.)
Bekers (Cups)
Once (2009)
External links
- Nijmegen Devils 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 Federation (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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