Nijmegen Tigers
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| Nijmegen Tigers | |
| Country | 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... |
| Founded | c. 1967 |
| History | Nijmegen Tigers (1967 - 2003) |
| Arena | local icerink in Heyendaal (1967 - 1996); Triavium (1997 - 2003) |
| City | Nijmegen |
| Team Colours | Black, yellow, blue, white & red |
| Head Coaches | Alex Andjelic Alex Andjelic Alex Andjelic is an ice hockey coach. He has coached extensively in the Netherlands and Germany.Born in Bačka Palanka, Andjelic played for Partizan Belgrade in Belgrade before playing in the Netherlands for clubs 's-Hertogenbosch Red Eagles in 1967-8, Nijmegen Tigers in 1968-9... (early 1970s - 1985); Danny Cuomo (1987-90, 1992-7); Andy Tenbult (1990-1); Fred Homburg Fred Homburg Fred Homburg is a former Dutch professional ice hockey player. He spent his entire pro career with his hometown Nijmegen Tigers... (1991-2); Jaro Mucha (1997-8); Henri Stoer (1998-9); Harrie van Heumen Harrie van Heumen Harrie 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:*... 1999-2001; Paul Strople (2001); Ben Tijnagel Ben Tijnagel Ben Tijnagel was a Dutch professional ice hockey player. He played a total of 18 seasons in either the Eredivisie. He also competed for the Netherlands in the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships.... (2001-2); Dana Knowlton (2002-3); Jason Clark Jason Clark (ice hockey b. 1972) Jason Clark is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey and roller hockey player. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.-Ice hockey:... (2003) |
| League Championships | 1983-4, 1987-8, 1992-3, 1996-7, 1997-8, 1998-9, 1999-2000 |
Nijmegen Tigers was a Dutch
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...
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...
club based in Nijmegen until 2003, when it was forced into bankruptcy. It has been succeeded by the Nijmegen Devils
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...
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