North Sea Cup
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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
(NIJB; English: "Dutch Ice Hockey Federation") and sanctioned by the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation. Operating as the Dutch "Eredivisie
" (English
: "Premier Division"; literally Honours Division) from 1946, the league renamed itself as the "North Sea Cup" and became international in 2011 when two Belgian teams, HYC Herentals
and White Caps Turnhout
, joined the league.
, with teams in Amsterdam
, The Hague
and Tilburg
. It suspended operations from 1950 to 1964, but has organized a season of competition annually ever since. Over the years the number of teams competing has fluctuated between 3 and 10 (currently 9), and the number of games played in the regular season between 4 and 36 (currently 28).
Efforts to expand the Eredivisie from 2008 were frustrated by the global recession
. For the 2008-2009 season, the Utrecht Dragons
and Eindhoven Kemphanen
joined the league. In 2009-2010, Utrecht returned to the Eerste Divisie. Prior to the 2010-2011 season, Amstel Tijgers
, one of the oldest teams in the league, dropped out, as did Groningen Grizzlies
after three seasons, due to poor results on the ice and low revenues. In 2010 the Zoetermeer Panthers
were set to join the Eredivisie; it competed in, and won, the National Cup but dropped out of the Eredivisie due to financial problems.
Two former Belgian Elite Series teams, White Caps Turnhout
and HYC Herentals
, joined the league for 2010–2011, which prompted the name change from the all Dutch "Eredivisie" to the more international name "North Sea Cup". For the second season of the North Sea Cup (2011–2012), one new Dutch team (Amsterdam Capitals) and one new Belgian team (Leuven Chiefs) will take part in the league. In August 2011, the Nijmegen Devils
announced that they would not be participating in the North Sea Cup for the 2011-12 season and will be back for the 2012 season.
In the early years of the Eredivisie, the winner of the regular season was crowned the Dutch National Champion, but for most of its history the regular season determined playoff seeding, and a playoffs were then held to determine the National Champion. Since 2010-2011, with the addition of Belgian teams, the regular season has determined the North Sea Cup winners. At the end of the regular season, the Dutch and Belgian teams play in separate Dutch and Belgian playoffs for their respective national championships. The Belgian and Dutch teams also play in separate, pre-season national cup tournaments (the Dutch Cup
and Belgian Cup
).
(First Division), an amateur league. As the North Sea Cup is professional and the Eerste Divisie is amateur, there is no automatic relegation or promotion between the two leagues, but teams have sometimes moved from one division to the other for financial reasons. Some cities (such as Tilburg, The Hague and Amsterdam) have a professional team in the North Sea Cup and an amateur team in the Eerste Divisie.
In Belgium, below the North Sea Cup is the Belgian National League, made of amateur teams. There is no automatic relegation or promotion. Leuven will become the first team to move from the Belgian National League to the North Sea Cup in 2011-2012.
2012 Round 1, Group A Continental Cup.
Hosted in Ankara
, Turkey
. September 30-October 2, 2011
2012 Round 2, Group B Continental Cup.
Hosted in Dunaujvaros
, Hungary
. October 21-October 23, 2011
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...
league in the Netherlands and Belgium
Belgium
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and the highest level of competition organized by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond
Nederlandse IJshockey Bond
The Nederlandse IJshockey Bond is the official governing body of ice hockey in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1933 as a three team league with The Hague, Amsterdam and Tilburg. It joined the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1935...
(NIJB; English: "Dutch Ice Hockey Federation") and sanctioned by the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation. Operating as 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...
" (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: "Premier Division"; literally Honours Division) from 1946, the league renamed itself as the "North Sea Cup" and became international in 2011 when two Belgian teams, HYC Herentals
HYC Herentals
HYC Herentals is an ice hockey team in Herentals, Belgium. They play in the North Sea Cup, the highest-level league in the Netherlands and Belgium. They also participate in the national cup and national championship tournaments of the Belgian Hockey League, the elite level of ice hockey in...
and White Caps Turnhout
White Caps Turnhout
The White Caps Turnhout are an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps play in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They play their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion.-History:...
, joined the league.
Teams
List of teams for 2011-12 season.| Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Eindhoven Kemphanen Eindhoven Kemphanen Eindhoven 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... |
Eindhoven | IJssportcentrum Eindhoven (cap. 1,700) |
| HYS 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... |
The Hague The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam... |
de Uithof (cap. 2,610) |
| Geleen Eaters Geleen Eaters Ruijters Eaters Geleen is the professional ice hockey team of Geleen, The Netherlands. It plays in the North Sea Cup , the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands and Belgium... |
Sittard-Geleen Sittard-Geleen Sittard-Geleen is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It was formed in 2001 from the former municipalities Sittard, Geleen and Born.... |
Glanerbrook (cap. 1,200) |
| Heerenveen Flyers | Heerenveen Heerenveen Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name... |
Thialf Thialf Thialf is an ice arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The stadium is used for long track speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating, and non-sports events. The outdoor rink was opened in 1967, and the indoor stadium was opened in 1986. Several world records were set in the... (cap. 3,500) |
| Tilburg Trappers | Tilburg Tilburg Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout.... |
Stappegoor (cap. 2,500) |
| HYC Herentals HYC Herentals HYC Herentals is an ice hockey team in Herentals, Belgium. They play in the North Sea Cup, the highest-level league in the Netherlands and Belgium. They also participate in the national cup and national championship tournaments of the Belgian Hockey League, the elite level of ice hockey in... |
Herentals Herentals Herentals is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and Noorderwijk. On January 1, 2006 Herentals had a total population of 26,071... |
Bloso Ijsbaan (cap. 1,200) |
| White Caps Turnhout White Caps Turnhout The White Caps Turnhout are an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps play in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They play their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion.-History:... |
Turnhout | Kempisch Ijsstadion (cap. 1,200) |
| Amsterdam Capitals | Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... |
Jaap Eden Hal (cap. 1,300) |
| Leuven Chiefs | Leuven Leuven Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium... |
Ijs Baan Leuven |
History
The Eredivisie was formed after World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, with teams in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
and Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
. It suspended operations from 1950 to 1964, but has organized a season of competition annually ever since. Over the years the number of teams competing has fluctuated between 3 and 10 (currently 9), and the number of games played in the regular season between 4 and 36 (currently 28).
Efforts to expand the Eredivisie from 2008 were frustrated by the global recession
Global recession
A global recession is a period of global economic slowdown. The International Monetary Fund takes many factors into account when defining a global recession, but it states that global economic growth of 3 percent or less is "equivalent to a global recession".By this measure, four periods since...
. For the 2008-2009 season, the Utrecht Dragons
Utrecht Dragons
IJCU Dragons Utrecht is an amateur ice hockey team in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The team played one season as "Hoek Dragons Utrecht" in the Dutch Eredivisie, the professional hockey division in the Netherlands, in 2008-2009, while maintaining an amateur team in the Eerste divisie...
and Eindhoven Kemphanen
Eindhoven Kemphanen
Eindhoven 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...
joined the league. In 2009-2010, Utrecht returned to the Eerste Divisie. Prior to the 2010-2011 season, Amstel Tijgers
Amstel Tijgers
IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie . It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan...
, one of the oldest teams in the league, dropped out, as did Groningen Grizzlies
Groningen Grizzlies
Pecoma Grizzlies Groningen were a professional ice hockey team in Groningen, The Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands...
after three seasons, due to poor results on the ice and low revenues. In 2010 the Zoetermeer Panthers
Zoetermeer Panthers
Zoetermeer Panthers is a former semi-professional ice hockey team in the Eredivisie, the Dutch professional, top-level hockey league. They played in the Silverdome, an ice sports facility in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. They began play for the 2010-2011 season in the Dutch Bekercompetitie, the league...
were set to join the Eredivisie; it competed in, and won, the National Cup but dropped out of the Eredivisie due to financial problems.
Two former Belgian Elite Series teams, White Caps Turnhout
White Caps Turnhout
The White Caps Turnhout are an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps play in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They play their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion.-History:...
and HYC Herentals
HYC Herentals
HYC Herentals is an ice hockey team in Herentals, Belgium. They play in the North Sea Cup, the highest-level league in the Netherlands and Belgium. They also participate in the national cup and national championship tournaments of the Belgian Hockey League, the elite level of ice hockey in...
, joined the league for 2010–2011, which prompted the name change from the all Dutch "Eredivisie" to the more international name "North Sea Cup". For the second season of the North Sea Cup (2011–2012), one new Dutch team (Amsterdam Capitals) and one new Belgian team (Leuven Chiefs) will take part in the league. In August 2011, 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...
announced that they would not be participating in the North Sea Cup for the 2011-12 season and will be back for the 2012 season.
In the early years of the Eredivisie, the winner of the regular season was crowned the Dutch National Champion, but for most of its history the regular season determined playoff seeding, and a playoffs were then held to determine the National Champion. Since 2010-2011, with the addition of Belgian teams, the regular season has determined the North Sea Cup winners. At the end of the regular season, the Dutch and Belgian teams play in separate Dutch and Belgian playoffs for their respective national championships. The Belgian and Dutch teams also play in separate, pre-season national cup tournaments (the Dutch 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...
and Belgian Cup
Belgian Cup (ice hockey)
The Belgian Cup is the national ice hockey cup in Belgium. It has been competed for since 1986. It is currently competed for by the three Belgian teams of the North Sea Cup hockey league, in a separate tournament that runs prior to the North Sea Cup season....
).
Other Dutch and Belgian Leagues
Below the North Sea Cup in the Netherlands is the Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie (ice hockey)
The Eerste Divisie is the second level ice hockey league in The Netherlands. It is the top level amateur league, underneath the professional North Sea Cup league.- Group A :* Destil Tilburg Trappers Toekomstteam* Dordrecht Lions* Eindhoven High Techs...
(First Division), an amateur league. As the North Sea Cup is professional and the Eerste Divisie is amateur, there is no automatic relegation or promotion between the two leagues, but teams have sometimes moved from one division to the other for financial reasons. Some cities (such as Tilburg, The Hague and Amsterdam) have a professional team in the North Sea Cup and an amateur team in the Eerste Divisie.
In Belgium, below the North Sea Cup is the Belgian National League, made of amateur teams. There is no automatic relegation or promotion. Leuven will become the first team to move from the Belgian National League to the North Sea Cup in 2011-2012.
IIHF Continental Cup
The respective Belgian and Dutch national champions each year qualify for the Continental Cup.2012 Round 1, Group A Continental Cup.
Hosted in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. September 30-October 2, 2011
| Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Caps Turnhout White Caps Turnhout The White Caps Turnhout are an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps play in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They play their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion.-History:... |
 Belgium |
2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 |
| Tartu Kalev-Välk |  Estonia |
1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Başkent Yıldızları Başkent Yıldızları The Başkent Yıldızları S.K., abbreviated form of Başkent Yıldızları Buz Pateni ve Buz Hokeyi Spor Kulübü, is a sports club founded in 1988 in Ankara, Turkey with a professional men's and a women's ice hockey team. The men participate in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig and the women participate in the... |
 Turkey |
0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| HC Metulla HC Metulla HC Metulla is an ice hockey team in Metulla, Israel. They play in the Israeli League, the top level of ice hockey in Israel.-History:The club was founded in 1984, and won the Israeli League in 1999.... * |
 Israel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- HC Metulla withdrew from tournament in July, 2011
2012 Round 2, Group B Continental Cup.
Hosted in Dunaujvaros
Dunaújváros
Dunaújváros is a Hungarian city in Central Transdanubia, along the Danube river. It is in Fejér county.-History:Dunaújváros is one of the newest cities of the country...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. October 21-October 23, 2011
| Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB-Docler* |  Hungary |
2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 |
| HYS 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... |
 Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 |
| White Caps Turnhout White Caps Turnhout The White Caps Turnhout are an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps play in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They play their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion.-History:... |
Belgium |
2 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 6 |
| CH Jaca CH Jaca The Club Hielo Jaca is a Spanish ice hockey team that currently plays in the country's professional league, the Superliga Española de Hockey Hielo. They have won 8 league championships, most recently in 2005... |
 Spain |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- DAB-Docler won the three way Tie-breaker with HYS The Hague and White Caps Turnhout and will advance to play in Group D in the Third Round.
Champions
(note: from 1946-2010: Dutch National Champion; from 2010-2011 on, North Sea Cup winner)| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1945–46 | H.H.IJ.C. Den Haag 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... |
| 1946–47 | T.IJ.S.C. Tilburg Destil Trappers The Destil Trappers are a professional ice hockey club based in Tilburg, The Netherlands, playing in the highest level league in the country, the North Sea Cup . Founded on 21 October 1938, they were officially recognised by the National Federation on 18 January 1939... |
| 1947–48 | H.H.IJ.C. Den Haag 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... |
| 1948–49 | Not Played |
| 1949–50 | IJsvogels Amsterdam |
| 1950–64 | Not Played |
| 1964–65 | H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag 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... |
| 1965–66 | H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag 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... |
| 1966–67 | H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag 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... |
| 1967–68 | H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag 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... |
| 1968–69 | H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag 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... |
| 1969–70 | S.IJ. Den Bosch |
| 1970–71 | Tilburg Trappers |
| 1971–72 | Tilburg Trappers |
| 1972–73 | Tilburg Trappers |
| 1973–74 | Tilburg Trappers |
| 1974–75 | Tilburg Trappers |
| 1975–76 | Tilburg Trappers |
| 1976–77 | Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen |
| 1977–78 | Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen |
| 1978–79 | Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen |
| 1979–80 | Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen |
| 1980–81 | Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen |
| 1981–82 | Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen |
| 1982–83 | Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen |
| 1983–84 | Vissers Nijmegen 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:*... |
| 1984–85 | Deko Builders Amsterdam Amstel Tijgers IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie . It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan... |
| 1985–86 | Lada GIJS Groningen Groningen Grizzlies Pecoma Grizzlies Groningen were a professional ice hockey team in Groningen, The Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands... |
| 1986–87 | IJ.H.C. 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... |
| 1987–88 | Spitman Nijmegen 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:*... |
| 1988–89 | Gunco Panda's Rotterdam |
| 1989–90 | Gunco Panda's Rotterdam |
| 1990–91 | Peter Langhout Reizen Utrecht |
| 1991–92 | Pro Badge Utrecht |
| 1992–93 | Flame Guards Nijmegen 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:*... |
| 1993–94 | Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg |
| 1994–95 | Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg |
| 1995–96 | CVT Keuken Trappers Tilburg |
| 1996–97 | Fulda Tigers Nijmegen 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:*... |
| 1997–98 | Van Heumen Tigers Nijmegen 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:*... |
| 1998–99 | Agio Huys Tigers Nijmegen 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:*... |
| 1999–2000 | Agio Huys Tigers Nijmegen 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:*... |
| 2000–01 | Diamant Trappers Tilburg |
| 2001–02 | Boretti Tigers Amsterdam Amstel Tijgers IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie . It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan... |
| 2002–03 | Boretti Tigers Amsterdam Amstel Tijgers IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie . It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan... |
| 2003–04 | Amsterdam Bulldogs Amstel Tijgers IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie . It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan... |
| 2004–05 | Amsterdam Bulldogs Amstel Tijgers IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie . It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan... |
| 2005–06 | Hatulek Emperors Nijmegen |
| 2006–07 | Destil Trappers Tilburg |
| 2007–08 | Destil Trappers Tilburg |
| 2008–09 | HYS 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... |
| 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... |
Romijnders Devils 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... |
| 2010–11 | HYS 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... |