Netherlands men's national ice hockey team

The Netherlands men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.[3]

Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Oranje (Orange)
Association	Netherlands Ice Hockey Association
General Manager	Jeroen Zwaanswijk
Head coach	Doug Mason
Assistants	Michael Nason
Captain	Joey Oosterveld
Most games	Ron Berteling (213)[1]
Most points	Jack de Heer (210)
Team colors
IIHF code	NED
Ranking
Current IIHF	28 (24 April 2020)[2]
Highest IIHF	23 (first in 2004)
Lowest IIHF	28 (first in 2017)
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	50 (first in 1935)
Best result	8th (1950, 1981)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 1980)
International record (W–L–T)
216–365–54

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

History

The national team for the 1987 World Championships. coached by Lou Vairo.

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)

The Netherlands and Canada during the 1980 Winter Olympics, the only Olympics the Netherlands has participated in. Canada won the match 10–1. 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) 2017 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B) 2018 – 29th place (1st in Division II, Group A) 2019 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B) 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[4]

Team

The Netherlands national team in 2007.

Roster

Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[5]

Goaltenders
#	Player	Catches	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
30	Tomislav Hrelja	L	191 cm	85 kg	(1989-07-27) 27 July 1989	HYS The Hague
29	Martijn Oosterwijk	L	193 cm	95 kg	(1990-06-09) 9 June 1990	Visby/Roma HK
Defencemen
#	Player	Shoots	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
4	Ryan Collier	L	174 cm	73 kg	(1991-08-09) 9 August 1991	Tilburg Trappers
8	Rick van Haren	L	178 cm	83 kg	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995	Nijmegen Devils
6	Ernesto Klem	L	165 cm	72 kg	(2001-03-05) 5 March 2001	Eisbären Juniors Berlin U20
12	Stijn Knoop	L	192 cm	74 kg	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998	HYS The Hague
13	Steve Mason	L	180 cm	81 kg	(1988-01-13) 13 January 1988	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
11	Evo Suurhoff	L	180 cm	79 kg	(1995-01-15) 15 January 1995	Nijmegen Devils
26	Jordy Verkiel	R	183 cm	90 kg	(1996-12-23) 23 December 1996	Tilburg Trappers
5	Giovanni Vogelaar	R	189 cm	95 kg	(1996-09-06) 6 September 1996	EHC Bregenzerwald
24	Niels van der Vossen	L	191 cm	90 kg	(1996-07-29) 29 July 1996	UNIS Flyers
Forwards
#	Player	Shoots	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
9	Bartek Bison	L	189 cm	82 kg	(1998-03-26) 26 March 1998	Tilburg Trappers
18	Levi Boer	R	184 cm	81 kg	(1997-10-08) 8 October 1997	HYS The Hague
14	Thomas Borgman	L	185 cm	76 kg	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994	Zoetermeer Panthers
23	Lars den Edel	R	186 cm	86 kg	(1984-05-25) 25 May 1984	UNIS Flyers
7	Reno de Hondt	R	168 cm	66 kg	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995	Tilburg Trappers
15	Jasper Nordemann	R	193 cm	82 kg	(1996-08-28) 28 August 1996	UNIS Flyers
3	Joey Oosterveld	L	179 cm	75 kg	(1989-03-23) 23 March 1989	HYS The Hague
27	Dennis Sikma	L	181 cm	74 kg	(1991-01-30) 30 January 1991	UNIS Flyers
17	Jord Smit	R	181 cm	73 kg	(1996-09-01) 1 September 1996	Eaters Limburg
22	Danny Stempher	L	175 cm	79 kg	(1995-08-05) 5 August 1995	Tilburg Trappers
18	Kai Willems	L	174 cm	70 kg	(1997-02-08) 8 February 1997	Bulldogs Liege

Roster for the 1980 Olympics

• 1 G Ted Lenssen
• 30 G John de Bruyn
• 6 D Patrick Kolijn
• 9 D George Peternousek
• 11 D Allan Pluimers
• 12 D Rick van Gog
• 14 D Henk Hille
• 17 D Frank van Soldt
• 2 F Harrie van Heumen
• 3 F Larry van Wieren (C)
• 4 F Ron Berteling
• 5 F Dick Decloe
• 8 F Jack de Heer
• 10 F Jan Janssen
• 15 F Klaas van den Broek (A)
• 16 F Leo Koopmans
• 18 F Brian de Bruyn
• 19 F Chuck Huizinga
• 20 F Corky de Graauw
• 25 F William Klooster

References

1. Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
2. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
3. "Dutch Hockey: Building the Game From the Inside Out". Thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
4. "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
5. "2019 World Championships Division 1B Team Netherlands. (Men)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile