Netherlands men's national ice hockey team

Netherlands
Nickname(s) Oranje (Orange)
Association Nederlandse IJshockey Bond
General Manager Jeroen Zwaanswijk
Head coach Tommie Hartogs
Assistants Robb Serviss
Captain Bob Teunissen
Most games Ron Berteling (213)
Most points Jack de Heer (210)
IIHF code NED
IIHF ranking 25
Highest IIHF ranking 23 (first in 2004)
Lowest IIHF ranking 25 (first in 2003)
First international
 Belgium 4 - 0 Netherlands 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; January 5, 1935)
Biggest win
 Netherlands 19 - 0 Spain 
(Las Palmas, Spain; March 13, 1978)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 23 - 1 Netherlands 
(Odense, Denmark; September 1, 2001)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 49 (first in 1935)
Best result 8th (1950, 1981)
Olympics
Appearances 1 (first in 1980)
International record (W–L–T)
203-352-52

The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.

The Netherlands are currently ranked 25th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I.

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. Now they compete in Division 1.

2009 IIHF World Championship Division I roster

note - player/club ties at the time of the championship

Roster for the 1980 Olympics

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