Netherlands men's national ice hockey team

Netherlands
Ranking

Nickname(s)	Oranje (Orange)
Association	Netherlands Ice Hockey Association
General Manager	Jeroen Zwaanswijk
Head coach	Chris Eimers
Assistants	Michael Nason
Captain	Kevin Bruijsten
Most games	Ron Berteling (213)
Most points	Jack de Heer (210)
Team colors
IIHF code	NED

Current IIHF	28 1
Highest IIHF	23 (first in 2004)
Lowest IIHF	28 (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	49 (first in 1935)
Best result	8th (1950, 1981)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 1980)
International record (W–L–T)
216–365–54

The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.^[1]

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.

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)
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)

Team

The Netherlands national team in 2007.

2016 Roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.^[2]

Goaltenders
#	Player	Catches	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
29	Sjoerd Idzenga	L	185 cm	90 kg	(1988-05-11) 11 May 1988	Friesland Flyers
1	Ruud Leeuwesteijn	L	191 cm	80 kg	(1993-01-03) 3 January 1993	Tillburg Trappers
Defencemen
#	Player	Shoots	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
28	Boet van Gestel	L	177 cm	75 kg	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995	Tillburg Trappers
25	Mark Hoekstra	R	183 cm	82 kg	(1994-10-14) 14 October 1994	Friesland Flyers
17	Jurryt Smid	L	180 cm	82 kg	(1991-01-17) 17 January 1991	Zoetermeer Panthers
21	Erik Tummers	L	192 cm	91 kg	(1985-05-01) 1 May 1985	Geleen Eaters
14	Guido Vols	R	175 cm	84 kg	(1995-09-04) 4 September 1995	Hijs Hokij Den Haag
5	Niels van der Vossen	L	191 cm	90 kg	(1996-07-29) 29 July 1996	Friesland Flyers
Forwards
#	Player	Shoots	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
27	Alan van Bentem	L	187 cm	89 kg	(1986-09-12) 12 September 1986	Hijs Hokij Den Haag
9	Kevin Bruijsten	L	182 cm	80 kg	(1987-01-29) 29 January 1987	Gothiques d'Amiens
18	Max Hermens	L	178 cm	83 kg	(1997-10-31) 31 October 1997	Malmö Redhawks J20
12	Raphaël Joly	L	181 cm	79 kg	(1988-10-23) 23 October 1988	Füchse Duisburg
21	Jasper Kick	R	189 cm	90 kg	(1984-05-25) 25 May 1984	HYS The Hague
13	Julian van Lijden	R	194 cm	94 kg	(1992-10-18) 18 October 1992	FASS Berlin
11	Tom Marx	L	186 cm	88 kg	(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994	Geleen Eaters
23	Jeffrey Melissant	L	177 cm	76 kg	(1990-08-14) 14 August 1990	Zoetermeer Panthers
10	Nardo Nagtzaam	L	185 cm	87 kg	(1990-05-09) 9 May 1990	Olimpija Ljubljana
26	Guus van Nes	L	190 cm	84 kg	(1997-02-14) 14 February 1997	Boston Junior Bruins
3	Joey Oosterveld	L	179 cm	75 kg	(1989-03-23) 23 March 1989	Amsterdam Tigers
7	Mike Verschuren	R	187 cm	88 kg	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992	Eindhoven Kemphanen
16	Ronald Wurm	R	179 cm	83 kg	(1987-03-17) 17 March 1987	Friesland Flyers

Roster for the 1980 Olympics

References

↑ "Dutch Hockey: Building the Game From the Inside Out". Thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
↑ "2016 World Championships Division 2A Team Netherlands. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-05-26.

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