Geleen Eaters
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| Year Founded | 1968 | ||||
| Home Ice | Glanerbrook Ijshal (capacity 1,200) | ||||
| City | Geleen, Netherlands | ||||
| Team Colors | Red, White, Blue | ||||
| Head Coach | Mike Pellegrims | ||||
| Championships | 1 (2011–12) | ||||
| National Cups | 2 (1992–93), (2009–10) | ||||
Geleen Eaters (or Geleen Smoke Eaters) is the professional ice hockey team of Geleen, The Netherlands. It plays in the Eredivisie), the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands and Belgium. Home games are played at the Glanerbrook.
History
The Geleen Smoke Eaters, named after the Trail Smoke Eaters, played their first game against Amsterdam on November 2, 1968. They first competed in the Eredivisie in 1971 and have participated in most of its seasons since.
Season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2012-13 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 136 | 126 | 58 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0W-3L) |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 36 | 36 | 2nd, North Sea Cup | Won National Championship (3W-2L) |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 105 | 127 | 36 | 6th, North Sea Cup | Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0-3) |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 100 | 77 | 52 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Nijmegen (1-3) |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 96 | 89 | 41 | 3rd, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0-3) |
| 2007-08 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 102 | 69 | 36 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (2-4) |
| 2006-07 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 101 | 60 | 43 | 1st, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Heerenveen (0-3) |
| 2005-06 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 84 | 71 | 36 | 3rd, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Heerenveen (1-2) |
Squad 2013-14
| Goalies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | ||||
| 35 |   |
Patrick Martin | |||
| 80 | |
Edward Noortman | |||
| Defenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | ||||
| 3 |   |
Pippo Limnell | |||
| 11 | |
Sander van Leeuwen | |||
| 19 | |
Erik Tummers | |||
| 28 | |
Joery van Rooijen | |||
| 12 | |
Mark Simonsma | |||
| 26 | |
Jeffrey van Iersel | |||
| 49 | |
Glenn Bakx | |||
| Forwards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | ||||
| 9 | |
Lars van Sloun | |||
| 13 | |
Dave van Mol | |||
| 22 | |
Luca Huetmekers | |||
| 39 | |
Kay Gielen | |||
| 58 | |
Lars Engwegen | |||
| 71 | |
Mikko Palotie | |||
| 77 |  |
Bryan Kolodziejczyk | |||
| 91 | |
Akim Ramoul | |||
| 08 | |
Hendrik Giesbers | |||
| 93 | |
Dean Moors | |||
Staff
Andy Tenbult Head Coach
Willy Zwarthoed Assistant coach
Vaclav Socher Goalie Coach
Maurice Nelissen Team Manager
Mike Ninaber Equipment
Bert Simons Equipment
Mia Simons Equipment
Sandra Carli Off Ice Trainer
Peter Vroomen Medical staff
Bert Kruisen Medical staff
Jan van Mulken Medical staff
Dr. Sanders Medical staff
Dr. M. Dirckx Medical staff
Jan van Mulken Physiotherapist
Rian Dekkers Physiotherapist
Championships
- Eredivisie National Championships
One (2011–2012)
- Netherlands Cup Winners
Twice. (1992–1993);(2009–2010)
Former players
- Nathan Daly
- Benjamin Finkenrath
- David Coderre