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Rotterdam Panda's
Rotterdam Panda's was a professional ice hockey team in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Weena-ijshal, a (now-closed) arena near Rotterdam Central train station. History Ice hockey had been played in Rotterdam since the 1950s. The Rotterdam Panda's team played six seasons in the Eredivisie, winning its first national championship during its first season. It attracted several players from other teams in the Eredivisie, especially Nijmegen. The team sported a green and white jersey with the logo of the World Wildlife Fund panda as a crest. Securing a home arena was a major problem for the Panda's. The Weena-ijshal shut its doors in 1993. Since then, there has been no commitment to build a new ice hockey arena in Rotterdam, despite discussions as lately as 2007. Season results ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"New Meuse"'' inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first, but now to the Rhine instead. Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 10th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport. In 2020, it had a population of 651,446 and is home to over 180 nationalities. Rotterdam is known for its university, riverside setting, lively cultural life, maritime heritage and modern architecture. The near-complete destruction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Schaafsma
Alexander Schaafsma (born 28 February 1974 in Groningen) is a Dutch ice hockey player. Career A defenceman, Schaafsma began his senior club career in 1990–91 with hometown GIJS Groningen. He played 1991–2 with the Rotterdam Panda's, then 1992-3 and 1993–4 with Nijmegen Tigers. Schaafsma then joined Heerenveen Flyers for the next two and a half seasons. Schaafsma moved in 1997-98 to Germany briefly and club Grefrather EG. The following season he joined the original Amsterdam Tigers Amsterdam Tigers are an ice hockey team in Amsterdam, Netherlands, playing in the First Division. History The Tigers existed in various guises from their foundation in 1963 until 2010 when the professional team folded, leaving only the amateur an .... In 2003-04 he played for Amsterdam Bulldogs before rejoining Heenrenveen the following season. Since 2005, Schaafsma been with Amstel Tijgers. His best offensive season was 2006–07, when he had 42 points in 38 games. Sources * 1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey Teams In The Netherlands
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Rotterdam Panda's
Rotterdam Panda's was a professional ice hockey team in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Weena-ijshal, a (now-closed) arena near Rotterdam Central train station. History Ice hockey had been played in Rotterdam since the 1950s. The Rotterdam Panda's team played six seasons in the Eredivisie, winning its first national championship during its first season. It attracted several players from other teams in the Eredivisie, especially Nijmegen. The team sported a green and white jersey with the logo of the World Wildlife Fund panda as a crest. Securing a home arena was a major problem for the Panda's. The Weena-ijshal shut its doors in 1993. Since then, there has been no commitment to build a new ice hockey arena in Rotterdam, despite discussions as lately as 2007. Season results ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wensink
Bill Wensink (born July 15, 1958 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. A Dutch Canadian, he spent 14 years playing in the Eredivisie and in two IIHF World Championships for the Netherlands national ice hockey team. Wensink played in tier-I junior hockey, recording an assist and 2 penalty minutes in two games with Kingston Canadiens. Wensink joined Nijmegen Tigers in 1978, staying with the club until 1985. In his final year at Nijmegen, he played with his cousin John Wensink. He spent the next two years with Smoke Eaters Geleen and then for 1987-8 again for one last season for Nijmegen. Wensink spent this final four seasons with Rotterdam Panda's. Wensink played seven games in each in the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships and the 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 55th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and at the same time served as the 66th and last I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrie Van Heumen
Harrie van Heumen (born 24 December 1959) is a former ice hockey forward from the Netherlands. He participated in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,303. The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, southwest of Plattsburgh. .... External links * 1959 births Living people Dutch ice hockey left wingers 's-Hertogenbosch Red Eagles players Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics IJshockey Club Utrecht players Nijmegen Tigers players Olympic ice hockey players of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Nijmegen Rotterdam Panda's players {{Netherlands-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Tijnagel
Ben "Bennie" Tijnagel (12 June 1964 – 5 December 2005) was a Dutch professional ice hockey player. He played a total of 18 seasons in the Eredivisie. He also competed for the Netherlands in the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships. Biography Born in Nijmegen, he joined hometown Nijmegen Tigers and played his first senior level first team hockey at age 16 in 1979. He had his career best offensive season in 1984-5 when he scored 104 points in just 39 games. In 1987, he joined Rotterdam Panda's, with whom he remained until 1992, when he rejoined Nijmegen as team captain. He was named Eredivisie MVP for 1979–80. After retiring after the 1997-98 season, he returned to the Tigers as an interim coach in 2001-2002. Throughout his career, Tijangel played in 56 matches, scoring 20 goals and collecting 21 assists, for the Dutch national team. He played in 363 games over eleven seasons for the Tigers, scoring 322 goals and collecting 270 assists. In Rotterdam, he scored 260 goals and coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Simpson
Sean Simpson (born May 4, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He last served as head coach of Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany. As a player, Simpson played two AHL seasons before embarking upon a career playing in Europe. Playing career Simpson played major junior briefly for the Kingston Canadians and then for four seasons with the Ottawa 67's. During his time with Ottawa 67's (1977-1981), Sean Simpson had 141 goals and 238 assists in 226 games played. Simpson is 6th on the All-Time Regular Player stats for the Ottawa 67's. In 1979-1980, Simpson also represented Canada in the World Junior Championships U-20 tournament Drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 7th round in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, he played a season with the New Brunswick Hawks. He then played the following season for the Springfield Indians, also of the AHL. Simpson joined Tilburg Trappers in 1983, for whom he played four seasons. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Saris
Mari Saris (born September 1, 1958) in a former Dutch professional ice hockey player. He played 25 seasons for Nederlandse IJshockey Bond clubs and for the Nederlands at the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships. He was born in 's-Hertogenbosch. Saris began as 14-year-old with his hometown club 's-Hertogenbosch Red Eagles in 1974 and remained with the club until 1986. A forward, his best seasons offensively were 1983-4 when he scored 69 points in 43 games and 1985-6 went he got an impressive 68 points in just 26 games. Mari played at the 1981 World Championships for the Netherlands in Pool A, the only time the country has appeared in the top tier in the tournament. He scored 2 goals and an assist in 7 games in the tournament. It was his only time to appear for the full national side. After leaving 's-Hertogenbosch, Saris joined Rotterdam Pandas in 1986. In 1991, he joined Geleen Smoke Eaters where he remained for 3 seasons. Saris next joined Kemphanen Eindhoven and then in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherlands , established_title2 = Act of Abjuration , established_date2 = 26 July 1581 , established_title3 = Peace of Münster , established_date3 = 30 January 1648 , established_title4 = Kingdom established , established_date4 = 16 March 1815 , established_title5 = Liberation Day (Netherlands), Liberation Day , established_date5 = 5 May 1945 , established_title6 = Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom Charter , established_date6 = 15 December 1954 , established_title7 = Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean reorganisation , established_date7 = 10 October 2010 , official_languages = Dutch language, Dutch , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = , languages2_type = Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Hille
Henk Hille (born 16 May 1959) is a Dutch former professional ice hockey player. A defenceman, he played three seasons in the Allsvenskan in the mid-1980s and 48 times for the Netherlands national ice hockey team including all their contests at the 1980 Winter Olympics. From Amsterdam, Hille began his senior team career with Tigers Amsterdam in 1979. In Lake Placid, he scored one goal against the USSR. For 1985-6 he played with Rögle BK, where he had 8 goals and 10 assists in 30 games. The following season for Malmö IF Redhawks and scored 4 goals and 6 assists in 28 matches. Following some time with Dutch club Heerenveen Flyers, he spent 1989–90 with Osby IK. Hille returned to Dutch club hockey joining Rotterdam Panda's Rotterdam Panda's was a professional ice hockey team in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Weena-ijshal, a (now-closed) arena near Rotterd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
