The Netherlands men's national ice hockey team is the national men's

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of the

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. The Netherlands are currently ranked 24th in the

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and compete in

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History

The Netherlands competed in the 1980 Olympic ice hockey competition. They then competed in Pool A of the

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. In the

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, The

, competed in the Red division group, and had a record of 1–3–1. They lost to

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(10–1), they lost to the

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(17–4), they tied Japan (3–3), they beat

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(5–3), and they lost to

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(10–3). One year later, the team returned to the top division in the

. 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) *2018 – 29th place (1st in Division II, Group A) *2019 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B) *

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

– Cancelled due to the

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– Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic *

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– 28th place (2nd in Division II, Group A) *

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– 27th place (5th in Division I, Group B) *

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

– 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B) *

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

– 29th place (1st in Division II, Group A) *

2026 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 – Bulgaria is expected to adopt the euro and become the 21st member state of the eurozone. * January 6 – The 2025 Jubilee will end on this day. * February 5 – The New START Treat ...

– (Division I, Group B)

Team

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 Allen "Al" Pluymers or Pluimers (born June 8, 1957) is a former Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player. He played for the Netherlands men's national ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid and at the 1981 World ...

*12 D Rick van Gog *14 D

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 ...

*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 Johannes Adrianus "Jan" Janssen (born 19 May 1940) is a Dutch former professional cyclist. He was UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, the first Dutch rider ...

*15 F

Klaas van den Broek Klaas is a Dutch male given and surname. It is the Dutch short form of Nicholas, a Greek name ultimately meaning ''victory of the people''. A traditionally common name in the Netherlands, its popularity declined some 20-fold since 1950.

(A) *16 F Leo Koopmans *18 F Brian de Bruyn *19 F Chuck Huizinga *20 F Corky de Graauw *25 F

William Klooster William Eduard Antonio Klooster (born December 25, 1957) is a former Netherlands, Dutch ice hockey player, born in Amsterdam, North Holland. A defenceman (ice hockey), defenceman, he competed for the Netherlands men's national ice hockey team, Ne ...

All-time record

References

External links

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