Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Oranje (Orange)
AssociationNetherlands Ice Hockey Association
General managerRobin de Vroede
Head coachDoug Mason
AssistantsJohn Mizerek
Michael Nason
Bo Subr
CaptainDanny Stempher
Most gamesRon Berteling (213)[1]
Top scorerJack de Heer (114)
Most pointsJack de Heer (210)
Team colors     
IIHF codeNED
Ranking
Current IIHF29 Steady (28 May 2023)[2]
Highest IIHF23 (first in 2004)
Lowest IIHF29 (first in 2022)
First international
Belgium  4–0  Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 5 January 1935)
Biggest win
Netherlands  23-1  Thailand
(Tilburg, Netherlands; 16 December 2023)
Biggest defeat
Denmark  23–1  Netherlands
(Odense, Denmark; 1 September 2001)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances52 (first in 1935)
Best result8th (1950, 1981)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 1980)
International record (W–L–T)
217–433–60

The Netherlands men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.[3]

The Netherlands are currently ranked 24th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division II.

History

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

Team

The Netherlands national team in 2007.

Roster for the 1980 Olympics

All-time record

As of 29 April 2023.
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia55004410+34
 Austria37742689198-109
 Belarus40041035-25
 Belgium7118350453210+243
 Bulgaria17131311052+58
 Canada3003226-24
 China20170315147+104
 Chinese Taipei1100141+13
 Croatia1714128636+50
 Denmark5517731185242-57
 East Germany20251355105-50
 Estonia122193351−18
 Finland41031027−17
 France4313426159222-63
 Germany1101102379-56
 Great Britain30712299155-56
 Hungary3110318101170-69
 Iceland3300182+16
 Israel110070+7
 Italy32432568155-87
 Japan32941994170-76
 Kazakhstan80081745-28
 Latvia6006645-39
 Lithuania167545444+10
 Mexico1100171+16
 North Korea3300252+23
 Norway4211625130200-70
 Poland40323585209-124
 Romania291421393113-20
 Serbia54012010+10
 Slovakia2002424-20
 Slovenia1623113690-54
 South Africa110084+4
 South Korea96034939+10
 Soviet Union14001427172-145
 Spain77006013+47
 Sweden3003023−23
  Switzerland19311542119-77
 Ukraine1200121777-60
 United States60061958−39
 Yugoslavia2211389884+14
Total710217604332 6183 365-747


References

  1. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Dutch Hockey: Building the Game From the Inside Out". Thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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