Amstel Tijgers

IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan. The amateur team plays in the Eerste divisie, while the professional team played in the Eredivisie, the Dutch professional hockey league. However, poor attendance, lack of sponsorship and poor performance on the ice (even forfeiting a game during the 2009-2010 season) led to the disbanding of the professional team in the summer of 2010.

Earlier Names

The Amstel Tijgers has returned to its original name in the 2005/2006 season. Unusually for a Dutch Ice Hockey team the team isn't linked to a sponsor. In previous years the names of the Team were: Amsterdam Bulldogs, Boretti Tigers and Al Capone Flames.

The Amstel is the river that flows through Amsterdam. Tijgers is the Dutch word for Tigers.

Eredivisie season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

*2 points deducted for forefeiting a game.

Squad

3 Evander Hansen Defence

7 Jochen Gross Defence

8 Kent Merrian Forward

11 Marcel Kars Forward

12 Jasper Jaspers Defence

15 Joey Oosterveld Forward

16 Mark Tanner Forward

18 Calvin Pohlman Forward

19 Dax van der Velden Forward

20 Olivier Leenders Defence

21 Kristjan Jefkins Defence

23 Thomas Roosendaal Defence

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