Nijmegen Devils

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Select4-u Devils Nijmegen
AHOUD Devils Nijmegen logo.png
CityNijmegen, Netherlands Netherlands
LeagueBeNe League
2015-present
Eerste Divisie
2012-2015
Eredivisie
1989-2011
Dutch Cup
Founded1968
Home arenaTriavium
(capacity: 1450)
Colours     
Head coachNetherlands
Asst. head coachNetherlands
WebsiteSelect4-u Devils Nijmegen

The Select4-u Devils Nijmegen is an ice hockey club in Nijmegen, Netherlands, they play in the BeNe League, the top tier league in the Netherlands and Belgium. Formerly the team played in the semi-professional Dutch Eredivisie where they were the 7 time national champions; the most recent championship was in 2009-2010. Home games are played at the Triavium. As of 2019, the team are sponsored by decorating firm AHOUD.

History[]

The 1993 champions outside the Nijmegen town hall

Ice hockey in Nijmegen began in 1968, with the Nijmegen Tigers winning its first national championship in 1984. At the end of the 1980s, several players moved to Rotterdam to join the short-lived Rotterdam Panda's. Beginning in the early 1990s, financial difficulties hurt the Nijmegen Tigers, forcing the team to dissolve and reform in 1994. In 2003, the Tigers went bankrupt. The Nijmegen Emperors joined the Eredivisie in 2004, winning the national championship in 2006. However, the Emperors also went bankrupt in 2006. In 2007, the Devils joined the league with a title sponsor. In the 2009-10 season, the Devils won the Cup (In Dutch, "Beker"), an annual tournament of Eredivisie teams played before the beginning of the regular season, finished the regular season in first place, and won the national championship.

Season results[]

The Triavium ice rink

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
2010–11 28 16 1 1 10 133 115 51 4th, North Sea Cup Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-1)
2009–10 28 18 3 3 4 128 80 63 1st, Eredivisie Won National Championship (3-0)
2008–09 24 12 2 1 9 92 83 39 4th, Eredivisie Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-2), Won Beker Cup
2007–08 24 3 2 1 18 45 107 14 6th, Eredivisie Did not qualify

Roster[]

Updated March 8, 2019.[1]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
27 Netherlands L 2010 Nijmegen, Netherlands
33 Netherlands L 2018 Eindhoven, Netherlands
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
21 Netherlands L 2018 Dordrecht, Netherlands
24 Netherlands L 2007 Nijmegen, Netherlands
63 Netherlands L 2016 Venray, Netherlands
66 Netherlands L 2015 Nijmegen, Netherlands
69 Netherlands R 2014 Nijmegen, Netherlands
81 Netherlands L 2018 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
6 Netherlands L F 2018 Tilburg, Netherlands
9 Canada R C 2018 Huntsville, Canada
10 Canada L LW 2018 Millet, Canada
14 Netherlands L LW 2018 Utrecht, Netherlands
15 Netherlands R F 2013 De Meern, Netherlands
17 Netherlands L F 2018 Eindhoven, Netherlands
19 Netherlands L C 2018 Tilburg, Netherlands
25 Netherlands Marcel Kars R C 2018 Toronto, Canada
41 Netherlands (C) L F 2017 Nijmegen, Netherlands
44 Netherlands L LW 2013 Nijmegen, Netherlands
77 Netherlands L F 2015 Netherlands
94 Netherlands L F 2018 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Championships[]

Eredivisie National Championships

Once (2009-10). (Seven times as Nijmegen Tigers: 1983-4, 1987-8, 1992-3, 1996-7, 1997-8, 1998-9, 1999-2000. Once as Nijmegen Emperors: 2005-06.)

Bekers (Cups)

Once (2009)

Former players[]

References[]

  1. ^ "select4u Devils Nijmegen Roster". Select4-udevils.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved March 8, 2019.

External links[]

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