UNIS Flyers

UNIS Flyers Heerenveen
UNIS Flyers Heerenveen
City	Heerenveen, Netherlands
League	BeNe League; 2015-present; Eredivisie; 1971-2015; Dutch Cup
Founded	1967
Home arena	Thialf; (capacity: 2,500)
Colours
General manager
Head coach	Mike Nason
Asst. head coach
Website	UNIS Flyers

The UNIS Flyers are an ice hockey club located in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The team competes in the BeNe League and also takes part in the Dutch Cup. Home games are played in the ice hockey arena which forms part of the Thialf complex.

History[]

The UNIS Flyers were founded in 1967^[1] and played their first season in the Eredivisie in 1971-72. The Flyers set the Eredivisie record for the most consecutive championships with 7 between 1976 and 1983.

Heerenveen is the smallest Dutch city currently represented in the BeNe League (although the Belgian city of Herentals is smaller).

Over the years, the Flyers have competed under a variety of different names, since 2013 they have been known as the UNIS Flyers, due to a sponsorship deal with industrial electronics company UNIS Group.

Names marked with * are sponsorship names.

Competed name	Seasons	Notes
Thialf Heerenveen	1971/72 - 1973/74
Peters & Jagers Heerenveen*	1974/75
Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen*	1975/76 - 1977/78
Feenstra Flyers*	1978/79 - 1983/84
Freriks Flyers*	1984/85
BP Flyers*	1985/86 - 1989/90
Forbo Flyers*	1990/91 - 1991/92
Flyers	1992/93 - 1994/95	(until January 1995)
Pelgrim Flyers*	1994/95 - 1999/00	(from January 1995)
Formido Flyers*	2000/01 - 2003/04
Vadeko Flyers*	2004/05 - 2007/08
Hajé Flyers*	2008/09 - 2009/10
A6.nl Flyers*	2010/11
Friesland Flyers	2011/12 - 2012/13	(until January 2013 still sponsored by A6.nl)
UNIS Flyers*	2013–present

Championships[]

National Championship: 9 times Champion: 1976-77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2015-16, 2016-17
Dutch Cup: 12 times winner: 1976-77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1997–98, 2001-02, 2015-16, 2016-2017

Season results[]

Recent seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13.

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
2012–13	36	21	2	3	10	138	97	70	3rd, Eredivisie	Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (0W-3L)
2011–12	14	5	0	1	8	52	63	16	6th, North Sea Cup	Lost qtr.final round-robin to The Hague and Tilburg(0W-1OTL-7L)
2010–11	28	15	4	0	9	118	105	53	3rd, North Sea Cup	Lost quarter-finals to Geleen (0-2)
2009–10	28	15	2	2	9	125	88	51	5th, Eredivisie	Lost quarter-finals to Geleen (0-2)
2008–09	24	11	1	2	10	87	79	37	5th, Eredivisie	Lost quarter-finals to Nijmegen (0-3)
2007-08	24	18	1	1	4	119	53	57	2nd, Eredivisie	Lost finals to Tilburg (1-4)
2006-07	20	8	3	0	9	80	78	30	4th, Eredivisie	Lost semi-finals to Geleen (0-3)
2005-06	20	12	1	3	4	92	56	41	2nd, Eredivisie	Lost finals to Nijmegen (2-3)

Roster[]

Updated February 25, 2019.^[2]

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
31		L	2006	Heerenveen, Netherlands
46		L	2017	Delfzijl, Netherlands

Defencemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
3		R	2015	Catania, Italy
14		L	2011	Netherlands
18		L	2010	Oudeschoot, Netherlands
24		L	2018	Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
52		R	2010	Heerenveen, Netherlands
76		L	2018	Amsterdam, Netherlands
91		R	2016	The Hague, Netherlands
91		R	2018	Howell, Michigan, United States

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth
7		R	F	2018	Amsterdam, Netherlands
10		R	F	2013	Heerenveen, Netherlands
11		L	F	2013	Joure, Netherlands
16		R	RW	2014	The Hague, Netherlands
19		L	C	2014	Leeuwarden, Netherlands
21		L	LW	2012	The Hague, Netherlands
22		L	RW	2016	Bratislava, Slovakia
27		L	F	2017	Heerenveen, Netherlands
28		R	F	2016	Leeuwarden, Netherlands
84		L	F	2008	Heerenveen, Netherlands
92		L	F	2014	Heerenveen, Netherlands
97		L	F	2015	Netherlands

Staff[]

Mike Nason – Head Coach
Jacco Landman – Assistant Coach
Rob van Aalderen – Team manager
Theo van der Duin - Equipment manager
Erik Veen – Physiotherapist
Piety Elsinga - Physiotherapist

Former coaches[]

Alex Andjelic
Dave Hyrsky
Chuck Norris

Notable players[]

Alwin Assenberg
Jolke Balt
Jeroen Beeksma
Cole Byers

References[]

^ "Unis Flyers Heerenveen details - Eurohockey.com". www.eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
^ "UNIS Flyers Roster". unisflyers.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 25, 2019.

External links[]

[1] "Unis Flyers Heerenveen details - Eurohockey.com". www.eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.

[2] "UNIS Flyers Roster". unisflyers.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 25, 2019.

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v t BeNe League
Governing body	Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation Netherlands Ice Hockey Association
Current teams	Antwerp Phantoms IHC Leuven UNIS Flyers Hijs Hokij HYC Herentals Bulldogs Liège Eaters Limburg Mechelen Golden Sharks Nijmegen Devils Tilburg Trappers II Zoetermeer Panthers
Former teams	Amsterdam Tigers Dordrecht Lions Eindhoven Kemphanen GIJS Groningen IJCU Dragons Utrecht Olympia Heist op den Berg Red Eagles 's-Hertogenbosch Turnhout Tigers
Related competitions	Belgian National League Belgian Cup Belgian Hockey League Eredivisie North Sea Cup
Related articles: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

v t Eredivisie
Governing Body	Nederlandse IJshockey Bond
Current Teams	Dordrecht Lions Eindhoven Kemphanen Friesland Flyers Geleen Eaters HYC Herentals HYS The Hague Tilburg Trappers
Former Teams	Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam G's Groningen Grizzlies Leuven Chiefs Nijmegen Devils Nijmegen Tigers Rotterdam Panda's Utrecht Dragons White Caps Turnhout Zoetermeer Panthers
Related tournaments	Dutch Cup IIHF Continental Cup
Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1949–50 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011-12 2012–13 2013–14