North Sea Cup

North Sea Cup

The North Sea Cup is the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and Belgium and the highest level of competition organized by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond (NIJB; English: "Dutch Ice Hockey Federation") and sanctioned by the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation. Operating as the Dutch "Eredivisie" (English: "Premier Division"; literally Honours Division) from 1946, the league renamed itself as the "North Sea Cup" and became international in 2011 when two Belgian teams, HYC Herentals and White Caps Turnhout, joined the league.

North Sea Cup is located in Benelux
Heerenveen
Tilburg
Eindhoven
The Hague
Geleen
Turnhout
Herentals
Amsterdam
Leuven
North Sea Cup Teams for 2011-2012

Contents

Teams

List of teams for 2011-12 season.

Team City Arena
Eindhoven Kemphanen Eindhoven IJssportcentrum Eindhoven (cap. 1,700)
HYS The Hague The Hague de Uithof (cap. 2,610)
Geleen Eaters Sittard-Geleen Glanerbrook (cap. 1,200)
Heerenveen Flyers Heerenveen Thialf (cap. 3,500)
Tilburg Trappers Tilburg Stappegoor (cap. 2,500)
HYC Herentals Herentals Bloso Ijsbaan (cap. 1,200)
White Caps Turnhout Turnhout Kempisch Ijsstadion (cap. 1,200)
Amsterdam Capitals Amsterdam Jaap Eden Hal (cap. 1,300)
Leuven Chiefs Leuven Ijs Baan Leuven

History

The Eredivisie was formed after World War II, with teams in Amsterdam, The Hague and Tilburg. It suspended operations from 1950 to 1964, but has organized a season of competition annually ever since. Over the years the number of teams competing has fluctuated between 3 and 10 (currently 9), and the number of games played in the regular season between 4 and 36 (currently 28).

Efforts to expand the Eredivisie from 2008 were frustrated by the global recession. For the 2008-2009 season, the Utrecht Dragons and Eindhoven Kemphanen joined the league. In 2009-2010, Utrecht returned to the Eerste Divisie. Prior to the 2010-2011 season, Amstel Tijgers, one of the oldest teams in the league, dropped out, as did Groningen Grizzlies after three seasons, due to poor results on the ice and low revenues. In 2010 the Zoetermeer Panthers were set to join the Eredivisie; it competed in, and won, the National Cup but dropped out of the Eredivisie due to financial problems.

Two former Belgian Elite Series teams, White Caps Turnhout and HYC Herentals, joined the league for 20102011, which prompted the name change from the all Dutch "Eredivisie" to the more international name "North Sea Cup". For the second season of the North Sea Cup (20112012), one new Dutch team (Amsterdam Capitals) and one new Belgian team (Leuven Chiefs) will take part in the league. In August 2011, the Nijmegen Devils announced that they would not be participating in the North Sea Cup for the 2011-12 season and will be back for the 2012 season.[1]

In the early years of the Eredivisie, the winner of the regular season was crowned the Dutch National Champion, but for most of its history the regular season determined playoff seeding, and a playoffs were then held to determine the National Champion. Since 2010-2011, with the addition of Belgian teams, the regular season has determined the North Sea Cup winners. At the end of the regular season, the Dutch and Belgian teams play in separate Dutch and Belgian playoffs for their respective national championships. The Belgian and Dutch teams also play in separate, pre-season national cup tournaments (the Dutch Cup and Belgian Cup).

Other Dutch and Belgian Leagues

Below the North Sea Cup in the Netherlands is the Eerste Divisie (First Division), an amateur league. As the North Sea Cup is professional and the Eerste Divisie is amateur, there is no automatic relegation or promotion between the two leagues, but teams have sometimes moved from one division to the other for financial reasons. Some cities (such as Tilburg, The Hague and Amsterdam) have a professional team in the North Sea Cup and an amateur team in the Eerste Divisie.

In Belgium, below the North Sea Cup is the Belgian National League, made of amateur teams. There is no automatic relegation or promotion. Leuven will become the first team to move from the Belgian National League to the North Sea Cup in 2011-2012.

IIHF Continental Cup

The respective Belgian and Dutch national champions each year qualify for the Continental Cup.

2012 Round 1, Group A Continental Cup.[2] Hosted in Ankara, Turkey. September 30-October 2, 2011

Team Country W L GF GA Pts
White Caps Turnhout  Belgium 2 0 21 3 6
Tartu Kalev-Välk  Estonia 1 1 13 7 3
Başkent Yıldızları  Turkey 0 2 3 27 0
HC Metulla*  Israel 0 0 0 0 0
  • HC Metulla withdrew from tournament in July, 2011

2012 Round 2, Group B Continental Cup.[3] Hosted in Dunaujvaros, Hungary. October 21-October 23, 2011

Team Country W L GF GA Pts
DAB-Docler*  Hungary 2 1 17 8 6
HYS The Hague  Netherlands 2 1 17 7 6
White Caps Turnhout  Belgium 2 1 16 15 6
CH Jaca  Spain 0 3 0 0 3
  • DAB-Docler won the three way Tie-breaker with HYS The Hague and White Caps Turnhout and will advance to play in Group D in the Third Round.

Champions

(note: from 1946-2010: Dutch National Champion; from 2010-2011 on, North Sea Cup winner)

Season Winner
194546 H.H.IJ.C. Den Haag
194647 T.IJ.S.C. Tilburg
194748 H.H.IJ.C. Den Haag
194849 Not Played
194950 IJsvogels Amsterdam
195064 Not Played
196465 H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag
196566 H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag
196667 H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag
196768 H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag
196869 H.IJ.S. Hoky Den Haag
196970 S.IJ. Den Bosch
197071 Tilburg Trappers
197172 Tilburg Trappers
197273 Tilburg Trappers
197374 Tilburg Trappers
197475 Tilburg Trappers
197576 Tilburg Trappers
197677 Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen
197778 Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen
197879 Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
197980 Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
198081 Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
198182 Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
198283 Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen
198384 Vissers Nijmegen
198485 Deko Builders Amsterdam
198586 Lada GIJS Groningen
198687 IJ.H.C. Rotterdam Panda's
198788 Spitman Nijmegen
198889 Gunco Panda's Rotterdam
198990 Gunco Panda's Rotterdam
199091 Peter Langhout Reizen Utrecht
199192 Pro Badge Utrecht
199293 Flame Guards Nijmegen
199394 Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg
199495 Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg
199596 CVT Keuken Trappers Tilburg
199697 Fulda Tigers Nijmegen
199798 Van Heumen Tigers Nijmegen
199899 Agio Huys Tigers Nijmegen
19992000 Agio Huys Tigers Nijmegen
200001 Diamant Trappers Tilburg
200102 Boretti Tigers Amsterdam
200203 Boretti Tigers Amsterdam
200304 Amsterdam Bulldogs
200405 Amsterdam Bulldogs
200506 Hatulek Emperors Nijmegen
200607 Destil Trappers Tilburg
200708 Destil Trappers Tilburg
200809 HYS The Hague
200910 Romijnders Devils Nijmegen
201011 HYS The Hague

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