Tilburg_Trappers
The Tilburg Trappers are a professional ice hockey club based in Tilburg, the Netherlands. They previously played in the highest level ice hockey league in the country, but have been playing in the German Oberliga Nord since the 2015-16 season. Founded on 21 October 1938, they were officially recognised by the National Federation on 18 January 1939. The Trappers were crowned Eredivisie champions for the first time in the 1946-47 season, adding another 14 National Dutch Championships, 15 Dutch National Cups and 3 German Oberliga Championships over the years.
| Tilburg Trappers | |
|---|---|
| Division | Oberliga Nord |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Home arena | IJssportcentrum Stappegoor (capacity 2,500) |
| City | Tilburg, North Brabant |
| Team colors | Blue, yellow, white |
| Media | I13 |
| Head coach | Doug Mason |
| Captain | Kilian van Gorp |
| Minor league affiliates | Tilburg Trappers Toekomstteam (Eredivision) Championships Oberliga: 3 (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) Dutch: 15 Dutch cups: 15 |
| Official website | www |
The club has an amateur branch, which is a separate legal entity and plays in the highest Dutch league (Eredivsie). The Trappers play their home games in the Stappegoor IJssportcentrum Tilburg.
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 | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2005/06 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 70 | 64 | 25 | 6th, Eredivisie | Did not qualify |
| 2006/07 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 88 | 55 | 40 | 2nd, Eredivisie | Won National Championship against Vadeko Flyers Heerenveen (3-0) |
| 2007/08 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 58 | 62 | 1st, Eredivisie | Won National Championship against Vadeko Flyers Heerenveen (3-1) |
| 2008/09 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 78 | 56 | 1st, Eredivisie | Lost finals to The Hague (2-3) |
| 2009/10 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 135 | 86 | 55 | 3rd, Eredivisie | Lost finals to Nijmegen(0-3) |
| 2010/11 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 120 | 70 | 58 | 2nd, North Sea Cup | Lost finals to HYS The Hague(1-4) |
| 2011/12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 36 | 33 | 3rd, North Sea Cup | Lost semi-finals to Geleen (0-3) |
| 2012/13 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 82 | 198 | 93 | 2nd, Eredivisie | Lost Finals to HYS The Hague (0W-3L) |
| 2013/14 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 216 | 64 | 1st, Eredivisie | Won Dutch Championship against HYS The Hague (4-2) |
| 2014/15 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 126 | 53 | 2nd, Eredivisie | Won Dutch Championship against UNIS Flyers Heerenveen (5-2) |
| 2015/16 | 57 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 130 | 284 | 119 | 2nd, Oberliga Nord | Won Oberliga Championship against EHC Bayreuth (3-0) |
| 2016/17 | 60 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 131 | 263 | 145 | 4th, Oberliga Nord | Won Oberliga Championship against Tölzer Löwen (3-1) |
| 2017/18 | 59 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 110 | 265 | 129 | 1st, Oberliga Nord | Won Oberliga Championship against Deggendorfer SC (3-1) |
| 2018/19 | 65 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 150 | 323 | 174 | 1st, Oberliga Nord | Lost Oberliga Championship Finals against EV Landshut (2-3) |
| 2019/20 | 44 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 106 | 210 | 117 | 1st, Oberliga Nord | Season ended before the play-offs due to Covid-19 |
| 2020/21 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 97 | 200 | 114 | 2nd, Oberliga Nord | Lost in Oberliga North playoffs (1-2) |
2019/20
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Goalies | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr. | Name | Birthdate | Birthplace | Height | L/R | Trapper since season | Last team | ||
| 33 |  |
Ruud Leeuwesteijn | January 3, 1997 | Dordrecht, Netherlands | 187 cm | L | 2015/16 | Eindhoven Kemphanen/NIJA | |
| 39 | |
Ian Meierdres | December 24, 1988 | Breda, Netherlands | 178 cm | L | 2003/04 | ||
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Defenders | |||||||||
| Nr. | Name | Birthdate | Birthplace | Height | L/R | Trapper since season | Last team | ||
| 4 |  |
Ryan Collier | August 9, 1991 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 175 cm | L | 2015/16 | Bowdoin College -Brunswick, Maine, USA | |
| 7 |  |
Alexey Loginov | Januari 8, 1993 | Saratov, Russia | 178 cm | L | 2016/17 | Zauralie Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | |
Jordy Verkiel | December 23, 1996 | Dordrecht, Netherlands | 183 cm | R | 2010/11 | ||
| 16 | |
Kilian van Gorp | December 17, 1995 | Udenhout, Netherlands | 191 cm | L | 2014/15 | Eindhoven Kemphanen | |
| 21 | |
Floris van Elten | May 21, 2000 | EIndhoven, Netherlands | 188 cm | R | 2018/19 | ||
| 22 | |
Boet van Gestel | September 21, 1995 | Goirle, Netherlands | 178 cm | L | 2015/16 | Eindhoven Kemphanen | |
| 44 | |
Jordy van Oorschot "A" | August 7, 1987 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 182 cm | L | 2014/15 | HYS The Hague | |
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Forwards | |||||||||
| Nr. | Name | Birthdate | Birthplace | Height | L/R | Trapper since season | Last team | ||
| 11 | |
Wouter Sars | September 6, 2000 | Tilburg, Netherlands | 175 cm | L | 2018/19 | ||
| 12 | |
Kevin Bruijsten | January 29, 1987 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | 185 cm | L | 2017/18 | Dundee Stars (EIHL) | |
| 14 | |
Mickey Bastings "C" | February 14, 1992 | Tilburg, Netherlands | 193 cm | L | 2010/11 | Banff Academy Bears - Banff, Alberta, Canada | |
| 20 | |
Mitch Bruijsten "A" | March 24, 1989 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | 193 cm | L | 2015/16 | UNIS Flyers Heerenveen | |
| 23 | |
Raymond van der Schuit | Januari 16, 1995 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 180 cm | L | 2019/20 | Nijmegen Devils | |
| 26 | |
Jonne de Bonth | April 23, 1998 | Tilburg, Netherlands | 185 cm | L | 2015/16 | ||
| 28 | |
Delaney Hessels | September 10, 2001 | Goirle, Netherlands | 170 cm | L | 2018/19 | ||
| 41 | |
Tijn Jacobs | December 12, 2000 | Tilburg, Netherlands | 166 cm | L | 2018/19 | ||
| 66 | |
Diego Hofland | September 21, 1990 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 187 cm | R | 2019/20 | Füchse Duisburg, Germany | |
| 77 | |
Reno de Hondt | Oktober 6, 1995 | Tilburg, Netherlands | 168 cm | R | 2014/15 | Flint Jr. Generals - Flint, Michigan, USA | |
| 81 | |
Max Hermens | Oktober 31, 1997 | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | 180 cm | L | 2017/18 | Nacka HK, Swede | |
| 95 | |
Danny Stempher | August 5, 1995 | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | 178 cm | L | 2015/16 | Eindhoven Kemphanen | |
| 98 |  |
Bartek Bison | March 26, 1998 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 194 cm | L | 2019/20 | Bismarck Bobcats, USA | |
2019/20
Coaching/Team Staff
- Bohuslav Subr, Head Coach
- Josh Mizerek, Assistant Coach
Medical Staff
- Marcel van Putten, medical doctor
- Henri Zomer, medical doctor
- Freek van Bladel, Physiotherapeut
- Wim Spijkers, Physiotherapeut
- Berrie Aarts, Kit Manager
- Barry Robeerst, Kit Manager
- Jan de Jong, Kit Manager
Sport Management
- Peter-Paul van Rooij, First Team manager
- Johan van de Ven, Second Team manager
2019/20
In:
- Diego Hofland - Füchse Duisburg (Oberliga)
- Bartek Bison - Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
- Raymond van der Schuit - Nijmegen Devils (BeNe-League)
Out:
- Ivy van den Heuvel - stopped
- Nick de Ruijter - stopped
- Nardo Nagtzaam - EC Peiting (Oberliga)
- Giovanni Vogelaar - EHC Bregenzerwald (Alpenliga)
- Brock Montgomery - unknown
- Larry Suarez 16.02.1964 USA
- Doug Mason
- Marc Boileau
- Fred Shero
- Paul Gardner
- Lou Vairo[1]
- German Oberliga Championship (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Dutch national Championship (1948, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- Cup Nationale Nederlanden (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- Dutch Super Cup, Ron Bertelingschaal (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015)
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Birthdate | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Huub van Dun | D | 1965–1977 | January 9, 1949 | 438 | 169 |
| 9 | Jiri Petrnousek | D | 1968–1981 | March 11, 1947 | 521 | 1081 |
| 10 | Joe Simons | F | 1964–1980 | July 15, 1947 | 441 | 1148 |
| 15 | Klaas van den Broek | F | 1969–1985 | July 7, 1955 | 630 | 787 |
| 17 | Frank Jacobs | D | 1984–1998 | June 14, 1967 | 632 | 230 |
| 18 | Rody Jacobs | D | 1995–2013 | June 29, 1967 | 894 | 313 |
| 19 | Peter van Biezen | F | 2000–2017 | March 1, 1983 | 808 | 843 |
| 30 | Jerry Göbel | GK | 1970–1980 | February 19, 1949 | 428 | 2 |
| 31 | Martin Trommelen | GK | 1986–2007 | September 18, 1969 | 954 | 18 |
- Jack de Heer Trofee: Topscorer (since season 1999-2000)
Daryl Bat (2009-2010), Taggert Desmet (2008-2009), Mike Lalonde (2007-2008), Dave Bonk (2006-2007), Jeffrey Maed (1999-2000)
- Wil van Dommelen Trofee: Best defender (since season 1999-2000)
Jordy van Oorschot (2014-2015), Wil Colbert (2013-2014), Stanislav Nazarov (2003-2004), Leo van den Thillart (2002-2003), Don Nichols (2000-2001)
- Frans Henrichs Bokaal: Most Valuable Dutch Player (since 1987)
Diederick Hagemeijer (2011-2012), Peter van Biezen (2010-2011), Doug Stienstra (2007-2008), Doug Stienstra (2006-2007), Rody Jacobs (2000-2001), Theo van Gerwen (1995-1996), Antoine Geesink (1994-1995), Dave Livingston (1993-1994)
- Göbel - de Bruyn Trofee: Best goalie (since season 1999-2000)
Ian Meierdres (2012-2013), Ian Meierdres (2010-2011), Paulo Colaiacovo (2007-2008), Martin Trommelen (2003-2004)
- Bennie Tijnagel-Trofee: Dutch talent in the Eredivisie (since 2005)
Jordy Verkiel (2014-2015), Ivy van den Heuvel (2010-2011)
- Klaas van den Broek
- Huub van Dun
- Leo Van den Thillart
- Paulo Colaiacovo
- Jerry Göbel
- Frank Jacobs
- John MacDonald
- Jiri Petrnousek
- Joe Simons
- Sean Simpson
- Hans Smolders
- Billy Thompson
- Martin Trommelen
- Dale Weise
- "1986–1987". Tilburg Trappers. Retrieved 2020-03-03.