2011–12 North Sea Cup season

2011–12 North Sea Cup
League	North Sea Cup
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	2 December 2011 - 25 March 2012
Number of teams	8
Regular season
North Sea Cup Champions	HYS The Hague
Runners-up	Geleen Eaters
Top scorer	TJ Caig (The Hague)
National Champions
Finals champions	Dutch: Geleen Eaters ; Belgian: HYC Herentals
Runners-up	Dutch: HYS The Hague ; Belgian: Leuven Chiefs
North Sea Cup seasons
← 2010-11 2012–13 →

The 2011-2012 North Sea Cup was the second and final season of the North Sea Cup, the highest level of ice hockey in the Netherlands and Belgium, before the league reverted to its traditional name, the Eredivisie, and its traditional format.

Teams

Teams participating in the league changed before and during the season. Prior to the start of the season, Nijmegen Devils announced a one-year hiatus from the North Sea Cup for 2011-2012. The Belgian team Leuven Chiefs moved from the Belgian National League up to the North Sea Cup for 2011-2012. An expansion team known as the "Amsterdam Capitals" joined the league, with many of the same people as the defunct Amstel Tijgers of the Dutch Eredivisie. White Caps Turnhout dropped out of the league midway through the season after it lost most of its players to injury and defections; games played against Turnhout will not be counted in the season standings.

At the end of the season, the Leuven Chiefs announced that they, too, were leaving the North Sea Cup tournament. The North Sea Cup was therefore disbanded and the last remaining Belgian team, HYC Herentals, was admitted as a full member of the "Eredivisie" Dutch league for the 2012-2013 season.

Format

The format of the North Sea Cup was changed for the 2011-2012 season. The number of regular season games was reduced from 28 to 16, to allow for longer Belgian Cup and Dutch Cup tournaments which are played before the North Sea Cup. With the loss of Turnhout from the league, the season consisted of 14 games, as each of the eight teams played each other twice. HYS The Hague edged out Geleen Eaters on goal differential to win the North Sea Cup tournament, as both teams attained 36 points.

The standings of the Dutch teams in the North Sea Cup regular season determined the playoff pools for the quarter-final round of the Dutch National Championship playoffs. Pool A consisted of the Dutch team ranked first (The Hague), third (Tilburg) and fifth (Friesland), while Pool B consisted of the Dutch teams ranked second (Geleen), fourth (Eindhoven) and sixth (Amsterdam).

The Belgian national championships was determined among the two Belgian teams competing in the North Sea Cup, namely Herentals and Leuven, plus the team that dropped out, Turnhout. Herentals won all of the games of the round-robin and the finals against Leuven, winning the National Championship.

Regular season

Scores

Date Home Score Periods Away 02/12 Amsterdam Capitals 8-6 3-2, 1-3, 4-1 Tilburg Trappers HYS The Hague 11-4 4-0, 2-2, 5-2 Friesland Flyers 03/12 Eindhoven Kemphanen 12-1 3-1, 3-0, 6-0 Amsterdam Capitals HYC Herentals 7-6 nv 2-2, 3-2, 1-2 IHC Leuven 04/12 IHC Leuven 0-10 0-3, 0-2, 0-5 HYS The Hague Tilburg Trappers 7-0 0-0, 3-0, 4-0 HYC Herentals 09/12 Friesland Flyers 8-2 1-0, 3-2, 0-0 IHC Leuven HYS The Hague 6-5 0-2, 2-2, 4-1 HYC Herentals Tilburg Trappers 2-0 0-0, 1-0, 1-0 Eindhoven Kemphanen 10/12 Eindhoven Kemphanen 1-4 1-1, 0-3, 0-0 Eaters Geleen IHC Leuven 2-4 0-2, 1-1, 1-1 Tilburg Trappers 11/12 Eaters Geleen 5-3 2-2, 2-1, 1-0 HYS The Hague 16/12 Friesland Flyers 8-3 2-2, 3-1, 3-0 HYC Herentals HYS The Hague 6-5 4-2, 1-2, 1-1 Tilburg Trappers 17/12 Eindhoven Kemphanen 9-3 3-0, 3-1, 3-2 Friesland Flyers 18/12 Eaters Geleen 5-2 1-1, 2-0, 2-1 IHC Leuven HYC Herentals 6-2 2-0, 2-1, 2-1 Eindhoven Kemphanen 21/12 Eindhoven Kemphanen 5-1 1-1, 3-0, 1-0 IHC Leuven Friesland Flyers 7-4 3-1, 3-1, 1-2 Amsterdam Capitals 23/12 Amsterdam Capitals 2-10 2-3, 0-3, 0-4 Eindhoven Kemphanen Friesland Flyers 0-2 0-0, 0-0, 0-2 Eaters Geleen 27/12 Eaters Geleen 5-1 2-0, 3-1, 0-0 Tilburg Trappers 30/12 HYC Herentals 3-6 0-4, 1-1, 2-1 Eaters Geleen HYS The Hague 6-4 1-0, 2-1, 3-3 Eindhoven Kemphanen Tilburg Trappers 6-4 2-0, 3-1, 1-3 Friesland Flyers 03/01 HYC Herentals 5-1 2-0, 2-1, 1-0 Amsterdam Capitals 04/01 Amsterdam Capitals 3-6 0-3, 2-2, 1-1 Eaters Geleen Friesland Flyers 0-3 0-1, 0-0, 0-2 HYS The Hague

Date Home Score Periods Away 06/12 HYS The Hague 6-0 3-0, 2-0, 1-0 IHC Leuven Tilburg Trappers 14-0 6-0, 5-0, 3-0 Amsterdam Capitals 07/01 Amsterdam Capitals 3-12 0-4, 1-4, 2-4 HYS The Hague IHC Leuven 1-5 0-1, 1-3, 0-1 HYC Herentals 08/01 Eaters Geleen 6-2 0-1, 3-0, 3-1 Friesland Flyers HYC Herentals 2-7 1-2, 0-3, 1-2 Tilburg Trappers 13/01 Amsterdam Capitals 3-8 2-0, 1-3, 0-5 HYC Herentals HYS The Hague 6-3 1-1, 4-1, 1-1 Eaters Geleen Tilburg Trappers 7-0 4-0, 2-0, 1-0 IHC Leuven 14/01 Eindhoven Kemphanen 3-4 0-1, 1-1, 2-2 Tilburg Trappers IHC Leuven 1-6 1-2, 0-2, 0-2 Friesland Flyers 15/01 Eaters Geleen 3-2 0-0, 2-0, 1-2 Eindhoven Kemphanen HYC Herentals 2-11 0-5, 1-5, 1-1 HYS The Hague 16/01 IHC Leuven 2-0 1-0, 0-0, 1-0 Amsterdam Capitals 20/01 Friesland Flyers 2-6 1-2, 1-2, 0-2 Tilburg Trappers HYS The Hague 8-4 5-0, 2-2, 1-2 Amsterdam Capitals 21/01 Eaters Geleen 8-3 2-1, 3-0, 3-2 HYC Herentals IHC Leuven 2-10 1-6, 1-1, 0-3 Eindhoven Kemphanen 22/01 Amsterdam Capitals 2-4 0-1, 0-2, 2-1 Friesland Flyers Eindhoven Kemphanen 2-7 1-2, 1-5, 0-0 HYS The Hague Tilburg Trappers 7-2 2-1, 1-1, 4-0 Eaters Geleen 27/01 Amsterdam Capitals 3-4 nv 0-1, 2-1, 1-1 IHC Leuven Friesland Flyers 2-3 nv 1-0, 0-1, 1-2 Eindhoven Kemphanen Tilburg Trappers 4-2 0-0, 0-2, 4-0 HYS The Hague 28/01 Eindhoven Kemphanen 3-4 0-1, 1-1, 2-1 HYC Herentals IHC Leuven 3-9 1-2, 1-4, 1-3 Eaters Geleen 29/01 Eaters Geleen 8-0 3-0, 2-0, 3-0 Amsterdam Capitals HYC Herentals 5-2 2-1, 0-0, 3-1 Friesland Flyers

White Caps Turnhout results (annulled)

Date Home Score Periods Away 03/12 Eaters Geleen 5-2 1-1, 1-1, 3-0 White Caps Turnhout 04/12 White Caps Turnhout 1-6 0-3, 0-2, 1-1 Eindhoven Kemphanen 09/12 Amsterdam Capitals 1-6 0-2, 0-2, 1-2 White Caps Turnhout 11/12 White Caps Turnhout 2-7 1-2, 0-3, 1-2 Friesland Flyers 18/12 White Caps Turnhout 2-8 0-2, 1-4, 1-2 HYS The Hague 21/12 White Caps Turnhout 4-7 0-2, 1-2, 3-3 HYC Herentals 23/12 Tilburg Trappers 5-3 1-1, 2-1, 2-1 White Caps Turnhout 27/12 IHC Leuven 2-5 0-0, 1-0, 1-5 White Caps Turnhout 07/01 White Caps Turnhout 2-6 0-4, 2-1, 0-1 Eaters Geleen 08/01 Eindhoven Kemphanen 14-0 4-0, 4-0, 6-0 White Caps Turnhout Standings Club GP W OTW OTL L GF GA P HYS The Hague 14 12 0 0 2 97 41 36 Geleen Eaters 14 12 0 0 2 72 36 36 Tilburg Trappers 14 11 0 0 3 80 36 33 HYC Herentals 14 5 2 0 7 58 71 19 Eindhoven Kemphanen 14 5 1 1 7 61 47 18 Friesland Flyers 14 5 0 1 8 52 63 16 Leuven Chiefs 14 1 1 1 11 26 85 6 Amsterdam Capitals 14 1 0 1 12 34 106 4 North Sea Cup Final 2/28: HYS The Hague - Geleen 6:3 (2:1, 1:1, 3:1) Playoffs Club GP W OTW OTL L GF GA P Dutch Quarter-final Pool A Standings HYS The Hague 8 5 2 0 1 45 21 25 Tilburg Trappers 8 5 0 1 2 37 25 20 Friesland Flyers 8 0 0 1 7 15 51 3 Club GP W OTW OTL L GF GA P Dutch Quarter-final Pool B Standings Geleen Eaters 8 6 1 0 1 54 27 25 Tilburg Trappers 8 4 0 1 3 47 27 16 Amsterdam Capitals 8 1 0 0 7 28 75 4 Group A Scores Date Home Score Periods Away 01/02 Friesland Flyers 2-3 nv 0-1, 1-1, 1-0 HYS The Hague 02/02 Tilburg Trappers 9-1 3-0, 1-1, 5-0 Friesland Flyers 03/02 HYS The Hague 4-3 nv 1-0, 0-0, 2-3 Tilburg Trappers 07/02 Tilburg Trappers 3-2 1-2, 0-0, 2-0 HYS The Hague 10/02 Friesland Flyers 1-5 1-2, 0-1, 0-2 Tilburg Trappers 14/02 HYS The Hague 5-2 2-1, 0-0, 3-1 Friesland Flyers 17/02 HYS The Hague 7-1 1-0, 2-0, 4-1 Tilburg Trappers 19/02 Tilburg Trappers 5-0 0-0, 4-0, 1-0 Friesland Flyers 22/02 Friesland Flyers 2-5 0-1, 0-2, 2-2 HYS The Hague 24/02 Friesland Flyers 4-6 1-2, 2-4, 1-0 Tilburg Trappers 25/02 HYS The Hague 13-3 4-0, 5-1, 4-2 Friesland Flyers 26/02 Tilburg Trappers 5-6 2-2, 1-1, 2-3 HYS The Hague Group B Scores 01/02 Eindhoven Kemphanen 2-4 1-0, 1-1, 0-3 Eaters Geleen 03/02 Amsterdam Capitals 4-11 Not played* Eaters Geleen 04/02 Eindhoven Kemphanen 13-3 5-1, 4-1, 4-1 Amsterdam Capitals 05/02 Eaters Geleen 2-0 1-0, 1-0, 0-0 Eindhoven Kemphanen 07/02 Eaters Geleen 10-4 4-1, 1-0, 5-3 Amsterdam Capitals 10/02 Amsterdam Capitals 2-8 2-2, 0-2, 0-4 Eindhoven Kemphanen 17/02 Amsterdam Capitals 4-11 2-6, 1-3, 1-2 Eaters Geleen 18/02 Eaters Geleen 5-2 1-1, 3-0, 1-1 Eindhoven Kemphanen 19/02 Eindhoven Kemphanen 5-3 1-1, 2-1, 2-1 Amsterdam Capitals 24/02 Amsterdam Capitals 2-12 0-2, 1-5, 1-5 Eindhoven Kemphanen 25/02 Eindhoven Kemphanen 5-6 nv 3-2, 2-1, 0-2 Eaters Geleen 26/02 Eaters Geleen 5-6 3-3, 0-3, 2-0 Amsterdam Capitals (* The result of 2/17 also applied to this game.)

Dutch Championship Semi-Finals

• Geleen beats Tilburg 3 wins to none (3:1, 5:4, 6:3)
• The Hague beats Eindhoven 3 wins to none (5:2, 9:3, 5:4 OT)

Dutch Championship Finals

• Geleen beats The Hague 3 wins to 2 (2:3 OT, 3:1, 2:3, 5:2, 7:1)

Belgian Championship round-robin

Club	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	P
HYC Herentals	8	8	0	0	0	61	12	27
Leuven Chiefs	7	3	1	0	4	26	38	11
Turnhout White Caps	7	0	0	1	7	11	48	1

Belgian Championship Finals

• HYC Herentals beats Leuven 3 wins to none

External links

• Results at official website

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