Geleen Eaters

Ruijters Eaters Geleen

Year Founded	1968
Home Ice	Glanerbrook Ijshal (capacity 1,200)
City	Geleen, Netherlands
Team Colors	Red, White, Blue
Head Coach	Mike Pellegrims
Championships	1 (2011–12)
National Cups	2 (1992–93), (2009–10)

Geleen Eaters (or Geleen Smoke Eaters) is the professional ice hockey team of Geleen, the Netherlands. It plays in the Eredivisie), the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands and Belgium. Home games are played at the Glanerbrook.

History

The Geleen Smoke Eaters, named after the Trail Smoke Eaters, played their first game against Amsterdam on November 2, 1968. They first competed in the Eredivisie in 1971 and have participated in most of its seasons since.

Season results

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	16	5	0	15	136	126	58	4th, Eredivisie	Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0W-3L)
2011–12	14	12	0	0	2	72	36	36	2nd, North Sea Cup	Won National Championship (3W-2L)
2010–11	28	10	2	2	14	105	127	36	6th, North Sea Cup	Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0-3)
2009–10	28	13	6	1	8	100	77	52	4th, Eredivisie	Lost semi-finals to Nijmegen (1-3)
2008–09	24	11	3	2	8	96	89	41	3rd, Eredivisie	Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0-3)
2007-08	24	11	1	1	11	102	69	36	4th, Eredivisie	Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (2-4)
2006-07	20	14	0	1	5	101	60	43	1st, Eredivisie	Lost semi-finals to Heerenveen (0-3)
2005-06	20	8	5	2	5	84	71	36	3rd, Eredivisie	Lost semi-finals to Heerenveen (1-2)

Championships

Eredivisie National Championships

One (2011–2012)

Netherlands Cup Winners

Twice. (1992–1993);(2009–2010)

External links

• Geleen Eaters official website
• Netherlands Ice Hockey Union
• Ijshockey.com information on the Eredivisie teams

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