Nijmegen Devils
| Select4-u Devils Nijmegen | |
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| City: | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| League: | BeNe League 2015-present Eerste Divisie 2012-2015 Eredivisie
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| Founded: | 1968 |
| Home Arena: | [Triavium]] |
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The Select4-u Devils Nijmegen is a professional ice hockey club in Nijmegen, Netherlands, they play in the BeNe League, the top-tier league in the Netherlands and Belgium. Formerly the team played in the semi-professional Dutch Eredivisie where they were the 8 time national champions; the most recent championship was in 2018-19. Home games are played at the Triavium. As of 2019, the team are sponsored by decorating firm AHOUD.
History
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Ice hockey in Nijmegen began in 1968, with the Nijmegen Tigers winning its first national championship in 1984. At the end of the 1980s, several players moved to Rotterdam to join the short-lived Rotterdam Panda's. Beginning in the early 1990s, financial difficulties hurt the Nijmegen Tigers, forcing the team to dissolve and reform in 1994. In 2003, the Tigers went bankrupt. The Nijmegen Emperors joined the Eredivisie in 2004, winning the national championship in 2006. However, the Emperors also went bankrupt in 2006. In 2007, the Devils joined the league with a title sponsor. In the 2009-10 season, the Devils won the Cup (In Dutch, "Beker"), an annual tournament of Eredivisie teams played before the beginning of the regular season, finished the regular season in first place, and won the national championship.
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 |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 133 | 115 | 51 | 4th, North Sea Cup | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-1) |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 128 | 80 | 63 | 1st, Eredivisie | Won National Championship (3-0) |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 92 | 83 | 39 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-2), Won Dutch Cup |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 45 | 107 | 14 | 6th, Eredivisie | Did not qualify |
Championships
- Eredivisie National Championships
Twice (2009-10 and 2018-19). (Seven times as Nijmegen Tigers: 1983-4, 1987-8, 1992-3, 1996-7, 1997-8, 1998-9, 1999-2000. Once as Nijmegen Emperors: 2005-06.)
- Bekers (Cups)
Twice (2009 and 2019)
External links
- Nijmegen Devils official website
- Netherlands Ice Hockey Federation
- Ijshockey.com information on the Eredivisie teams
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