Friesland Flyers
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| Full name | Friesland Flyers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Based In | Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| Arena |
Thialf (Capacity: 3,500) |
| League |
Eredivisie 1971-present Dutch Cup |
| Team Colors | |
| GM |
 Rob van Aalderen |
| Head Coach |
Chris Eimers |
| Website | http://www.frieslandflyers.nl/ |
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The Friesland Flyers is a ice hockey club located in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The highest playing team, who competes in the Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands, is a professional team. This team also competes for the Dutch Cup prior to the Eredivisie season. Home games are played in the icehockey arena of Thialf.
History
The Friesland Flyers were founded in 1967 and played their first season in the Eredivisie in 1971-72. The Flyers set the Eredivisie record for the most consecutive championships with 7 between 1976 and 1983.
Heerenveen is the smallest Dutch city currently represented in the Eredivisie (although the Belgian city of Herentals is smaller).
The highest played team has competed, for sponsorship reasons, under several names in the Eredivisie. Since 2011 the club is named "Friesland Flyers" (a non-sponsorship name) to show they are not alone the club for the town Heerenveen, but also for whole Friesland.
- Names marked with * are sponsorship names.
| Competed name | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thialf Heerenveen | 1971/72 - 1973/74 | |
| * Peters & Jagers Heerenveen | 1974/75 | |
| * Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen | 1975/76 - 1977/78 | |
| * Feenstra Flyers | 1978/79 - 1983/84 | |
| * Freriks Flyers | 1984/85 | |
| * BP Flyers | 1985/86 - 1989/90 | |
| * Forbo Flyers | 1990/91 - 1991/92 | |
| Flyers | 1992/93 - 1994/95 | (until January 1995) |
| * Pelgrim Flyers | 1994/95 - 1999/00 | (from January 1995) |
| * Formido Flyers | 2000/01 - 2003/04 | |
| * Vadeko Flyers | 2004/05 - 2007/08 | |
| * Hajé Flyers | 2008/09 - 2009/10 | |
| * A6.nl Flyers | 2010/11 | |
| Friesland Flyers | 2011/12 - 2012/13 | (until January 2013 still sponsored by A6.nl; from January 2013 sponsored by UNIS) |
Championships
- National Championship
- 7 times Champion: 1976-77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83
- Dutch Cup
- 10 times winner: 1976-77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1997–98, 2001-02
Season results
- Recent seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13.
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 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 138 | 97 | 70 | 3rd, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (0W-3L) |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 63 | 16 | 6th, North Sea Cup | Lost qtr.final round-robin to The Hague and Tilburg(0W-1OTL-7L) |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 118 | 105 | 53 | 3rd, North Sea Cup | Lost quarter-finals to Geleen (0-2) |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 125 | 88 | 51 | 5th, Eredivisie | Lost quarter-finals to Geleen (0-2) |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 87 | 79 | 37 | 5th, Eredivisie | Lost quarter-finals to Nijmegen (0-3) |
| 2007-08 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 119 | 53 | 57 | 2nd, Eredivisie | Lost finals to Tilburg (1-4) |
| 2006-07 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 78 | 30 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Geleen (0-3) |
| 2005-06 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 92 | 56 | 41 | 2nd, Eredivisie | Lost finals to Nijmegen (2-3) |
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