Netherlands men's national ice hockey team
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The Netherlands men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.[3]
NicknameOranje (Orange)
AssociationNetherlands Ice Hockey Association
General managerRobin de Vroede
Head coachDoug Mason
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| Nickname | Oranje (Orange) |
|---|---|
| Association | Netherlands Ice Hockey Association |
| General manager | Robin de Vroede |
| Head coach | Doug Mason |
| Assistants | Michael Nason |
| Captain | Danny Stempher |
| Most games | Ron Berteling (213)[1] |
| Top scorer | Jack de Heer (114) |
| Most points | Jack de Heer (210) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | NED |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 28 ( 1) (26 May 2025)[2] |
| Highest IIHF | 23 (2004–06) |
| Lowest IIHF | 29 (2022–24) |
| First international | |
Belgium  4–0  Netherlands(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 5 January 1935) | |
| Biggest win | |
Netherlands 23–1  Thailand(Tilburg, Netherlands; 16 December 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Denmark  23–1 Netherlands(Odense, Denmark; 1 September 2001) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1980) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 55 (first in 1935) |
| Best result | 7th (1953) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 225–441–60 | |
The Netherlands are currently ranked 24th in the IIHF World Ranking and compete in IIHF World Championship Division II.
History
The Netherlands competed in the 1980 Olympic ice hockey competition. They then competed in Pool A of the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.
In the 1980 Winter Olympics, The Netherlands, competed in the Red division group, and had a record of 1–3–1. They lost to Canada (10–1), they lost to the Soviet Union (17–4), they tied Japan (3–3), they beat Poland (5–3), and they lost to Finland (10–3).
One year later, the team returned to the top division in the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships. In the first round, the team lost all of their games, followed by another 3 losses in the final round.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 1980 – 9th place
World Championship
- 1935 – 14th place
- 1939 – 11th place
- 1950 – 8th place
- 1951 – 10th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 1952 – 13th place (4th in Pool B)
- 1953 – 7th place (4th in Pool B)
- 1955 – 12th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 1961 – 18th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1963 – 20th place (5th in Pool C)
- 1967 – 21st place (5th in Pool C)
- 1969 – 18th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1970 – 20th place (6th in Pool C)
- 1971 – 21st place (7th in Pool C)
- 1972 – 20th place (7th in Pool C)
- 1973 – 16th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1974 – 11th place (5th in Pool B)
- 1975 – 14th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1976 – 14th place (6th in Pool B)
- 1977 – 16th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1978 – 17th place (1st in Pool C)
- 1979 – 9th place (1st in Pool B)
- 1981 – 8th place
- 1982 – 16th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1983 – 17th place (1st in Pool C)
- 1985 – 14th place (6th in Pool B)
- 1986 – 13th place (5th in Pool B)
- 1987 – 15th place (7th in Pool B)
- 1989 – 17th place (1st in Pool C)
- 1990 – 16th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1991 – 15th place (7th in Pool B)
- 1992 – 13th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1993 – 15th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 1994 – 18th place (6th in Pool B)
- 1995 – 16th place (4th in Pool B)
- 1996 – 19th place (7th in Pool B)
- 1997 – 19th place (7th in Pool B)
- 1998 – 24th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1999 – 25th place (1st in Pool C)
- 2000 – 24th place (8th in Pool B)
- 2001 – 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
- 2002 – 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2003 – 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2004 – 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2005 – 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
- 2006 – 25th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
- 2007 – 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
- 2008 – 26th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
- 2009 – 25th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
- 2010 – 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2011 – 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2012 – 25th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
- 2013 – 25th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
- 2014 – 27th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
- 2015 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B)
- 2016 – 29th place (1st in Division II, Group A)
- 2017 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B)
- 2018 – 29th place (1st in Division II, Group A)
- 2019 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
- 2022 – 28th place (2nd in Division II, Group A)
- 2023 – 27th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
- 2024 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B)
- 2025 – 29th place (1st in Division II, Group A)
- 2026 – 28th place (6th in Division I, Group B)
Team
Roster for the 1980 Olympics
- 1 G Ted Lenssen
- 30 G John de Bruyn
- 6 D Patrick Kolijn
- 9 D George Peternousek
- 11 D Allan Pluimers
- 12 D Rick van Gog
- 14 D Henk Hille
- 17 D Frank van Soldt
- 2 F Harrie van Heumen
- 3 F Larry van Wieren (C)
- 4 F Ron Berteling
- 5 F Dick Decloe
- 8 F Jack de Heer
- 10 F Jan Janssen
- 15 F Klaas van den Broek (A)
- 16 F Leo Koopmans
- 18 F Brian de Bruyn
- 19 F Chuck Huizinga
- 20 F Corky de Graauw
- 25 F William Klooster
All-time record
- As of 8 November 2025.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 11 | +38 |
 Austria | 37 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 89 | 198 | −109 |
 Belarus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 35 | −25 |
| Belgium | 73 | 51 | 3 | 19 | 463 | 211 | +252 |
 Bulgaria | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 52 | +58 |
 Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | −24 |
 China | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 50 | +101 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
 Croatia | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 36 | +50 |
| Denmark | 55 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 185 | 242 | −57 |
 East Germany | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 105 | −50 |
 Estonia | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 60 | −25 |
 Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 | −17 |
 France | 43 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 159 | 222 | −63 |
 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
 Germany | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 79 | −56 |
 Great Britain | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 99 | 155 | −56 |
 Hungary | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 101 | 170 | −69 |
 Iceland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 |
 Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
 Italy | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 68 | 155 | −87 |
 Japan | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 94 | 170 | −76 |
 Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 45 | −28 |
 Latvia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | −39 |
 Lithuania | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 47 | +9 |
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 |
 North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 |
 Norway | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 130 | 200 | −70 |
 Poland | 40 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 85 | 209 | −124 |
 Romania | 29 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 93 | 113 | −20 |
 Serbia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 |
 Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | −20 |
 Slovenia | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 90 | −54 |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
 South Korea | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 39 | +10 |
 Soviet Union | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 172 | −145 |
 Spain | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 22 | +43 |
 Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | −23 |
 Switzerland | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 119 | −77 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
 Ukraine | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 81 | −64 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
 United States | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 58 | −39 |
 Yugoslavia | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 98 | 84 | +14 |
| Total | 726 | 225 | 60 | 441 | 2 687 | 3 401 | −714 |
