Destil Trappers

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Tilburg Trappers
Year Founded 1938
Home Ice Stadium Stappegoor IJssportcentrum Tilburg (capacity 2,500)
City Tilburg, Netherlands
Team Colors Blue, yellow
Head Coach Bohuslav Subr
Championships 16
Bekers (cups) 15
Diederick Hagemeijer

The Destil Trappers are a professional ice hockey club based in Tilburg, The Netherlands, having played in the highest level league in the country, since the season 2015/16 playing in the german Oberliga Nord. Founded on 21 October 1938, they were officially recognised by the National Federation on 18 January 1939. The Trappers were crowned Eredivisie champions for the first time in the 1946-1947 season, adding another 14 National Dutch Championships, 15 Dutch National Cups and 1 German Oberliga Championship over the years. The Trappers have won more national championships than any other team, and have qualified for the last seven national finals, winning four of them.

The club has an amateur branch, which is a separate legal entity.

The Trappers play their home games in the Stappegoor IJssportcentrum Tilburg.

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 Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2015-16 57 40 3 1 11 130 284 119 2nd, Oberliga Nord Won Oberliga Championship against EHC Bayreuth (3-0)
2014-15 24 17 2 0 5 38 126 53 2nd, Eredivisie Won Dutch Championship against UNIS Flyers Heerenveen (5-2)
2013-14 36 30 2 4 4 64 216 64 1st, Eredivisie Won Dutch Championship against HYS The Hague (4-2)
2012-13 36 25 2 3 6 82 198 93 2nd, Eredivisie Lost Finals to The Hague (0W-3L)
2011–12 14 11 0 0 3 80 36 33 3rd, North Sea Cup Lost semi-finals to Geleen (0-3)
2010–11 28 19 0 1 8 120 70 58 2nd, North Sea Cup Lost finals to HYS The Hague(1-4)
2009–10 28 17 1 2 8 135 86 55 3rd, Eredivisie Lost finals to Nijmegen(0-3)
2008–09 24 18 1 0 5 142 78 56 1st, Eredivisie Lost finals to The Hague (2-3)
2007-08 24 20 1 0 3 132 58 62 1st, Eredivisie Won National Championship against Vadeko Flyers Heerenveen (3-1)
2006-07 20 12 1 2 5 88 55 40 2nd, Eredivisie Won National Championship against Vadeko Flyers Heerenveen (3-0)
2005-06 20 7 1 2 10 70 64 25 6th, Eredivisie Did not qualify

Players 2015/2016

Goalies

Nr. Name Birthdate Birthplace Lenght L/R Trapper since season Last team
33 Ruud Leeuwesteijn January 3, 1997 Dordrecht, Netherlands 187 cm L 2015-2016 Eindhoven Kemphanen/NIJA
39 Ian Meierdres December 24, 1988 Breda, Netherlands 178 cm L 2003-2004
40 Martijn Oosterwijk September 6, 1990 Groningen, Netherlands 193 cm L 2015-2016 UNIS Flyers Heerenveen

Defenders

Nr. Name Birthdate Birthplace Lenght L/R Trapper since season Last team
4 Ryan Collier August 9, 1991 Amsterdam, Netherlands 175 cm L 2015-2016 Bowdoin College -Brunswick, Maine, USA
5 Giovanni Vogelaar August 6, 1996 Den Haag, Netherlands 188 cm R 2015-2016 UNIS Flyers Heerenveen
13 Jordy verkiel December 23, 1996 Dordrecht, Netherlands 183 cm R 2010-2011
16 Kilian van Gorp December 17, 1995 Udenhout, Netherlands 191 cm L 2014-2015 Eindhoven Kemphanen
22 Boet van Gestel September 21, 1995 Goirle, Netherlands 178 cm L 2015-2016 Eindhoven Kemphanen
25 Bjorn Willemse "A" December 11, 1983 Tilburg, Netherlands 183 cm L 1999-2000
44 Jordy van Oorschot August 7, 19987 Rotterdam, Netherlands 182 cm L 2014-2015 HYS The Hague

Forwards

Nr. Name Birthdate Birthplace Lenght L/R Trapper since season Last team
6 Ivy van de Heuvel "A" August 24, 1988 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 187 cm L 2010-2011 Eindhoven Kemphanen
11 Levi Houkes Oktober 2, 1991 Nijmegen, Netherlands 184 cm L 2015-2016 UNIS Flyers Heerenveen
14 Mickey Bastings February 14, 1992 Tilburg, Netherlands 193 cm L 2010-2011 Banff Academy Bears - Banff, Alberta, Canada
19 Peter van Biezen March 1, 1983 Tilburg, Netherlands 175 cm L 1998-1999
20 Mitch Bruijsten March 24, 1989 Nijmegen, Netherlands 193 cm L 2015-2016 UNIS Flyers Heerenveen
23 Maarten Brekelmans February 24, 1992 Tucson, AZ, USA 180 cm R 2008-2009
24 Jim Gudden July 10, 1992 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 182 cm L 2014-2015 Red Eagles 's-Hertogenbosch
27 Diederick Hagemeijer "C" September 21, 1988 Eindhoven, Netherlands 192 cm R 2010-2011 Eindhoven Kemphanen
28 Kyle DeCoste June 30, 1990 London, ON, Canada 185 cm R 2015-2016 Univ. of Western Ontario - London, ON, Canada
29 Kyle Just January 17, 1991 Arnprior, ON, Canada 180 cm L 2015-2016 Mercyhurst College - Erie, PA, USA
77 Reno de Hondt Oktober 6, 1995 Tilburg, Netherlands 168 cm R 2014-2015 Flint Jr. Generals - Flint, Michigan, USA
91 Nick de Ruijter December 15, 1991 Tilburg, Netherlands 178 cm L 2007-2008
95 Danny Stempher August 5, 1995 Zoetermeer, Netherlands 178 cm L 2015-2016 Eindhoven Kemphanen

Staff

Coaching/Team Staff 2015/2016

Medical Staff

Sport Management

Transfers

In:

Out:

Former coaches

Championships and Cup Wins

Retired numbers

Tilburg Trappers retired numbers
No. Player Position Career Birthdate Games Points
2 Huub van Dun D 1965–1977 January 9, 1949 438 169
9 Jiri Petrnousek D 1968–1981 March 11, 1947 521 1081
10 Joe Simons F 1964–1980 July 15, 1947 441 1148
15 Klaas van den Broek F 1969–1985 July 7, 1955 630 787
17 Frank Jacobs D 1984–1998 June 14, 1967 632 230
18 Rody Jacobs D 1995–2013 June 29, 1967 894 313
30 Jerry Göbel GK 1970–1980 February 19, 1949 428 2
31 Martin Trommelen GK 1986–2007 September 18, 1969 954 18

Price winning players

Daryl Bat (2009-2010), Taggert Desmet (2008-2009), Mike Lalonde (2007-2008), Dave Bonk (2006-2007), Jeffrey Maed (1999-2000)

Jordy van Oorschot (2014-2015), Wil Colbert (2013-2014), Stanislav Nazarov (2003-2004), Leo van den Thillart (2002-2003), Don Nichols (2000-2001)

Diederick Hagemeijer (2011-2012), Peter van Biezen (2010-2011), Doug Stienstra (2007-2008), Doug Stienstra (2006-2007), Rody Jacobs (2000-2001), Theo van Gerwen (1995-1996), Antoine Geesink (1994-1995), Dave Livingston (1993-1994)

Ian Meierdres (2012-2013), Ian Meierdres (2010-2011), Paulo Colaiacovo (2007-2008), Martin Trommelen (2003-2004)

Jordy Verkiel (2014-2015), Ivy van den Heuvel (2010-2011)

Famous players

External links

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