Eredivisie (ice hockey)

For the football competition, see Eredivisie.
Eredivisie
SportIce hockey
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
Ceased2015; 9 years ago (2015)
ContinentNetherlands

The Eredivisie ("Premier League") was, during its existence, the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and the highest level of competition organized by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond (NIJB; English: "Dutch Ice Hockey Federation").[1][2] Formed in 1945 and playing continuously since 1964, the league mainly featured Dutch teams, although in some seasons certain Belgian teams competed. The league featured a mix of Dutch, European and overseas players. The winner of the Eredivisie was crowned the Dutch National Champion and represented the Netherlands in the IIHF Continental Cup. In 2015, with most of its teams facing financial problems and its top team, Tilburg Trappers, joining the German Oberliga, the Eredivise was suspended with the remaining teams joining the BeNe League.

Eredivisie (ice hockey) is located in Netherlands
Heerenveen
Heerenveen
Tilburg
Tilburg
Eindhoven
Eindhoven
The Hague
The Hague
Geleen
Geleen
Herentals
Herentals
Dordrecht
Dordrecht
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Eredivisie Teams for 2013-2014
  1. ^ Joseph Vito DeLuca (2014-10-31). "The State of Hockey in the Netherlands". Thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  2. ^ "Dutch Hockey: Building the Game From the Inside Out". Thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.