Netherlands men's national ice hockey team

Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Oranje (Orange)
AssociationNetherlands Ice Hockey Association
General managerRobin de Vroede
Head coachDoug Mason
AssistantsMichael Nason
Bo Subr
CaptainKilian van Gorp
Most gamesRon Berteling (213)[1]
Top scorerJack de Heer (114)
Most pointsJack de Heer (210)
Team colors     
IIHF codeNED
Ranking
Current IIHF29 Steady (27 May 2024)[2]
Highest IIHF23 (2004–06)
Lowest IIHF29 (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
Appearances1 (first in 1980)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances53 (first in 1935)
Best result7th (1953)
International record (W–L–T)
217–433–60

The Netherlands men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.[3]

The Netherlands are currently ranked 24th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division II.

  1. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Dutch Hockey: Building the Game From the Inside Out". Thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.