Tilburg Trappers

Tilburg Trappers
Tilburg Trappers
Division	Oberliga Nord
Founded	1938
Home arena	IJssportcentrum Stappegoor (capacity 2,500)
City	Tilburg, North Brabant
Team colors	Blue, yellow, white;
Media	I13
Head coach	Doug Mason
Captain	Kilian van Gorp
Minor league affiliates	Tilburg Trappers Toekomstteam (Eredivision); Championships Oberliga: 3 (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) Dutch: 15 Dutch cups: 15
Official website	www.trappers.nl

The Tilburg Trappers are a professional ice hockey club based in Tilburg, the Netherlands. They previously played in the highest level ice hockey league in the country, but have been playing in the German Oberliga Nord since the 2015-16 season. 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 1946-47 season, adding another 14 National Dutch Championships, 15 Dutch National Cups and 3 German Oberliga Championships over the years.

The club has an amateur branch, which is a separate legal entity and plays in the highest Dutch league (Eredivsie). The Trappers play their home games in the Stappegoor IJssportcentrum Tilburg.

Season results[edit]

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
2005/06	20	7	1	2	10	70	64	25	6th, Eredivisie	Did not qualify
2006/07	20	12	1	2	5	88	55	40	2nd, Eredivisie	Won National Championship against Vadeko Flyers Heerenveen (3-0)
2007/08	24	20	1	0	3	132	58	62	1st, Eredivisie	Won National Championship against Vadeko Flyers Heerenveen (3-1)
2008/09	24	18	1	0	5	142	78	56	1st, Eredivisie	Lost finals to The Hague (2-3)
2009/10	28	17	1	2	8	135	86	55	3rd, Eredivisie	Lost finals to Nijmegen(0-3)
2010/11	28	19	0	1	8	120	70	58	2nd, North Sea Cup	Lost finals to HYS The Hague(1-4)
2011/12	14	11	0	0	3	80	36	33	3rd, North Sea Cup	Lost semi-finals to Geleen (0-3)
2012/13	36	25	2	3	6	82	198	93	2nd, Eredivisie	Lost Finals to HYS The Hague (0W-3L)
2013/14	36	30	2	4	4	64	216	64	1st, Eredivisie	Won Dutch Championship against HYS The Hague (4-2)
2014/15	24	17	2	0	5	38	126	53	2nd, Eredivisie	Won Dutch Championship against UNIS Flyers Heerenveen (5-2)
2015/16	57	40	3	1	11	130	284	119	2nd, Oberliga Nord	Won Oberliga Championship against EHC Bayreuth (3-0)
2016/17	60	42	1	3	14	131	263	145	4th, Oberliga Nord	Won Oberliga Championship against Tölzer Löwen (3-1)
2017/18	59	43	8	3	5	110	265	129	1st, Oberliga Nord	Won Oberliga Championship against Deggendorfer SC (3-1)
2018/19	65	44	6	5	10	150	323	174	1st, Oberliga Nord	Lost Oberliga Championship Finals against EV Landshut (2-3)
2019/20	44	31	6	6	1	106	210	117	1st, Oberliga Nord	Season ended before the play-offs due to Covid-19
2020/21	41	27	3	1	10	97	200	114	2nd, Oberliga Nord	Lost in Oberliga North playoffs (1-2)
2021/22	48	29	5	5	9	102	209	107	3th, Oberliga Nord	Lost in quarter finals against ECDC Memmingen (3-0)
2022/23	56	40	1	2	13	124	251	144	3th, Oberliga Nord	Lost in quarter finals against Starbulls Rosenheim (3-1)
2023/24	44	26	5	1	12	89	174	127	2nd, Oberliga Nord	Lost in semi-finales against Blue Devils Weiden (4-1)

Players[edit]

2024/25[edit]

Goalies
Nr.	Name	Birthdate	Birthplace	Height	L/R	Trapper since season	Last team
33	Ruud Leeuwesteijn	January 3, 1997	Dordrecht, Netherlands	187 cm	L	2015/16	Eindhoven Kemphanen/NIJA
67	Cederick Andree	June 7, 2000	Ottawa, Canada	179 cm	L	2023/34	South Carolina Stingrays
Defenders
Nr.	Name	Birthdate	Birthplace	Height	L/R	Trapper since season	Last team
5	Giovanni Vogelaar	August 6, 1996	Den Haag, Netherlands	189 cm	R	2015/16	Heerenveen Flyers
7	Alexey Loginov	Januari 8, 1993	Saratov, Russia	178 cm	L	2016/17	Zauralie Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
13	Jordy Verkiel	December 23, 1996	Dordrecht, Netherlands	183 cm	R	2010/11
16	Kilian van Gorp	December 17, 1995	Udenhout, Netherlands	191 cm	L	2014/15	Eindhoven Kemphanen
20	Noah Muller	November 4, 1998	Amsterdam, Netherlands	176 cm	L	2020/21	St. Michael's College
43	Björn Borgman	Mai 28, 2002	Purmerend, Netherlands	166 cm	L	2023/24	Hijs Hokij Den Haag
Forwards
Nr.	Name	Birthdate	Birthplace	Height	L/R	Trapper since season	Last team
4	Tiest van Soest	Mai 13, 2000	Son en Breugel, Netherlands	194 cm	R	2020/21	South Shore Kings
11	Wouter Sars	September 6, 2000	Tilburg, Netherlands	175 cm	L	2018/19
26	Jonne de Bonth	April 23, 1998	Tilburg, Netherlands	185 cm	L	2015/16
28	Delaney Hessels	September 10, 2001	Goirle, Netherlands	170 cm	L	2018/19
29	D'artagnan Joly	April 7, 1999	Gatineau, Canada	191 cm	R	2023/24	Black Dragons Erfurt
36	Marvin Timmer	April 27, 2003	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	179 cm	R	2019/20
41	Tijn Jacobs	December 12, 2000	Tilburg, Netherlands	166 cm	L	2018/19
58	Branden Gracel	Mai 24, 1990	Calgary, Canada	175 cm	R	2023/24	Bayreuth Tigers
77	Reno de Hondt	Oktober 6, 1995	Tilburg, Netherlands	168 cm	R	2014/15	Flint Jr. Generals - Flint, Michigan, USA
81	Max Hermens	Oktober 31, 1997	Zoetermeer, Netherlands	180 cm	L	2017/18	Nacka HK, Swede
95	Danny Stempher	August 5, 1995	Zoetermeer, Netherlands	178 cm	L	2015/16	Eindhoven Kemphanen

Staff[edit]

2019/20[edit]

Coaching/Team Staff

Bohuslav Subr, Head Coach
Josh Mizerek, Assistant Coach

Medical Staff

Marcel van Putten, medical doctor
Henri Zomer, medical doctor
Freek van Bladel, Physiotherapeut
Wim Spijkers, Physiotherapeut
Berrie Aarts, Kit Manager
Barry Robeerst, Kit Manager
Jan de Jong, Kit Manager

Sport Management

Peter-Paul van Rooij, First Team manager
Johan van de Ven, Second Team manager

Transfers[edit]

2019/20[edit]

In:

Diego Hofland - Füchse Duisburg (Oberliga)
Bartek Bison - Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
Raymond van der Schuit - Nijmegen Devils (BeNe-League)

Out:

Ivy van den Heuvel - stopped
Nick de Ruijter - stopped
Nardo Nagtzaam - EC Peiting (Oberliga)
Giovanni Vogelaar - EHC Bregenzerwald (Alpenliga)
Brock Montgomery - unknown

Former coaches[edit]

Championships and Cup Wins[edit]

German Oberliga Championship (2016, 2017, 2018)
Dutch national Championship (1948, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Cup Nationale Nederlanden (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Dutch Super Cup, Ron Bertelingschaal (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015)

Retired numbers[edit]

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
19	Peter van Biezen	F	2000–2017	March 1, 1983	808	843
30	Jerry Göbel	GK	1970–1980	February 19, 1949	428	2
31	Martin Trommelen	GK	1986–2007	September 18, 1969	954	18

Prize winning players[edit]

Jack de Heer Trofee: Topscorer (since season 1999-2000)

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

Wil van Dommelen Trofee: Best defender (since season 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)

Frans Henrichs Bokaal: Most Valuable Dutch Player (since 1987)

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)

Göbel - de Bruyn Trofee: Best goalie (since season 1999-2000)

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

Bennie Tijnagel-Trofee: Dutch talent in the Eredivisie (since 2005)

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

Famous players[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1986–1987". Tilburg Trappers. Retrieved 2020-03-03.

[1] "1986–1987". Tilburg Trappers. Retrieved 2020-03-03.

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Governing Body	Nederlandse IJshockey Bond
Current Teams	Dordrecht Lions Eindhoven Kemphanen Friesland Flyers Geleen Eaters HYC Herentals HYS The Hague Tilburg Trappers
Former Teams	Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam G's Groningen Grizzlies Leuven Chiefs Nijmegen Devils Nijmegen Tigers Rotterdam Panda's Utrecht Dragons White Caps Turnhout Zoetermeer Panthers
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Former teams	Amsterdam Tigers Dordrecht Lions Eindhoven Kemphanen GIJS Groningen IJCU Dragons Utrecht Olympia Heist op den Berg Red Eagles 's-Hertogenbosch Turnhout Tigers
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