Netherlands men's national ice hockey team

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

Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Oranje (Orange)
Association	Netherlands Ice Hockey Association
General manager	Robin de Vroede
Head coach	Doug Mason
Assistants	Michael Nason
Captain	Alexei Loginov
Most games	Ron Berteling (213)[1]
Top scorer	Jack de Heer (114)
Most points	Jack de Heer (210)
Team colors
IIHF code	NED
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	54 (first in 1935)
Best result	7th (1953)
International record (W–L–T)
220–439–60

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 – (Division I, Group B)

Team

The Netherlands national team in 2007.

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

The Netherlands and Canada during the 1980 Winter Olympics, the only Olympics the Netherlands has participated in. Canada won the match 10–1.

As of 19 April 2025.

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Australia	5	5	0	0	44	10	+34
Austria	37	7	4	26	89	198	−109
Belarus	4	0	0	4	10	35	−25
Belgium	72	50	3	19	457	211	+246
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	13	2	1	10	35	54	−19
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	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
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	5	4	0	1	20	10	+10
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	9	7	0	2	63	18	+45
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 States	6	0	0	6	19	58	−39
Yugoslavia	22	11	3	8	98	84	+14
Total	719	220	60	439	2 660	3 387	−725